E.K. GAYLORD II (Executive Producer) is president of the Oklahoma Publishing Company and is on the Board of Directors of the Gaylord Entertainment Company. He is Chairman of Gaylord Films, Gaylord Event Television and Gaylord Sports Management. He serves on the Board of Ricks Exploration. Additionally, he is a Director of the National Cowboy Hall of fame and Western Heritage Center and the State Fair of Oklahoma. Gaylord is President of Gaillardia Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City and is Chairman of the Broadmoor Hotel and Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Gaylord most recently served as executive producer on the June release, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, the classic Southern tale of life, love and family that follows a group of lifelong friends, and the popular coming-of-age love story, A Walk to Remember, based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks. Released in January, it starred Shane West and Mandy Moore.

A man of diverse and far-ranging interests, Gaylord owns and operates the Lazy E Ranch, Arena and Training Center near Guthrie, Oklahoma, as well as Gaillardia Farms in Lexington, Kentucky, and the Gaillardia Ranch in Kendall County, Texas. He is on the Breeder's Cup Board and is very active in the thoroughbred industry. He is also involved with Children's Hospital, Children's Medical Research, the Leukemia Society, the Arthritis Foundation and the United Way.

Edward King Gaylord II is a graduate of Casady School and Texas Christian University. The son of Edward L. and Thelma Gaylord, he currently lives with his wife and three sons in Edmond, Oklahoma.