Kay Rothman

6-hour investigative science series, part of programming slate "History’s Greatest Mysteries", narrated by Laurence Fishburne

Two consecutive years producing with this global, live-streamed program. 1-hour highlights special on Nat Geo Wild. 1.4 billion TV views, 180 countries, 40 languages. With Bryan Cranston, Mandy Patinkin, Claire Danes, Téa Leoni, Bill Nye. Created over a dozen short films about the connection between our largest health issues & the climate crisis, & the growing movement of citizen, business & government activists for climate solutions. From The Climate Reality Project, founded by Nobel Laureate Al Gore.

2-hour social justice documentary about forced underage marriage in the US, with Elizabeth Vargas.

26 x 30 series for NBC, season 2. Passionate celebrity ambassadors delve into small charities making a big impact

Deep dive interviews for this streaming platform with Nobel Laureates, creative computing artists, musicians, & future-tech visionaries. Scientists are my heroes: full of wonder & enthusiasm for puzzle-solving. Not unlike great producers. Interviewing Alan Alda about how we learn was life-changing.

25 x 60 series brings Nat Geo's flagship global brand to life onscreen, reimaging of the iconic brand in its first year as a rebooted, multi-episode series.

11 x 30 original series based on the legendary magazine’s content. Documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, & cartoons from acclaimed filmmakers & artists, including Paul Giamatti, Alan Cumming, Jon Turturro, Bill Murray, Marina Abramovic, Courtney Barnett, Roz Chast. Sundance Festival Official Selection.

Large-scale, live gala award event in Times Square & Herald Square venues in 2013 and again in 2015. Kind of like being the Mission Control Director for a NASA launch, but with better wardrobe options.

6 x 60 international series exploring how food has shaped us culturally & biologically. Responsible for producing "Sugar Rushes", one of six hour-long episodes. With Michael Pollan, Nigella Lawson, Rachel Ray, Padma Lakshmi, Graham Elliot.

Original content creation with established and emerging visionaries for all platforms. Character-driven narratives focus on science, technology, social justice, and the arts. These stories engage, entertain, and elevate conversations that explore and honor all that we share. Essentials for successful production: practical solutions, fiscal responsibility, kindness, curiosity, laughter, really good coffee. There is a longer list, but this is a good start. Distribution partners include streaming services such as Amazon Prime, The Climate Reality Project, and World Science Festival; networks include Nat Geo, PBS, Discovery, NBC, History Channel, A&E, and Food Network. Collaborators include Al Gore, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nye, Claire Danes, Téa Leoni, Mandy Patinkin, Alan Alda. I continue to produce original content while nurturing new partnerships and creative adventures.

Created slate of original programming for this national health media company online & through traditional broadcast venues. Nutrition, health, beauty & fitness. Reaching 50+ million. Telly Award for DIY on 'stealth nutrition'..

Pilot for the 6 x 30 doc-style competition series about high-tech venture capitalists. Bloomberg News' first original programming series.

I created (researched/wrote/set up) stories for "Food Detectives" Season Two broadcast on the Food Network. Check it out at http://www.foodnetwork.com/food-detectives/index.html.

2-hour special. Segments include: early civilizations' attempts at neurosurgery, how memory is stored & reconstructed, why brains dream, what happens to the brain during sex & trauma, what is intelligence, how do we experience time, & what is consciousness. You know…the easy topics.

6 x 60 doc series on the DARPA Urban Challenge, a self-driving vehicle competition.