Laney McVicker

Storyteller, Writer, Producer

Denver, Colorado, United States

About

I am a proven and skillful storyteller with more than 25 years of experience producing thousands of hours of original, non-fiction programming broadcast on major cable networks such as HBO MAX, FOOD NETWORK, MAGNOLIA NETWORK, NAT GEO WILD, HGTV, TRAVEL CHANNEL, DIY NETWORK, TLC, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, COOKING CHANNEL, THE WEATHER CHANNEL, DESTINATION AMERICA, REELZ CHANNEL and ANIMAL PLANET. Whether you need a story producer, writer or field producer--I am the expert who will deliver your project on time. Technical Specialties: Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Credits by Network: FOOD NETWORK: Triple D Nation; Guy's All American Road Trip; Guy! Hawaiian Style; Restaurant Hustle 2020: All On The Line; Diners, Drive-ins and Dives; Food Network Challenge (original series and 2020 reboot); Last Cake Standing; Best in Smoke; Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin; Ultimate Recipe Showdown; Unwrapped HBO MAX & MAGNOLIA NETWORK: La Pitchoune: Cooking in France; In with the Old; Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things NAT GEO WILD: Heartland Docs, DVM HGTV: Good Bones; Fixer Upper; Restored by the Fords; House Hunters; Endless Yard Sale; Haulin' House; reZONED TRAVEL CHANNEL: The Zimmern List; Top Secret Swimming Holes; Haulin' House DIY NETWORK: Building Alaska; Love Yurts; Building Off the Grid: Big Sky Ranch; Building Off the Grid: Alaskan Glacier; Rescue Renovation; Haulin' House COOKING CHANNEL: Seaside Snacks and Shacks; FoodCrafters TLC: Cake Boss; Next Great Baker DESTINATION AMERICA: BBQ Pitmasters THE WEATHER CHANNEL: Prospectors DISCOVERY CHANNEL: Game of Pawns REELZ CHANNEL: Polka Kings TV ONE: Live Coverage of 2008 Democratic National Convention; 2009 Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration ANIMAL PLANET: Busted; Breed All About It

Experience

  • Nine Lives Productions (Freelance · 16 yrs 10 mos)
    • Producer and Writer
      May 2008 - Feb 2025 · 16 yrs 10 mos

      Story produce, develop and string out partial or complete episodes for FOOD NETWORK, MAGNOLIA NETWORK, NAT GEO WILD, HGTV, TRAVEL CHANNEL, DIY, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, TLC, TV ONE and ANIMAL PLANET--some of cable’s top-rated networks.

    • Story Producer
      May 2008 - Feb 2025 · 16 yrs 10 mos

  • Citizen Pictures (Denver, Colorado, United States)
    • Story Producer
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Story Producer on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Seasons 35 & 38 Story Producer on Food Network's Triple D Nation Story Producer on HBO Max and Magnolia Network's La Pitchoune: Cooking in France Story Producer on Magnolia Network's In With the Old Story Producer on Magnolia Network's Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things Story Producer on Food Network's Guy's All American Road Trip Story Producer on Food Network's Guy! Hawaiian Style

    • Story Producer on La Pitchoune: Cooking in France for HBO Max & Magnolia Network
      Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 · 5 mos

  • Story Producer on Nat Geo Wild's Heartland Docs, DVM at Glass Entertainment Group
    Jul 2020 - Dec 2020 · 6 mos

  • Story Producer on Food Network's Restaurant Hustle 2020: All On The Line at Citizen Pictures
    Jun 2020 - Jun 2020 · 1 mo

  • Story Producer on DIY's Building Alaska Season 12 at Dorsey Pictures
    Apr 2020 - Jun 2020 · 3 mos