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Since 2000, ColdWater Media has been creating documentary television series and films, educational series and curricula, and national television commercials.
We explore subjects such as the Bible, history, philosophy, science, education, economics, and more.
Truth Rising
ColdWater Media’s latest production is “Truth Rising,” a feature-length documentary created for Focus on the Family and The Colson Center.
The ColdWater Media Office in Palmer Lake, Colorado
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Core Team
Jim Fitzgerald
President
Jim founded ColdWater Media with his wife Laurra in the year 2000. Together with Dave Stotts, they created Drive Thru History® in 2003. Prior to that, Jim spent 19 years as an entrepreneur-building and operating cable television systems in several states. Jim is involved in the oversight of all aspects of the production process at ColdWater and leads project development and new business development.
Randall Niles
Business Affairs
Randall serves in areas of business operations. He also acts as the lead writer for ColdWater’s Drive Thru History® TV series and Drive Thru History® “Adventures” curriculum. In his prior lives, Randall worked as an attorney, educator, and COO in the non-profit world. His education includes Georgetown, Oxford, and Berkeley.
Tristan Lyons
Producer & Camera
Tristan is the inhouse producer and camera operator at ColdWater Media. He assembles productions, implements a creative vision on set, oversees the marketing of ColdWater brands, and maintains ColdWater’s online properties (including Drive Thru History® and “Adventures”). He graduated with a B.S. from TESU.
Bryan Burford
Marketing & Graphics
Bryan is one of ColdWater’s designers and marketing strategists, and assists in the development of ColdWater’s online properties. Bryan has previously acted as a creative director, freelance graphic designer, and photographer. Bryan graduated from Moody Bible Institute with a B.A in Communications and Biblical Studies.
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