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Comment: It looks like this is a borderline case, for me at least. If more substance could be added we'd be good to go. E. Lee (talk) 11:04, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- Comment: I don't think he passes WP:GNG. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 15:58, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- Comment: There are large portions of the Career section that are unsourced. Please find additional independent reliable sources that talk about Chebot in detail. As a side note, external links should only be in a separate section at the end of the draft: those found in the body of the text should either be moved, turned into references, or removed entirely. Primefac (talk) 19:36, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Alan Chebot is an American film director and executive producer, born in Fall River, Massachusetts and raised in Somerset, Massachusetts.
Career
Chebot began his professional career as a producer for WBZ-TV Boston's Evening Magazine[1]. In 1988, Chebot founded Parallax Productions, Inc., a video, multimedia and film production company that works with a diverse client base including television networks, media companies, public relations and advertising agencies, corporations, and foundations. Parallax Productions is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with crews all over the U.S. and many countries around the world. Parallax produces broadcast programming, documentaries, commercials, PSAs, and web content.
In the late 90’s, he was the creator, executive producer and director of the nationally syndicated television series, The Wild Wild Web[2]. The series ran for three seasons and was considered the television guide to the Internet. Distributed by CBS/King World, The Wild Wild Web series aired in 148 U.S. markets.
In 2006, Chebot produced, wrote, and directed Song for New Orleans[3]. Broadcast nationally and distributed internationally by Hearst Television, the feature-length film chronicles the rebirth of the New Orleans music scene immediately after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and won two bronze Telly Awards.[4]
From 2011-2015, Chebot directed and executive produced Outermost Radio, a feature-length documentary film about a community on the tip of Cape Cod and their non-profit community radio station WOMR[5].Outermost Radio was selected by the Provincetown International Film Festival[6] where Chebot won The John Schlesinger Award [7] and was most recently selected by the Kansas International Film Festival. He was featured on WBUR-FM [8] , [Chronicle (TV series)]], [9], WCVB-TV </ref> and OZY Media [10] for the love of Community Radio displayed in the film.
Chebot has directed music videos for country artists Restless Heart [11], Robert Ellis Orrall [12] , and Ronna Reeves.
Directorial Biography
- Blakey’s Message, an intimate portrait of Jazz legend, Art Blakey (1981)
- AIDS Buddies: Friends for Life (1986)
- Second Chance (1987)
- Robert Ellis Orrall, A Little Bit of Her Love (1993)
- Robert Ellis Orrall, Every Day When I Get Home (1993)
- Ronna Reeves, Never Let Him See Me Cry (1993)
- Restless Heart, Baby Needs New Shoes (1994)
- Song for New Orleans (2006)
- Conversations with Carlos Watson (2007)
- 1 In 100 Million, a Salute to the American Workforce Series (2014-2015)
- Outermost Radio (2015)
Awards and Honors
- Second Chance, WBZ-TV, New England Emmy Award Winner (1987)
- Song for New Orleans, Golden Telly Award Winner (2006)
- Conversations with Carlos Watson, Emmy Award Winner (2007)
- Outermost Radio, Provincetown International Film Festival Selection (2015)
- Outermost Radio, Kansas International Film Festival Selection (2015)
- Outermost Radio, The John Schlesinger Award Winner (2015)
References
- ^ "Mourning Becomes Evening" (PDF). Boston Magazine. April 1989.
- ^ "'Wild Wild Web' Thrives in No Man's Land of TV and Net". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The sounds and the fury - Documentary on the state of New Orleans music post-Katrina takes a closer walk with the Rebirth Brass Brand". The Times Picayune.
- ^ "Hearst-Argyle Television Receives Telly Awards for Specials Commemorating Katrina". Hearst Television. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Documentary hails WOMR in Provincetown". Cape Cod Times.
- ^ "Outermost Radio: The Film At The Provincetown International Film Festival". WOMR.
- ^ "The John Schlesinger Award". Provincetown International Film Festival.
- ^ "Local Filmmaker Spotlights WOMR, Provincetown's Fiercely Independent Radio Station". WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station.
- ^ "Lady Di: Provincetown's Sweetheart". WCVB 5, Boston's News Leader.
- ^ "Provincetown Rallies for Community Airwaves: 'Outermost Radio,' the Film". OZY Media.
- ^ "Snake Eyes" (PDF). Billboard News. May 21, 1994.
- ^ "Robert Ellis Orrall - A Little Bit Of Her Love". CMT.com.