Endemol Shine North America’s executive VP of unscripted, DJ Nurre, has left the company after six years, as reported by Deadline. Nurre, who was EVP, Unscripted Series at the Banijay-owned production company, has executive produced series including “Lego Masters”, the American version of “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior”, period dating series “The Courtship”, “Deal or No Deal Island”, car makeover competition series “Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge”, “Come Dance with Me”, “Wipeout” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”.
Nurre’s appointment back in 2018 was Sharon Levy’s first major move when she joined the company as President, Unscripted and Scripted Television. She is now CEO of the producer. Nurre joined from 3 Ball Entertainment, where he was EVP, Programming and Development. He spent 13 years at 3 Ball, working on series including Bar Rescue and Catch a Contractor. Other credits include Beauty and the Geek and The Biggest Loser.