The Lively Minds that Make Great Television

Leanna Crouch

President/Executive Producer

Leanna Crouch Background: Crouch was educated at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario and Pepperdine University in Malibu, California (Dean's List). Her television odyssey began at NBC in Burbank working initially as an intern and went on to write gags for Alex Trebek on several American game shows. She worked on a variety of award-winning programs, such as Enterprise, Canada AM, and Lifetime after moving back to Canada, and in 1989 became the Producer of TVOntario's Imprint, a highly-regarded and innovative program about books, language and ideas. In 1994, Crouch authored One on One (published by Somerville House), a book based on Imprint featuring interviews with Margaret Atwood, Germaine Greer, Leonard Cohen, Douglas Coupland and many others.
Crouch moved on to CTV in 1996, where she worked as Supervising Producer for 26 episodes of Roadcrew, a program for tweens, and as a Consulting Producer for programs including the development of the specialty channel that became MTV Canada. She then co-created the primetime entertainment program Entertainment Now, which debuted in the Fall of 1996. Crouch delivered 40 episodes of the animated and live-action program, Storytime with Thomas to the Fox Family Channel. Crouch has also been a catalyst and primary organizer for charitable benefits for PEN and the Writers Development Trust and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Documentary Organization of Canada – Toronto chapter.

In 1999, along with Jesse Fawcett and Arnie Gelbart (Galafilm), Crouch became one of the founding partners of Telefactory, specializing in creating and producing both factual and dramatic series. She was the creator of many of the programs they produced and acted as supervising producer and executive producer on the programs. She is the recipient of multiple awards in both the United States and Canada.

In 2007, Crouch became the President and Executive Producer of Lively Media based in Toronto. Lively Media, within the first year of its existence produced three original series: Breeder of the Pack for Animal Planet Canada- now commissioned for a second season- and The Chef's Domain and Gold Medal Plates for Travel + Escape and CTV. Gemini nominated Enraged, a highly rated special produced in 2010 for Discovery Health US and TVtropolis aired in 2010.

Crouch also acted as Supervising Producer for Stock & Awe, the acclaimed and highly unconventional business comedy series currently airing on BNN and CTV.
Leanna Crouch has also most recently acted as both Supervising Producer and Executive Producer for is run run revolution™, a limited series for CBC's Factual Entertainment Unit which aired this past spring and I Didn't Do It, currently airing on Investigation Discovery Canada, US and Crime Investigation UK. This ratings winner followed the heart rending and compelling story of two men in Austin Texas who are wrongfully convicted of murdering a young mother.

2006
The Truth about the Sexes. 5x30 series for Discovery Health US and W Network.
2006
Blank Canvas. 1x30 pilot. Design program Produced for W Network.
2006
Beauty Quest. 1x60 doc for W Network and The Documentary Channel in Canada.
2006
Women Behind The Badge. 3x60 doc series for TVO and Knowledge Net work in Canada.
2003-2005
15/Love. Top rated 40x30 teen drama for YTV (CA) and France.
2004
More Homestead Holdouts. 1x60 sequel to hit special HGTV US.
2003
In Vitro: 21st Century Parenting and Aspergers. 2x60 science/human interest docs for TVO.
2002-2004
The Right Fit. 52x30 lifestyle series for Fine Living (US) and W Network.
1999-2004
Planet Parent. 98x30 (5 seasons) for TVO with sales to Living TV (UK) and territories worldwide.
2003
Homestead Holdouts. 1x60 documentary for HGTV (US).
Highest rated timeslot of the year.
2002
Cooking with Mom. 1x60 and 1x30 holiday specials. For Women's Entertainment Network (US) and Food Network Canada.
2000-2001
Modern Manners. 52x30 for W Network. Sold in more than 25 countries by RDF media.

Joe Woodward

Producer / Executive in Charge of Production

Joe Woodword Background: International co-production? No problem. Event-based logistical challenges? Still no problem. Documentary, series, competitions, docu-soaps. Joe Woodward has done them all and has gained a world-wide reputation for getting the job done well and on budget. His extensive knowledge in both production and finance makes Joe a go-to guy in the industry.
In 2007 he oversaw both the live event and television show of the dedication of the Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee Chin Crystal. He produced the Gemini Award winning dramatization of the critically acclaimed stage play "Blood on the Moon" and the World Poker Tour's Canadian Championship. In 2005-2006 he traveled to China to co-produce the martial arts performance documentary "Chun Yi: The Making of a Legend." He completed a 13 part series "Spiritual Gardens" and was the executive in charge of production on the award winning sports documentary "Ice Storm-The Sale and Pelletier Affair." The documentary was shot in six countries revealing the truth behind this international ice skating scandal and the efforts to recognize their great achievement with an Olympic gold medal. In the summer of 2006 a documentary special, Project Passion, a relationship show aired for the US network WE (Women's Entertainment). Since 1999 he has been Executive in Charge of Production on over 50 hours of docu-soap programming.

Beyond television, Woodward has a wealth of experience as an Associate Producer and Event Coordinator for the Celebrity Sports Invitationals. Recently in Banff he associate produced the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Sports Invitational hosted by Bobby Kennedy Jr and Alec Baldwin. Celebrities at the event competed in skiing, sledding, and a celebrity poker game which included Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Fran Drescher, Camryn Manheim, Mark Messier and Joe Pantoliano. The weekend raised $1,000,000 for charity. Over the last 20 years he has helped raise millions of dollars hosted by celebrities such as Muhammad Ali, Christopher Reeve, Robin Williams, Alec Baldwin, Priscilla Presley, Ted Danson and Charlton Heston.

As a Production Manager, Woodward's credits run the gamut from crime to comedy. His projects for A&E include the Biography program "Cartier—Jewellers to the Kings" and the Investigative Reports program "Peace, Love & Murder." For YTV, he worked on the Super Dave's All Stars series and two mini dramas for YTV's Jr. Jays Slices. In addition, he was Production Manager for CTV's Battle of the Brains II, The Learning Channel and WIC's Mysterious Forces Beyond, and Sci-Fi Channel and USA Network's Sci-Fi Buzz & Hollywood Insider. Projects for CBS include the 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, and the annual Circus of the Stars, for which he was also a consultant.

2011 has brought Joe Woodward an intensively busy schedule but added success with three new critically acclaimed and highly-rated international programs. Woodward helped spearhead run run revolution™ for CBC’s Factual Entertainment unit and I Didn’t Do It for Investigation Discovery Canada, US and Crime Investigation UK. He is also Executive in Charge of Production on the recently commissioned second season of Breeder of the Pack for Animal Planet Canada.