Doug Bruckner

Last updated

Doug Bruckner is an American television news correspondent, reporter, host, voice-over artist and producer, who is among the best-known correspondents in the history of tabloid television, well known for his exclusive interviews with notorious criminals.

Contents

Career highlights

A featured correspondent on Extra and A Current Affair syndicated newsmagazines, it was as senior correspondent of the outrageous Hard Copy that Bruckner became known internationally. His exclusive reporting on the Menéndez brothers, Cheyenne Brando and Michael Jackson, as well as prison interviews with "Long Island Lolita" Amy Fisher, the Nancy Kerrigan hit men and Charles Manson, made headlines around the world. [1]

Featured as narrator of television documentary special, Shadow Operations, [2] about work of paranormal research group Project Camelot, that aired on truTV on November 7, 2012.

Supervising producer of 2009 two-hour Fox network television special, "Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage", [3] focusing on the chaotic life of Nadya Suleman, the single mother of 14 children.

Produced segments with Jesse Ventura for the truTV series, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, revealing new information on the assassination of John F. Kennedy and secrets of Area 51. [4]

Appears as a regular on the syndicated talk show, Maury , spotlighting video reality shows from Nash Entertainment.

Voices and reports special features and trailer for 2007 Frozen Pictures nonfiction film, Basketball Man.

Hosted the 1999 video/DVD Celebrities Caught on Camera: Volume 1.

Played himself in the 1995 Universal motion picture, Casper.

The Bounty


Expert on "Mutiny on the Bounty" and member of the London-based Pitcairn Island Study Group.

Completed February 2007 research and filming trip to Pitcairn Island for "The Search for Fletcher Christian: One Journalist's Journey" segment of the 2008 nonfiction film series, The Bounty Project.

Produces and hosts Real Life Bloody Pirates Uncensored! (2008) documentary series.

Early career

Bruckner spent nine years as an investigative reporter at the NBC owned-and-operated KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California from 1980-1988. His Unit 4 reports were the first to cover staged auto accident insurance fraud and identity theft.

Received numerous awards throughout his career, including an LA Press Club Award, Golden Mike, Emmy, Associated Press Award for Investigative Reporting, LA Press Club award and National Award for Education Reporting.

With Gary Boyd, founded SurfSirs Club at Burbank High School. [5]

Publicity photos


Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jesse Ventura</span> American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

Jesse Ventura is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor with the Reform Party and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Probst</span> American television host and producer (born 1961)

Jeffrey Lee Probst is an American television presenter and producer and young adult fiction writer. He is best known as the Emmy Award-winning host of the American version of the reality television show Survivor since 2000. He was also the host of The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013.

<i>Entertainment Tonight</i> American television series

Entertainment Tonight is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. Having premiered on September 14, 1981, it holds the Guinness World Record as the longest-running entertainment news program on television.

<i>The Insider</i> (TV program) American syndicated newsmagazine

The Insider is an American syndicated newsmagazine television program that was distributed by CBS Television Distribution. The program premiered in first-run syndication on September 13, 2004 and ended on September 9, 2017, as a spin-off of Entertainment Tonight, which originated the concept as a segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information on stories and topics of interest from throughout the entertainment industry.

<i>The Incredible Hulk</i> (1978 TV series) 1977–1982 television series

The Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as Dr. David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee.

<i>Inside Edition</i> American newsmagazine television program

Inside Edition is an American tabloid television program that is distributed in first-run syndication by CBS Media Ventures. Having premiered on January 9, 1989, it is the longest-running syndicated-newsmagazine program that is not strictly focused on hard news. Though it does feature the latter, the rest of each day's edition mainly features a mix of infotainment stories, entertainment news and gossip, scandals, true-crime stories and lifestyle features.

<i>Hard Copy</i> (TV program) American tabloid news television series

Hard Copy is an American tabloid television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence.

Extra is an American syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine that is distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution and premiered on September 5, 1994. The program serves as a straight rundown of news headlines and gossip throughout the entertainment industry, providing coverage of events and celebrities; however, since 2013, it has also placed an even greater emphasis on interviews and insider previews of upcoming film and television projects. As of 2024, the program's weekday broadcasts are anchored by Billy Bush, with the weekend editions co-anchored by Melvin Robert and Mona Kosar Abdi.

WWF Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It aired from 1971 to August 30, 1986, and was the original television show of the WWF. Originally produced under the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) banner, Championship Wrestling featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. It was the flagship program of the WWWF/WWF's syndicated programming until it was replaced by Superstars of Wrestling in 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fred Graham (correspondent)</span> American television news anchor

Fred Patterson Graham was an American legal affairs journalist, television news anchor, and attorney. He was the chief anchor and managing editor of the former Court TV. He also won a Peabody award for his work as a CBS law correspondent.

Burt Kearns is an American author, journalist, and television and film producer, writer and director, whom Vanity Fair referred to as "a show business and pop culture savant."

Strange Universe was a United States syndicated daily half-hour program about paranormal phenomena that aired from 1996 to 1998. Developed by Rysher Entertainment and Chris Craft Television, it debuted in 1996, hosted by Emmitt Miller and Dana Adams. The show was presented in a daily tabloid television format, with the hosts introducing segments on various fortean and New Age topics, sometimes accompanied with interviews.

<i>Cutting Edge</i> (TV series) 1990 British TV series or programme

Cutting Edge is a British TV documentary series broadcast by Channel 4. It had been Channel 4's flagship documentary series between 1990 and 2017 that focused on political and social issues.

Penny Daniels is an American speechwriter, author, communications coach, and a former television news anchor who once interviewed notorious killer Charles Manson and hosted the TV show A Current Affair.

The Suleman octuplets are six male and two female children conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) and subsequently born to Nadya Suleman on January 26, 2009, in Bellflower, California. Residing in Lancaster, California, they are the first known octuplets to survive their infancy. The extremely controversial circumstances of their high-order multiple birth have led to debates in the field of assisted reproductive technology and an investigation by the Medical Board of California of the fertility specialist involved in the case.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nadya Suleman</span> Mother of octuplets

Natalie Denise Suleman, known as Octomom in the media, is an American media personality who came to international attention when she gave birth to the first surviving octuplets in January 2009. The circumstances of their high-order multiple birth led to controversy in the field of assisted reproductive technology as well as an investigation by the Medical Board of California of the fertility specialist involved.

<i>Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura</i> Television series

Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast on truTV. It ran for three seasons from 2009 to 2012.

Peter W. Klein is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, professor, and media leader. He was the founder of the Global Reporting Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to innovating how global investigative journalism is funded, produced and finds audiences. A hallmark of the centre is collaboration, as well as experimentation with new forms of reporting, including empowerment journalism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Karl</span> American journalist (born 1968)

Jonathan David Karl is an American political journalist and author. Throughout his career, Karl has covered the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the U.S. State Department, and has reported from more than 30 countries, covering U.S. politics, foreign policy, and the military.

Christian Meoli is an actor, writer, producer who runs Voltaire Media and film executive.

References

  1. ↑ Kearns, Burt (1999). Tabloid Baby . Celebrity Books. ISBN   9781580291071. tabloid baby.
  2. ↑ "Bill and Kerry's Pilot - Shadow Operations - the Mars Project on Tru TV 11/7 11pm".
  3. ↑ "'Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage': Nadya Suleman seems incredibly irresponsible".
  4. ↑ "Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows with Doug Bruckner".
  5. ↑ http://zomobo.net/Doug_Bruckner%5B‍%5D

Sources

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.