Eddie Gamarra Named VP, Literary Affairs for Nickelodeon, Awesomeness
By Jon Lafayette published
Exec is a former professor and literary manager

Eddie Gamarra has been named VP, literary affairs, for Nickelodeon and Awesomeness, a new post.
Gamarra, previously VP of studio business development, will source, track and evaluate literary material to option and develop into animated and live-action content.
He will be based in Hollywood and report into Shanna Phelan and Zack Olin, the co-heads of live-action scripted content for Nick, Awesomeness and third-party platforms, and to Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation.
Before joining Nickelodeon, Gamarra was a college professor and services as a literary manager at The Gotham Group.
Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.
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