• History of Towers
• Staff Profiles

• Mary Boylan

  Supervising Producer

• Seneca Lester

  Senior Production Manager

• Erin Lutterbach-Murphy

  VP of Development / Executive Producer

• David Padrusch

  VP of Development / Executive Producer

• Mike Schmiedeler

  VP of Development/Executive Producer

• Rob Smart

  Senior Producer

• Jonathan Towers

  Chief Creative Officer

Jonathan Towers

Jonathan Towers is the Chief Creative Officer and Executive Producer of the company’s programming. Since founding the company in 1989, Mr. Towers has created nearly one thousand hours of high-quality, non-fiction and entertainment programming. Clients include A&E, Biography Channel, Court TV (truTV), CNN, Discovery Networks, Food Network, History, TLC, Lifetime, MSNBC, National Geographic Channel, NBC, PBS, The Weather Channel and WGN.
After graduating summa cum laude from Yale University, Mr. Towers became a Writer/Producer for the former Satellite News Channel in Stamford, Connecticut. Thereafter, he joined CBS News in New York, where he wrote morning radio broadcasts for the legendary anchor Charles Osgood. Mr. Towers subsequently became an on-air correspondent for CNN, first in Dallas, then in Chicago.
In 1989, with an investment of $10,000, he founded Chicago-based Towers Productions. Over the past 18 years, Towers Productions has grown into one of the nation’s leading independent production houses. Among the company’s major successes have been the award-winning series “American Justice” and “Biography,” which debuted in 1992 on A&E and - with hundreds of episodes to date - remain two of the longest-running and most successful programs in the history of cable television.
Among the awards that Mr. Towers has received for his work are: the Hugo Award of the Chicago Film Festival (2007); Emmy Award nominations (2006, 2003; 1998); Realscreen Global 100 (2006); New York Festivals Gold Medal (2006, 2005, 2005, 2004. 2001, 2000); Telly Award Gold Medal (2006, 2004); Telly Award Silver Medal (2004); Telly Award Bronze Medal (2006, 2006, 2004, 2001); GLAAD Image Award (2004); Cine Award (2002, 2001,1999, 1999,1996); National Headliners Award (2004); National Association of Black Journalists Award (2002); NAACP Image Award (2002); Chris Award (1999); Columbus International Film & Video Festival Award (1999); Crain?s Magazine “Chicago?s Under 40 Business Leaders? (1998); Cable Ace Award nomination (1998; 1998); International Emmy Award (1998, 1998); Midwest Emmy Award (1998, 1996); Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award Winner (1998); and the Gideon Award (1996).