{"id":209262,"date":"2021-10-29T12:07:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/?p=209262"},"modified":"2021-11-01T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:57:00","slug":"mike-price-81-executive-producer-of-the-simpsons-visits-scm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/2021\/10\/29\/mike-price-81-executive-producer-of-the-simpsons-visits-scm\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Price \u201981, Executive Producer of The Simpsons, Shares Hollywood Insights and Career Advice with SCM Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Rayane Yamout<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Friday, October 22, the School of Communication and Media welcomed Mike Price, \u201881 for its final SCM 2.0 speaker event of the semester. Best known for his award-winning work as an Executive Producer for The Simpsons and Co-Creator and Showrunner of Netflix\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">F is For Family<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Price discussed the exciting growth and evolution of American streaming media, shared more about his life since departing Montclair State to Hollywood, and offered advice for students aspiring to work in scripted entertainment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Price began the discussion by previewing the new season of Netflix&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">F is For Family<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> set to be aired on Thanksgiving weekend. After the short segment, Price had an insightful Q&amp;A session led by Dr. Keith Strudler, Director, School of Communication and Media. Price was honest about his career path, including working how he worked odd jobs out of the industry, such as substitute teaching, until he got his break.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked about the keys to success, Price shared the following advice \u201cI stuck through with it, whether I was going to make it or not. That really helped. I had real passion for what I wanted to do and what I felt I could do.\u201d For aspiring writers, Price shared the importance of having written material and an updated portfolio. 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