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About
Documentary filmmaker, media executive, and producer known for being the founder of Manifold Productions and for creating high-profile political and historical documentaries for PBS, public affairs networks, and theatrical release including Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power, Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton, and The Last 600 Meters. He is also known for serving as the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media from June 2020 to January 2021.
Before Fame
He began his education at Yale University in 1972, before studying English at the University of California, Berkeley. He launched his production company Manifold Productions in 1977. He became known in the 1980s and 1990s for addressing public policy and cultural issues. He made assorted documentaries for PBS and other outlets, including Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV in 1987, Campus Culture Wars: Five Stories about Political Correctness in 1993, and Hollywood vs. Religion in 1995.
Trivia
He once oversaw the U.S. government's satellite network Worldnet as director of the U.S. Information Agency.
Family Life
He grew up in New York. He has three sons with Gina Cappo Pack.
Associated With
He discussed Newt Gingrich in the documentary The Fall of Newt Gingrich in 2000 and George Washington in the documentary Rediscovering George Washington in 2002.
