EXCLUSIVE: Wolf Leisure, the corporate behind the Regulation & Order franchise and its many spinoffs, is seeking to develop its podcast enterprise with the rent of Stephen Michael.
Michael joins Dick Wolf’s firm as VP, Audio. He was beforehand VP, Audio and Govt Producer at Sheryl and Lords of Chaos producer Gunpowder & Sky.
Within the newly-created position, LA-based Michael will oversee day-to-day operations and improvement throughout its slate of authentic fiction and true-crime audio sequence.
Wolf Leisure is behind podcasts akin to Darkish Woods, starring Corey Stoll, Monica Raymund, and Reid Scott, and Hunted, starring Parker Posey, in addition to Regulation & Order: SVU Podcast.
Throughout his time at Gunpowder & Sky, Michael led ay-to-day improvement and manufacturing actions throughout its audio enterprise and launched and exec produced sci-fi fiction podcast Mud in addition to exec produced Audible Authentic podcasts, together with Ghetto Gastro Presents: Within the Minimize, Shelved and Lighters within the Sky.
Previous to Gunpowder & Sky, he was a producer at Gizmodo Media Group, producing content material throughout Gizmodo, Earther, The Root and Deadspin.
“Stephen’s addition to the Wolf Leisure crew displays our dedication to distinctive audio storytelling. We’re thrilled to proceed increasing the Wolf model in podcasting and pushing the boundaries of the medium. Stephen’s success as a producer, inventive, and government will undoubtedly assist us achieve this,” stated Elliot Wolf, Wolf Leisure’s EVP of Digital.