- Tracey Baker-Simmons is a seasoned veteran in television and film production who has spent more than 20 years in the industry producing critically acclaimed content. Throughout her career, Ms. Baker-Simmons has proven her ability to create content that both resonates well with viewers and pushes the culture forward. Baker-Simmons produced national commercials and hundreds of music videos for LeRoux Pictures and Westside Stories in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2002 she produced the independent feature film The Book of Love. In 2005, Baker-Simmons created the pop culture phenomenon - Bravo reality series Being Bobby Brown, starring controversial music legends Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston. Then, in 2010, Baker-Simmons and her partner, Wanda Shelley, executive produced MTV2's Sprite Step-Off, which debuted to record breaking ratings for the network. In the same year, Baker-Simmons received an Emmy(TM) nomination from Southeast Region - National Academy of Arts and Sciences for the series Platinum House, featuring R&B legend Keith Sweat and Dru Hill. Tracey recently served as the Head of Development for the New York based production company, Jarrett Creative and oversaw development of all Non- scripted projects. While at Jarrett she was responsible for the development of series such as TNT's Boston Finest , TLC's Alaska Women Looking for Love, LMN's I killed my BFF, TVGN's Rock the Boat (featuring New Kids on the Block), and several other series. She also brought Jarrett the Lifetime's series "The Houstons: On Our Own" which starred the family of late Whitney Houston. Baker-Simmons served as Executive Producer and Showrunner. Baker-Simmons just recently launched her new production company, HWY 58 Media, LLC with her brother, Eric Harris (www.hwy58media.com) and she is wrapping production on her first bio-pic titled Bobbi II Kristina, which is centered around the deceased daughter of the late Whitney Houston.
Tracey recently served as the Head of Development for the New York based production company, Jarrett Creative and oversaw development of all Non- scripted projects. While at Jarrett she was responsible for the development of series such as TNT's Boston Finest , TLC's Alaska Women Looking for Love, LMN's I Killed my BFF, TVGN's Rock the Boat (featuring New Kids on the Block), and several other series. She also brought Jarrett the Lifetime's series "The Houstons: On Our Own" which premiered October 24, 2012 starring the family of late Whitney Houston. Tracey served with Seth Jarrett, Julie Insogna-Jarrett and Wanda Shelley as Executive Producers and Showrunner.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Wink Woodall - Tracey Baker-Simmons is a 25+ year Entertainment industry veteran and seasoned television producer and one of the pioneers of Reality Television. She created the hit series Being Bobby Brown starring the late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Over the past several years, her main focus has been the development of content and serving as an Executive Producer. She recently served as Executive Producer and Director for the Hip Hop series - Hip Hop Treasures starring LL Cool J and Ice-T, the Hulu series The Conversations Project and soon to be released Women in Hip Hop Doc series. She has worked with networks such as Showtime, Bravo, OWN, MTV, VH1, Lifetime, BET, TNT, TBS, TV1, A&E, TLC, Oxygen, WETV, Hallmark, Hulu and counting. She also serves on a special White House Media Committee, ECCO, created under the Obama Administration. Tracey is an expert in the area of packaging, selling and producing reality television. Her experience ranges from challenging celebrity talent to intuitive college students and all other personality types in between. Her goal is to help others learn the art of shaping the narrative of real people's stories,- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tracey Baker-Simmons
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