FROM
EMMY AWARD-WINNING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DICK WOLF
AND
44 BLUE PRODUCTIONS,
NEW
UNSCRIPTED SERIES “FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE” PREMIERES
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 12, ON FOX
Hosted
By Emmy Award-Winning Television Journalist Josh Elliott
Series
Gives Viewers Unprecedented Look at
Heroic
Emergency Responders Answering America’s Calls
FOX
has picked up the all-new unscripted series FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE,
giving viewers an unprecedented look at fearless first responders, as
they answer emergency calls across the country. The series will debut
Wednesday, June 12
(9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Hosted by Emmy Award-winning television journalist Josh
Elliott, the series will provide a raw, in-depth look at the brave
American heroes, including firefighters, police officers, EMS
technicians and first responders, who put their own lives on the line
as they race into danger to save others. Each week, the show will
embed cameras in multiple cities across the country, to document a
night in the life of these units. Elliott will provide live analysis
and commentary, with help from a team of experts, as the show follows
first-person accounts of the action.
“I
am thrilled to work with the legendary Dick Wolf on a show that will
give viewers a unique look at the bravest and most courageous among
us, as they jump into the fray to rescue and save lives,” said Rob
Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, FOX
Entertainment. “With the success of our drama, 9-1-1, viewers have
a strong appetite for stories based in this world. Watching real
first responders spring into action as they answer these calls will
be a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat journey for viewers each week.”
“I
have always been fascinated by the brave work of first responders,
who face life-and-death decisions on a daily basis,” added Wolf.
“FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE will give viewers a front row seat to
paramedic, fire and police calls, and they will see the challenges of
every type of emergency. It is truly the real-life version of
‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago PD’ and ‘Chicago Med.’”
Josh
Elliott is an American television journalist who most recently worked
for CBS News. He previously worked as the news anchor for “Good
Morning America” and a sports anchor for NBC Sports and “Today,”
and was a co-anchor for the live telecast of the morning edition of
“SportsCenter.” In 2005, Elliott received a local Emmy Award in
New York City for writing and contributing to “Angels.” Most
recently, he hosted this past summer’s four-night special,
“Yellowstone Live,” for National Geographic. Elliott is
represented by UTA.
FIRST
RESPONDERS LIVE is produced by Wolf Entertainment and 44 Blue
Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company. Dick Wolf, Rasha
Drachkovitch and Tom Thayer serve as executive producers.
About
Wolf Entertainment
Wolf
Entertainment, headed by multiple Emmy-winning television producer
Dick Wolf, produces content for all platforms. The company, in
conjunction with Universal Television, produces NBC’s “Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit,” which, in its 21st
season, becomes the longest-running live-action series on television;
“Chicago Fire,” entering its eighth season; “Chicago PD,”
entering its seventh season; “Chicago Med,” entering its fifth
season; and CBS’s “FBI,” entering its second season. Wolf’s
non-fiction series include FOX’s upcoming FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE and
Oxygen’s “Cold Justice,” “Nightwatch,” “Criminal
Confessions” and “Murder for Hire.” The company also produced
the Academy Award-winning documentary “Twin Towers” and the
Grammy-winning documentary about the Doors, “When You’re
Strange,” as well as the Emmy-winning HBO film “Bury my Heart at
Wounded Knee.” Wolf also is creator and executive producer of the
Emmy-winning drama series “Law & Order,” which ran for 20
seasons on NBC, and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” which ran
for 11 seasons on NBC and USA Network, among other network series.
Wolf is represented by Ziffren Brittenham and WME.
About
44 Blue Productions
Founded
by Rasha Drachkovitch and Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch, 44 Blue
Productions is a Peabody-, Emmy®-, Gracie- and GLAAD Award-winning
producer of non-fiction and unscripted content, whose series have
aired on more than 30 domestic television networks, in more than 120
countries worldwide. 44 Blue’s slate of groundbreaking series
includes A&E’s Emmy®-nominated series, “Wahlburgers,”
A&E’s “Nightwatch,” E!’s “Hollywood Medium with Tyler
Henry” and Animal Planet’s “Pit Bulls & Parolees” –
with projects from high-profile talent and partners, including Whoopi
Goldberg, Mark Wahlberg, Dick Wolf, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,
Chloe Grace Moretz, Priyanka Chopra and others. 44 Blue is a Red
Arrow Studios company, and is represented by WME.
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