Since 1982, Burt Wolf has written and produced over 4,000 segments for Cable News Network (CNN), 800 segments for ABC (the American Broadcasting Company), 125 half-hour programs for the travel division of The Discovery Channel, 26 half hours for the Family Channel and 250 half hours for Public Broadcasting. He has been nominated for two CableAce Awards and a national Emmy in connection with cultural history.

Burt is presently in production with his ongoing series entitled TRAVELS & TRADITIONS. Shot entirely on location, this series travels throughout the world looking at the history, architecture, culture, customs, foods and festivals of some of the world's most interesting locations.

He is also in production with a group of programs that explore religious sites which attract millions of visitors each year. The destinations covered include Guadalupe in Mexico, Czestochowa in Poland, Lourdes in France, St. Patrick in Ireland, the Abbeys of Austria, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Assisi and Siena in Italy, and Chimayo in New Mexico.

Burt's relaxed and personal style make the programs both informative and entertaining. In the United States the shows are broadcast on public television to over 90% of the television homes. They are also translated into Russian, Polish, Mandarin and Korean and reach a worldwide audience in Europe, Latin America and Asia of over 150 million people.

During his 30 years as a journalist, he has written or edited more than 60 books. For a number of years he authored a weekly column for The Washington Post.