Series Business: 'Heartland' Showrunner Heather Conkie and UP Entertainment Senior VP of Marketing Wendy McCoy

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Canadian horse drama has built giant fan base as season 15 begins

Senior content producer Michael Malone chats with Heartland showrunner Heather Conkie and Wendy McCoy, UP Entertainment senior VP of marketing, about season 15 of the Canadian horse drama. Heartland airs on UPtv Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.

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Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.