John Scagliotti

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John Scagliotti is an American film director and radio broadcaster. He has won awards for his documentaries about LGBT issues.

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[edit] Biography

During the 1970s, Scagliotti was the News and Public Affairs Director of WBCN-FM in Boston. For his work in radio, he was awarded two Major Armstrong Awards.[1] In the early 1980s, Scagliotti attended New York University Film School.[2] He created In The Life for PBS. This was the United States' first gay and lesbian national series.[3] Scagliotti's 1985 documentary film Before Stonewall won the Audience Award at L.A. Outfest and two Emmy Awards.[4][1] His sequel, After Stonewall won a Golden Eagle and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.[1] Scagliotti is openly gay.[2] His partner for 24 years was the late journalist Andrew Kopkind.[5] Together they produced the radio show The Lavender Hour.[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Dangerous Living - The Filmmakers. After Stonewall Productions (2003). Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  2. ^ a b Scagliotti, John (2006-03-03). Why Are There No Real Gays in "Brokeback Mountain"?. CounterPunch. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  3. ^ Lichtenstein Creative Media. Bullying. Lichtenstein Creative Media, 13. ISBN 1932479295. 
  4. ^ Awards for John Scagliotti. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  5. ^ O' Connor, John J. (1995-02-28), “Gay Show Broadens Beyond Parochial Views”, The New York Times, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DA113AF93BA15751C0A963958260>. Retrieved on 3 February 2008 
  6. ^ Schechter, Danny (1999). The More You Watch, The Less You Know: News Wars/(sub)merged Hopes/media. Seven Stories Press, 110. ISBN 1888363800. 

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