Mike Zimmer served as a Video Operations Manager and Chief Photographer for WTVJ in Miami, Florida. Over his 30 year career, Zimmer has covered numerous events in his lengthy career including five Super Bowls, two World Series, the NBA finals in 1997, the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Australia and Operation Desert Storm. Over his career he has covered over 6 Presidents. Zimmer has been nationally recognized on several occasions for his outstanding contributions to Broadcasting. Not only is he a twelve time Emmy Award winner, but Zimmer is also the recipient of the prestigious George Foster Peabody and the Alfred L DuPont awards for his coverage of Hurricane Andrew.
Mike Zimmer served as President of the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee. His responsibilities included overseeing the daily operations and preparations for South Florida's 10th Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Zimmer served as the primary liaison between the NFL and the South Florida community for Super Bowl XLIV.
Zimmer is the Executive Producer of the hit show "The Florida Insider Fishing Report " and the long running hit series Sportsman's Adventures ".Mike owns and operates "Mike Zimmer Productions", a full service production company that handles a complete range of production needs.
My passion has always been fishing," said Zimmer, "and my dad told me, 'If you want to be happy in life, try to find something you like to do and get paid for it,' and I've been lucky to be able to do that in the world of fishing."
"We all go into the show with the same philosophy that fishing is fun," said Zimmer. "We always try to convey that message with the show, and to stress that it's not how many fish you catch or the size of the fish we catch, it's about the fun times we have doing it, and I think that philosophy really lets us enjoy what we do. We try to teach everybody a little bit of something, but the bottom line is when you go fishing, you've got to have fun."
"We try to keep the average fisherman in mind when we plan out our shows. It's fun to travel to remote destinations and to chase a marlin on fly, but catching snapper near a bridge is just as fun and probably more relevant to our viewers," said Zimmer. "Whether it's redfish, snook or trout, we try to make sure that the average person sitting at home, at the end of the day can say, 'Wow, I'm going to go do that,' or 'Let me go try that.'"
Zimmer is a native to South Miami, he attended Florida State University and graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in Communications.
Mike is the president of Mike Zimmer Productions, a full-service production company which provides all of production needs for Sportsman's Adventures and the Florida Insider Fishing Report.