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S. Dana Wolfe Born October 9, 1963
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNationality United States Education York University
New York UniversityOccupation Executive Producer Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Website Intelligence Squared U.S. Foundation webpage S. Dana Wolfe (born October 9, 1963) is a five-time Emmy-award winning American journalist, television and debate producer.[1]
A graduate of York University in Toronto, Canada and New York University, she earned her Master's degree in International Studies from NYU in 1987.[2]
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Journalism career
A Canadian native, Wolfe began her television career in Toronto at CTV’s Canada AM. She worked as a researcher for Ambassador Benjamin Netenyahu during his time as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations before becoming Assistant Managing Editor at the Washington D.C. based foreign policy journal The National Interest.
Wolfe holds five Emmy Awards earned over a decade as a producer for Ted Koppel’s Nightline on ABC News.[3] Over the course of her career, Wolfe conducted interviews with leading newsmakers, heads of state, and celebrities, including Salman Rushdie, Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, Yasser & Suha Arafat, and Yitzhak Rabin. After her Nightline tenure, Wolfe became an independent media consultant.
Emmy Awards
1994 National News & Documentary Emmy Award Honors, Outstanding instant coverage of a single breaking news story “The End of the Search for O.J. Simpson” Nightline
1995 News and documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding instant coverage of a single breaking news story, Nightline, "Oklahoma City Bombing: Moment of Crisis"
1995 News & Documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding instant coverage of a single breaking news story Nightline, “Oklahoma City Bombing: Moment of Crisis”
1996 News and documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding general coverage of a single breaking news story (program) Nightline, “Anatomy of the Unabomber Suspect's Arrest”
1998 National News breaking news story Emmy Award Nightline, “Crisis in the White House: The President Visits the Heartland,”
Dupont Award
Alfred I. Dupont – Columbia University Award for excellence in broadcast journalism presented to: ABC News, Nightline Special Programs, The State vs. Simpson: The Verdict; Journey of a country Doctor; Town Meeting: Thou Shall Not Kill, 1995–1996, Dana Wolfe, Producer
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates and Public Policy
Wolfe became the Executive Producer of the Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate series in January, 2006 at its inception. The first debate was held in September 2006.
Personal life
Wolfe currently lives in Cresskill, NJ with husband Scott Rocco of MSNBC and their two children.[4]
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