RON GOETZ

Executive Producer/Executive Vice-President

Ron Goetz began his career in television over 30 years ago, starting as Production Supervisor for CFTK-TV in Terrace, British Columbia. During the mid 1980s, Goetz was Senior Producer for CKCK-TV in Regina, Saskatchewan, and was a member of the executive staff for eight years as Director of Creative Services, Promotions and Community Affairs.

For the past fifteen years, Goetz has produced and executive produced factual television programming. Goetz was the Producer of Emmy® Award-winning 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings (1x 60 documentary, TLC, History Television) and Executive Producer of multi award-winning documentary, Dad (1 x 60 documentary, HBO, Vision, CBC, SCN). His recent work includes Legend Hunters (8 x 60 documentary series, CTV Travel, Travel Channel USA, ZDF, Discovery Canada, History UK), Trading Places (23 x 60 lifestyle/reality series, Life Network), Vietnam: Canada's Unknown War (1 x 60 and 1 x 90 documentary, TLC, Wisdom Channel, Discovery Latin America) and Disasters of the Century (47 x 60 documentary series, History Television, Zone Vision, HBO Europe). Currently, Goetz is the Executive Producer for award-winning Crime Stories (48 x 60 documentary series, History Television, A & E Biography, Canal D, History UK, Discovery International) and The Re-Inventors (35 x 30 documentary series (HD), History Television, Historia, Discovery HD International, Treasure HD).

Goetz was one of the founders of the MIP-COM National Fellowship that sends Canadian producers to Cannes, France every year. Elected in 1990, Goetz served on the Board of Directors for the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association, and as President for two years. In 2005, Goetz was the Executive Producer for the Saskatchewan Centennial Gala, seen live on CBC and attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Goetz was presented with the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Lynda Haverstock.

Goetz graduated from the Advanced Management Centre at the University of Dalhousie with a certificate in Business Management. He also graduated from the Newport Business Management course.