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Lauren Dolgen, creator of Teen Mom franchise, exits MTV after 19 years

ByDarren O

Lauren Dolgen, an executive at MTV and the creator of 16 & Pregnant and the Teen Mom franchise, is exiting after 19 highly successful years with the company. Dolgen was named the The Head of Reality Programming in March 2015. MTV’s Head of Programming, Michael Klein, sent a letter to all employees highlighting the impact…

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Creator of Teen Mom franchise Lauren Dolgen says “bring on the criticism”

ByDarren O

In the countless numbers of articles written about 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2 and now Teen Mom 3, relatively little has been said by or about show creator Lauren Dolgen. In a recent “So What Do You Do” write-up via Media Bistro, the MTV executive discussed her creations and the endless debate that will forever rage about the franchise. Find out how Dolgen defends the show’s legacy as well as the cast and how she, as a producer, deals with the conflicting issue of how reality TV can turn virtual unknowns into stars, changing the nature of who they were when first cast.