Troy Dunn is an American television personality, producer, and public speaker who specializes in creating and producing television that generally includes reuniting people with long-lost loved ones.
Biography
editTV CAREER: Dunn was the executive producer and star of three primetime television shows; The Locator, which ran five seasons on the cable network WE.[1] In 2013, the cable network TNT announced it was producing a similar program for which he would be executive producer and host, APB with Troy Dunn.[2] In 2015, he was the host and executive producer of the UPTV show "Last Hope With Troy Dunn".[3]
PODCAST: Dunn Executive Produced and co-hosted the podcast "The Geddie Dunn Show" with close friend and Emmy winning TV producer, Bill Geddie, from 2017-2020. [4]
AUTHOR: Dunn authorized numerous best-selling books, including "Family: The Good F Word", "Young Bucks", "Life Lessons From The Locator. [5]
FOUNDER: In 2002, Dunn sold his company BigHugs.com to Ancestry.com.[6][7]
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dunn gives popular keynote speeches to corporate events worldwide. [8]
CHARITY: Troy launched a 501c3 non-profit organization to assist people in search. The Locator Foundation. [9]
PERSONAL LIFE: Troy was born in Topeka Kansas, and attended Enid High School in Enid Oklahoma. [10] Dunn married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Dunn in 1988. They have 8 children, 8 grand children. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1737737/bio/
References
edit- ^ Bellafante, Ginia (2010-11-12). "Reuniting (if With Issues) and Why It Feels So Good". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ^ Little, Kevin (November 4, 2013). "TNT greenlights "APB with Troy Dunn" (working title), featuring top expert in locating missing persons" (Press release). TNT. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Last Hope with Troy Dunn Archives". UPtv. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ https://podbay.fm/p/the-geddie-dunn-show-podcast
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Troy-Dunn/s?k=Troy+Dunn
- ^ "MyFamily.com, Inc. Completes Acquisition of BigHugs.com" (Press release). Ancestry.com. December 9, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Pierce, Scott D. (2008-09-01). "Lost and found — LDS TV host turns family searches into his life's work". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/10300/Troy-Dunn
- ^ https://www.guidestar.org/profile/83-3043064
- ^ https://oklahome.blogspot.com/2009/09/interview-with-okie-troy-dunn-locator.html