LINDA MIDGETT is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, showrunner and screenwriter with writing, producing and directing credits on many major networks, including NBC-Universal, The History Channel, A&E, Discovery, PBS, National Geographic and CNN. Her credits include History Channel’s iconic series Gangland; Investigation Discovery’s FBI: Criminal Pursuit; and NBC’s daytime syndicated reality series Starting Over.
Linda is also the director of the acclaimed independent documentary Same God, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. “It’s a tale of David and Goliath, a testament to the power of faith,” says The Rolling Stone. Her other independent documentary credits include the Emmy-winning Hometown Stories: The Greek-Americans of Charlotte for PBS; The Line, a film about people living below the poverty line; and The Stranger, a film on immigration reform..
Linda is currently Executive Producer at Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB), where she oversees the development and production of all new content, including news, public affairs, original documentaries and series. She recently directed and produced the Emmy-nominated 4-hour series Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi…or Any Place Else! and executive produced the Emmy-winning The Precipice, a documentary about a French-speaking tribal community in Louisiana struggling to survive in the face of climate change. The Precipice was named the 2024 Humanities Documentary Film of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.