Abby Terkuhle has over 30 years of extensive commercial television promotion, production and series experience.
Early in his career, Abby was a film segment producer for NBC’s Saturday Night Live and a producer for Showtime/The Movie Channel.
Abby was founder and president of MTV Animation, the network’s full-service production studio. MTV Animation produced such critically acclaimed and commercially successful TV hits as Aeon Flux, Beavis and Butt-head, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch and the theatrical hit, Beavis and Butt-head Do America, which Abby also produced.
As Creative Director at MTV: Music Television, he spearheaded MTV’s award winning, in-house advertising and on-air promotions, establishing MTV as one of the most recognized global brands in entertainment. His interest in new forms of animation changed the look of MTV with groundbreaking station identification and art breaks, short and full length animated programming, beginning with the Emmy Award winning Liquid Television.
As an independent producer Abby recently produced 2 seasons of Artstar, several projects for Condé Nast as well as numerous art-related film shorts.
He is the recipient of numerous prestigious television programming, marketing, and promotion accolades including the Clio, Cable Ace, Broadcast Design and Promax Awards. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Loyola University and currently lives in Bridgehampton and NYC.
Robert Jason is a RISD graduate and passionate Emmy Award–winning director, producer, editor, and writer with more than 30 years of experience creating bold, visually driven work across television, film, advertising, and digital media.
As a Senior Producer at Category5 in New York, Robert develops and produces distinctive documentary, branded, and pro-social projects. His work includes extensive collaborations with Condé Nast, WIRED and Magazine and documentary shorts featuring Joe Zucker and other contemporary artists. He has partnered with organizations including Planned Parenthood, Sias, and NYAA.
Robert launched his career at MTV, where he created award winning show packaging and animated IDs, helped shoot The Real World pilot, and directed for MTV’S Liquid Television.
In advertising, he directed national campaigns for Time Magazine, Hasbro, Kodak, Adidas, IKEA, Pantene, and Coppertone. He also directed the iconic opening titles for In Living Color and created the VH1 series Transform Me.
Robert earned an Emmy Award for his work on the PBS series City Arts. His collaborations include music video and promo projects for David Byrne. His work has been exhibited at Ace Contemporary (2027), the Getty Museum, Ronald Feldman Gallery, The Armory Show, Madoo Conservancy, and MoMath.
Robert brings high-level conceptual thinking, editorial precision, and a deeply cinematic visual style to every project - qualities ideally aligned with producing smart, memorable, and visually striking promo campaigns.