Alec Shankman Takes the Helm as New CEO of GotCast.com

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - September 16, 2009) - The success ratio for aspiring talent from all over the nation is about to receive a boost. On September 11, 2009, Alternative Programming pioneer Alec Shankman was anointed the new CEO of GotCast (www.gotcast.com), the premier interactive TV casting and social networking platform for Hollywood's next generation of hopefuls. The positive and innovative workings of GotCast's new leader have been implemented immediately and with a boom. Within his inaugural days at GotCast, Alec has begun launching major initiatives for many of the biggest networks and TV shows in town. Alec Shankman has set the bar for GotCast, with plans to make the national casting entity a global enterprise very, very soon.

Formerly the long-standing head of Alternative Programming at Abrams Artists Agency, thirty-year-old Alec Shankman is familiar with the Hollywood dream. At the age of twenty-three, Alec, a successful young owner of the Ohio nightclub STATUS, decided to pack his bags and throw his hat into Hollywood's illustrious ring. Quickly, he secured a position in the mailroom of the prestigious Abrams Agency. It did not take long for Alec to work his way up. At twenty-four, he realized a need for Abrams to create a Reality TV-based department. Alec was given the reigns to launch what was to become one of the top Alternative Programming Departments in the business. During his time at Abrams, Alec represented and cultivated a wide range of unique talent including, Dr. Tattoff, Kelly Le Brock, Joey Lawrence, Jai Rodriguez, Todd Goldman, Cristian De La Fuente, and supermodel Joanna Krupa.

GotCast is currently powering interactive castings for nearly every network, studio, production company, and casting director in the business. True to their mantra of "we want to give everyone a shot at being famous," GotCast.com's platform makes it realistic and possible for people from coast-to-coast to have a shot at getting noticed by casting directors and network executives in Hollywood without having to make a pre-emptive move to L.A. Under the direction of Shankman, talents' chances get higher, production, casting, and programming become more eclectic and viewers will see more fresh faces than ever before on their TVs.

Current Castings happening on GotCast include: Lifetime's hit show "Project Runway" (http://castingchallenge.mylifetime.com/) and VH1's hit show "Divas" (http://divastories.vh1.com).

Contact Information: For more information on, or to interview Alec Shankman/GotCAST.com, please contact: Eileen Koch Eileen Koch & Company INC 310.441.1000 www.eileenkoch.com