Bio

Television Academy member Angela Marie Hutchinson is a showrunner, screenwriter, and producer with over fifteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has worked for MGM, Warner Bros. Television and the GRAMMY’s. Based on her popular TEDx talk, “Create Your Own Yes, When You Keep Hearing No,” Angela landed a mainstream book deal with Sourcebooks and Penguin Random House Audio published the audiobook. In 2021, Angela was hired by Brat TV as the showrunner and director for a new Facebook Watch comedy series. As a screenwriter, Angela wrote Oprah Winfrey Network’s original holiday movie, “A Christmas for Mary,” which continues to air on OWN as a holiday classic. Originally from the Midwest, Angela earned her B.S.E. in industrial & operations engineering from the University of Michigan and a Cross-Media Journalism certificate from USC. Previously, she worked as a social media professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

For nearly a decade, Angela has produced a diverse portfolio with her media company, BiH Entertainment. She also works as a career coach, public speaker and business consultant. Angela’s clients call her The Dream Builder. In 2005, Angela founded BReaKiNG iNTo HoLLyWooD, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps entertainment professionals pursue their careers. Repped at The Gersh Agency, Angela is actively developing and producing numerous projects with active development deals at a top production company. Angela has been recognized as a media and arts trailblazer by the U.S. Congress, Los Angeles mayor and Los Angeles city council.

Angela has appeared on BBC, CBS and NPR. In her work as a journalist and moderator for live events, she has interviewed over 500 executives in the fields of business, entertainment, technology and law. For the 90th Academy Awards, BBC World News invited Angela to be a Live Commentator to cover Hollywood’s biggest night–the Oscars! In her leisure time, Angela enjoys trampoline aerobics and exploring new parks with her three young children and rocket scientist husband of 19 years. Her favorite drink–coffee of course!