About Dr. Ted Baehr

Founder and Publisher

Dr. Ted Baehr is the Founder and Publisher of MOVIEGUIDE®: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment, and Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission® ministry. He is a noted critic, educator, lecturer, and media pundit whose life’s purpose is to redeem the values of the media while educating audiences on how to use discernment in selecting their entertainment.

Dr. Baehr leads classes, seminars, and offers books to train and educate others in media wisdom, living the abundant life, and succeeding in Hollywood. He has been a featured guest on Oprah, Hannity and Colmes, CNN, ABC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and Entertainment Tonight.

Educational Background

• Graduated summa cum laude in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth College.
• Attended Cambridge University, the University of Bordeaux & Toulouse, and the University of Munich.
• Earned a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.
• Completed theological studies at the Institute of Theology at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
• Received a Doctor of Humanities from Belhaven College.
• Earned a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) from Primus University of Theology.

Career Highlights

• President of the organization that produced The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe for CBS-TV in 1980, which garnered 37 million viewers and won an Emmy Award.
• Produced hundreds of programs for PBS television and networks worldwide.
• Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission® ministry (CFTVC), a non-profit dedicated to redeeming the values of mass media by influencing industry executives and equipping the general public to understand its impact.

Notable Achievements

• Appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Christian Institute for the Study of Media under the auspices of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California.
• Featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, The L.A. Times, Hollywood Reporter, and more.
• Lectured at institutions like the European Parliament, the U.K.’s House of Lords, Yale University, Dartmouth College, and U.C.L.A.