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Dirk Hoogstra Biography

Birth Name:Dirk Hoogstra

Profession Producer, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in psychology in 1995
  • Began his career in 1995 with Discovery Communications and has also worked for TLC
  • Became the executive vice president and general manager of the History Channel and H2 in 2013
  • Best known as the executive producer of "Pawn Stars" and "Hatfields & McCoys․"

Awards

  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: nominated
  • 2012CINE Golden Eagle-Broadcast Division: Entertainment - Drama: winner
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: nominated
  • 2013Banff Rockie Award-Best History and Biography Program: winner
  • 2013Banff Rockie Award-Best Factual Entertainment: winner
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: nominated
  • 2013Bronze Wrangler-Western Documentary: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated