2002 Science in Society Journalism Awards

Television

Richard Hutton, executive producer

“Evolution”

NOVA/PBS

Description

If there had been a Science in Society prize in Darwin’s days, evolution would have been a real contender, and it obviously still is. In the television category, Richard Hutton, executive producer, WGBH/NOVA Science Unit, is honored for “Evolution” (broadcast Sept. 24-27, 2001). Credit goes to the producers of this landmark series for recognizing the impact the science of evolution has had on society for well over 100 years. This captivating series took viewers from jungles to islands to classrooms to highlight the continuing scientific discoveries and political struggles over one of the most basic topics in all of science.

Biography

Richard Hutton is the Vice President of Media Development for Vulcan Productions, overseeing the operations of its movie and documentary units. Among Vulcan’s productions are the feature film “Far From Heaven” and “The Blues,” a seven-part documentary series airing on PBS in Fall 2003. Hutton also serves on the board of TechTV.

Hutton was the executive producer of the critically acclaimed PBS series “Evolution” co-produced by the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Vulcan Productions.

Before “Evolution” Hutton was senior vice president of creative development at Walt Disney Imagineering. There, he oversaw the creative team responsible for the design of all Disney three-dimensional storytelling (theme parks, retail concepts, etc.). He came to Imagineering from the Disney Institute where, as vice president and general manager, he directed the transition of the organization from an idea into an operating business.

Before Disney, Hutton was senior vice president, television programming and production, for WETA Television in Washington, D.C., and earlier, director of public affairs programming for WNET Television in New York. His projects have included the award-winning “The Brain” (1984) and “The Mind” (1988), as well as nine books and various medical texts and articles for national publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Omni and Cosmopolitan.

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