Gradygirl Productions, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Award winning television producer, writer and director Tonia Grady. This multimedia production company has evolved into a production company, multimedia content producer, public relations firm and creative concept development gateway. Gradygirl has earned its reputation as a superior visionary with “an abundance of resources”. The company’s goal is to connect all the dots, from concepts to script, management to production, marketing to public relations…it’s all done in house.
We are a multimedia company who deliver our clients’ message to their audience in an efficient and creative way. Our experienced production and technical team have made it easy to take our clients from event and multimedia concept to ‘doors open’ and ‘on the air’. Whether it’s a red carpet premiere, corporate event, television program, live production or stage management -- we master the art of synergy with our unique brand of raw talent, business savvy and professional media and broadcast experience to deliver a great product every job, every client, every time!
Services Offered:
Production – Shooting (Digi-Beta, Beta SP, DVCAM, Mini-DV)
Creative development – TV & Reality show pilots and treatments
Script writing – Screenplays, stage plays, TV scripts
Television production – Television programs, commercials and news packages
Corporate video production – Marketing video, EPK’s, conference coverage
Film production – producing, directing, casting, management
Video production – music videos and professional production reels
Post Production – Editing (Non-Linear and Linear) audio mixing
Control Room operations – line producing, live-shot producing
Media – public relations, bookings, EPK’s, red carpet interviews, satellite tours, etc.
Graphic Packages – Graphic designs, motion graphics, show graphics, logo’s, etc.
The Gradygirl brand is incomparable and has formed an elite group of seasoned professionals who lend their talents at a moments notice. It’s takes a strong, knowledgeable and cohesive team to provide the magic of a seamless production. Gradygirl Productions is known for making it happen – no excuses – just results! And that’s why Tonia Grady’s skills are sought after by people like, Tom Joyner, Dr. Creflo A. Dollar, Amy Bolton-Curley (Producer of all Tyler Perry’s Madea Stage Plays), Chet Brewster (Director of Kings of Comedy & Madea Stage Plays) and Korey Washington (set designer for Movie -“Daddy’s Little Girl” & the BET Hip Hop Awards).
CNN Headline News – Package Producing, Entertainment News Coverage
Keith Sweat - “The Sweat Hotel” Concert – Stage Manager
“The Gospel” Movie Premier – Lead writer
The Tom Joyner Morning Show – Fantastic Voyage Cruise coverage
ABC Radio – Event Coverage, news package
World Changers television program – Specials Producer
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church – Stage Manager – ’06 Spirit & Truth Conference & Re/Present Youth Conference
The Ronald McDonald House Charities – Commercial, event coverage
Miles Ahead Entertainment – Media Relations, bookings, event coverage
The Industry – Segment producing, writing and booking
Tonia Grady is an Award winning producer with over ten years of live broadcast television experience as well as an abundance of film and video production knowledge. Tonia also has over 15 years of marketing, public relations and management experience. She has had the great fortune of learning the world of public relations and marketing from media giants like Terrie Williams (Terrie Williams Agency) and Von Alexander (The Alexander Agency). But it wasn’t until after moving to Atlanta in 1996 that Tonia started her career in broadcast journalism. She was asked to host a cable television show because the producer liked her flair. Tonia was no stranger to the ‘behind the scenes’ of the television and film industry – she’d done PR for countless TV shows and movies over the years. So, naturally she said yes to her first gig in front of the camera.
In 1997, Tonia created and produced a variety entertainment talk show called The Red Room which aired in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. The success of the show was phenomenal and continued to grow at a rapid rate. The show aired for four years undergoing a face-lift and a name change. The new show was titled, The Red Room Tonight with Tonia Grady (RRT). RRT was the first local television show to garner interviews with celebrities like Sean “Puffy” Combs, TLC, Kirk Franklin, Ludacris, Steve Harvey and Jamie Foxx. The show aired weekly in primetime on Comcast Cable (formerly Media One) with a reach of over 750,000 households.
In addition to enterprising her own show, Grady honed her production skills at top companies such as Fox Sports NET South, Media One, DreamWorks and CNN Financial News. As field producer/associate producer for CNNfn she worked on shows such as “Business Unusual”, “Your Money”, “World Biz Today”, “Entrepreneur’s Only”, and produced daily live shots of breaking news from the field. Ms. Grady worked her way up and over to the flagship network CNN Domestic. She worked on CNN’s Daily live news line-ups such as “CNN Live Today”, “Wolf Blitzer”, “Inside Politics” and “Live From”.
In addition to producing national and international daily newscasts for CNN Grady carved out a niche for herself by crafting original “off-the-cuff” work. Tonia was known as the ‘entertainment maven’ at CNN because she had the “All-in-One” factor. She had an inside track to the both the music and film industries and she could write, line produce, direct, segment produce, book guests and market the package as well. Soon all the networks (CNN/CNN Headline News/CNNI/CNNfn/CNN Airport) called on her to enterprise cultural and entertainment features segments for their shows.
Currently, Grady is heading up her own production company, Gradygirl Productions, Inc. Gradygirl is a full-service multimedia production company, specializing in film and high-quality digital video productions, independent and feature film production, documentaries, music videos, TV commercials, tailored news pieces, internet video, live events, sales & marketing and Electronic Press Kits (EPK’s). Gradygirl has served clients such as CNN Headline News, ABC Radio, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Bolton-Curley Media, Miles Ahead Entertainment, DavenStar Media and Ronald McDonald House Charities. Grady’s expertise has been sought after to consult start up television shows and independent and corporate conferences and national media events. Tonia Grady has also worked side by side with some of today’s most powerful and influential people such as; Dr. Creflo A. Dollar (World Changers Church International), Bishop Eddie Long (New Birth Missionary Church), Tom Joyner (Tom Joyner Morning Show) and Chet Brewster (Director of Kings of Comedy & all of Tyler Perry’s Madea stage plays) just to name a few.
