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Allan Maraynes

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.

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

Education

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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

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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

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George Foster Peabody Award
  • In Plain Sight "Breathless" 2013 (NBC NEWS)[31]
  • The Paper Chase (2000) (NBC-DATELINE)[32]
  • Children's Express (1989) (PBS)

Alfred I. Dupont Award[33]

  • Devastation in Oklahoma (2014-NBC NEWS)
  • The Paper Chase (2000) (NBC-DATELINE)

Overseas Press Club[34]

  • Slaves To Fashion (2002) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Trial and Error (2012) (NBC-DATELINE)

George Polk Award

  • The Paper Chase (1999) (NBC-DATELINE)[35]

Emmy[36]

  • Killer Wheels (1981) (CBS 60 Minutes)
  • Schizophrenia (1985) (CBS 60 Minutes)
  • Children's Express (1988) (PBS)
  • Why Are They Here? (1991) (ABC-20/20)
  • Last Man Out (1993) (ABC-20/20)
  • The Predators (1995) (ABC-20/20)
  • The Price Is Wrong (1997) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Probable Cause (1997) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Children of the Harvest (1998) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Slaves To Fashion (2002) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • First Do No Harm (2003) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Tricks of the Trade (2003) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Children For Sale (2004) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Children For Sale (2004) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Children of War (2005) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Bitter Pills (2006) (NBC-DATELINE)

Sigma Delta Chi Award

  • Breathless (2014) (NBC-DATELINE)[37]

Gerald Loeb Award

  • The Paper Chase (1999) (NBC-DATELINE)

Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards[38]

  • Bitter Pills (2006) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • The Paper Chase (1999) (NBC-DATELINE)
  • Probable Cause (1996) (NBC-DATELINE)

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

  • 1996 – Investigative Reporting
  • 1998 – Investigative Reporting (Paper Chase) (NBC)
  • 1999 – Investigative Reporting (NYPD Blues)(NBC)
  • 2001 – Investigative Reporting (Paper Chase) (NBC)[39]
  • 2004 – Investigative Reporting (Sulzer Hip Implants) (NBC)[40]
  • 2007 – Investigative Reporting (Bitter Pills) (NBC)[41]
  • 2008 – Investigative Reporting (To Save The Children)(NBC)[42]

The Gracie Award (Alliance for Women In Media)

  • Hotel Insecurity (2005) (NBC-DATELINE)[43]

References

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  1. ^ "Queens College, City University of New York". www.qc.cuny.edu. April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ University, Loyola Marymount. "Loyola Marymount University". www.lmu.edu.
  3. ^ "60 Minutes (Official Site) Watch on CBS". May 14, 2023 – via CBS.
  4. ^ "Mike's colleagues share stories and snapshots". CBS News. July 8, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Kurtz, Howard (December 6, 1995). "Is 60 Minutes' Still Ticking? The Granddaddy of Newsmagazines Watches as Ratings and Reputation Sink". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Air Date – June 11, 1978". 60 Minutes. May 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Mike Wallace CBS/60 Minutes papers: 1922–2007". University of Michigan. Bentley Historical Library.
  8. ^ "Air Date – January 17, 1982". cbsnews.com. CBS News. May 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Maraynes, Allan (August 12, 2014). "Robin Williams: The 60 Minutes interview". CBS News. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Air Date – October 18, 1987". cbsnews.com. May 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "Watch George Steinbrenner Moments, from Seinfeld to His Commercial With Billy Martin". Daily Beast. July 13, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Gerard, Jeremy (March 27, 1989). "TV Notes". The New York Times.
  13. ^ ABC. ABC Television Network https://abc.com/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ "2020". ABC. ABC News.
  15. ^ Leonard, John (May 4, 1992). "Gold Mettle". New York Magazine. p. 64. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Marbella, Jean (October 9, 1992). "Local inn is included in '20/20' report on lax hotel security". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "Air Date - April 19, 1991". ABC. ABC News 20/20.
  18. ^ "Dateline NBC". NBC. NBC News.
  19. ^ "Airport Security Rules Tightened". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1996. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "'Security System?' – Air Date: August 6, 1996". NBC. Dateline NBC (NBC News).
  21. ^ "Air Date - August 22, 1997". NBC. Dateline NBC (NBC News).
  22. ^ "PBS Wins 7 Emmys". The Washington Post. September 5, 2003. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  23. ^ Maraynes, Allan (September 22, 2006). "Inside Dateline: Predators – Web or social problem?". nbc. Inside Dateline (NBC News).
  24. ^ "In Plain Sight: Poverty in America". peabodyawards.com. The Peabody Awards.
  25. ^ "Dateline NBC: 'Breathless'". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  26. ^ "Air Date – January 5, 2014". NBC. Dateline NBC (NBC News).
  27. ^ "Special Report on Asthma and Poverty". littlesistersfamily.org. January 5, 2014.
  28. ^ "The New School". newschool.edu.
  29. ^ "Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism". columbia.edu.
  30. ^ "Tufts University". tufts.edu.
  31. ^ "IN PLAIN SIGHT: POVERTY IN AMERICA". peabodyawards.com. The Peabody Awards.
  32. ^ "DATELINE NBC: THE PAPER CHASE". peabodyawards.com. The Peabody Awards.
  33. ^ "The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards: duPont Winners Archive". journalism.columbia.edu. Columbia Journalism School.
  34. ^ "Overseas Press Club Foundation". Overseas Press Club Foundation.
  35. ^ "The George Polk Awards - Past Winners". Long Island University.
  36. ^ "News & Doc Emmys". theemmys.tv. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
  37. ^ "2014 Sigma Delta Chi Award Honorees". spj.org. Society of Professional Journalists.
  38. ^ "IRE Awards - Past Winners". ire.org. Investigative Reporters & Editors.
  39. ^ "2001 RTNDA EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD NATIONAL WINNERS". rtdna.org. RTDNA.
  40. ^ "2004 Murrow National Awards EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD WINNERS". rtdna.org. RTDNA.
  41. ^ "2007 Murrow National Winners". rtdna.org. RTDNA. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  42. ^ "Edward R. Murrow Awards - Previous Winners". rtdna.org. RTDNA.
  43. ^ "2005 Gracies Gala Winners". allwomeninmedia.org. Alliance for Women in Media. November 9, 2016.
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