Alumna Tobey List '10, Executive Producer and the Vice President of Current Programming for the Intellectual Property Corporation, oversaw the development of the limited series, Empires of New York, which premiered on November 29 at 8pm on CNBC. The series contains six one hour episodes that will premiere weekly at 8pm ET on Sunday.
Set amid the grit, greed, and glory of 1980s New York, Empires of New York chronicles the meteoric rise of five icons – Ivan Boesky, Donald Trump, Leona Helmsley, Rudy Giuliani and John Gotti – who not only reshaped the city but contributed mightily to the world we live in today.
Drawing on exclusive interviews, never-before-told stories, and secret tapes, the series follows titans of the era who shared a singular trait: the insatiable need to win at all costs. Seizing opportunity in an era jolted by one cultural upheaval after another – MTV and 24-hour news, hip hop, drugs, the onset of AIDS – they broke rules, flaunted their wealth, and delighted in the destruction of their enemies. And oddly, at times America came to love them for it. Empires Of New York is narrated by Golden Globe and Emmy winner Paul Giamatti.
List is an executive producer with 15 years of experience in the industry. As the VP of Current Programming for the Intellectual Property Corporation she oversees content including Nickelodeon’s hit hidden-camera show The Substitute, as well as YouTube Originals’ upcoming feature documentary This Is Paris.
She also oversaw the National Geographic limited series 1989, among others. List served as Director of Current and Original Programming at Fullscreen and at Pivot, Participant Media’s cable channel, where she oversaw docu-series, special event programming and the nightly live show TakePart Live.
She served as an EP for The Peabody Awards, and The Operatives, and worked on various unscripted original development projects and series including Truth and Power, and Secret Lives of Americans.
List has also produced documentary, live event and digital programming including Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Climate Reality, courses for Masterclass, the award-winning magazine series NOVA ScienceNow , the Emmy-nominated web series Secret Life of Scientists, and the feature documentary No Impact Man, an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
