Was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2001
Served in the U․S․ Navy as a public affairs officer, working at the Pentagon from 1965 to 1969
Won a CINE Special Jury Award for Best Historical Documentary for "T․R․: An American Lion" in 2003
Graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in History in 1965
Directed, wrote, and produced his first documentary film, "Treasure!," in 1998
Got his start as a director on the TV series "Class of '96" in 1993, when he directed the episode "Breaking Up Is Hard to Overdue․"
Quote: "I'm still curious․ I love telling stories on film․ The ability to combine pictures and words and music and editing and sound effects and actors to make these subjects come to life for an audience is very exciting․"
Best known as a documentary writer and director who worked on "Life After People" and "Countdown to Armageddon․"