Jennifer Boyd is an Emmy Award winning documentary producer and is the Executive Producer of Local Programming at Connecticut Public Television. Jennifer has been writing, producing and directing documentaries for over 20 years and is owner of production company Boyd Productions, LLC. Six of her documentaries have been nationally distributed and sections of her groundbreaking documentary, Teens: Behind the Wheel, have been shown on ABC World News Tonight, Dateline, Good Morning America and MSNBC. The documentary was also written about in the New York Times, Hartford Courant and other esteemed newspapers.
After graduating cum laude from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, Jennifer worked as an intern for various production companies and learned many aspects of the business. After years of freelance work, she founded Boyd Productions and landed her job at CPTV. Jennifer enjoys the storytelling aspect of producing documentaries and likes that she has the ability to make a difference with her work. She has traveled to many countries to create the documentaries including Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Newfoundland and has many memorable experiences from her travels. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys trips to Vermont with her family and making pottery that she sells at a gallery. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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"You need folks that have your back. You need your 'cheerleading squad,' so to speak, in order to do it."
Steve Kotchko is one of the most respected journalists in Connecticut. He is the “dean” of State Capitol resporters, hosts “OTR-On The Record” which is a Connecticut Public Television political program and frequently contributes articles to Connecticut Magazine and the New York Times. Kotchko has interviewed numerous national figures including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Raegan, George Bush, Bill Clinton and most presidential candidates. He is also the Connecticut Radio Network’s Vice President for Communications. He joined CRN in 1973.
