CSULB Grad Selected for Television Academy Foundation Internship

Adara Young, of Long Beach, CA, has been selected for the prestigious Television Academy Foundation’s 2020 Internship program. Young is interning remotely this summer in the unscripted series development department at 44 Blue Productions in Burbank, CA.

Young, a 2020 graduate of California State University, Long Beach, majored in Creative Nonfiction Production. She attended Mayfair High School in Lakewood, CA.

“When I first received the email that I was accepted for an internship by the Television Academy Foundation I was ecstatic,” said Young. “This is my first internship and I couldn't be more excited to be interning for a company (44 Blue Productions) whose content I truly enjoy. I can't wait to get to work and one day have one of my shows win a primetime Emmy award!”

Typically, the Television Academy Foundation’s annual Internship Program provides 50 paid internships, at top Hollywood studios and production companies, to college students nationwide. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Television Academy Foundation has had to re-imagine its internship program this year offering the 50 students selected from across the country the chance to either intern remotely or enroll as a Summer Fellow.

The program includes virtual one-on-one visits with professionals in a student’s field of study, online panels with leaders in the television industry, and customized seminars covering personal brand building and navigating the job market ahead. Interns also become life-long members of the Foundation’s alumni family giving them access to events and networking opportunities as they build their careers in the industry.

The program includes a series of professional development webinars for students with top industry professionals including writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard); Amazon Studios executives Albert Cheng, (Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Television) and Vernon Sanders (Co-Head of Television); and the executive producer of the Apple TV+ series Little Voice Sara Bareilles and series star Brittany O’Grady.