Stephen H Schwartz

Stephen H. Schwartz is an Emmy Award-winning creator, writer and producer of reality and documentary television programming. He has been a senior executive at the Discovery Channel and Senior Vice President of Programming for The Style Network. Steve served as Executive Producer at TLC where he was the moving force behind, and the Executive Producer of, TLC's hit series "Trading Spaces," a program that created a new genre in the industry. Steve also created and was Executive Producer of ...See more

Stephen H. Schwartz is an Emmy Award-winning creator, writer and producer of reality and documentary television programming. He has been a senior executive at the Discovery Channel and Senior Vice President of Programming for The Style Network. Steve served as Executive Producer at TLC where he was the moving force behind, and the Executive Producer of, TLC's hit series "Trading Spaces," a program that created a new genre in the industry. Steve also created and was Executive Producer of "Trading Spaces'" sister series, "While You Were Out." As a respected consultant, Steve was an Executive Producer and advisor for the Lifetime Network. He is currently a consultant for the REELZ Channel.Earlier in his career, Steve worked as a long-form documentary producer, writer, and director for some of the television industry's top organizations, including CBS, ABC, and Lifetime. Other career highlights include serving as Senior Producer for Michael Moore's "The Awful Truth," and Executive Producer of programming for FX Networks, including the groundbreaking show "Breakfast Time." He also was an Executive Producer for the syndicated "PM Magazine," and was a creative consultant for the original David Letterman Show on NBC. His first book, "Police Emergency Squad No. 1," chronicled the daily lives of two members of this elite unit of New York City's finest.Steve is an avid sailor, and lives in New York with his wife Melanie and various golden retrievers. See less