BARRETT TO PRODUCE TV MOVIES FOR NBC

Rona Barrett, known mostly as an on-camera reporter of the Hollywood scene, will be behind the cameras in a new deal with NBC. Barrett and her company, Rona Barrett Communications, will produce TV movies for the network in conjunction with NBC Productions.

Brandon Tartikoff, president of NBC Entertainment, said Barrett “will create novels for television based on her reporting of the entertainment industry’s unique people and life styles.” The first film is scheduled for the 1987 season.