Howard Lee Executive Vice President, Development & Production, TLC General Manager, Discovery Life Channel

Howard Lee is the Executive Vice President, Development & Production for TLC and General Manager of Discovery Life. In 2015, President Nancy Daniels expanded Lee’s role to General Manager of Discovery Life and to oversee TLC’s entire production and development programming slate, originating from the Los Angeles, New York and Silver Spring, MD offices. He is the No. 2 creative executive under Daniels. A Discovery veteran, he joined TLC in 2008.

Howard has helped strengthen TLC’s continued success as the #1 destination for buzz and reality docu-drama hits. He has particularly had a hand in launching 90 DAY FIANCE, BREAKING AMISH, CAKE BOSS, EXTREME COUPONING, LONG ISLAND MEDIUM, MY GIANT LIFE, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE, SISTER WIVES and TRAILER PARK: WELCOME TO MYRTLE MANOR.

During the past year, Howard Lee has overseen over 300 hours of original series and programming with his development and production team, including ongoing audience favorites Emmy-nominated WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?, SEX SENT ME TO THE ER, EXTREME CHEAPSKATES, MY STRANGE ADDICTION, and KATE PLUS EIGHT. Lee oversaw the final season of JON & KATE PLUS EIGHT, which shattered cable records in ratings.

Previously, Lee served as Vice President of Development and Production for the 2007 launch of Planet Green originating 200 hours of new programming. Prior to Planet Green, Lee was the Vice President of Development for the Travel Channel.

Lee received his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for Film and Television.