Will Schwarz is an accomplished producer, writer and executive producer.
With over 30 years of industry experience, he possesses extensive production and management skills creating original non-fiction television programming.
As founder and president of Pennant Productions, Will’s credits include the World Cup, Goodwill and Olympic games. He has served as Executive Producer for numerous programs on TLC and Animal Planet and has been a Producer for many series and programs on Discovery, the Science Channel, and other networks.
Schwarz has also produced, directed and written documentaries and features for a variety of government and corporate clients. His work has been honored with Emmy, Sports Emmy, USAE/VIDE and Telly awards.
Schwarz, who earned an MPH degree, has a background in public health and worked as an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina. He also helped develop graduate curricula in Public Health, Biostatistics and Clinical Research for Laureate Education, Inc.
AWARDS
- 1999 Telly Awards – USDAA Grand Prix of Dog Agility National Championship (Producer); Animal Planet National Dog Championship (Producer)
- 1995 Telly Award – US Air National Guard How and Why We Train (Producer/Director/Writer)
- 1994 USAE/VIDE – Baltimore Convention Center Expansion (Producer/Director/Writer)
- 1993 Emmy Award Public Affairs Documentary (Mid-Atlantic Region); America Works (Producer/Writer)
- 1988 Sports Emmy: Live Sports Special – Games of the XXIV Olympiad (Associate Producer)
Founder and President of Pennant Productions, LTD
Executive Producer/Producer/Director/Writer/Editor of long and short form non-fiction television programs
Associate Director of Program Design, Laureate Education, Inc.
Producer, WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD
Research Associate, Lipid Research Clinics Program, University of North Carolina
Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Schwarz, Wm. H. et al – Correlates of LDL Cholesterol: Associations with Physical, Chemical, Dietary and Behavioral Characteristics; Arteriosclerosis 2:513-522; 1982.
1999 Telly Awards – USDAA Grand Prix of Dog Agility National Championship (Producer); Animal Planet National Dog Championship (Producer)
1995 Telly Award – US Air National Guard How and Why We Train (Producer/Director/Writer)
1994 USAE/VIDE – Baltimore Convention Center Expansion (Producer/Director/Writer)
1993 Emmy Award Public Affairs Documentary (Mid-Atlantic Region); America Works (Producer/Writer)
1988 Sports Emmy: Live Sports Special – Games of the XXIV Olympiad (Associate Producer)
Schwarz earned a M.P.H. in Epidemiology from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, LA and a B.A. degree in Philosophy/Social Sciences from Sarah Lawrence College in Broxville, NY.
