<P> VH1 producer Anthony Beltempo proposed the idea of a show focusing on the `` guido '' lifestyle for TV , in the form of a competition series . Executive producer SallyAnn Salsano , who previously worked on A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila , devised a new concept , inspired by her own summers in a Jersey summer shore house , and retained casting director Doron Ofir to find the cast . MTV Networks President Van Toffler felt that the series `` loud , young , bold '' style was better suited to MTV 's sensibilities than VH1 , and MTV programming executive Tony DiSanto felt that `` ( After The Hills ) , it was time to go for a more authentic approach , like a documentary . '' Van Toffler described the casting process by saying they looked for `` candor , honesty , boldness and a very combustible , chaotic mess . You could honestly say none of these people were traditionally beautiful . '' </P>
<P> VH1 producer Anthony Beltempo proposed the idea of a show focusing on the `` guido '' lifestyle for TV , in the form of a competition series . Executive producer SallyAnn Salsano , who previously worked on A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila , devised a new concept , inspired by her own summers in a Jersey summer shore house , and retained casting director Doron Ofir to find the cast . MTV Networks President Van Toffler felt that the series `` loud , young , bold '' style was better suited to MTV 's sensibilities than VH1 , and MTV programming executive Tony DiSanto felt that `` ( After The Hills ) , it was time to go for a more authentic approach , like a documentary . '' Van Toffler described the casting process by saying they looked for `` candor , honesty , boldness and a very combustible , chaotic mess . You could honestly say none of these people were traditionally beautiful . '' </P>
who came up with the idea of jersey shore
who came up with the idea of jersey shore
Anthony Beltempo SallyAnn Salsano
Anthony Beltempo SallyAnn Salsano