Horizons Companies

Horizons Companies is a media content development and video production firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio that creates and produces broadcast television programming, television and radio advertisements, web sites and other audiovisual elements for corporate, governmental and educational entities.
The company was founded in 1984 by Donald A. Lee as Horizons Video and Film, and began operating out of small office in Upper Arlington, Ohio. In 1994, the firm changed its name to Horizons Companies and moved its operations into a reconditioned 1940's style movie theater in Columbus, Ohio. Shortly after that, it opened branch offices in Nashville, Tennessee and San Diego, California. Following additional growth in the 1990's, Horizons converted and moved into a 37,000 square foot English manor previously owned by real-estate mogul turned convicted felon Albert J. DeSantis. Today, the company operates its production services out of what were once the horse barns, stables and riding arena on DeSantis' property.
In 1999, Horizons produced an enhanced CD for the album Steady On by contemporary Christian music artist Point of Grace. The enhanced CD received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Best Enhanced CD.
Horizons Companies' growth and success was recognized in 2000 with founder/owner Don Lee being named as a Technology Finalist for the 2000 Columbus and Central Ohio Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Between 2000 and 2006, Horizons Companies created and produced an episodic documentary television series about the history, tradition and personalities of Ohio State University football. The series, titled Buckeye Classics, was broadcast throughout the state of Ohio on network affiliate stations and on the statewide cable channel Fox Sports Ohio. During its run, the writer and editor of Buckeye Classics received several Emmy awards from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Horizons Education, a division within Horizons Companies, creates educational media products for publishing companies. In 2003, a music video DVD for infants and toddlers, Noodlebug: Animal Friends , was honored with a Gold Award from Parents' Choice, which reviews and recommends books and toys for children. In 2009, another Horizons Education product for elementary school students, Snapshots: Simply Science , was recognized with a Distinguished Achievement Award by the Association of Educational Publishers.
In 2004, Horizons Companies' camera crews were called upon to help document the Ohio campaign activities of presidential candidates John Kerry and George W. Bush for a feature film documentary entitled ...So Goes the Nation .
Commitment to Sustainability
Horizons Companies is committed to environmentally friendly practices and causes. In 2009, the company installed a 192-panel solar array on top of its production facility in an effort to reduce its consumption of fossil fuels and its emission of carbon dioxide.
The company has also produced websites for numerous environmentally-friendly organizations, including Dovetail Solar and Wind and for The SEED Center (Sustainability Education and Economic Development). The SEED Center is a leadership initiative, resource center and online sharing environment for community colleges to develop and coordinate programs to train students for careers in the green economy.

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