Samantha Stamler is an Emmy-award winning producer, with over a decade of experience in news, production, and documentary storytelling. She started her career at CNN, and has worked at ABC, Fuse, and CBS News.
Sam was a founding producer at Great Big Story, helping launch the company in 2015. As the Supervising Producer and interim EP, she lead a global editorial team in the creation of daily video content, series production, and client-based partnerships.
Sam has spent the last couple of years back at CNN, launching the company’s streaming platform, CNN+. As Executive Producer, she developed Interview Club—CNN’s first live interactive streaming news product.
Sam lives in New York City with her husband and her dog, Wixy.
Recent Awards
Emmy, 2020 - Supervising Producer
Outstanding Special Class—Short Format Daytime Program, “The Brave”
Gracie, 2020 - Supervising Producer
Original Online programming—Video Series
Original Online Programming—Documentary
Original Online Programming—Standalone Video, Lifestyle
Webby, 2020 - Supervising Producer
Video Series & Chanel: Documentary
Tribeca X Finalist, 2020 - Supervising Producer
Episode Series, “Proud” (Great Big Story / Proctor & Gamble)
Telly, 2019 - Director/Producer
Online Documentary Web Series, “Defenders”
Emmy Nomination, 2018 - Senior Producer
Outstanding Special Class Series, “Great Big Show”