Dr Ted Baehr is the founder and publisher of MovieGuide and the Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission, the only active liaison between studio executives and the general public for issues of family entertainment and faith. He is also a noted critic, educator, lecturer, author, and media pundit.
Dr Baehr was president of the organization that produced “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” for CBS, boasting 37 million viewers and winning an Emmy Award. In addition Dr Baehr has also produced hundreds of programs for PBS.
Armed with over 40 years of research on the media and culture, Dr Baehr has lectured at the European Parliament, the House of Lords in the U.K., the Parliament of Norway, the Bombay Communication Institute, Yale University, Dartmouth College, the University of Virginia, and U.C.L.A.
Dr Baehr is also the Publisher of MovieGuide magazine, which offers in-depth analyses of current movies from a biblical perspective, he writes a syndicated column for publications nationwide, and he is the author of more than ten books on the subject of faith and film. Dr Baehr additionally presents the “Report to the Entertainment Industry”, an annual analysis of the past year’s movies and is the founder of the internationally broadcasted MovieGuide Awards.