Mary Donahue Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated cum laude from Williams College and earned two master's degrees in American Studies from Boston University and the University of Sussex
• Was a producer and field director for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for six years and show runner for TLC's "A Wedding Story․"
• Was responsible for the development of the hit series "Pawn Stars" and its spinoffs "Counting Cars," "American Restoration" and "Cajun Pawn Stars․"
• Best known as the executive producer of "Pawn Stars," "Swamp People" and "Mythbusters․"
• Was promoted to senior vice president of non-fiction at the Lifetime Network in 2013