NBC adds latenight tasks to Vaughan's plate

NBC has extended the responsibilities of program professional Doug Vaughan to include lots of latenight. Having a completely new two-year deal, Vaughan will assume the title of senior veep of special programs and latenight, verifying to Peacock alternative and latenight programming prexy Paul Telegdy. "Saturday Evening Live," "Late Evening with Jimmy Fallon" and "Last Call with Carson Daly" will fit in with Vaughan's oversight, while Telegdy will retain firsthand charge of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." The NY-based Vaughan also examines reality program pitches and special-event programming that originate inside the Colonial. "Doug has consistently provided strong and artistic executive leadership in shepherding NBC's special deals from NY," Telegdy mentioned. "I'm very sure that he'll use his unique capabilities to develop NBC's legacy inside the latenight genre and may keep doing innovative be employed in our program special deals.Inch Vaughan will be a producer after which it supervisory producer at "Today" from 1993-2002. In 2005, he increased being V . p . of special programs in news and entertainment, then gone after SVP of special programs and alternative in 2007. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com