Cliff Grant has joined The Story Companies (Chicago Story) as executive producer and head of sales. He shares these duties with Mark Androw, who is also AICP national chairman.
Grant joins The Story Companies after a two-year stint as producer on the NBC reality series “Starting Over.” The show is about women who embark on new lives after divorce or other major life changes.
Grant’s return to Chicago and Androw’s need for another executive producer was serendipitous timing for both. “Cliff’s been a great help already,” said Androw. “We have seven directors and we’re dividing the work.”
Grant had produced “Starting Over’ in 2004 when the series was set in Chicago. NBC invited him to stay with the show’s second season in L.A., but he declined for family reasons.
Nonetheless, NBC wanted Grant to produce and flew him to L.A. for three days-a-week work on the show. “I did that for the entire season, 175 shows,” said Grant.
“It was great experience, but I’m glad to back in Chicago,” he said. He returned to Chicago the first of March and joined The Story Companies shortly thereafter.
Earlier, Grant had owned commercial production house Industry Pictures.
Story Companies’ directors are Seattle-based Brian Johnson; New York-based Rebecca Blake and Jamie Most; David Orr, L.A.; Laurie Rubin, Chicago; David Popescu, Toronto and Toby Philips, Australia and L.A.
The Story Companies has offices and reps in New York and L.A.
The company is located at 401 W. Superior; phone 312/642-3173; see www.thestorycompanies.com.
