CableFAX: 74. Planet Sleuths: Henry Schleiff and Laura Michalchyshyn
Henry Schleiff
Title: Pres/GM, Investigation Discovery
Age: 61
Education: BA, U of PA; JD, U of PA
Social Media Quotient: 0
Laura Michalchyshyn
Title: Pres/GM, Planet Green
Age: American or Canadian years?
Education: BA, U of Manitoba; MBA, York U
Social Media Quotient: 6
Why Them? While relatively new kids on the Discovery block, both are working to make their marks. Michalchyshyn already has conducted a broad review of Planet Green’s lineup, axing some shows and developing others. Schleiff, too, has begun kicking the tires at ID.
Michalchyshyn:
Favorite Food: Italian — homemade pasta, pasta pasta; Mexican and South Asian — spicy
Fave Restaurant: Too many to choose, I eat out everyday.
Drink of Choice: Red wine
Twitter is…: Not my thing.
A Day Without Facebook is: More time.
If I Were a Mad Men Character, I Would Be: In heaven wearing those cocktail outfits!
Schleiff
Favorite Food: Bosco; heavily buttered popcorn; bacon; otherwise, standard vegetarian fare…
Last Book Read: Wasn’t really a book… it was a Hallmark Card.
Favorite iPhone/Blackberry App: Delete Prior
Three Things I’d Bring to a Deserted Island: A really good sand wedge; books like How to Train Sharks; and a picture of my family — when we met Pamela Anderson.
