MARK HONER - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Mark grew up fascinated with how television and film could tap into powerful emotions and create connections.
He started his career in local television news and later landed a job as a producer for CBS News. His assignments included earthquakes, hurricanes, plane crashes and presidential campaigns.
In 1996, he made a decision to point his career in a more positive direction. He started the television production company Destination Hope and launched a nationally syndicated TV show by the same name.
Mark directed this feature length documentary currently in distribution.
Destination Hope reached hundreds of thousands of viewers with stories of hope and inspiration. The show is no longer in production. But the production company it spawned is alive and well 20+ years later.
Today, Destination Hope goes by the name DHTV Digital….the ‘DH’ for Destination Hope, acting as a reminder of our origins and continued focus. Over the past two decades, DHTV Digital has created television programs, short films and and feature length documentaries.
To rent ‘Town Teams’ visit our Vimeo on Demand Page here.
Mark’s documentaries include the award winning ‘Town Teams: Bigger than Baseball’ released in 2016. The short film, ‘COMBINED’, premiered in 2018 and was honored with ‘Best Story’ award at the Sunset Film Festival in Los Angeles. His current project is a feature length documentary - Melges: The Wizard of Zenda, a biography about the life and sailing career of the legendary Buddy Melges. Since it’s premiere in March of 2023, ‘Wizard’ has been screened at more than 65 independent theaters and sailing venues around the world.
In addition to managing DHTV Digital and creating his own films, Mark enjoys teaching young filmmakers how to create, market and distribute their own films. Alumni from Mark’s management tree include award winning filmmakers, television producers, and employees who have gone on to create their own production companies.
Creating powerful, inspiring stories is what drove Mark to take a leap of faith and start Destination Hope LLC. And it’s what DHTV Digital continues to demand of itself today for all of its clients and partners.
Here are some of Mark’s passion projects:
