Alan Catello Grazioso is an American non-fiction filmmaker, multimedia expert, and online content producer. Grazioso created original content for three

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television series including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', the last of which he was nominated for a 2008

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for Outstanding Children Series.http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_35th_program_creative.pdf Grazioso's online video credits include "Lives on the Line: The Human Cost of Chicken", a web-based interactive project funded and published by

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America which received a 2016

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Honoree achievement. In 2016, ''

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'' ran a two-minute online short film produced by Grazioso for Oxfam's "Lives on the Line" campaign and current affairs website

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ran a separate social media targeted version. Grazioso graduated from

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in Boston. In 2017, he oversaw production of a series of video assets for

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(HBP) ManageMentor, a subscriber-based online learning platform for global Fortune 500 companies. Grazioso was staff member of

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(HBS), overseeing production for HBS MBA and executive education programs. While at HBS, Grazioso was responsible for the creation of curriculum-focused content and overseas on-location production internationally and domestically in close partnership with HBS faculty. Grazioso also conceived of the podcast series "HBS Staff Stories" in collaboration with the leadership and content teams in the HBS Dean's Office and Marketing and Communications Department. Grazioso currently is the senior manager of multimedia on the Communications team at

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(HRI), which is part of

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. In April 2022, the HRI Communications group spearheaded the digital launch of the Harvard & Legacy of Slavery website, which was anchored at Harvard Radcliffe Institute and included a report, film, articles, and a mobile-based app tour. Grazioso served as the executive producer of the mobile-based tour.

Background

Grazioso grew up in

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. His father, Cal Grazioso, was a union crane operator with Local 478 in Connecticut. His mother, Dee Grazioso, worked as an administrator for the Yale School of Medicine for over 25 years. He attended Notre Dame High School where he played varsity baseball, served as class treasurer and yearbook photographer before graduating in 1987. During Grazioso's sophomore year at

, he took a full-time six-month "co-op" position at

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in Washington, DC. His other credits include video editor of the video companion of a 2008 Thompson Learning textbook, as well as producer of the "Resources for Early Learners" public online site created by the

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Awards and nominations

* (Won) Telly Award (Silver), 2021 – (Harvard Business School) Peak Investment Capital: Changing the Narrative of West Africa *(Won) Webby Award Honoree, 2016 – Lives on the Line: The Human Cost of Chicken – Oxfam America * (Won) Hatch Award, 2011 – Mass Mentoring "Shawn & Quantel" * (Nominated)

, 2009 – ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'' – PBS Kids * (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Award, 2008 – ''Postcards from Buster'' – PBS Kids * (Won)

Parents' Choice Award The Parents' Choice Award was an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It was considered a "prest ...

, 2008 – ''Postcards from Buster'' – PBS Kids * (Won) Daytime Emmy Award, 2006 – ''ZOOM'' – PBS Kids * (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Award, 2005 – ''ZOOM'' – PBS Kids * (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Award, 2004 – ''ZOOM'' – PBS Kids * (Nominated) Daytime Emmy Award, 2003 – ''ZOOM'' – PBS Kids

Selected filmography

Producer

* ''Postcards from Buster'' – PBS Kids * ''Fetch with Ruff Ruffman –'' PBS Kids * ''ZOOM'' – PBS Kids * ''What's Your 20?'' – Travel Channel (pilot) * ''Reunite Road Trip'' – Travel Channel (pilot)

References

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