DANIEL NEARING has worked as Producer, Director and Writer for numerous documentaries broadcast on The Discovery Channel, Bravo, the CBC, and The Sports Network.  In addition to serving as Director for Chicago Heights, he is presently involved in an MFA program in independent filmmaking at Governors State University, in the South Chicago area. Nearing is an avid hockey fan, loves to travel and, with the assistance of the Toronto and Ontario Arts Councils, continues to plug away at Hogtown, an historical novel.