RIVR Media

RIVR Media is an American-based TV production company, specializing in reality and documentary programming. RIVR is responsible for ''Fixer to Fabulous'', ''Whale Wars'', ''Trading Spaces'', ''Escaping Polygamy'', ''Fat Guys in the Woods'', ''Renovation Realities'', ''Going RV'', ''Friday Night Impossible with Jerry Rice'', ''Great American Heroes featuring Trace Adkins'', ''Run My Renovation'', and much more. It provides programming for cable networks, including A&E, HGTV, DIY Network, GAC, Lifetime Movie Network, MTV, Fine Living, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Weather Channel, History Channel, ESPN, Animal Planet, Game Show Network, TLC, Nickelodeon, Food Network, Court TV and TNN.

RIVR's production credits include documentaries, reality series, sitcoms, travel series, sports entertainment, and post-production services.

RIVR Media i
owned by
partners Dee Haslam and Lori Golden-Stryer, and is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Both Haslam and Stryer ar
Executive Producers
for the company. Lori Golden-Stryer is CEO. She and HGTV co-founder, Bob Baskerville, are partners and co-owners of RIVR Studios, newly-renovated facilities in Knoxville, available to rent for shoots. After 20 years at RIVR, Rob Lundgren retired in 2019.

Company history

RIVR Media originally derives from Bagwell Communications, run by Ross Bagwell Sr. and Ross Bagwell Jr., a Knoxville Tennessee-based advertising agency. In 1985 Bagwell Communications formed a company named 'Cinetel Productions' and engaged with the cable network The Nashville Network (TNN) to produce 415 episodes of I-40 Paradise.

Over the next ten years, Cinetel developed programs for A&E, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Travel Channel, Nickelodeon, and The Nashville Network. In 1994 Cinetel was sold to Scripps Howard, a national media company looking to launch HGTV. In 1998, Cinetel was renamed Scripps Productions. After the acquisition, the Bagwells formed a new company, Bagwell Entertainment LLC / Ross Television Productions, and continued producing programs for a variety of cable networks, including HGTV.

In 1999, Dee Haslam and business partner Rob Lundgren assumed control of Bagwell Entertainment renaming the company RIVR Media. In 2000 RIVR established RIVR Media Interactive—now RIVR Digital, which focuses on short form video production and marketing. In 2002 RIVR established RIVR Media Studios, a subsidiary focused on for-hire production and post-production services.

List of shows produced

* ''Trading Spaces'' on TLC
* ''Whale Wars'' on Animal Planet
* ''Renovation Realities'' on DIY
* ''Fat Guys in the Woods'' on The Weather Channel
* ''Fixer to Fabulous'' on HGTV
* ''Friday Night Impossible with Jerry Rice'' on GAC
* ''Escaping Polygamy'' on Lifetime Movie Network
* ''Great American Heroes featuring Trace Adkins'' on GAC
* ''Going RV'' on GAC
* ''Warehouse Warriors'' on DIY
* ''Run My Renovation'' on DIY
* ''All Star Kitchen Makeover'' on the Food Network
* ''America's Castles'' on A&E
* ''America's Riverboat Casinos'' on the Travel Channel
* ''An Evening with Louis Grizzard'' on TNN
* ''Appalachian Stories'' on the Travel Channel
* '' Backyard Habitat'' on Animal Planet
* ''Blog Cabin'' on DIY
* ''Catastrophe Inc.'' on DIY
* ''Classic Car Restoration'' on DIY
* ''Classic Rides'' on DIY
* '' Club Dance'' on TNN
* ''Dance Line'' on TNN
* ''Dancin' at the Hot Spots'' on TNN
* ''Date Plate'' on the Food Network
* '' Divine Canine'' on Animal Planet
* ''DIY to the Rescue'' on DIY
* ''Earthguide'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''Easy Does It'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''Ed the Plumber'' on DIY
* ''Elvis Presley's Graceland'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''Elvis Presley's Memphis'' on the Travel Channel
* ''Exploring America'' on the Travel Channel
* ''Family Table with Naomi Judd'' on the Food Network
* ''Floors, Doors & Windows'' on DIY
* ''Freeform Furniture'' on DIY
* ''Gambling Games – Beating the House'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''Gambling Games – Why the House Wins'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''Garage Mahal'' on DIY
* ''Good Life with Eddie Ellis'' on HGTV
* ''Great Train Stations'' on the History Channel
* ''Grounds for Improvement'' on DIY
* ''Happy Trails Theatre'' on TNN
* ''Hardscapes'' on DIY
* ''Help on the Homefront'' on DIY
* ''Hey Dude'' on Nickelodeon
* ''High Roller's Vegas'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''High Roller's Vegas 2 – The New Breed'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''Homebodies'' on TLC
* ''Homebuilding Digest'' on HGTV
* ''The Human Canvas'' on TLC
* ''Human Canvas 2 – Scared Skin'' on TLC
* '' I-40 Paradise'' on TNN
* '' Kitchen Accomplished'' on the Food Network
* '' Knight School'' on ESPN
* ''Lie Detector'' on Court TV
* ''Little People: Big Conventions'' on the Travel Channel
* ''Mailorder Makeover'' on Fine Living
* ''Material Girls'' on DIY
* ''Melody Ranch Theatre'' on TNN
* ''Move it Outside'' on DIY
* ''Naomi's Country Stars'' on the Food Network
* ''Nick America'' on Nickelodeon
* ''Non-Stop Slots'' on the Travel Channel
* ''Pickin' at the Paradise'' on TNN
* ''Randy Travis Happy Trails'' on TNN
* ''Ready for the Road'' on TNN
* ''Remodeling and Decorating Today'' on TNN
* ''Robot Rivals'' on DIY
* '' Rollerjam'' on TNN
* ''Rollerjam Reborn'' on TNN
* ''Score'' on MTV
* '' Shadetree Mechanic'' on TNN
* ''Tag Team'' on the Game Show Network
* ''Tattoo Crazy'' on the Travel Channel
* ''Tough Car Challenge'' on TNN
* ''Travel Quest'' on A&E
* '' US Poker Championship'' on the Travel Channel and ESPN
* ''Ultimate Workshop II'' on DIY
* ''Vegas Deals Revealed'' on the Travel Channel
* ''Weekend Mechanic'' on DIY
* ''The Whole Picture'' on DIY
* ''Wish You Were Here'' on TNN
* ''World Series of Poker'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''The World's Largest Hotel'' on the Discovery Channel
* ''Your Home Studio'' on TNN

Notes and references

External links

Official website

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Television production companies of the United States
Companies based in Knoxville, Tennessee