Won a Bronze Wrangler for Outstanding Documentary at the 2010 Western Heritage Awards, which he shared with Rob Rapley and Kathryn Lord for "The American Experience․"
Shared a Video Source Award from the International Documentary Association with others involved with "Wounded Knee" in 2009
Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Produced a documentary about hearing-impaired children while he was in college, which launched his career as a filmmaker
As a documentary filmmaker, he has explored a number of events from American history
Has worked extensively with PBS, serving as an editor, an executive producer at the Morgantown, W․V․ PBS station, WNPB, and a vice president for production at WITF of Harrisburg, Pa
Helped found the International Documentary Association and served on the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Nonfiction Peer Group