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Michael de Avila (also known as Mike D) is an American television personality, filmmaker, and producer from New York, New York. He is the host of the fishing television show Lunkerville, [1] which airs on the World Fishing Network. [2] and NBC Sports Network. [3]

Lunkerville is a CINE Golden Eagle award winner [4] and Mike was chosen Viewer Favorite Host in 2004 by Sportsman Channel Viewers. [5]

Mike D is also a filmmaker [6] who has directed two feature-length dramatic films: the theatrically released "Lost Prophet" [7] and the Sundance Channel premiere film "Burnzy's Last Call". [8]

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  1. "Mike D :: WFN Host | World Fishing Network". Archived from the original on 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  2. "Lunkerville on World Fishing Network". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  3. "Lunkerville - Fishing- NBC Sports". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  4. "CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  5. "Welcome to Lunkerville". www.lunkerville.com. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05.
  6. "Michael de Avila". IMDb .
  7. Holden, BY Stephen (8 June 1992). "Review/Film; A Grown-Up Wild Child Evokes Audience's Past". The New York Times.
  8. "Burnzy's Last Call". Rotten Tomatoes .

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