Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey
Senior Executive Producer

One of the most respected newsmagazine producers in the country, Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey serves as Telepictures Productions' Senior Executive Producer overseeing the nationally syndicated newsmagazine, "Extra," as the popular show enters into its milestone 16th season. Additionally, she spearheads the creation and development of reality-based programs for Telepictures Productions.

During her tenure, Gregorisch-Dempsey has grown "Extra" into a multi-platform brand online and on air, launching spin-off franchises including "TBS Movie Extra" and "TBS Weekend Extra," the syndicated newsmagazine "Celebrity Justice," "Trendshopper," a joint venture with HSN, as well as the Latin extension of "Extra," "Extra En Espanol."

Gregorisch-Dempsey co-created and Executive Produced "CW Now," profiled in the Wall Street Journal as the first newsmagazine to integrate advertising into the content.

Under her leadership, "Extra" entered into an exclusive partnership with the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, which gives "Extra" dominant access to stars in Vegas. The resort also houses the Extra Lounge and runs in-house "Extra" programming that reaches millions of hotel guests.

Prior to her position with Telepictures, Gregorisch-Dempsey served as the in-house news consultant and point person for the Fox Television Stations Group, where she was responsible for the hiring of on-air talent and news directors for 22 Fox Owned and Operated stations' news departments, as well as the creation of original sweeps programming. Prior to Fox, she served as the Executive Producer for the top-rated, nationally syndicated show "Hard Copy." She also was the Senior Executive Producer for the half-hour show that chronicled celebrities and their legal woes, "Celebrity Justice."

Gregorisch-Dempsey has successfully run news operations in major markets all over the country, including New York, the most competitive market in the United States. In her role as Vice President and News Director of WNYW-TV in New York and in only 18 months, Gregorisch-Dempsey led the station to its best news ratings in over a decade. She has worked in seven markets throughout the United States in a variety of different management positions. Some highlights include serving as Vice President, News Director for KDAF-TV in Dallas and KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City, and as Executive Producer for KDFW-TV in Dallas, where she led the 10 p.m. news broadcast to time-period victory for the first time in several years. Gregorisch-Dempsey met similar success at KUSA-TV in Denver, where she served as Managing Editor and Executive Producer. She began her career in Miami, where she worked for seven years at WTVJ-TV as a reporter, producer and bureau chief.

In 2005, Gregorisch-Dempsey was honored by Lupus LA with the "Woman of Achievement" Award.

Gregorisch-Dempsey is a graduate of Springfield College in Massachusetts and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband Gary Dempsey.