Jim Fenhagen This is Me

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1. 1. Telly Visionary

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   Published on: 12/21/2006   Last Visited: 12/21/2006

   With 15 Emmys and a superstar client list, set designer Jim Fenhagen is the hottest thing on TV.
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   "That whole feeling--when you've created the thing, loaded it in, and you're in the final approach, solving last-minute problems--I'm addicted to that," says Jim Fenhagen, president of Jack Morton Design and the unflappable set-design guru behind some of TV's biggest stars.
   
   Set design is not one of those categories that have Emmy watchers casting lots in the office pool. But when the big egos of the small screen get the itch to redecorate, or boost a sagging brand, Fenhagen is their man.
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   "Jim's probably the best there is in broadcast," says Jill Taffet, chair of the broadcast design and motion graphics department at the Savannah College of Art and Design and a former VP and creative director at E! News.
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   Fenhagen's industry peers evidently agree.
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   The idea for the "library" portion of the set was, in itself, a spoof on news sets like now-departed Aaron Brown's cozy enclave on CNN, which Fenhagen originally designed.
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   At the time, though, even Fenhagen was skeptical.
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   "The idea was to make it look really technologically advanced, colorful, energetic, and youthful," says Fenhagen.
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   And before the first high-def broadcast from New York was even over, the competition at ESPN was emailing Fenhagen: "Now you should turn your energy on our stuff!"
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   Fenhagen came up with an all-white box positioned in the midst of Mizrahi's actual workroom, tapping the immediacy of reality TV.
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   As if the NFL-Mizrahi contrast weren't jarring enough, Fenhagen is also doing the midterm election set for The Daily Show ("Are you familiar with Caligula and the fall of Rome?"
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   "I adore how well Jim listens and how marvelously he expresses himself," Mizrahi gushes.
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   "Jim is one of the most talented people you'll ever meet, yet one of the most humble," agrees Laura Shuler, president of Jack Morton Worldwide, U.S. "Part of the reason celebrities want to work with him is that he isn't competing with their larger-than-life, overbearing personalities."

2. 2. Jack Morton Worldwide - Hot News! Our Latest Press Releases and Coverage

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   Published on: 4/25/2006   Last Visited: 8/17/2007

   The "Martha" set received the Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Set Decoration and Scenic Design," which was awarded to James Fenhagen, President of Jack Morton Design/PDG, Jack Morton Worldwide's in-house design team, and John Casey, Senior Design Director.
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   As President of Jack Morton Design, Fenhagen oversees the agency's design practice in numerous channels, including in architectural and 3D environments, corporate, retail, tradeshow, theatrical, scenic and broadcast experiences.

3. 3. Jack Morton Worldwide - Hot News! Our Latest Press Releases and Coverage

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   Published on: 10/27/2005   Last Visited: 5/22/2008

   Jim Fenhagen, Senior Vice President, Jack Morton Worldwide, commented "We are extremely proud of our work with Sky News in bringing to life this truly state-of-the-art broadcast facility.