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Meet the Production Team

Mickey Youmans, Senior Executive Vice President
Programming & Production
Youmans' documentaries have appeared on such major cable networks as A & E and the History Channel, and have penetrated the direct video market through the A&E Home Video, Doubleday Direct and Time-Life, Target, Sam's and Wal-Mart video distribution channels. His photography and production skills have also been showcased on numerous broadcast and cable networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, PBS, Fox, CNN and the BBC. 

Renee Bishop, Executive Producer 
Renee Bishop has created, written and produced television for over 25 years.  She produced many of the first episodes of the television series, "Biography" and originated programming for A&E, Lifetime and The Learning Channel. Her work also included the production of Mother Teresa's last authorized documentary and A&E's EMMY award winning "Titanic," which inspired James Cameron's blockbuster film of the same name. Her six-hour, "Revolutionary War" documentary for The Learning Channel was a Cable Ace Winner and she was nominated for an EMMY for her work on A&E's "The Last Days of World War II." Bishop has also created and produced programming for ABC, NBC, CBS and HBO's highly acclaimed "America Undercover."

Paul Leone, Supervising Producer
Paul Leone has an extensive background in television production, editing and photography. Leone began his career as a producer, editor and videographer for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Leone also served as the director of production for two programs on Home and Garden Television ("Dream Builders" and "Old Homes Restored") and has produced programming for Spike TV. His skills as an editor and photographer have been highlighted in productions for OLN, the Speed Channel, the WE Network and prominently featured in the History Channel's production of "Deep Sea Detectives." In addition to supervising producers of "Farmers' Almanac TV,"™ Leone also serves as the creative director of the series.

Larry Krantz, Editor
Larry Krantz's experience as a film and videotape editor—well-versed in cutting-edge technology—includes a rich understanding of the visual story-telling process. Krantz’s  still photography, motion picture film and videotape skills were initially developed through work for national magazines and on feature-length films for motion picture studio MGM in Los Angeles, CA. His superior editing abilities have earned him many national and regional awards and have been featured in programming for CBS, CNN, HGTV, NBC, PBS, the Food Network, the History Channel, the Travel Channel, Turner Classic Movies, and Turner Network Television. Krantz is highly respected in the film and video industries for his extensive knowledge of processes.


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