Philip Alongi is an American news producer and opera singer. He is the Executive Producer of NJTV News and has received eighteen Emmy Award nominations. As a singer, he has performed in several dozen operas for US opera companies.
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| Alma mater | Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University |
| Occupation(s) | News producer Opera singer |
| Television | Executive producer of NJTV News |
| Awards | 18 Emmy nominations |
Early life
editAlongi graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.[1] He was originally a rock singer in a band called Philip's Head, before taking up opera, which he studied at Rutgers.[2] He is the son of television producer Phil Alongi, Sr.[3]
Television
editIn 1997 Alongi joined NBC News, where he produced for Nightly News, The Today Show, and NBC News at Sunrise.[4] In 2011 he later became the executive producer of NJTV News.[4] In 2016 he was also named to the forty under forty list of NJBIZ.[5] In 2017 Alongi became the director of program development at NJTV.[4] In 2017 Alongi also served as the executive producer to I Can't... I Have Rehearsal, a documentary about high school musical theatre programs that was broadcast on NJTV.[6] That year he was elected to the Board of Governors for the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[7] Alongi has received eighteen nominations for New York regional Emmy Awards himself for his producer work at NJTV[8][9] as well as Mid-Atlantic Chapter Emmy Awards.[10][11][12][13]
Opera
editAlongi is an operatic tenor and sings opera with professional companies in the US.[2] Roles he has played include Luigi in Il Tabarro,[14] Radames in Aida,[15] Don Jose in Carmen,[16] Cavaradossi in Tosca, Alfredo in La Traviata, and Canio in Pagliacci. In addition to performing in a few dozen operas, he has twice performed opera on The Today Show, and sang at the funeral mass of Tim Russert as well as at Russert’s memorial service at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.[1] Alongi also performed at both the 2008 and 2012 Republican National Conventions, as well as the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate at Florida Atlantic University.[17][18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Manalapan Tenor to Perform in "Tosca" for the Verismo Opera". 4 October 2011.
- ^ a b Coughlin, Kevin (May 2017). "Great Conversations at Morris Arts: Yogi on dating; a singing newsman - Morristown Green". morristowngreen.com.
- ^ "Veteran NBC News Producer Phil Alongi Launches a Media Consulting Firm". The New York Observer. 26 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "APTS seats board leaders, 'World Cafe' reveals new host, and other comings and goings in public media". 9 March 2017.
- ^ "NJBIZ announces the Forty Under 40 for 2016 (A-L) - NJBIZ". 3 August 2016.
- ^ Robbins, Caryn (May 15, 2017). "Laura Benanti & More ft. in New Documentary on MARY POPPINS High School Productions". broadwayworld.com.
- ^ "NATAS New York Chapter Elects NJTV's Phil Alongi to Board of Governors - WNET". 23 June 2017.
- ^ "THE 60TH ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!" (PDF). Emmy Awards.
- ^ "THE 59TH ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING!" (PDF). New York Emmy Awards.
- ^ "2014 Nominees - NATAS Mid-Atlantic Chapter". natasmid-atlantic.org.
- ^ "2015 Emmy Nominees - NATAS Mid-Atlantic Chapter". natasmid-atlantic.org.
- ^ "2016 Emmy Nominees - NATAS Mid-Atlantic Chapter". natasmid-atlantic.org.
- ^ "2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Nominees - NATAS Mid-Atlantic Chapter". natasmid-atlantic.org. 2 August 2017.
- ^ "South Florida Classical Review » » Miami Lyric Opera delivers with a terrific double shot of Puccini". southfloridaclassicalreview.com.
- ^ "A Celebration of Broadway's Best Musicals featuring Caitlin and Philip Alongi – Miami Art Guide". www.miamiartguide.com.
- ^ Allen, Mike (30 April 2012). "Opera review: Opera Roanoke's 'Carmen' delivers solid night of entertainment".
- ^ "When Classical Stars Rally Political Conventions". 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Romney Scores Kid Rock's Support, Obama Gets the National". 27 August 2012.