- John Siceloff
John Siceloff (b. Oct 21, 1953,
Frogmore, South Carolina ) is an AmericanTelevision producer .He created, and is currently
executive producer of, thePBS news magazine , "NOW on PBS". [ [http://www.pbs.org/now/series/siceloff.html NOW . John Siceloff | PBS] ]Career
A graduate of
Swarthmore College with a bachelor's degree inhistory he continued his education atStanford University , earning a master's degree in communications. Siceloff has been a producer for ABC's "20/20 " and "Primetime Live" and a senior broadcast producer for "ABC News " as well as NBC's "NOW", "Dateline NBC " and "Prime Story". During 2001 he joinedPBS and in 2004 he became founder and CEO of JumpStart Productions, which currently produces NOW on PBS.Honors and awards
Siceloff has been the recipient of many honors and awards including the
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award and thePeabody award for his work with "ABC News"' coverage of the aftermath of theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks . He has also received National NewsEmmy Awards for "ABC News" segments on the Millennium celebrations and NBC's "The Terror Connection;" aCINE Eagle Award for ABC's "Guatemala;" and anImagen Award for ABC's "Latin Beat." He also received the Edward R. Murrow Award, Overseas Press Club for a story on child brides for "NOW on PBS" and was also awarded a National BusinessEmmy Award in 2007 and a National News Emmy Award for best news magazine segment in 2004 also for "NOW on PBS".Books
*"Your America: Democracy's Local Heroes" (ISBN 0-230-60533-8)
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External links
* [http://www.pbs.org/now/youramerica Your America: Democracy's Local Heroes]
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