Allan Maraynes

Maraynes began his career in 1974 at CBS News where he soon landed at 60 Minutes,^[3] spending the better part of a decade working as a producer alongside famed correspondents, Mike Wallace and Ed Bradley. He generated major investigations, including a report into fuel tank hazards of the Ford Pinto,^[4][5][6] and produced nearly thirty segments, spanning everything from Who Killed Malcolm X^[7][8] to profiles of notable cultural figures like Robin Williams^[9] and George Steinbrenner.^[10][11]

After 60 Minutes he was co-executive producer of an ABC Entertainment pilot "SST".^[12][13] Maraynes then spent several years at ABC's 20/20,^[14] where he served as both producer and senior investigative producer, generating investigations^[15] into many pressing social issues, such as hotel security,^[16] the state of the mentally ill in prisons,^[17] and crime in nursing homes.

In 1996 he joined Dateline NBC^[18] as a senior investigative producer. Among the stories he originated and/or supervised are investigations into airport security lapses^[19][20] (five years before the attacks of September 11, 2001), a hidden camera investigation into corruption in the ranks of some Louisiana police officers,^[21] and investigations into child labor in American agriculture and the Indian silk business.^[22] Maraynes also played a major role in the creation, design, writing, and success of several internal Dateline franchises, including the long-running series, "To Catch a Predator".^[23] Most recently, he originated and supervised a Peabody Award-winning hour (as part of NBC News' In Plain Sight initiative): "Breathless",^[24][25][26] which exposed the national epidemic of childhood asthma and its link to poverty.

Maraynes has guest lectured at the New School^[27] in New York, New York University, the Columbia University School of Journalism,^[28] and Tufts University.^[29]

He is currently the president of Row M Productions which develops feature film and feature documentary projects.