Howard Owens
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Howard Owens is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Propagate Content, one of the world's fastest-growing independent content creation and distribution companies. Owens is a Three-time Emmy Nominee as Producer of Hillary for Hulu, Killing Kennedy and Running Wild with Bear Grylls for National Geographic.
Propagate's unscripted credits include Untold and Haunted for Netflix, Burning for Amazon Prime Video, LFG for HBO Max, Chopped for Food Network, "In Search Of" and "Kings of Pain" for the History Channel, Go-Big Show for TBS. Scripted credits include Charmed for the CW, Rebelde for Netflix, and Zulu for Showtime.
Propagate's expanding portfolio of companies includes domestic production companies Electus, Big Breakfast, and Notional, France's Incognito, a surveyor of premium scripted content, and talent management firms Artists First, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and Select Management.
Owens previously served as President of National Geographic Channels, overseeing all aspects of corporate strategy, production and revenue. Unscripted programs launched under Owens include The Incredible Doctor Pol, Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, Doomsday Preppers, Ultimate Survival Alaska, Live Free or Die, Inside Combat Rescue, Caesar 911, Wicked Tuna, Brain Games, and Life Below Zero. He also introduced original scripted programming to National Geographic Channels with Killing Lincoln, Emmy®-nominated Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus.
Prior to National Geographic Channels, Owens was an original partner of Ben Silverman's Reveille, which became one of the most significant independent production and distribution companies for NBC - producing The Office, The Biggest Loser, MasterChef, Ugly Betty, The Tutors, and many other iconic TV series.
Owens began his entertainment career at the William Morris Agency as an agent trainee in the mail room, quickly ascending to agent in the corporate consulting and television packaging divisions. There he represented television producers, international formats including The Weakest Link, and top brands such as Maxim, InStyle, eBay and Miramax Films.
Owens is a highly awarded producer - receiving a Critics Choice Award for Emmy®-nominated Hillary, as well as two Insight Awards of Excellence from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists for his work on FX's 30 Days, the "Atheist/Christian" episode, along with a GLAAD Award for the episode "Straight/Gay," and both a PGA Award nomination and a Voice of Courage and Conscience Media Award by the Muslim Public Affairs Council for the episode "Muslims and America."
Owens received his Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University, and his Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac School of Law.
Propagate's unscripted credits include Untold and Haunted for Netflix, Burning for Amazon Prime Video, LFG for HBO Max, Chopped for Food Network, "In Search Of" and "Kings of Pain" for the History Channel, Go-Big Show for TBS. Scripted credits include Charmed for the CW, Rebelde for Netflix, and Zulu for Showtime.
Propagate's expanding portfolio of companies includes domestic production companies Electus, Big Breakfast, and Notional, France's Incognito, a surveyor of premium scripted content, and talent management firms Artists First, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and Select Management.
Owens previously served as President of National Geographic Channels, overseeing all aspects of corporate strategy, production and revenue. Unscripted programs launched under Owens include The Incredible Doctor Pol, Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, Doomsday Preppers, Ultimate Survival Alaska, Live Free or Die, Inside Combat Rescue, Caesar 911, Wicked Tuna, Brain Games, and Life Below Zero. He also introduced original scripted programming to National Geographic Channels with Killing Lincoln, Emmy®-nominated Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus.
Prior to National Geographic Channels, Owens was an original partner of Ben Silverman's Reveille, which became one of the most significant independent production and distribution companies for NBC - producing The Office, The Biggest Loser, MasterChef, Ugly Betty, The Tutors, and many other iconic TV series.
Owens began his entertainment career at the William Morris Agency as an agent trainee in the mail room, quickly ascending to agent in the corporate consulting and television packaging divisions. There he represented television producers, international formats including The Weakest Link, and top brands such as Maxim, InStyle, eBay and Miramax Films.
Owens is a highly awarded producer - receiving a Critics Choice Award for Emmy®-nominated Hillary, as well as two Insight Awards of Excellence from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists for his work on FX's 30 Days, the "Atheist/Christian" episode, along with a GLAAD Award for the episode "Straight/Gay," and both a PGA Award nomination and a Voice of Courage and Conscience Media Award by the Muslim Public Affairs Council for the episode "Muslims and America."
Owens received his Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University, and his Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac School of Law.
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