Troy Dunn

Troy Dunn is an American television personality, producer, and public speaker who specializes in creating and producing television that generally includes reuniting people with long-lost loved ones.

Early life

Troy Dunn was born in Topeka, Kansas, and attended Enid High School in Enid, Oklahoma.^[1]

Career

Television career

Dunn was the executive producer and star of three primetime television shows, including The Locator, which ran for five seasons on the cable network WE.^[2] In 2013, the cable network TNT announced it was producing a similar programme, for which he would be executive producer and host, APB with Troy Dunn.^[3] In 2015, he was the host and executive producer of the UPTV show Last Hope With Troy Dunn.^[4]

Podcast

Dunn executive produced and co-hosted the podcast The Geddie Dunn Show with close friend and Emmy-winning TV producer Bill Geddie from 2017 to 2020.^[5]

Author

Dunn has authorized numerous best-selling books, including Family: The Good F Word, Young Bucks, and Life Lessons From The Locator^[6]

Founder

In 2002, Dunn sold his company BigHugs.com to Ancestry.com.^[7]^[8]

Keynote speaker

Dunn gives popular keynote speeches to corporate events worldwide.^[9]

Charity

Dunn launched a 501c3 non-profit organization to assist people in searching for lost loved ones, called The Locator Foundation.^[10]

Personal life

Dunn married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Dunn, in 1988. They have eight children.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ https://oklahome.blogspot.com/2009/09/interview-with-okie-troy-dunn-locator.html
^ Bellafante, Ginia (2010-11-12). "Reuniting (if With Issues) and Why It Feels So Good". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
^ Little, Kevin (November 4, 2013). "TNT greenlights "APB with Troy Dunn" (working title), featuring top expert in locating missing persons" (Press release). TNT. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.
^ "Last Hope with Troy Dunn Archives". UPtv. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
^ https://podbay.fm/p/the-geddie-dunn-show-podcast
^ https://www.amazon.com/Troy-Dunn/s?k=Troy+Dunn
^ "MyFamily.com, Inc. Completes Acquisition of BigHugs.com" (Press release). Ancestry.com. December 9, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
^ Pierce, Scott D. (2008-09-01). "Lost and found — LDS TV host turns family searches into his life's work". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^ https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/10300/Troy-Dunn
^ https://www.guidestar.org/profile/83-3043064

External links

https://troydunn.com/

[1] ttps://oklahome.blogspot.com/2009/09/interview-with-okie-troy-dunn-locator.html

[New_York_Times-2] Bellafante, Ginia (2010-11-12). "Reuniting (if With Issues) and Why It Feels So Good". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-06.

[3] Little, Kevin (November 4, 2013). "TNT greenlights "APB with Troy Dunn" (working title), featuring top expert in locating missing persons" (Press release). TNT. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.

[4] "Last Hope with Troy Dunn Archives". UPtv. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

[5] ttps://podbay.fm/p/the-geddie-dunn-show-podcast

[6] ttps://www.amazon.com/Troy-Dunn/s?k=Troy+Dunn

[7] "MyFamily.com, Inc. Completes Acquisition of BigHugs.com" (Press release). Ancestry.com. December 9, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

[Deseret_News-8] Pierce, Scott D. (2008-09-01). "Lost and found — LDS TV host turns family searches into his life's work". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

[9] ttps://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/10300/Troy-Dunn

[10] ttps://www.guidestar.org/profile/83-3043064

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