Melanie Wallace

Melanie Wallace, Senior Series Producer

NOVA/WGBH USA

Melanie Wallace has been with WGBH-TV for over twenty years. Since 1998, she has been the Senior Series Producer for NOVA, the longest running and most successful science series on American television now in its 36th season. As Senior Series Producer, Melanie is connected to all aspects of production, searching for new talent, innovative program ideas, and new co-production opportunities. Melanie is the driving force behind all the deals brokered between NOVA and NOVA's numerous international partners such as the BBC and Arte. She also heads NOVA's co-production and acquisitions unit. She travels widely representing NOVA and US public television at film festivals, television markets and science congresses. Before assuming the role of Senior Series Producer, Melanie was a producer/director, writing, directing and supervising numerous programs for both NOVA and PBS. Some of these include Odyssey, The Ring of Truth, Adventure, and Condition Critical: A Forum on American Health Care with Phil Donahue. She is currently on the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and has served as a consultant to the ITVS- International Call program.

For a complete list of NOVA programs Melanie has worked on visit the NOVA website, www.pbs.org/nova.