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Sara Fishko

Sara Fishko is an American broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker known for her coverage of art, music, culture and media.

Career

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From 1999 to 2021, she was the creator and host of Fishko Files on WNYC, producing hundreds of short-form episodes on culture and cultural history.[1] In 2015, she directed The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith which debuted at the New Orleans Film Festival and was a New York Times critics' pick.

Earlier, she edited numerous award-winning documentary films.[2] Her work at WNYC also featured longer interviews with important musical figures including Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck.[3]

Awards and honors

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  • 2013 National Headliners Grand Award[4]
  • 2010 Deems Taylor Multimedia Award[5]
  • 1989 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Film Editing[6]

Filmography

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As Director

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As Film Editor

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  • Jerusalem Peace (1977)[12]
  • A Doonesbury Special (1977)[13]
  • In Dark Places (1978)[14]
  • Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences (1982)[15]
  • The Global Assembly Line (1986)[16]
  • No Applause, Just Throw Money (1989)[17]
  • Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars (1990)[18]
  • Frontline: Innocence Lost (1991)[19]
  • Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996)

References

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  1. ^ "Fishko Files | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sara Fishko | Editor, Director, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Fishko Hours | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "2013 – TV/Radio | National Headliner Awards". www.headlinerawards.org. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  5. ^ ASCAP (November 8, 2010). "42nd Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards Announced". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "An Interview with Sara Fishko, director of The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith". World Socialist Web Site. June 27, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Scherstuhl, Alan (September 20, 2016). "'The Jazz Loft' Is a Fleeting, Marvelous Look at Lost Bohemia". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Feeney, Mark (June 1, 2017). "Photography and jazz play nice in W. Eugene Smith documentary - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ^ T. H. R. Staff (November 20, 2015). "'The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith': DOC NYC Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Kenny, Glenn (September 23, 2016). "Review: 'The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "TV: 'Jerusalem Peace' Tonight".
  13. ^ Hubley, Faith; Hubley, John; Trudeau, Garry (November 27, 1977), A Doonesbury Special (Animation, Short), Richard Cox, Barbara Harris, David Grant, Hubley Studios, Universal Press Syndicate (UPI), retrieved December 2, 2024
  14. ^ Zebrina Productions (1978), In Dark Places: Remembering the Holocaust, Internet Archive, New York : Phoenix Films, retrieved December 2, 2024
  15. ^ ""American Playhouse"; Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences (TV Episode 1982) - IMDb".
  16. ^ "The Global Assembly Line". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  17. ^ No Applause, Just Throw Money at IMDb
  18. ^ "Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera With Peter Sellars". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  19. ^ Ofra Bikel, Ofra Bikel Productions Corporation (1991), Innocence Lost, Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, retrieved December 2, 2024
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