Michael V. Pomarico

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Michael V. Pomarico (born July 3, 1955) is an American television soap opera director. He had worked on the ABC-TV daytime drama All My Children for 27 years. He has a wife Mary and two children, Joseph and Jennifer.

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Pomarico grew up in Holmdel Township, New Jersey and graduated from Holmdel High School in 1974 as part of its first graduating class. [1]

Positions held

All My Children

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

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References

  1. Caiazza, Tom. "Home sweet Holmdel; Saturday event to celebrate the history of Holmdel High School" Archived 2014-12-11 at archive.today , Independent, May 17, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2014. "Little do most know, but Holmdel High School has an alma mater.... Michael Pomarico, a Holmdel resident and member of that fateful class that included Bob Roggy, the world-class javelin thrower and namesake for the school's football field, has put together an evening of reunion and history, legacy and future building that is meant to provide a link of past to the present."