About

Toby Santos is a Emmy® award winning Producer and Director. In his 20 plus years experience in television production he has worked in various non-scripted disciplines including: variety, awards, game, talk, news and sports. Santos has worked alongside some of the industry's top Directors and producers, on notable shows such as The Academy Awards (ABC), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated) and America's Got Talent (NBC). In 2023 he was selected and participated in the inaugural Disney Entertainment Television Reality Directing Program. Toby is a Member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG).

Toby Santos was born in Santa Barbara, California. In high school he was a director and student anchor of his school news. While in college at California State University at Northridge, he started as a production assistant for ABC News. Toby continued in news working for KCRA (NBC) Sacramento and KCBS (CBS) Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles he quickly worked his way up the ladder taking on more challenging assignments in sports and entertainment. Toby received the Daytime Emmy® in 2014 for his work on The Disney Christmas Day Parade and Celebration (ABC) and was admitted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences the same year. Toby is married and has one son. He currently resides in the Los Angeles area, where he enjoys spending time with his family and gardening in his free time.