▁editor ▁and ▁document ary ▁producer ▁at ▁CBS ▁News . ▁Hor v ath ▁attended ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁the ▁Film ▁Studies ▁program . ▁While ▁att ending ▁Y ale , ▁she ▁also ▁held ▁intern ships ▁at ▁N BC ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁Universal ▁Television . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hor v ath ' s ▁first ▁story ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁television ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁High land er ▁TV ▁series . ▁She ▁spent ▁four ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁series , ▁first ▁as ▁Script ▁Co ordin ator ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁Associ ate ▁Creative ▁Cons ult ant , ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁hand ▁in ▁creating ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁most ▁end uring ▁characters ▁( including ▁Adam ▁Pi erson ▁and ▁Alex a ▁Bond ). ▁Hor v ath ▁o vers aw ▁High land er ' s ▁tie - in ▁nov els ▁and ▁other ▁anc ill ary ▁products , ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁series ▁at ▁media ▁convent ions ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁also ▁edited ▁( and ▁contributed ▁to ) ▁An ▁Even ing ▁at ▁Joe ' s , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁stories ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Hor v ath ▁has ▁since ▁served ▁as ▁writer - produ cer ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sci - fi ▁and ▁action ▁shows , ▁including ▁San ctu ary ▁and ▁Flash ▁Gordon . ▁Other ▁notable ▁TV ▁writing ▁cred its ▁include ▁scripts ▁for ▁X ena : ▁War rior ▁Princess , ▁Fore ver ▁Knight ,