Doug McConnell Biography
Doug McConnell is an American television journalist who has focused on environmental issues, with programs on the air continuously since moving back to the Bay Area in 1982. He has created, produced and hosted many series, special programs, and news projects for local, national and international distribution. His broadcast awards include multiple Emmys, an Iris, and a Gabriel.
Doug was also honored by the Marin Humane Society as “Humanitarian of the Year,” by the San Francisco Bay Trail Project as “Volunteer of the Year,” and by California State Parks as “Honorary Ranger of the Year.” A regular fixture around Marin, he can regularly be spotted at either Northpoint Coffee in Sausalito or Rulli’s in Larkspur, working on his new project, an online travel community, openroad.tv.
Doug McConnell Age
As of 2019, McConnell’s age is estimated to be about 74 years old. He was born in the United States. He is an American by nationality and he belongs to white ethnicity. Since 1983, McConnell has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, two sons, and a bevy of pets.
Doug McConnell Family
We have no records regarding his parents and siblings.
Doug McConnell Wife | Doug McConnell Children
McConnell is a married man. He is married to his wife Kathy McConnell for over 26 years as of 2019. They have two sons together. Their firstborn son is known as Nicolas McConnell while their second-born is known as Patrick McConnell.
Doug McConnell Education
McConnell received a bachelor’s degree in Government from Pomona College (1967), and a master’s degree in Political Science from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University (1968).
Doug McConnell Career
McConnell is ConvergenceMedia Productions (CMP) co-founder and managing partner in Sausalito, California. OpenRoad with Doug McConnell is one of CMP’s main products, nationally exploring the West for Public Television. OpenRoad is strongly connected to www. OpenRoad. TV, the West Video Guide for Travelers. McConnell is a co-executive producer and managing editor for both ventures. McConnell also develops and oversees other media projects undertaken by CMP.
McConnell was the host and senior editor of the television series Bay Area Backroads on KRON Television in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1993-2009. Bay Area Backroads was one of the longest-running regional television series in the history of American broadcasting and was consistently the highest-rated non-news program generated locally on the nation’s sixth-largest market. McConnell co-authored two best-selling travel books for Chronicle Books during his Backroads years.
Doug McConnell Net Worth
As of 2019, McConnel hasn’t disclosed his net worth and salary to the media.
Doug McConnell Mac And Mutley
Mutley was an Emmy award-winning dog who co-starred in the 1980s with McConnell on their KPIX show. Mutley belonged to McConnell’s friend named Gene Alba. McConnell was like the uncle (with Mutley). … Mutley always determined the shooting schedule. If Mutley was having fun they would do something, and if she wasn’t, they didn’t. But she foolishly trusted them.
OpenRoad with Doug McConnell
OpenRoad with Doug McConnell, Exploring the West began on San Francisco Public Television station KQED and its sister station in San Jose, KTEH, in April 2009. OpenRoad.TV will be stocked with all the video, knowledge and insights that McConnell has compiled over the years and continues to collect. The professionally produced video content will be organized into easily accessible geographical and categorical contexts, with users being invited to vastly enrich it by adding their own stories, photographs, and videos. The goal of OpenRoad. TV is to provide a website that’s extensive, deep, entertaining and informative and becomes a valuable resource to help people imagine, plan and book travels and get to know intriguing fellow travelers in the process.
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