Sharon Tiller
Sharon Tiller is an American film maker who has numerous film and television credits as a writer, director, and producer. She is the WGBH-TV executive-in-charge for the American documentary television series ''Frontline'', which she first joined in 1995 as a senior producer for special projects. She is married to journalist and news producer Lowell Bergman. Awards and nominations *1991: George Polk Awards for National Television *2008: News & Documentary Emmy Award – New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture for the Frontline/World ''Frontline'' (stylized as FRONTLINE) is an investigative documentary program distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Episodes are produced at WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts. The series has covered a variety ... episode "Moscow's Sex and the City" (nominated) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiller, Sharon American documentary filmmakers George Polk Award rec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WGBH-TV
WGBH-TV (channel 2), branded on-air as GBH or GBH 2 since 2020, is the primary PBS List of PBS member stations, member television station in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the Flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns Boston's secondary PBS member WGBX-TV (channel 44) and Springfield, Massachusetts PBS member WGBY-TV (channel 57, operated by New England Public Media), Class A television service, Class A Biz TV network affiliate, affiliate WFXZ-CD (channel 24) and public radio stations WGBH (FM), WGBH (89.7 FM) and WCRB (99.5 FM) in the Boston area, and WCAI radio (and satellites WZAI and WNAN) on Cape Cod. WGBH-TV also effectively, but unofficially serves as one of three flagship stations of PBS, along with WNET in New York City and WETA-TV in Washington, D.C. WGBH-TV, WGBX-TV, and the WGBH and WCRB radio stations share studios on Guest Street in northwest Boston's Brighton, Boston, Brighton neighborhood; ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frontline (U
Front line refers to the forward-most forces on a battlefield. Front line, front lines or variants may also refer to: Books and publications * ''Front Lines'' (novel), young adult historical novel by American author Michael Grant * ''Frontlines series'', a novel series by Marko Kloos * ''Frontline'' (journal), journal produced in support of the Scottish Socialist Party * ''Frontline'' (magazine), English-language Indian news magazine * '' Frontline Combat'', 1950s war comic anthology * ''Front Line'', fictional Marvel Comics newspaper that eventually replaced the '' Daily Bugle'' * '' Civil War: Front Line'', comic book series (2006–2007) Film and television Film * ''Front Line'' (film), 1981 documentary * ''The Front Line'' (2006 film), Irish thriller * ''The Front Line'' (2009 film), Italian crime drama * ''The Front Line'' (2011 film), Korean war drama Television * ''Frontline'' (Australian TV series), 1990s satirical series * ''Frontline'' (American TV program) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lowell Bergman
Lowell Bergman (born July 24, 1945) is an American journalist, television producer and professor of journalism. In a career spanning nearly five decades Bergman worked as a producer, a reporter, and then the director of investigative reporting at ABC News and as a producer for CBS's ''60 Minutes'', leaving in 1998 as the senior producer of investigations for CBS News. He also was the founder of the investigative reporting program at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley and for 28 years taught there as professor. He was also a producer/correspondent for the PBS documentary series '' Frontline''. In 2019, Bergman retired. The story of his investigation into the tobacco industry was chronicled in Michael Mann’s '' The Insider'', which was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Bergman was portrayed by Al Pacino. From 1999 to 2008, Bergman was an investigative correspondent for ''The New York Times''. He forged a partnership between The Times and PBS Frontline in 1999 crea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Polk Awards
The George Polk Awards in Journalism are a series of American journalism awards presented annually by Long Island University in New York in the United States. A writer for Idea Lab, a group blog hosted on the website of PBS, described the award as "one of only a couple of journalism prizes that means anything". History The awards were established in 1949 in memory of George Polk, a '' CBS'' correspondent who was murdered in 1948 while covering the Greek Civil War (1946–49). In 2009, former ''New York Times'' editor John Darnton was named curator of the George Polk Awards. Josh Marshall's blog, ''Talking Points Memo'', was the first blog to receive the Polk Award in 2008 for its reporting on the 2006 U.S. Attorneys scandal. List of award recipients Categories * Foreign reporting * Radio reporting * Photojournalism * Economics reporting * Business reporting * Labor reporting * Legal reporting * National reporting * Internet reporting * Magazine reporting * Military rep ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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News & Documentary Emmy Award
The News & Documentary Emmy Awards, or News & Documentary Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the News & Documentary Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American news and documentary programming. Ceremonies generally are held in the fall, with the Emmys handed out in about 40 awards categories. Only two of these award categories honor local news programming, while the rest are for national programming. Most Emmys for local news and documentary programming are instead awarded during the Regional Emmys. Before the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, news and documentary were categories at the Primetime Emmy Awards until 1975. Rules According to the News & Documentary Emmy rules, a show, documentary or news report must originally air on American television during the eligibility period between January 1 and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Documentary Filmmakers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Polk Award Recipients
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-ol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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