Rob Dustin

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Rob Dustin
Born
Robert Dustin

February 24, 1963
Des Moines, Iowa
Occupations
  • producer
  • director
Years active1994–present

Robert Dustin, also known as Dusty, [1] is an American Emmy awarded television producer and director. He is known for his work in television programs such as Halloween! (1994), My Sergi (1998) [2] and Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating (2001).

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Early life and career

Rob Dustin graduated from the University of Iowa. He began his career working for CBS Sports, covering sports events and remained working there for 17 years until he founded Red Brick Entertainment in 1994. [3] In 2007, when U.S. Figure Skating created an ice network the International Skating Union hired Dustin and Red Brick Entertainment for providing real TV production using multiple cameras. His team consisted of four crew members, to keep the cost down what Dustin calls “high-speed, low-drag approach”. [4] [5] In 2010, U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Dustin helped coordinate the coverage of the event. [3] Dustin also is a longtime Coordinating producer in covering the ice skating championships in the Olympics. [6]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmNotes
1994Halloween!Producer and director
Ice Wars 1Associate producer
Artistry on IceProducer
1995Too Hot to SkateProducer
Ice Wars 2Associate producer
Artistry on Ice IIProducer
1996America's Choice: The Great Skate DebateProducer
Sergei Grinkov: Celebration of a LifeProducer
1997Too Hot to SkateProducer
1998My SergeiProducer and Director [7]
The Great Skate Debate IIDirector
2001Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure SkatingDocumentary - Producer and Director
Television
YearTitleNotes
2005The ChaseTrackdownDirector - Track Down [8]
2006Skating with CelebritiesDebut, Episode #1.2, Episode #1.2 - Co-executive producer (all episodes)

Awards and honors

Rob Dustin has been nominated and won numerous times for Sports Emmy Award.

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2013 Sports Emmy Award Outstanding Live Event TurnaroundGames of the XXX Olympiad (NBC)Won [9]
2015 Sports Emmy Award Outstanding New Approaches – Sports Event CoverageThe XXII Olympic Winter GamesWon [10]
2017 Sports Emmy Award Outstanding Trans - Media Sports CoverageGames of the XXXI OlympiadWon [11]

References

  1. ↑ Lawrence, K. (2014). Skating on Air: The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.
  2. ↑ "My Sergei". Variety. 4 February 1998.
  3. 1 2 "Spokane Arena a good TV fit for Team Challenge Cup | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  4. ↑ "ISU's Junior Grand Prix free live streams boost figure skating views around the world". OlympicTalk. 5 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tonya and Nancy fallout: too much TV". ESPN.com.
  6. ↑ "Tracing the History of Women's Figure Skating". Los Angeles Times. 24 February 2001.
  7. ↑ "My Sergei (1998) - Movie". www.moviefone.com.
  8. ↑ "Chase: Track Down, The (2004) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  9. ↑ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 34th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences".
  10. ↑ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 36th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences".
  11. ↑ "THE 38th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). cdn.emmyonline.org.
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