Thom Beers is one of the most successful independent producers of television in this country. His production company, Original Productions, produces nearly 20 hours of television a week for such outlets as the History Channel, Discovery Channel and A&E. Beers’s programs often have a similar theme, focusing on the working man (and woman) with hit shows, such as Ice Road Truckers, Deadliest Catch and Coal. Beers was once on the Board of Directors of Mountainfilm.
