▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Prim etime ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Writing ▁for ▁a ▁Com edy ▁Series ▁for ▁the ▁episode , ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁ 3 0 ▁Rock ▁had ▁ended , ▁Jack ▁Bur d itt ▁brought ▁her ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁write ▁for ▁The ▁Mind y ▁Project , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁and ▁Mind y ▁Kal ing ▁were ▁co - exec utive ▁produ cers . ▁She ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁as ▁Dr . ▁La uren ▁Ne ust ad ter . ▁W ig field ▁created ▁the ▁N BC ▁sit com ▁Great ▁News , ▁her ▁first ▁pilot , ▁of ▁which ▁F ey ▁is ▁an ▁executive ▁producer . ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁a ▁producer ▁at ▁a ▁news ▁station ▁whose ▁mother ▁begins ▁an ▁intern ship ▁at ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁W ig field ▁was ▁raised ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁and ▁today ▁describes ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁" Sort a ▁Catholic ." ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁America ▁magazine ▁piece , ▁she ▁described ▁being ▁Catholic ▁as ▁" not ▁a ▁huge ▁part ▁of ▁my ▁deal ... ▁I ▁practice ▁what ▁I ▁call ▁“ Ch ip ot le ▁Catholic ism ” : ▁I ▁go ▁down ▁the ▁line ▁pick ing ▁and ▁choosing ▁the ▁parts ▁of ▁Catholic ism ▁that ▁appeal ▁to ▁me ▁( char ity , ▁Pope ▁Frank , ▁sp ook y ▁stories ▁about ▁sain ts ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁custom - made ▁spiritual ▁bur rito ." ▁ ▁W ig field ▁married ▁comedy ▁writer ▁Adam ▁Coun te