Kevin Dunn, a television industry fixture for over two decades, has his roots in the industry dating back to his childhood. His father, Dennis Dunn, served as Executive Producer of Intermedia Productions, a program producer and syndicator commissioned by Vince McMahon, Sr. to handle all WWE production starting in 1972.
Kevin Dunn learned the ins and outs of the television business at his father's side and through formal education at Towson State University. He was hired full-time by Vince McMahon, Jr. in 1984 and worked as an associate producer of all domestic WWE programming from 1984 to 1987.
During this period, Dunn had the opportunity to hone his producing and directing skills on some of the most iconic telecasts in wrestling history. He was part of the production team that brought the revolutionary concept of "WrestleMania" to life, an event that marked the dawn of the modern wrestling era and set the standard for the pay-per-view industry.
Dunn also worked as Line Producer on one of the most successful live events in television history, WrestleMania III, which drew an unprecedented 93,000 fans to the Pontiac Silverdome and millions more via pay-per-view.
His early successes extended beyond the wrestling world. He worked on projects like "The Slammy Awards" for MTV Network in 1986 and "Saturday Night's Main Event" on NBC, where he collaborated with Dick Ebersol, now President of NBC Sports.
In 1987, Dunn relocated to Stamford, Connecticut to work as Line Producer at WWE's new $10 million state-of-the-art TV facility. He continued to produce all signature programming for WWE and was promoted to Producer, Domestic Television in 1989.
In 1991, he was promoted to Supervising Producer, Domestic Television, and led the revival of "Saturday Night's Main Event" on FOX Network. He was also involved in the TV production of WBF Championship productions in 1991 and 1992.
In 1993, Dunn was named Executive Producer of all WWE programming, both domestic and international. Under his leadership, WWE produces six hours of original weekly prime-time programming, 52 weeks a year, with no reruns.
Today, WWE produces "Monday Night RAW," "WWE SmackDown," and "NXT," which are ratings successes and seen in 180 countries and heard in 25 languages. Dunn was promoted to Executive Vice President, Television Production in June 2003 and manages a state-of-the-art television studio with a production team of 140 people.
Despite his many management responsibilities, Dunn continues to direct projects both in the studio and out in the field. He has remained Line Producer of all live WWE telecasts since 1988 and joined WWE's Board of Directors in 2008.
