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Meet the QVC Plus Team!

by ‎04-26-2015 06:02 PM - edited ‎06-18-2015 08:44 PM

I've been dying to introduce you guys to the amazing team behind your favorite QVC Plus shows for weeks now and have been looking forward to writing this blog. However, as I sat down today, a question hit me: how do you even begin to describe the QVC Plus Team?

 

Off the top of one’s head - one could say the QVC Plus team is as mighty as the 85’ Chicago Bears, but with better dance moves. Or perhaps even, the A-Team of Television Production. All of this could accurately describe the crew on QVC Plus. Okay, okay – I’m exaggerating a little – but this team comes together every week to bring you several hours of fabulous LIVE Programming. All of your favorite shows on the network are brought to you by this amazing (and hard working!) team of people.

 

So this week, instead of “Seven for Sunday” - I’m going to highlight eight of the awesome crew members of QVC Plus.  I surveyed everybody and compiled their answers, so you’ll get to meet the team. And who knows, you might even find a #QVCPlusCrush!

 


 

 

 

 Pete and Jay

(Pete on the left and Jay on the right) 

 

Pete is a Senior Director/TD and has been with QVC for 23 Years. He speaks German – which allowed him to hire and train the 4 original directors on QVC Germany  over 15 years ago. His favorite guilty pleasure song is “If It Isn’t Love” by New Edition which is a total must have on any good party playlist if you ask us!

 

Jay is a Technical Director/Director and will celebrate his 19th year with QVC next month. Jay is a big fan of Philadelphia sports and collects autographs from his favorite Philly athletes. He currently has 75 autographs in his basement bar!  Keeping with the Philly theme, Jay’s favorite guilty pleasure song is “Motown Philly” by Boyz II Men. A Total classic. 

 

Ray and Jonathan

(Jonathan on the left and Ray is on the right) 

 

Jonathan is a Techical Director/Director and has been with QVC for 5 years.  When he’s not directing shows on QVC Plus, he’s a real outdoorsman.  In fact, Jonathan has thru-hiked 2,178 miles of the Appalachian Trail! Keeping him moving during that hike, was his favorite guilty pleasure song – “Come Sail Away” by Styx.

 

Ray is another one of our Techical Director/Directors on QVC Plus. Like Jonathan, Ray has also been with QVC for 5 years.  A real thrill seeker, Ray once rode a rollercoaster 101 times in a single day! Talk about getting your money’s worth!  Another fan of 70’s and 80’s rock, Ray’s favorite guilty pleasure song is “Separate Ways” by Journey.

 

Vinny

(Vincent) 

 

Vincent (known better as “Muscles Marinara”) is a Broadcast Technical Operator. He has been working with QVC for 23 years!  During those 23 years, Vincent has traveled to all of the 50 states while working with the QVC Remote production team. Not only does Vincent have an eye for a great shot, he's got a great ear for music with Eric Carmen's "Hungry Eyes" as his guilty pleasure pick!

 

Travis and Curt

(Travis on the left, and Curt on the right) 

 

Travis is a Studio Coordinator and has been with QVC for 10 years.  When Travis is not working hard on one of his QVC Plus shows, you can always find him with a book.  Keeping it old school, Travis much prefers to read from an actual book instead of an E-book .  When he’s not working or reading, you can find Travis listening to his guilty pleasure jam “I can’t  Drive 55” by Mr. Sammy Hagar.

 

Curt is a Studio Coordinator and has been working at QVC for 14 years. However, QVC  Plus is not Curt’s first brush with the glitz and glamour of stardom. Curt actually grew up down the street from Ryan Phillppe, who you may know from several motion pictures.  Curt’s guilty pleasure song is “Tubthumping” from the group Chumbawamba, and yes – we did have to do some research to verify the spelling of their name.

 

 Bryan and Tony

(Bryan on the left, and Tony on the right) 

 

Bryan (or Bryz) is a Senior Associate Producer. He has been with QVC for 7 years.  Before his foray into television production, Bryan worked in Radio. Right out of college, he moved out to Sidney, MT (which has a whopping population of 2,100) where he worked as the midday radio personality on Eagle 93 FM.  While he’s working in Television now, his radio roots were evident with his selection of “Move This” by Technotronic as his guilty pleasure favorite.

 

Tony (or Zuds, as he prefers to be called) is a Senior Associate Producer and has been with QVC for 7 years.  Tony is the martial arts expert of QVC Plus as he currently is a 2nd Degree black belt in the art of Tae Kwon Do.  However, even the experts sometimes take a beating – Tony has broken 4 bones in his life, all on the right side of his body. No worries though,  he has his guilty pleasure favorite of “Gonna Make you Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”  by C+C Music Factory to keep him going.

 

Tori

 

Tori is an Associate Producer and has been with QVC for 4 years.  She is also the author of the QVC Plus blog, and feels a little ridiculous typing all of this in the 3rd person. When she is not writing the QVC Plus Blog, you can normally find Tori blasting “Two of Hearts” by Stacy Q in her car. She refuses to call this song choice a “guilty pleasure” because she feels no guilt about it whatsoever.

 


 

There you have it! The QVC Plus team! You can join them every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday for amazing live programming on QVC Plus. Also,  please stay connected to QVC Plus by emailing us at QPlus@qvc.com!