Jon Earnest is a seasoned Story and Editorial Producer with over 15 years of experience shaping unscripted television for the biggest names in the industry—including Netflix, Discovery Channel, Oxygen, MSNBC, HGTV, MTV, VH1, E!, WB, and Lifetime.
His career began in the cutting rooms and story departments of cultural staples like The Real World and Road Rules Challenge on MTV, as well as Hogan Knows Best on VH1. Since then, Jon has become a trusted force behind the scenes of hit competition series such as Project Runway (Lifetime) and Undercover Billionaire (Discovery).
He’s helped bring high-stakes business drama to life on shows like The Profit (MSNBC) with Marcus Lemonis and Back in the Game with Alex Rodriguez. His storytelling prowess also extends to luxury real estate (Buying Beverly Hills, Netflix; Who’s Afraid of a Cheap Old House, HGTV) and gripping true crime docuseries (911 Crisis Center, Real Murders of Orange County, Oxygen).
Jon’s adventurous edge is on full display in rugged, adrenaline-fueled series like Bering Sea Gold, a sister show to Deadliest Catch, and Discovery’s current frontier survival hit Homestead Rescue, where he continues to craft compelling narratives in some of TV’s most challenging environments
