Johnny Gould serves as Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development at Pilgrim Studios, heading up the company’s original unscripted programming development and current programming, and international format sales and acquisitions.  Johnny oversees an array of programming for Pilgrim, whose hit series include Dirty Jobs and American Chopper (Discovery), Top Shot, Only In America with Larry the Cable Guy (History), Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International (Syfy), The Ultimate Fighter Live (FX), Wicked Tuna (National Geographic Channel), My Fair Wedding (WEtv), and Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s (OWN).  Prior to Pilgrim, Johnny cast the reality series The Cut for CBS, and also worked on such shows as Big Brother, The Next Great Champ, Forever Eden and The Player.  Johnny began his career in branding and promotion at Columbia Records, working on campaigns for such top-selling artists as Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Destiny’s Child, Wyclef Jean, Aerosmith, System of a Down, Train, Ricky Martin, Beyoncé, Mark Anthony, and The Offspring.