Eric Ortner

Who is Eric Ortner?

Eric Ortner is a Senior Producer for ABC News 20/20, Primetime, and non-fiction programming. He was also Senior Producer of ABC Television Network's Six Degrees of Martina McBride.

In December 2005, he departed NBC News Today show, where he first began in high school, and was named Senior Producer of ABC's Good Morning America. In 2006, when broadcasting and cable covered new technology, Ortner integrated into Good Morning America.

Prior to joining ABC, Eric Ortner worked in the position of senior tape producer for NBC News Weekend Today and also as producer in charge of consumer and investigative stories for NBC News Today.

In September 2001, Eric Ortner was profiled by Bob Dotson on Today and in a PoynterOnline article chronicling Ortner's experiences as a volunteer EMS during and following the September 11 attacks.

In September 2009, Ortner admiringly referred to Diane Sawyer as a "Super Nova" in The New York Times.

On September 30, 2009, Ortner announced with his company Eric Ortner Productions a production partnership with Flavor Flav and ISH Entertainment to produce an unscripted show with the working title: "Flavor Flav Goes Back to High School". Additionally, on April 12, 2010, an announcement revealed that Eric Ortner Productions acquired the rights to produce and develop the Golden Raspberry Awards Awards, commonly called the Razzies.