Emmy-winning Showrunner, Writer and Development Executive for all types of non-fiction content, specializing in making complex topics entertaining, crafting storylines out of real-world drama, translating ideas into scalable formats and working with talent on camera. Specialties in INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. Have lived in Italy, Singapore and Macau. Have filmed in Iceland, South Africa, the Vatican, the Seychelles, Vietnam... all over the world! :)…

Bruce Kennedy

Emmy-winning Showrunner, Writer and Development Executive for all types of non-fiction content, specializing in making complex topics entertaining, crafting storylines out of real-world drama, translating ideas into scalable formats and working with talent on camera. Specialties in INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. Have lived in Italy, Singapore and Macau. Have filmed in Iceland, South Africa, the Vatican, the Seychelles, Vietnam... all over the world! :)…

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Emmy-winning Showrunner, Writer and Development Executive for all types of non-fiction content, specializing in making complex topics entertaining, crafting storylines out of real-world drama, translating ideas into scalable formats and working with talent on camera. Specialties in INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. Have lived in Italy, Singapore and Macau. Have filmed in Iceland, South Africa, the Vatican, the Seychelles, Vietnam… all over the world! :)

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Development Executive / Executive Producer at ITN Productions
October 31, 2017 - Present
Served as the American-based Development Exec for UK factual production company ITN Productions, helping pitch broadcasters and streamers, leveraging long-term relationships and running production and post-production on select greenlit projects. Drew on 20+ years of experience in the factual world. Developed pitch decks, produced sizzle reels, liaised with talent, built teams and systems, and oversaw scripts and edits across all phases. Close relationships with Netflix, Peacock, HBO Max, Paramount+ and others.
Showrunner / Executive Producer at Freelance (New York, NY)
May 31, 2011 - Present
Ran series and specials for over a dozen production companies and distributors worldwide; supervised development, scripting, post-production, and showrunning for multiple projects.
Executive Producer/Showrunner at NBC News/Peacock Productions
April 16, 2011 - September 1, 2016
Oversaw various series and specials, working closely with NBC News in-house facilities, including archival, post-production and production facilities. Responsible for delivering content on time and on budget to network specs.

Education

MA in Performance Studies at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - April 16, 2026
BA in Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin), Magna cum Laude at Princeton University
January 11, 1988 - April 16, 1992

Qualifications

News and Documentary Emmy Award
April 16, 2011 - April 16, 2011

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
    paper Ancient Apocalypse

    Created and EP-ed this controversial series about archaeology and author Graham Hancock’s theories about the possibility of an overlooked civilization of the last Ice Age.