Jeff Hockett

Jeff graduated from the University of West Florida with a degree in Communication Arts and began his career as a news photographer and editor at WBBH in Ft. Myers, Florida. He moved on to WAMI in Miami where he earned a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award in the Series Reporting Human Interest category for "Mariel: 20 Years Later.” He eventually moved to Los Angeles and became a freelance photographer, working on various news magazine and reality shows. In 2000, he was hired to shoot for the nationally syndicated show “Uncovered.” It was while working on this show that he first met Alan Abel, who subsequently introduced him to his daughter, Jenny. Together, Jeff and Jenny produced and directed their debut film, “Abel Raises Cain.”