EMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER
LUKE BURKE
BURKE IV was founded by Luke Burke with the intention of honoring the art of storytelling by producing content that touches hearts, inspires souls, and enlightens minds.
Luke is an Emmy Award winning producer with over 20 years of News + Documentary experience. He has acquired a unique footprint in today’s ever changing media landscape through his work in the digital, social, and linear production spaces. These diverse spaces have inspired Luke to approach each project with a multi-generational lens.
Luke began his career at MTV Networks as one of 15 recent college grads chosen to participate in the highly coveted MTVN Summer Associates program. At the conclusion of the program, Luke spent five years as member of the MTV News & Docs team where he coordinated over 250 daily news shoots across the country. In addition to working on the Diary, Cribs, True Life, and High School Stories series — Luke also coordinated on several live events including the Video Music Awards & MTV Movie Awards Pre-Shows and the Presidential Election coverage.
After joining the BET News Team as News Manager, Luke gained exclusive access to the family of Trayvon Martin. BET’s Trayvon Martin special was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a recipient of the NABJ Salute to Excellence Award. Luke and the BET News team also won the coveted Walter Cronkite Award for Television Excellence in Political Journalism for their election coverage.
After 10 years with Paramount, Luke ventured beyond corporate production to further develop his production expertise as a freelance producer. As a result, Luke successfully launched BURKE IV and has produced well known works with esteemed clients such as VICE, CNN Headline News, Revolt News, BRAVO, STARZ, Tyler Perry, Will Packer, COMPLEX, EBONY, ESSENCE, Black Enterprise Magazine, Instagram, The SpringHill company and many more.
As an Executive Producer, Luke is proud to have a body of work produced for TIDAL that has a permanent home for future generations viewing in the Peace and Justice Museum and Memorial. The six videos were originally produced for the LIVE broadcast of the grand opening concert celebration.
Luke is currently developing several exciting projects and open for freelance opportunities.
Credits
NEWS
President Obama’s Top Moments - BET
Executive Producer (Creator)
REVOLT News
Senior Producer
VICE NEWS TONIGHT
Series Producer “Do Your Research”
HLN/CNN
Editorial Producer/Newsgathering
BET News
News Manager
MTV News
Senior Production Coordinator
DOCUMENTARY
Concert for Peace and Justice - TIDAL
Executive Producer
"HUSSLE" DOCUMENTARY - Spring Hill Co
Supervising Story Producer
“Prince of South L.A.” - VIACOM
Story Producer
Her Own Series - COMPLEX
Producer
SOCIAL MEDIA
“Trends” Producer
“Unseen Enemy” - CNN Films/Ikana Media
Social Producer
POLITICS
2018 Angela Rye’s State of the Union - BET
Producer (Post)
2016 Election Coverage - BET
Producer
2012 RNC LIVE - BET
Social Producer
2012 DNC LIVE - BET
Social Producer
2008 Barack Obama Election - MTV
Field Producer
2004 MTV News Election Coverage
TALK SHOWS/AFTER SHOWS
VICE LIVE - VICE
Show Producer
Power Confidential - STARZ
Story Producer (Post)
Third Rail with Ozy - PBS
Research Producer
SPONSORED CONTENT
REVOLT & Geico
Executive Producer (8-Part Series)
E! News & Mastercard
Producer (Post)
REALITY SHOWS
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Segment Producer
I Dream of Nene Wedding Special
Segment Producer
AWARD SHOWS / RED CARPETS/SPECIALS
ESSENCE Festival (Pilot)
Executive Producer
Tyler Perry Madea Farewell Tour Promo
Executive Producer
Tyler Perry Studios Grand Opening Ceremony
Producer
BET Awards Pre-Show
Red Carpet Producer
BET Image Awards Pre-Show
Red Carpet Producer
BET Soul Train Awards Pre-Show
Red Carpet Producer
BET Takes Hollywood Oscar Special
Producer
MTV VMA’s
Coordinating Producer
Nelson Mandela Funeral Coverage - BET
Producer
EBONY 100 AWARDS
Post Producer
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
JAMILA CUMMINGS OSOUNA
OWN, SVP Communication
I had the pleasure of working with Luke on the launch party for Birds Eye client Alesha Renee, TV personality, this past November.
Luke's diligence and understanding of event planning was instrumental in creating this very special event. He managed the execution of the event and the staff members flawlessly, while paying special attention to the details that made the event such a success. Luke is a gem!
ASHLEY MCFARLIN BUIE
Vice President at WE tv (AMC Networks)
Luke is a phenomenal producer and social media strategist. He offers a level of professionalism and creativity to projects that is unmatched by most in his field. His level of expertise in social media is highly impressive and I encourage anyone seeking a director in this area to strongly consider hiring Luke.
ALFRED EDMOND JR.
Multi-Media Entrepreneur/Professional | Nationally Recognized Live & Virtual Events Moderator/Interviewer | Keynote Speaker |
I had the pleasure of working with Luke during a critical period of transition in leadership in the day-to-day management of content producers for BlackEnterprise.com. From day one of his assignment, Luke was the consummate professional, quickly integrating himself into the team as a respected member, and suggesting improvements that delivered immediate, positive impact to our efforts to improve both the quality of our content as well as traffic to the site. Luke was particularly impressive when coordinating the digital content team assigned to create and socialize content for the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference; he handled his duties with aplomb. You'd never know that he was not a long-time employee of Black Enterprise, much less that it was his first time at this event. If I could have hired Luke for permanent position I would have (as he well knows). As it is, I am pleased to have had the experience of working with him.
TIFFANY TATE
Senior Video Producer at 2U
Luke worked as the News and Social Media Manager for BET News and he has by far been one of the most innovative and creative digital producers I have ever worked with. His willingness to take on any responsibility was impressive and his resourcefulness was inspirational.Luke is both astute and informed about what is transpiring in the digital community around the country, and the world at large. Many of his initial processes set to complete his tasks are still being utilized at BET today. Aside from his phenomenal skill set, he was also a pleasure to work with . His professional attitude and refreshing ideas helped me to be a better producer.
SEAN WILLIAMS
OSD / SOLEcial Studies / Pensole Lewis College / NFT / Metaverse / Web3
Luke Burke is a very easy going and sharp individual. I had such agreat time working with Luke. He and I put together what wasarguable the best performance at the 2006 VMAs in NYC. I will(without hesitation) work with him again anytime. See what I'mtaking about by working with him personally.