Michael V. Pomarico (born July 3, 1955) is an American television

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. He had worked on the ABC-TV daytime drama '' All My Children'' for 27 years. He has a wife Mary and two children, Joseph and Jennifer. Pomarico grew up in

Holmdel Township, New Jersey Holmdel Township (usually shortened to Holmdel) is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The township is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, being within the regional and cultural influence of the Raritan Baysh ...

and graduated from

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in 1974 as part of its first graduating class.Caiazza, Tom
"Home sweet Holmdel; Saturday event to celebrate the history of Holmdel High School"
, ''Independent'', May 17, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2014. "Little do most know, but Holmdel High School has an alma mater.... Michael Pomarico, a Holmdel resident and member of that fateful class that included Bob Roggy, the world-class javelin thrower and namesake for the school's football field, has put together an evening of reunion and history, legacy and future building that is meant to provide a link of past to the present."

Positions held

'' All My Children'' * Technical Director (1983–2010) * Full-time Director (1998–2010)

Awards and nominations

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*Win, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 Technical Direction, ''All My Children'' *Nomination, 1983, 1986, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Technical Direction, ''All My Children'' *Nomination, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 Directing, ''All My Children'' *Telly Awards for Producing - Coming Home Again 2007 *Telly Award for Editing - Coming Home Again 2007 *Telly Award for Editing - The New Rascals 2011

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External links

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