The International Documentary Association is proud to announce that producer, director and writer Nicolas Noxon will be honored with the 2009 IDA Pioneer Award at the 2009 IDA Documentary Awards, Fri. Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.
Presented to individuals who have not only made extraordinary contributions to advancing the non-fiction form, the IDA Pioneer Award also recognized those who have also generously donated their time, vision and leadership to the community. Noxon has produced documentaries, television specials, and series in association with ABC, David Wolper, Columbia Pictures Television, MGM, Time-Life and National Geographic Television. His productions have won virtually every award in television including 58 Emmys, four George Foster Peabody awards, and two Dupont Columbia awards. Noxon is probably best known for Executive Producing the National Geographic Specials. In true pioneering spirit, he wrote and produced the first three programs of that long-running series when it premiered on CBS. During his prestigious career, he dramatically influenced the evolution of natural history and cultural programming, while at the same time helping audiences everywhere better appreciate and understand the world we live in.
Ira Glass, host and producer of This American Life, will be host the 2009 IDA Documentary Awards.
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