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Elaine Frontain Bryant Biography

Birth Name:Elaine Frontain Bryant

Profession Producer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Began her career as the director of creative affairs for Fred Berner Films, where she worked on TV movies like "About Us: The Dignity of Children" and "Murder in a Small Town․"
  • Best known as the executive producer of "Storage Wars" and "Duck Dynasty․"
  • Prior to joining the History channel, she was the senior vice president of non-fiction and alternative programming for A&E, where she worked on "Duck Dynasty" and "Storage Wars․"
  • Was senior vice president of programming and development for the History channel

Awards

  • 2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2015Gold World Medal-Television Documentary and Informational Programs: History and Society (Series Entries): winner
  • 2016IDA Award-Best Limited Series: nominated
  • 2016IDA Award-Best Episodic Series: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: winner
  • 2017IDA Award-Best Episodic Series: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: winner
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series or Special: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2019IDA Award-Best Episodic Series: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2020Silver Gavel Award-Television: nominated
  • 2020Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: winner
  • 2022IDA Award-Best Episodic Series: winner