Harry Hunkele is an American Film and Television Director, Producer and Editor. He is a ten-time Emmy Award winning television director and producer and is the director of the feature documentary ''
Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace'' (Channel Productions, 2011).
Biography
Hunkele was born in rural Vermont, and came to New York City in the early 1980s. After spending many years in and around television and commercial production, in 2003, he joined the upstart network
NYC Media, the brainchild of the administration of billionaire-turned-Mayor
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P., and was its CEO from 1981 to 2001 and again from 2014 to 2023. He served as the 108th mayo ...
. Soon after signing on, then network Head of Production
Seth Unger asked Hunkele to produce a documentary series entitled ''Blueprint NYC'', which highlighted local architectural and historical aspects of New York City iconography. At the same time, Hunkele was playing double-duty, also showrunning $9.99 a popular reality show that airs in New York on local station
WNBC
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.
In 2005, Hunkele was given a new assignment by then General Manager
Arick Wierson - ''
Secrets of New York
''Secrets of New York'' is an American documentary television series created by Arick Wierson and presented by Kelly Choi. The series premiered on February 2, 2005 and is produced by NYC Media, the official public broadcast service of New York ...
''. Hunkele helped turn the show into one of the all-time most nominated and winning documentary series in New York City history. Starring
Kelly Choi
Kelly Choi (born February 7, 1976) is an American television personality on NYC Media, the official broadcast service of the City of New York. A former host of Bravo TV's '' Top Chef'' spin-off, ''Top Chef Masters'', she has also been present ...
, the series aired nationally on PBS and has been widely recognized for its novel and innovative approach to the television documentary format.
City TV dons stilettos and vinyl
originally published in the ''Los Angeles Times
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'', 2007-05-28. With digital graphics and animations, stylized 3D recreations, heavy metal and electronica
Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that came to prominence in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mos ...
original and canned use of songs and musical scores, writing, and a compelling subject matter, the show has widely become the signature production of NYC Media.
The program traditionally dominated the New York Emmy Awards across several categories. In Season Three, the show went from a half-hour format to one-hour specials.
References
External links
Secrets of New York Website
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Film directors from Vermont
American television directors
Emmy Award winners