Peter Berkow

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Peter Berkow is an American television and music producer, journalist and educator. His work includes the PBS series Music Gone Public , which features taped concerts by alternative musicians, as well as the series Astronomy: Observations and Theories , which received a Los Angeles Emmy Award in 2006.

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Berkow has produced over 200 shows for PBS, including Music Gone Public, which features videos of live music acts hand-picked by Berkow and his wife Tricia. Performers on the series have included Delhi 2 Dublin, Blame Sally, Frank Vignola, Joe Craven, and Tommy Emmanuel. Prior to Music Gone Public, Berkow produced and filmed interviews for Sierra Center Stage, a music series chronicling live acts that played at the Sierra Nevada Big Room in his native Chico, California. [1] [2]

In addition to his production work, Berkow has been active in journalism and education. He is the creator of the award-winning video series VideoCentral: English, a collection of video interviews of both notable writers and student writers speaking about various aspects of composition, intended to help in writing instruction. [3]

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Personal life

Berkow lives in Chico, California with his wife Tricia and teaches writing at Shasta College. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chico TV producer broadcasts live music on screen". www.chicoer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  2. ↑ "ENTERTAINMENT / Novato's Roy Rogers stars in PBS music series". SFGate. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  3. ↑ Bloom, Lynn Z.; Daiker, Donald A.; White, Edward Michael. Composition Studies in the New Millennium: Rereading the Past, Rewriting the Future. SIU Press. ISBN   9780809388899.
  4. ↑ "WINNERS OF THE 58th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED". Television Academy. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  5. ↑ "Macmillan Higher Education :: Our Authors :: Peter Berkow". www.macmillanhighered.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. ↑ "News Writing -- About the Host, Producers and Advisors". www.learner.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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