# Television Academy Foundation Pacts With Best Buy to Launch Production Assistant Training Program for Los Angeles Area High School Students

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/television-academy-foundation-pacts-with-best-buy-to-launch-production-assistant-training-program-for-los-angeles-area-high-school-students/
- Published: 2026-10-27T19:42:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T20:39:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/television-academy-foundation-production-best-buy-training-1236932299/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Geopolitics, Politics

## Key points

- Best Buy is funding a free 10-week programme for local high school students.
- Training covers behind-the-scenes television roles and production visits.
- Classes will be held at YMCA sites in Boyle Heights and Long Beach.

## Summary

The Television Academy Foundation and Best Buy are launching a free, 10-week after-school production assistant training programme for Los Angeles-area high school students. It aims to give young people, particularly those from underserved communities, practical routes into television and entertainment careers behind the scenes.

The programme will run at YMCA facilities in Boyle Heights and Long Beach, with industry instruction, mentorship and visits to scripted and unscripted productions. Students will learn about entry-level roles including production assistant, coordinator, assistant director and production accountant; Television Academy governor Donny Hugo Herran, an executive with 20 years’ experience, will lead the first course.

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