Thomas P. Vitale is Executive Vice President

Vice president

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 of Programming & Original Movies for Syfy

Syfy

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 and Chiller, and is responsible for the acquisition and scheduling of all programming, as well as the development and commissioning of original movies and specials, for both networks.

Biography

He started working for the network in March 1993.

Vitale has worked for television

Television

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 since 1987 with stint

Stint

A stint is one of several very small waders in the paraphyletic "Calidris" assemblage - often separated in Erolia -, which in North America are known as peeps...

s at Viacom

Viacom

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, in program syndication, and NBC

NBC

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. In 1999, Vitale co-produced an Off-Off-Broadway

Off-Off-Broadway

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 play, Dyslexic Heart. A graduate of Williams College

Williams College

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, Vitale sat on the board of the Williams Club

Williams Club

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 for nearly 10 years, and remains active in Williams alumni activity. He also served as President of Fieri Manhattan, and was the NYS Vice President of Fieri National

Fieri

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, an Italian-American service, cultural and charitable organization.

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