Curriculum Vitae

SPENCER WILKING

swilking@gmail.com / (504) 352-2099

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & SHOWRUNNER:

“Southland Hoops: Drive to Win” ESPN Executive Producer & Director for a 4-part docuseries focusing on the success and struggles of college basketball players in the Southland Conference. Airdate: December 2024.

“Big Game On Tour” Fox Sports Co-Executive Producer for a 10-part poker series starring players like 17x WSOP Champ Phil Hellmuth and Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Tilly. Airdate: Summer 2024

“When Truth Isnt Truth” TIME / MSNBC Co-Executive Producer for a four hour doc series on the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani, an America divided and our nation’s “post-truth” era. Airdate: Feb/March 2023

“College$ports, Inc” Vice TV Co-Ep & Co-Director for documentary feature about the exploitative practices in college sports and the introduction of NIL & athlete compensation. Airdate: June 2021

“Watt’s World” Travel Channel Showrunner for 13 episode cable series and travel show hosted by Nick Watt. Airdate: Summer 2015

“Food Flashback” Food Network Showrunner for docu-reality pilot hosted by junk food historian Jason Liebig. Airdate: Nov 2017

“ASPIREist” USA Network & HLN Sr. Producer for multipart docu-series focused on solution based news. Airdates: Jan. 2016 (Season 1) & Sept. 2017 (Season 2)

DIRECTOR CREDITS:

“The Last Word: Pearl Harbor” History Channel Short form docu-series on Pearl Harbor survivors. Airdate: Dec. 2016

“Toxic Lake: Lake Okeechobee” Wilking Productions / Weather Channel Short film and digital project about toxic algae in Florida. Airdate: Sept. 2016

PRODUCER:

"American Prince: JFK Jr.,” EverWonder / CNN Senior Producer for three-part doc series on JFK, Jr.'s adventurous and ultimately tragic life, as seen through the lens of his groundbreaking political magazine “George.” Airdate: August 2025

“100 Days To Indy” Vice / CW Network Eight episode verite docu-series going inside the world of IndyCar as drivers chase the Indianapolis 500. Airdate: Spring 2023

“Split Screen” TIME / MSNBC Documentary produced with Trevor Noah exploring American media and the history of disinformation that has created alternate realities in our nation today. Airdate: Nov. 2022

“Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation” A+E Networks Docu-series about U.S. Govt program investigating recent UFO phenomena. Airdate: Summer 2020

“MTV True Life Crime: Justice for Junior” Left/Right & MTV Documentary about gang killing of a Bronx teen in a tragic case of mistaken identity. Airdate: Jan 2020

“Firing Line with Margaret Hoover” WNET / PBS Weekly studio interview series focused on news, politics and culture. Airdate: Summer 2019

“PBC Countdown” FOX Sports Verite docu-series following two boxers as they prepare for a championship bout. Summer 2019

“One Night in Central Park” ABC Two hour documentary about the Central Park jogger case. Airdate: May 2019

“The Story of the Royals” ABC Four part docu-series on the British royal family. Airdate: Aug 2018

“WACO” ABC Two hour documentary about Waco and the Branch Davidians. Airdate: Jan 2018

“30 for 30: World Beaters” Hock Films / ESPN Documentary on the legacy & history of The Little League World Series. Airdate: Aug 2017

“Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992” Lincoln Square / ABC Feature documentary w/theatrical release about the L.A. riots and the events preceding them. Airdate: April 2017

“Friday Night Tykes” Esquire Network Docu-series about youth football in Texas and Pennsylvania. 1/2016 - 4/2016 (Season 3); 10/2016 - 4/2017 (Season 4)

“Nightline” ABC News Nightly news series on ABC. March 2013 - July 2014

“Bluegrass Kingdom” Mandalay Sports Media / Turner Sports Documentary about the legacy of University of Kentucky basketball. Airdate: March 2013

“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” HBO Associate Producer for newsmagazine series focused on sports journalism. March 2008 - Nov. 2012

“The Brian Lehrer Show” WNYC Daily news and radio interview program hosted by Brian Lehrer. June 2006 - May 2008

EDUCATION:

M.S. in Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism May 2010

M.A. & B.A. in History, Tulane University, cum laude December 2004