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Alan Skog
ALAN EDWARD SKOG is an American director of television entertainment music and drama presentations, many of which are broadcast live.

Contents

* Formative Years * Current Presence * Awards & Nominations * References * External Links

Formative Years

Alan Skog (pronounced “skohg”) was born in Jackson Heights, New York, into a comfortable Swedish-American Protestant family. He was reared in Bergen County, New Jersey, and summered in Long Beach, New York.

Skog’s early years included the study of piano and dance as well as acting. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University, he was accepted for graduate study in directing in the School of Drama at Yale University. As with many of his successful peers, his first job in television was that of an NBC Page at Rockefeller Center.

Current Presence

As the Director of the nationally televised series Live from Lincoln Center, its expansive gamut of live presentations-Ballet, Opera, Drama, Jazz, Musicals, and Classical Music-provides Skog with the opportunity to work with every performance art form.

Awards and Nominations:

X.1 Personal Awards as Director:

ATAS PRIMETIME EMMY: Outstanding Directing In Classical Music – Dance Programming, The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition “Here to Make Music.”

X.2 Program Awards as Director:

ATAS PRIMETIME EMMY: Outstanding Special Class --Classical Music / Dance Programs, Madama Butterfly.

NATAS MID-ATLANTIC EMMY: Outstanding Performing Arts Program, Denyce Graves:

Breaking The Rules.

SILVER PLAQUE FOR VARIETY/ENTERTAINMENT: The Chicago International Television Awards, Concerto with James Conlon, Volumes 1-6.

PEABODY AWARD: The Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, “The Cliburn: Playing

on the Edge.”

HOUSTON WORLD FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL Certificate of Merit – Top Finalist: Moods And Music.

X.3 Nominations as Director:

The 58th ANNUAL DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety, Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit.

ATAS PRIMETIME EMMY: Outstanding Special Class Program, Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit.

ATAS PRIMETIME EMMY: Outstanding Special Class Program, One Family of Jazz (Jazz at Lincoln Center Grand Opening Gala).

NATAS NEW YORK EMMY: Outstanding Director, Heroes of Conscience.

ATAS & NATAS DAYTIME EMMY: Outstanding Achievement in Directing - Special Class, The Damnation

Of Faust.