John Robert Green (born in
St. Louis
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, 1966/1967) is a former Executive Producer of Special Programming and Development at
ABC News
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in
New York City
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. Green is a three-time
Emmy and prestigious
Peabody Award winner. He produces many of the network's biggest newscast including ''
Good Morning America'', ''
20/20
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'', and ''
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''.
Biography
Green was raised in
Olivette, Missouri
Olivette is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,504 at the 2020 census.
History
Olivette was settled in the mid-19th century as a small farming community along an old Indi ...
.
[ Green attended ]Washington University in St. Louis
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and Boston University
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. His career began as an intern at WCVB-TV
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in Boston
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. In June 1994, he joined ABC News
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as a field producer for '' Good Morning America''.[ In 2014, Green was named Executive Vice President, Programming & Development for Rock'n Robin Productions, a full service broadcast and digital production company founded by Robin Roberts.
In 2020, Green authored two children's books,]
Dream Grabber
, and
Dream Jumper
, based on real bedtime rituals he created for his young children, along with a companio
website
Personal life
Green is fluent in Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
and French. Green lives with his husband, Anthony, and their twin children in Holmdel Township, New Jersey
Holmdel Township (usually shortened to Holmdel) is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The township is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, being within the regional and cultural influence of the Raritan Baysh ...
.
References
External links
John R. Green , Team Rock'n Robin Productions
*Author, https://timetodreambooks.com/
*Guest, Becoming a Champion, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uGiQbfnqZI&feature=youtu.be
Businesspeople from St. Louis
Emmy Award winners
ABC News
American television producers
Washington University in St. Louis alumni
Boston University College of Communication alumni
Peabody Award winners
American people of Jewish descent
1960s births
Living people
Year of birth uncertain
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