Spencer's work
About Spencer
Spencer Wilking is a multiple Emmy and Peabody Award winning producer, director and showrunner with over 15 years of television and filmmaking experience.
Most recently, Spencer directed ESPN's "Drive to Win," a four-part series focusing on the success and struggles of college basketball players in the Southland Conference. To mark the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, he directed "The Last Word," a short form docu-series for the History Channel. Spencer interviewed 26 remaining veteran survivors on a range of issues from PTSD to Japanese internment camps.
As a producer, notable features include "World Beaters," an ESPN "30 for 30" film and "Let It Fall: . ," directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave). The film earned a 2018 duPont Award and the RFK Justice & Human Rights Award for Journalism.
Spencer graduated from Tulane University with a . and . in History, and has a . from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Most recently, Spencer directed ESPN's "Drive to Win," a four-part series focusing on the success and struggles of college basketball players in the Southland Conference. To mark the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, he directed "The Last Word," a short form docu-series for the History Channel. Spencer interviewed 26 remaining veteran survivors on a range of issues from PTSD to Japanese internment camps.
As a producer, notable features include "World Beaters," an ESPN "30 for 30" film and "Let It Fall: . ," directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave). The film earned a 2018 duPont Award and the RFK Justice & Human Rights Award for Journalism.
Spencer graduated from Tulane University with a . and . in History, and has a . from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.