John Rowe, Esq

Career: asst film librarian Twentieth Century Fox 1958-61, film researcher Rediffusion TV 1961-72 (progs incl: The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten 1966-68, This Week), head of prodn res Thames TV 1972-82 (progs incl Emmy award winning World at War series 1972-74); Sky TV: head of programming 1982-84, head of prodn 1984-93; prodr Special Projects QVC The Shopping Channel 1994-95 (exec prodr 1993-94); fndr and exec prodr John Rowe Productions (ind prodr of film and TV prodns) 1995-; co-ordinating dir 1987 World Music Video Awards; prodr: The Pet Show series, Live from the Escape, Live from Rotterdam; prodr and dir: A Magical Disney Christmas, Ferry Aid Gala, Deadly Ernest Horror Show series 1989-91, Screeners 1997, Blues Clues 1997-2000 (6 series 2002-03), Havakazoo 2000; dir: The Gulf Aid Gala, Masters of History 1998, Reflections in the Eye: A documentary on the life of Anthony Quinn 2000, Monkey Makes 2002-04, Big Cook, Little Cook 2004 and 2005; writer, prodr and dir: Nickelodeon Live Tour 2002-04, The Big Story Book 2005; writer and dir Nickelodeon Jump Up Event 2006, 2007 and 2008; hon memb Research Bd of Advsrs American Biographical Inst