Draft:Sara Fishko

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

Career
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. 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. Her work at WNYC also featured longer interviews with important musical figures including Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck.

Awards and Honors

 * 2013 National Headliners Grand Award
 * 2010 Deems Taylor Multimedia Award
 * 1989 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Film Editing

Filmography

 * The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith (2015)
 * Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996)
 * No Applause, Just Throw Money (1989)