Entertainment Studios Adds Hess As Midwest VP

Entertainment Studios has appointed John Hess vice president of Midwest sales, effective immediately. Hess will be based out of the Entertainment Studios offices in Chicago.

In his new position, Hess is responsible for broadcast syndication sales and distribution of all 40 of the Entertainment Studios television programs for independent television stations and television station groups across all U.S. Midwest markets.

Hess reports directly to Entertainment Studios president of domestic television distribution, Andrew Temple.

Hess comes to Entertainment Studios following a decade-long position as VP-sales manager with Carsey-Werner Domestic Television Distribution, where he managed national syndicated sales of The Cosby Show, Roseanne and That ’70s Show in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S.