Ben Churchill is a director and producer of documentary films and docu-series, renowned for his work on The Tommy Edison Experience, Video World, and Doing America. Born on October 15, 1977, in Woodbury, Connecticut, he grew up in the same town where he started working at a local video store at the age of sixteen.
Ben's professional career in radio began in 1997 while studying Communications at Southern Connecticut State University. During this time, he worked as a morning show producer and on-air personality at WEZN-FM in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and as a control board operator at WMNR-FM in Monroe, Connecticut. It was during this period that he met Tommy Edison, with whom he would later create two popular web series fourteen years later.
In 1999, Ben started hosting and producing The Radio Trip independently, a weekly-to-monthly radio show featuring stand-up comedy, movie and television clips, and a diverse range of music genres. Over the years, Ben hosted The Radio Trip on three different radio stations: WQAQ-FM in Hamden, Connecticut, WNHU-FM in West Haven, Connecticut, and WPKN-FM in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
In 1999, Ben worked as the Production Director for the American Comedy Network, a company that produced comedy sketches for hundreds of radio shows across the United States, including The Howard Stern Show.
In 2007, Ben shifted his focus from radio to film and television, beginning work at Palace Production Center in South Norwalk, Connecticut. As a producer and editor, he worked on a number of documentaries, including Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Behind The Scenes and No Kidding, Me Too!, directed by Joe Pantoliano. During this time, Ben produced and directed several independent documentary shorts, such as Shooting 5 People In One Day and Shooting Frederick Douglass.
In 2011, Ben teamed up with Tommy Edison to create the Blind Film Critic and The Tommy Edison Experience web series. Ben continued to release documentary shorts, including Toy Place, Wrestling Dreams, and Video World, which focused on the closure of his hometown video store where he had his first job.
In 2013, Ben relocated to California to continue producing documentaries and docu-series, including Doing America and Drag King. He also joined TV4 Entertainment and eventually became the Head of Production for Television Four Studios, producing original content for TV and digital distribution.
