Bravo Sets ‘Welcome to Waverly’ Reality Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Bravo in October will premiere a new limited reality series Welcome to Waverly, the network announced Wednesday.

The four-part event series, which will run on consecutive nights beginning on Oct. 22, pairs a diverse group of seven professionals from major metropolitan areas alongside a local counterpart living in Waverly, Kansas -- where 99% of the residents are white -- to explore how people from different backgrounds and regions interact with one another, according to the network.

Welcome to Waverly is produced by Our House Media with Simon Lloyd, Matt Hanna, Joe Houlihan, Paul Storck and Jen Morton serving as executive producers, according to the network. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.