Fran Mires is a

television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon ...

credited with the creation and launch of dozens of television shows in English, Spanish and now Arabic. She is a graduate of

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and earned her master's degree in journalism from the

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at Northwestern University. She is married with three children. A native of San Francisco and based in Florida, Mires is credited with the launch of Spanish language network

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's highly rated, flagship news magazine '' Ocurrió Así'' in 1990, hosted by Enrique Gratas and later by Pedro Sevcec. The show, the first of its kind in the Spanish language national and International markets, was on the air for 11 years. Other shows by Mires during her tenure at Telemundo: ''La Buena Vida'' (The Good Life) hosted by former

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and Primera Hora. Mires has conceived and launched dozens of shows in multiple formats for clients like

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, MGM Networks Latin America, HGTV, United Family Communications, and Hearst-Argyle. As a consultant, Mires was hired to help launch "C News" which is part of C Television in

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and on March 8, 2009, launched Al Youm, a 3-hour, Sunday through Thursday, prime time news magazine in Arabic. The show which airs throughout the Middle East and Europe is the first of its kind in the region. It broadcasts live from 3 continents from 5 studios in Dubai, Beirut, Jerusalem, Cairo & Virginia. Some of Fran Mires' shows: News * Al Youm, Alhurra Television (2009) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer *C News, C Television (2006) Launch News Consultant *Telenoticias del Mundo, (1995) Launch, Director of Programming *Real Life, NBC Daytime & Sunbeam Productions (1996) Launch, Co- Executive Producer * Ocurrio asi,

Network (1990-2001) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer * Ocurrio asi de noche

Network (1993) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer * Primera Hora del Medio Dia,

Network(1994) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer * Primera Hora,

Network (1993) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer * Alta Tension

Network(1993) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer *

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Network (1991) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer *The

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Show,

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Launch, Executive Producer *Question Time, BBC World (2004) US Election Coverage Special, US Live Producer *Inside Report,

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Segment Producer Variety * My Games Fever My Games Fever, Shine Limited (2006) Launch, Producer
Nuevas Voces de America

Network & Estefan Enterprises (2005) Launch, Show Producer *21 Days
Animus Entertainment Group
(Pilot) Producer *Sabor Miami con el Chef Pepin, MGM Networks Latin America (1998) Launch, Executive Producer *En Casa de Lucy, MGM Networks Latin America (1998) Launch, Executive Producer *Generation Cosmo, Hearst Argyle (Pilot) Launch, Executive Producer *Cafe Cosmopolitan, Hearst Argyle (Pilot) Launch, Executive Producer
Las Brasas
con el Chef Carlos Yanes, MGM Networks Latin America (1998) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer
Vivir con Estilo
MGM Networks Latin America(1998) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer *Detalles Con Fredo Valladares, MGM Networks Latin America(1998) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer *Primeros Pasos, MGM Networks Latin America (1998) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer *Crecer con la Dra. Marisa Azaret, MGM Networks Latin America (1998) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer * Casa Club Magazine, MGM Networks Latin America (1997-1998) Launch, Creator, Executive Producer *Home on the Waves, HGTV (1998) Creator, Producer

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