Michael Barber '12

Mercy University Media Studies grad, Michael Barber, kickstarted his career with an internship at MTV after volunteering at a CBS/Fox company. His journey led him through roles at WABC-TV, BET, AOL, Huffington Post, and Left Field Pictures. By 2017, he was producing for Lifetime's Date Night Live, freelancing for VH1, and later helming top shows for the History Channel. In 2020, he produced Double Shot At Love for MTV and in 2021, co-produced a documentary with rapper Nasir Jones which is now Emmy nominated. In 2022, Michael story produced for VH1 and MTV, becoming a digital story producer for VH1’s Miss Adventures Of Cyn and Jonathan. Currently, he's a story producer on WE-TV's Breaking the Ice. With over 30 TV credits, Michael envisions starting a production company with his fiancée, Laura, whom he met at Mercy University, focusing on stories about mental health issues in urban communities.