10 With Tom
10 questions in 10 minutes
Glenda Hersh is an Emmy award winning producer and co-president and CEO of True Entertainment and Original Media, two leading producers of reality TV. True was taken over by Endemol which makes me laugh because I had a friend who worked for Endemol in Miami and he would always tell me to come and pitch some of my reality show ideas that I had. I never did, but it's almost coming full circle with Glenda doing 10 With Tom today.
TOM: You produce the Real Housewives of Atlanta and Real Housewives of Potomac, but not the others (NY, NJ, OC, Beverly Hills, Melbourne, etc.). How do they have that same flavor and look if they are done by different production companies?
GLENDA: What makes the franchise so great is that each location has its own distinctive personality, but they all share a similar grammar and feel.
TOM: Of all the housewife shows, which would you like to be a part of if you had to, not including your own?
GLENDA: I would love to be a part of my own [RHOA and RHOP], because I am so proud of them. However, if I had to choose another location it would Beverly Hills because the weather is better.
TOM: What would be your housewife opening tagline?
GLENDA: "You can sleep when you're dead."
TOM: You also produce Don't Be Tardy, Vanity Fair Confidential, Hack My Life, A Baby Story and Trauma: Life in the ER, and Mystery Diagnosis. Original Media's series include renowned Ink Master and spin-off Ink Master: Redemption, Swamp People, Dual Survival, Comic Book Men, and I Love You...But I Lied. That is some lineup, when do you sleep and what do you do for relaxation?
GLENDA: I am also married with a 7-year-old son, so sleep is not a huge part of my life. But I do run off to my lake house for relaxation when I can.
TOM: Ink Master is back for its 8th season on August 23 on Spike TV. Do you have any tattoos yourself?
GLENDA: I don't have any tattoos personally, but I am a huge fan of the art.
TOM: Last show you binge-watched?
GLENDA: House of Cards
TOM: Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul?
GLENDA: Breaking Bad
TOM: Favorite city you have lived in?
GLENDA: New York City
TOM: Last song you listened to?
GLENDA: "I Took a Pill in Ibiza," by Mike Posner.
TOM: Glenda, interesting name. Were you named after someone?
GLENDA: I don't know what my mother was thinking. I can't say that it was easy as a kid, but as an adult I love it. I rarely have to use my last name; how many Glendas do you know?
Thanks Glenda! Check out some of Glenda's work when Ink Master returns to Spike TV with a new season on Tuesday, August 23 at 10 pm eastern time.