Bob’s Burgers and Family Guy producer gets promo at FOX

When you have a resume that includes being a programming exec for Family Guy and developing shows like Bob’s Burgers into super-stardom, good things happened. That’s what happened yesterday when it was announced by FOX in a press release that former VP of Comedy Development, Suzanna Makkos will now be the Executive Vice President of Comedy Development for FOX.   Lauren Levy Neustadter, who has been promoted to Senior Vice President, and Samata Narra, who has been promoted to Vice President, will serve as Makkos’ senior lieutenants. In a statement, COO Joe Earley had this to say about the changes:

“To be a network of the future, we not only need to contemporize the way we do business, but also build the best teams to support that business. Combining our development and programming functions allows us to provide more cohesive support to shows – from inception to finale – and forge even deeper, more collaborative relationships with the creative community,” said Earley. “Suzanna and Terence (drama) are both gifted executives who – in true FOX spirit – aren’t afraid to take big creative swings.  I’m thrilled to have them leading these incredible teams and driving our programming efforts to the next level.”

Here’s hoping Suzanna can come aboard and convince SOMEONE to stop screwing up the Animation Domination schedules with one-hour premiers and live-action affair that no one wants to watch post-Super Bowl.