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Michael Fowlkes Writer/Producer/Director Executive Producer, writer and director of the critically acclaimed Fox Sports Award-winning television series, Inside Sportfishing, Michael has been in film and television production since graduating Orange Coast College Film School in 1976. Winner of the Best Student Film of the Year, Michael went on to produce original programming for National Geographic, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Disney, Discovery, Paramount Pictures and ABC Sports, delivering a number of ACE Award-winning Specials featuring Super Bowl winning Coach Pete Carroll, the National Football League’s MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, and comedians Howie Mandel and Leo Gallagher. In 1989 Michael secured the Ford Motor Company and Shimano America as title sponsors and created the new television series Inside Sportfishing, which became the longest-running, highest-rated fishing show in the history of Fox Sports. On-air for 27 consecutive years the series is now available on Amazon Prime. The Inside Sportfishing library covers all four corners of the globe from the frozen tundra of Canada’s 60th parallel to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Panama, Fiji, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Mexico, Midway Island and Alaska are just few locations from which the series was filmed from. https://www.youtube.com/@insidesportfishingtv Michael’s unique story telling abilities transported audiences to locations around the world and made Inside Sportfishing the most watched and iconic fishing show in history. The series has been recognized with 27 International Telly Awards for broadcast excellence, as well being awarded Best Fishing Show of the Year by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Michael earned his Professorship in Communications from the State of California, has fished his entire life, grew-up working the sport boats, is a United States Coast Guard Licensed Captain, an Amazon #1 Best Selling author for his thriller Perfect Bait with his second novel The Spa slated for release early spring. His latest project is now in distribution www.thehistoryofsportfishing.com