ROY BEDARD
CONSULTING PRODUCER; TECHNICAL ADVISOR
The Criminal Justice System and the Police profession in particular continues to be a major focus of the entertainment industry. Whether its print magazine, television or the movies, America can’t seem to get enough of criminals and crime enforcers. As any editor or producer knows, getting access to this sector can be difficult and sometimes impossible. Whether it is reality television or scripted drama, the final product has to show the criminal justice system in a natural, realistic and believable environment. The only way to get authenticity is to get inside.
For the most part, law enforcement agencies are suspicious of the media, suspecting news makers and chronologists as eager to show them as bumbling idiots or troublemakers, rather than professional problem solvers. Mutual trust must first be established between an agency and a production team if access will be granted. Police and Corrections professionals recognize that their business is difficult, unpredictable and always changing. They also recognize that at times mistakes can and will be made and they depend on the production team to not exploit or sensationalize their access.
Once inside, Police departments enjoy knowing that an insider, someone who knows the business inside and out, is present to assist with production, to give advise, and offer suggestions regarding the fragile portrayal of the police agency and its officers. Their benefit in cooperating with a production is to show the world their professionalism and to create awareness in the difficult job that they undertake daily. For the most part, police agencies are proud of their work and want to be showcased to the public. I have worked with both sides of the equation having been interviewed by newspapers, periodicals, radio shows and television media. My comments have appeared on ABC News, CBS News, NPR, USA Today and a variety of other respected news sources.
I have assisted producers in print, radio and television with idea development, making introductions to agency leaders, locating specific characters to fit requested roles, technical advice, rough cut edit reviews, on location filming, and a variety of other tasks from idea inception to finished product.
I have written and co-written original show ideas for successful television series including:
- ROOKIES (A&E) 2008 6 episode series docu-drama
- FEMALE FORCES(Biography)2008 13 episode series docu-drama
- OPERATION WILD (Discovery Channel’s Planet Green) 2009 6 episode docu-series
- OPERATION WILD Season 2 (Discovery Channel’s Planet Green) 2010-11 10 episode docu-series
- UNLEASHED: K-9 Broward County (TLC) 2011 6 episode docu-series
- CAJUN BLUE (A&E) 2011 13 episode docu-series
If you are a producer, news analyst, or otherwise need assistance with police/media relations, contact me to discuss your ideas. All discussions are confidential.
To contact me with your project, call 850.980.7729 or email rbedard@rrbsystems.com.
All calls and emails will be returned by the next business day.
Please go to: My IMDB Resume to see more.
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Listen to Roy Bedard as a regular Criminal Justice Analyst on the CopDoc Radio Show, coming live from Orlando Florida every Thursday at 10pm.
Past Shows
04/14/11 Shoot to Kill or Shoot to Wound?
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Category: Current Events
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, Dr. Maki Haberfeld and Vito Colluci
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12/02/10 Abusive Cops Video
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Category: Current Events
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, Activist Diop Kamau and government analyst Anthony Carangi
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10/14/10 The Anthony Graber Case; Revisited
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Category: Current Events
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, Maryland ACLU Attorney David Rocah and Seattle Attorney and Crime News Analyst Anne Bremner
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10/07/10 Cops & College
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Category: Current Events
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, Indianapolis Councilman Ben Hunter
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9/14/10 The Media’s Effect on Crimes
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Category: Current Events
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, Former Sheriff and Television Icon John Bunnell and Former Prosecutor and HLN regular Holly Hughes.
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9/9/10 Koran Burning and Cops
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, Editor Frank Borelli and Attorney Ray Giudice
Category: Current Events
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8/10/10 Police & Video;The Anthony Graber Case
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Category: Current Events
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, ACLU Attorney David Rocah
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6/22/10 Police Academy Success
Host: Dr. Weinblatt
Category: Current Events
Special Guests: Police Trainer Roy Bedard, Academy Commander Dan Hare and Fitness Expert Mark Prince
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