Craig Martin

Co-host and Producer, The Good Road 

Emmy-nominated visual storyteller, film-maker and writer 

When Craig Martin yells, “Stop the van!” his The Good Road co-host, Earl Bridges, gets worried. It usually means Craig wants to get out and film something potentially bizarre that’s taking place on the side of the road. Because he has spent the past 30 years filming in war zones, disaster zones, and remote villages in more than 85 countries, Craig is almost always unfazed when he finds himself in dangerous environment.

  • Martin is an experienced visual storyteller, film-maker and writer with more than 30 years of experience. As a video/film producer, director, writer and editor, Craig has produced hundreds of long- and short-form projects. After completing an MA in Communications from Baylor University, Craig began exploring a variety of formats, including dramatic and journalistic storytelling with a focus on documentary. In addition to his film accomplishments, Craig has contributed multiple articles for national publications. He produced the feature length docudrama The Insanity of God, distributed internationally by Word Films and screened through Fathom Events in more than 500 theaters. The film had a national theatrical release with a viewership of 88,000 and had ticket sales of $1.2 million. He is the executive producer on Free Burma Rangers, a Fathom/LifeWay documentary that screened nationally in theaters in February 2020. He was executive producer on Anahita: A Mother’s Journey, which aired on PBS and won an Upper Midwest Emmy. Phil Cooke, a nationally renowned filmmaker, writer and founder of Cooke Media Group in Burbank, California, says “Craig has been in demand internationally as a media producer and executive, and as a result is particularly experienced working in diverse cultures, leading highly skilled teams, and dealing in high stress situations.” 

    Currently, Craig is the co-host and producer of The Good Road, a Daytime Emmy-nominated TV docu-series exploring the world of philanthropy. Season five is airing through American Public Television and World Channel, with season six scheduled for the fall of 2025. Craig has also produced a podcast called Philanthropology; written two books, Confessions of a Philanthropologist and 1:0 Commandments: You May Never Yield a Return; and is publisher of Philanthropy Journal

    Craig lives with his wife and 21-year-old twins in Richmond, Virginia.