Crackit Productions has hired Jon Connerty as Head of Popular and Factual Formats.
Connerty was the Executive Producer of The Call Centre series on BBC3 and the development executive behind Employable Me (BBC Two) which last week won Best Factual Programme at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
Connerty joins Crackit in September from two-and-half years at Liberty Bell where his credits included Sugar Free Farm for ITV; Russell Howard & Mum Road Trip Series for Comedy Central; Nev’s Indian Call Centre (UKTV) and the Baby Boomers Guide to Growing Old (More 4).
Managing Director, Crackit Productions, Elaine Hackett, said: “Jon is a genius at making programmes with a heart, with integrity and with a purpose that makes viewers feel good. He’s fastidious and executes brilliantly. He’s got a heavy weight intellect and a popular, heart-warming soul.
“Commissioners love him because he’s creative and a rock-solid showrunner.
He’s also extremely entertaining and fun to have around. I’ve been hunting for a heavyweight to join Crackit for 18 months and am genuinely delighted that he’s joining us.”
Crackit Productions was launched in 2008. Its credits include Save Money: Good Food for ITV; two series of BBC One’s Secret Life of the Hospital Bed; twenty-part series, Stop, Search, Seize for Sky 1; ITV’s Bargain Shop Wars; andBritain’s Horror Homes and Countdown to Murder for Channel 5.
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