• by Wayne Friedman , June 2, 2010

Rewarded for big growth at Bravo, Frances Berwick has been promoted to president, Bravo Media.

Since 2008, she has been executive vice president and general manager for Bravo Media. During that time, Bravo has earned a 30% hike in overall revenue from advertising merchandising revenue from various programming franchises, including "Top Chef" and "Real Housewives," among others.

In addition, she has grown Bravo's original programming by some 33% in the space of two years. She will continue to report to Lauren Zalaznick, president of NBC Universal Women & Lifestyle Entertainment Networks.

From 2005-2008, Berwick was executive vice president of programming and production, developing the shows "Top Chef," "Real Housewives" and "Project Runway," as well as "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" and "Bravo's first real reality hit: "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."