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A mere seven days after Ted Harbert's hiring as head of E! became public knowledge, the network lets its employees know that there's a new celebrity-stalking sheriff in town. We suppose it's only fitting because the world knew about Mindy Herman's firing before anyone drawing a paycheck with that adorable exclamation point on it. Here's the, ahem, E!-mail:

From: XXXX Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:51 PM To: E! Company Wide Subject: Ted Harbert Joins E! Networks as New President & CEO

As many of you may have heard, Comcast and E! Networks have named Ted Harbert as our new President & CEO.

Ted joins E! Networks with over 25 years of experience in the television industry and boasts very strong ties to the Hollywood community. He most recently served as a producer at 20th Century Fox Television, where he developed more than a dozen comedies and dramas for networks over the last year. He previously was President of NBC Studios, with responsibility for the development and production of all NBC-owned programming for all dayparts. While at NBC he oversaw development of such popular series as "Crossing Jordan," "Ed," as well as the continued success of "Will & Grace." He also served as a television producer for DreamWorks SKG and held key executive positions at ABC, including serving as Chairman of ABC Entertainment. During his tenure at ABC, he launched such hit shows at "NYPD Blue" and "The Wonder Years."

Ted's official first day at E! Networks will be Monday, July 12. Please join me in welcoming him to the E! family.