An award-winning, 30-year veteran of television and video production, Mary established LearnAbout Media, Inc. as a full-service documentary and educational video production company in Austin, Texas in 2000. She manages each project, working with clients to design video concepts, develop budget, schedule crew and travel, identify taping subjects and talent, create script, supervise edit, post-production, and delivery of product. She is personally available to clients to meet project needs throughout the production process.

• Producer-Writer-Host, Teacher Reading Academies, professional development videos
• Producer-Writer-Voiceover, Reading First, Early Reading First, and numerous educator professional development videos
• Producer-Writer-Host, Digital Nation and Schools of the Future, nationally distributed, multi-part documentary series produced for KETC-PBS, St. Louis, Missouri
• Producer-Writer-Host, Promising Practices in Texas Education, public television series produced for Texas Education Agency and KLRN-PBS, San Antonio
• Producer-Writer-Host, Highway 40, weekly public affairs/discussion program, KETC-PBS
• News and Special Projects Producer, ABC and CBS affiliates, St. Louis, Missouri

The LearnAbout Media Team

Each project is served by a custom-designed team of experienced video production professionals. President Mary Leahy calls on the expertise of award-winning editing and videography talent. Each team member brings years of knowledge and skills in network television, corporate, government and educational video production to every project. This experience is combined with ongoing development of new skills in emerging technologies to provide clients full access to production resources and formats that best meet their needs.

Specialty

The LearnAbout Media team has developed a specialty in professional development videos that support research-based instruction and school leadership. We have worked with leading education researchers to create videos that successfully communicate effective teaching strategies. Because we have spent so many hours in the classroom, our field production team is sensitive to the needs of teachers and students during taping sessions. Our documentary-style productions engage audiences by presenting authentic teaching and learning experiences.