Bill George is a former TV news producer and reporter at KCRA and other stations. He is an accomplished author and documentary film producer and has produced eight films for PBS about California history. He formed Nimbus Films & Books in 2011 and produced “The Hidden Wonder of the World” about the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad from Sacramento to Donner Summit. He wrote the book "Rails, Tales and Trails" as a companion guide to the film. In 2023, Rowman & Littlefield published Bill’s book, “Victory in the Pool,” about the swimmers from a Sacramento swim club who won twenty Olympic Gold medals. He has won the Conference of California Historical Societies Award of Merit for his documentary films, the American Society of Civil Engineers top award for media presentations, and the Sacramento County Historical Society Award of Excellence.