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After just one day on a television set, Ken Fuchs knew that he had found his career path. He was assigned the job of stopping traffic while the director shot scenes, listening for “action!” and “cut!” cues from his walkie talkie. When he returned to the studio at the end of the day, he was asked to come back the following day–and he’s worked in television ever since. Now, decades later, Ken is a renowned television director.
Ken has spent his career directing unscripted reality TV shows, such as Shark Tank, Family Feud, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Ken is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, five-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee and the 2019 Daytime Emmy award winner for Outstanding Directing for a Gameshow. Ken’s jobs have taken him around the globe; he’s been to more than sixty-five countries with The Bachelor franchise. But being a director isn’t all award shows and tropical locations–it’s all-consuming work.
This week on the Experience Podcast, Ken takes us behind the scenes to unpack what it’s really like to direct reality TV. He also answers questions from Experience Podcast listeners about The Bachelor franchise: Is it really unscripted? Are the romantic connections authentic? Do contestants do their own makeup?
Tune in to learn more about Ken’s experience – and to get your reality TV questions answered!
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- find him on Twitter: @kennyfuchs
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After just one day on a television set, Ken Fuchs knew that he had found his career path. He was assigned the job of stopping traffic while the director shot scenes, listening for “action!” and “cut!” cues from his walkie talkie. When he returned to the studio at the end of the day, he was asked to come back the following day–and he’s worked in television ever since. Now, decades later, Ken is a renowned television director.
Ken has spent his career directing unscripted reality TV shows, such as Shark Tank, Family Feud, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Ken is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, five-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee and the 2019 Daytime Emmy award winner for Outstanding Directing for a Gameshow. Ken’s jobs have taken him around the globe; he’s been to more than sixty-five countries with The Bachelor franchise. But being a director isn’t all award shows and tropical locations–it’s all-consuming work.
This week on the Experience Podcast, Ken takes us behind the scenes to unpack what it’s really like to direct reality TV. He also answers questions from Experience Podcast listeners about The Bachelor franchise: Is it really unscripted? Are the romantic connections authentic? Do contestants do their own makeup?
Tune in to learn more about Ken’s experience – and to get your reality TV questions answered!
Want to know more about Ken?
- find him on Facebook: ken.fuchs.1
- follow him on Instagram: ken.fuchs
- find him on Twitter: @kennyfuchs
Want to know more about The Experience Podcast?
- Sign up to be on our Insiders' List to receive our newsletters and insiders' information! Go to theexperiencepodcast.net (sign-ups are at the bottom of the page)
- Follow us on social media:
Support the show