Jim Dotson Email & Phone Number

As a Five time Emmy award winning television producer and executive producer, I have over 40 years of experience in the entertainment industry and have recorded over 500 hours of concert music production with some of the world’s top artists. Among my most notable achievements are the national public television documentaries “Fats Domino: Walkin’ Back to New Orleans”, “Tribute To Toussaint“, “Irma Thomas – The Soul Queen Of New Orleans” and “Leah Chase – The Creole Queen Of New Orleans”. In 1994, I served as one of the producers for the “Live From the House of Blues” music series for TBS. To date, I have served as executive producer on 24 documentaries.I have also interviewed and worked with hundreds of celebrities, artists, musicians, authors and CEO’s. I have produced projects for some of world’s most notable companies, broadcasters and cable networks, including M-TV, TBS, PBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, CBS and ABC.My music television career began in 1991 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. My big break would come just 4 years later in1995 when I served as a producer for the TBS series “Live From The House Of Blues”. In that role, I oversaw all production elements and editing for domestic and international versions of the show.Throughout the remainder of the 90’s, I produced and served in a variety of positions on music projects for top name groups both nationally and internationally.Fast forward to 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I executive produced a 2-hour live PAX-TV special “Gospel Angels – A Concert To Restore Hope” from Centennial Park in Atlanta.In 2008, I executive produced my biggest project to date…the award-winning PBS documentary “Fats Domino – Walkin’ Back To New Orleans”, a tribute to the rock and roll legend that includes his final concert performance. In 2010, in the wake of the BP Oil spill, I produced the GulfAid Concert for Fuse-TV featuring John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Allen Toussaint and others.In addition to concert productions, I have produced and executive produced scores of sports magazine programs for The New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans and many others. I have also produced numerous inspirational programs on a national and international level. Whether it’s working with a New York Times bestselling author, a mega church pastor, a rock star musician or corporate CEO, I am an executive producer that knows how to deliver engaging video productions at the highest level.

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  Loyola University New Orleans

  Broadcasting