Linda Garmon is a four-time Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, and director of documentaries with more

than 20 years of experience, largely at WGBH-TV. Her work, which also includes drama, has appeared on several PBS series, such as NOVA and the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, as well as on ABC.

Among her numerous awards, Garmon won Best of Show at the National Headliner Awards and a Gold Baton at the Dupont-Columbia University Awards, both the highest possible honors, for “Coma,” a NOVA episode that follows the gripping story of a neurosurgeon’s attempt to save the life of a nine-year-old boy from the moment he arrives in the emergency room. Garmon also was awarded a Vannevar Bush Fellowship, which allowed her to spend an academic year at MIT.

One of Garmon’s most widely known programs is “Secret of the Wild Child,” a haunting NOVA episode that documents what happens after doctors discover

a 13-year-old girl who had been severely socially isolated from birth.

“This is an hour of poignance and tragedy, a ‘Tarzan’ story played out for real,” Variety reported. “Linda Garmon’s fine achievement is in simply and clearly telling the story of a lost life that never really had a chance to be lived. Along the way, she raises some powerful questions. Her strength is in letting her audience make its own conclusions.”

With a master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Garmon began her career writing for magazines and newspapers. But she quickly discovered her passion for documentaries.

Garmon now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where, as a break from the rigors of filmmaking, she enjoys hosting her Monthly Movie Club and receiving weekly instruction in lindy hop.