Executive Producer, writer and director of the critically acclaimed Fox Sports/Prime Video award-winning television series, Inside Sportfishing, Michael has been in film and television production since graduating Orange Coast College Film School in 1976. Michael went on to produce original programming for National Geographic, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Disney, Discovery, Paramount Pictures and ABC Sports, delivering a number of ACE Award-winning specials featuring Super Bowl winning Coach Pete Carroll, the National Football League’s MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, and comedians Howie Mandel and Leo Gallagher.
In 1989, Michael secured the Ford Motor Company and Shimano America as title sponsors and created the new television series Inside Sportfishing, which became the longest-running, highest-rated fishing shows in the history of Fox Sports. On-air for 27 consecutive years, the series is now streaming on Amazon Prime. https://www.amazon.com/v/insidesportfishing
Michael’s unique story-telling abilities transported audiences to locations around the world and made Inside Sportfishing into one of the most watched and iconic fishing show in history. The series has been recognized with 27 International Telly Awards for broadcast excellence, as well being awarded Best Fishing Show of the Year by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. He earned his Professorship in Communications from the State of California, has fished his entire life, grew-up working the sport boats, is a United States Coast Guard Licensed Captain, and an Amazon #1 Best Selling author for his thrillers Perfect Bait and The Spa