Allan Maraynes

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Allan Maraynes
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EducationBachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and Theatre from Queens College
Occupation(s)Documentary Filmmaker, Investigative Journalist, Television Producer, Writer-Director
Years active1974–present

Allan Lawrence Maraynes is an American documentary filmmaker, investigative journalist, television producer, and writer. He is best known for his award-winning work on CBS's 60 Minutes, ABC's 20/20, and Dateline NBC.

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Education

Maraynes graduated from Queens College [1] in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and Theatre, and in 1974 earned a Master's in Film and Television from Loyola University [2] (now the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television).

Professional career

Maraynes began his career in 1974 at CBS News where he soon landed at 60 Minutes, [3] spending the better part of a decade working as a producer alongside famed correspondents, Mike Wallace and Ed Bradley. He generated major investigations, including a report into fuel tank hazards of the Ford Pinto, [4] [5] [6] and produced nearly thirty segments, spanning everything from Who Killed Malcolm X [7] [8] to profiles of notable cultural figures like Robin Williams [9] and George Steinbrenner. [10] [11]

After 60 Minutes he was co-executive producer of an ABC Entertainment pilot "SST". [12] [13] Maraynes then spent several years at ABC's 20/20, [14] where he served as both producer and senior investigative producer, generating investigations [15] into many pressing social issues, such as hotel security, [16] the state of the mentally ill in prisons, [17] and crime in nursing homes.

In 1996 he joined Dateline NBC [18] as a senior investigative producer. Among the stories he originated and/or supervised are investigations into airport security lapses [19] [20] (five years before the attacks of September 11, 2001), a hidden camera investigation into corruption in the ranks of some Louisiana police officers, [21] and investigations into child labor in American agriculture and the Indian silk business. [22] Maraynes also played a major role in the creation, design, writing, and success of several internal Dateline franchises, including the long-running series, "To Catch a Predator". [23] Most recently, he originated and supervised a Peabody Award-winning hour (as part of NBC News' In Plain Sight initiative): "Breathless", [24] [25] [26] [27] which exposed the national epidemic of childhood asthma and its link to poverty.

Maraynes has guest lectured at the New School [28] in New York, New York University, the Columbia University School of Journalism, [29] and Tufts University. [30]

He is currently the president of Row M Productions which develops feature film and feature documentary projects.

Awards and honors

George Foster Peabody Award

Alfred I. Dupont Award [33]

Overseas Press Club [34]

George Polk Award

Emmy [36]

Sigma Delta Chi Award

Gerald Loeb Award

Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards [38]

Edward R. Murrow Award (R.T.N.D.A.)

The Gracie Award (Alliance for Women In Media)

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