Information Television Network

Information Television Network, also known as ITV, is an American television production company based in Boca Raton, Florida. It was founded by Ed and Ana Cristina Lerner in 1992.[1] The company specializes in creating health and wellness documentary-style programming and is best known for producing Healthy Body, Healthy Mind which airs on more than 200 PBS affiliates around the United States.[2][3]

History

Ed Lerner, a former ABC News documentary maker, founded the company with his wife Ana Cristina Lerner in order to create informational and educational programming that reflected the burgeoning Information Age. In 1992, ITV produced its first series, The Cutting Edge Medical Report, a documentary medical series hosted by Nancy Duerr which went on to a 10-year run of 200 half-hour episodes which aired on PBS. In 2004, The Cutting Edge Medical Report was revamped and became Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, a similar series but with an increased focus on health and wellness. As of May 2, 2016, a total of 300 episodes of Healthy Body, Healthy Mind have aired over the course of 32 seasons on more than 200 public television stations nationwide.

ITV also produced other educational televisions shows focused around children and teen health issues. In 1997, ITV produced Hall Pass, a syndicated teen news show, which ran for one season and featured the first television appearance of then 14-year-old Chyler Leigh as co-host.[4] In 2002, ITV produced Kids HealthWorks, a documentary series on children's health which aired on Discovery Health Channel.[5] In 2005, ITV produced E-Venture Kids, a pre-teen educational television pilot, which aired on more than 40 PBS stations and featured the first television acting appearance of then 12-year-old Ariana Grande.[6]

Programming

Original Series
  • The Cutting Edge Medical Report
  • Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
  • Kids HealthWorks

Original Pilots
  • E-Venture Kids

Mini-Series
  • The Art of Women's Health hosted by Nancy Duerr

References
  1. "ITV Selects Scott McFarland, MD As New Host Of Healthy Body, Healthy Mind". The Florida Office of Film and Entertainment. September 12, 2008. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2016. ITV was founded in 1992 by Ed and Ana Cristina Lerner with a vision to...
  2. Thomason, John (May–June 2012). "Currents A&E Spotlight - Reel Desirable". Boca Raton Magazine. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016. [...] its "Healthy Body, Healthy Mind" series airing on more than 200 PBS affiliates across the country.
  3. "Award Winning Boca Raton Company". Palm Beach Film Commission. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016. [...] HBHM Mind celebrates it's [sic] 10 year anniversary with ITV producing nearly 300 episodes, airing on Public Television since 2004.
  4. Eisner, Randi; Cohen, Nina (February 4, 1997). "Stars Are Born - Locally Produced TV Program Hall Pass Finds Talent Close To Home". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016. Hall Pass episodes will be taped during the spring at Information Television Studios in Boca Raton.
  5. "The National Dairy Council and The American Academy of Pediatrics Partner In New Discovery Health Channel Series Called Kids HealthWorks". prnewswire.com. Rosemont, Illinois: PR Newswire. April 18, 2002. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016. [...] in a new Discovery Health Channel series called Kids HealthWorks.
  6. Fernandez, Mireidy (May 5, 2005). "World Surfing - Boca Philanthropist Backs TV Show Taking Kids On Computer Adventure". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2016. The pilot for E-Venture Kids will premiere on WXEL at 8 p.m. Saturday and air on more than 40 other PBS stations nationwide.
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