Food Network Star

Bob Tuschman is general manager/SVP of Food Network. He previously served as senior vice president, programming and production for Food Network, heading up all programming aspects for the network. He was instrumental in discovering, developing and producing many of the network’s biggest stars including Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis and Guy Fieri, and led the network to record viewership levels.

Tuschman joined Food Network in 1998 as an executive producer, overseeing In Food Today, one of the network’s first series. In 1999, he was promoted to vice president, programming and production where he played a key role in creating the highly rated “In the Kitchen” cooking block, airing on weekend mornings and daytime afternoons.

Prior to joining Food Network, Tuschman worked at ABC News as a producer for Good Morning America, as well as on specials and numerous pilots. He also produced pilot, series and documentary projects for HBO, ABC, American Movie Classics and CNBC. Tuschman is a graduate of Princeton University and currently lives in New York City.