Who are you as a person? What stories will you pass on?
More often than not, the facts we most identify with — our job title, the year we were born, our alma mater — tell us very little. Yet that’s the information we pass on, brushing over our beliefs, the people with whom we’re connected, and the defining moments we live through.
Eileen
Dougherty
Eileen Dougherty is a journalist, writer, co-founder of The Camera 1 Group, and founder of Backstory Media. A former bureau chief of the largest independent media bureau in the United States and co-founder of an Emmy-winning production company, she brings a collective 25 plus years’ experience to Backstory Media.
And she will be the first to tell you that nothing within the previous paragraph defines who she is as a person.
The stories that shaped Eileen’s career coincided with those that defined generations, although her subjects could hardly be deemed name-recognizable. She witnessed American and Soviet WWII vets raise their hands in collective salute at the height of the Cold War. She interviewed former troops on the beaches of Normandy, returning for the first time since the invasion. If there was one thing she understood better than most, it was the interconnections shared between apparent strangers — and those were the stories she pursued.
Eileen believes strongly that ordinary people play a valuable role in extraordinary events in history, and that was the foundation on which she built Backstory Media. That each of us, whether willing to accept it or not, has a story to tell. And only when we choose to share our stories are they passed on.
Today, Eileen preserves family history by creating full-length documentary videos with her husband, who happens to be her first camera man. Self-proclaimed political junkies, the two still call Capitol Hill home.
Paul
Dougherty
Paul Dougherty is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning director, photographer, videographer, and founder of The Camera 1 Group. With over 25 years’ experience, he is known for his eye for detail and lighting expertise across the industry.
Prior to founding Camera 1 Group, Paul served as a cameraman, director, and editor at USA Today and PM Magazine. Today, his long list of clients extends across CBS, HBO, History Channel, Discovery Channel, ABC, Fox, and other major networks.
Firm in his belief that “every shoot matters,” Paul lead Camera 1 Group to be awarded the Production Hub Top 100 in 2015. The crew’s credits spans across The West Wing, NBA Entertainment, CBS Sports, HBO Sports, award-winning documentaries, and ad campaigns aired on some of the world’s most notable networks.
Paul resides on Capitol Hill with his wife, Eileen. After building two businesses and sharing two children together, they’ve called the DMV home for nearly thirty years.