Alan Chebot
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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 graduated from Somerset High School in 1975 and earned a degree in Psychology from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He then went on to earn a Masters Degree in Film from Boston University, with his master's thesis being a feature-length documentary on jazz drummer Art Blakey.
Chebot began his professional career as a producer for WBZ-TV Boston's Evening Magazine. 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.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). 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.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). 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.[1]
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.[2] Outermost Radio was selected by the Provincetown International Film Festival where Chebot won The John Schlesinger Award Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). and was most recently selected by the Kansas International Film Festival. He was featured on WBUR-FM,[3] Chronicle (TV series),[4] and OZY Media [5] for the love of Community Radio displayed in the film.
Chebot has directed music videos for country artists Restless Heart, Robert Ellis Orrall [6] , and Ronna Reeves.
In 2013, Chebot worked as senior video content advisor with Ozy Media, producing and directing several episodes of Carlos Watson's TV series Conversations with Carlos Watson. The profile of Barack Obama for that show earned Chebot an Emmy Award.[citation needed]
Directorial Film Biography/Awards
- Blakey’s Message, an intimate portrait of Jazz legend, Art Blakey, 1981
- AIDS Buddies: Friends for Life (Peabody Award Nominee), 1986
- Second Chance (New England Emmy Award Winner), 1987
- Song for New Orleans (Golden Telly Award), 2006
- Conversations with Carlos Watson (Emmy Award Winner), 2007
- 1 In 100 Million, a Salute to the American Workforce, 2014-2015
- Outermost Radio, Provincetown International Film Festival 2015 selection
- Outermost Radio, Kansas International Film Festival 2015 selection
- Outermost Radio, (The John Schlesinger Award), 2015
References
- ^ "Hearst-Argyle Television Receives Telly Awards for Specials Commemorating Katrina". Hearst Television. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ [1] Documentary Hails WOMR in Provincetown, Cape Cod Times.com
- ^ [2] Local Filmmaker Spotlights WOMR, Provincetown’s Fiercely Independent Radio Station, WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station
- ^ [3] Chronicle TV Series, WCVB-TV
- ^ [4] Provincetown Rallies for Community Airwaves: 'Outermost Radio,' the Film, OZY Media
- ^ "Robert Ellis Orrall - A Little Bit Of Her Love". CMT.com.