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John Phillip Santos (born 1957) is an American
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bio (accessed April 29, 2009) and the Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. His family memoir, ''Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation'' was a finalist for the National Book Award. He was also a past member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.Creating the will, page 63
Inventory of the John Phillip Santos Papers
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries (UTSA Libraries) Special Collections. {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, John Phillip 1957 births Living people American people of Mexican descent
John Phillip Santos (born 1957) is an American freelance
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filmmaker, producer, journalist, and author. In 1979, he became the first Mexican-American
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Rhodes Scholar
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Early life
Santos was born and raised inSan Antonio, Texas
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. In 1997, Santos joined the Ford Foundation as an officer in the Media, Arts and Culture Program.
He lived in New York City
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for twenty years, returning to San Antonio in May 2005.
Career
His articles have appeared in theLos Angeles Times
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, San Antonio Express-News
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, and the New York Times
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. As an executive producer, he has over forty broadcast documentaries on culture, religion, politics and spirituality for CBS News and PBS, some of which have been nominated for Emmys. As a director he has been involved in program development for Thirteen/WNET in New York City.
Santos was an Emmy
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nominee in 1988 for ''From the AIDS Experience: Part I, Our Spirits to Heal/ Part II, Our Humanity to Heal,'' and in 1985 for ''Exiles Who Never Leave Home.'' He has an MA English Literature and Language from St. Catherine's College at Oxford University and a BA in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Notre Dame.Watson Institute(accessed April 30, 2009 Between August 7 and August 18, 2006, Texas Public Radio (KSTX 89.1 FM) broadcast Santos reading from his family memoir ''Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation''.
Awards
He has been awarded the Academy of American Poets' Prize at Notre Dame, the Oxford Prize for fiction,Penguinbio (accessed April 29, 2009) and the Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. His family memoir, ''Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation'' was a finalist for the National Book Award. He was also a past member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.Creating the will, page 63
Bibliography
* The Farthest Home is in an Empire of Fire * Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation * Songs Older Than Any Known Singer: Selected and New Poems, 1974–2006, with Arturo MadridFurther reading
*''Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists'' featuring John Phillips Santos. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press
Trinity University Press is a university press affiliated with Trinity University, which is located in San Antonio, Texas. Trinity University Press was officially founded in 1967 after the university acquired the Illinois-based Principia Press. T ...
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References
* * * John Phillip Santos Papers at the University of Texas at San Antonio Archives and Special CollectionsExternal links
Inventory of the John Phillip Santos Papers
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries (UTSA Libraries) Special Collections. {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, John Phillip 1957 births Living people American people of Mexican descent