Matt Baldovsky Out At Range
Sources described this as a mutually agreeable parting of ways that came about as part of Range's biannual review process. No next destination was given, and it's unclear which clients will be coming with the manager as he moves on in his career.
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Baldovsky has worked over the years with clients including Shiri Appleby, Ric Roman Waugh, Howard Korder, TJ Brady & Rasheed Newson, Munis Rashid, Tawnya Bhattacharya, and Ali Laventhol, among others. The rep is well regarded around town, so chalk this up to another unfortunate result of the contraction in Hollywood that has made business more competitive and unforgiving than ever.
We were first to report on Baldovsky's hiring at Range Media Partners back in May 2024. Prior to Range, he worked as an agent at UTA for over seven years, having before then worked as a coordinator at ICM Partners and within the mailroom of APA (now IAG). He graduated from Ithaca College with a BS in Television/Radio, Sports Studies in 2011.
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