Marianne Vogel Bender

Segment Director (DGA) - Responsible for conducting cast interviews, BTS stories, tracking story, writing & editing roll-in tape packages. Directed multi-camera shoots with a variety of subjects incl. convicted murderers, successful porn stars, psychics, drug addicts & swingers, just to name a few.

"Deadliest Catch" DISCOVERY CHANNEL - Emmy-award winning docu-series chronicling the real-life high-sea adventures of Alaskan crab fishermen. Producer duties: AVID ‘Preditor' of entire episode, wrote VO scripts for talent, Mike Rowe.

"The Curse of Civil War Gold" HISTORY CHANNEL - 6 part primetime series (Part Reality/Part Recre) - Run and gun style, verité docu-reality series following 5 men in search of missing confederate gold from the Civil War. Reality Series incl. recreas. In charge of all things ‘Field’ (cast, crew, locations, props, wardrobe, schedules, etc.) – Prepped cast, conducted cast Interviews, & tracked story/beat sheets.

2hr History Channel doc on the transition of presidential power: Interviewed/broll Washington Insiders & renown historians.

New Series for CNBC PRIME - follows Billionaire, Tilman Fertitta (Golden Nugget, etc.) as he seeks to find (and potentially buy) the most innovative and unique products for his $3.2B empire. Role: Right-hand gal to show runner; responsible for the development and execution of scripts and field directing.

Supervising Producer of a Primetime paranormal crime series. Working alongside show-runner, handling all pieces of the puzzle: Breakdowns, Scripts, Schedules, Budgets, etc. And having a fun time!

Docu-series following at risk teens as they go through a program in county jails. Directed cameras, conducted cast Interviews, tracked story, interviewed inmates & at-risk youth and their families in troubled neighborhoods around the country.

Docu-reality series following couples searching for a new home, with the assistance of a real estate agent. Prepped cast, directed cameras, conducted cast Interviews & tracked story/beat sheets.