HDNet Names Wayne Nelson Executive Producer, Dan Rather Reports

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Colette Carey
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DALLAS, TX - July 31, 2006 - HDNet has named R. Wayne Nelson as Executive Producer for “Dan Rather Reports,” the new investigative news program hosted by Dan Rather, set to premiere on HDNet this October.

A three-time Emmy Award winner, Nelson will lead development and production of the program including any additional long-form documentaries produced by “Dan Rather Reports.”

Nelson’s distinguished career in broadcast news includes 20 years at CBS where he began as producer in Dallas, Texas and moved onto Senior Broadcast producer for the CBS Evening News and finally, Producer at 60 Minutes.

Nelson supervised all editorial content, story selection, and story placement for the CBS Evening News and also covered stories from bureaus all over the world, ranging from the fall of Eastern Europe to the Gulf War to the Oklahoma City bombing.

"We’re thrilled to add Wayne Nelson to the staff of Dan Rather Reports,” said Mark Cuban, Chairman and Co-founder of HDNet. “His vast experience in news and his expertise in production will be invaluable to HDNet as we build this new, cutting-edge news program.”

Most recently, Nelson founded Parachute Productions, a production studio specializing in developing, producing, shooting, writing and editing web videos and promotional DVDs for both for-profit entities and non-profit charities.

Nelson is a graduate of Texas A & M University.

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