Joshua Alper

from : 10/04/09
Until : 12/31/10

I've written or directed some 40 hours of non-fiction programming for A&E, History Channel, Food Network, Discovery and others. Interviewees range from President Gerald Ford to retired generals, treasure hunters, and Harvard professors. I was a staff editor on numerous series, including Ripley's Believe it Not, You Asked for It, and Unsolved Mysteries. I've written shows on ghosts, religion, WWII, architecture, UFOs, honey, European revolvers, George Washington, Ben Franklin, angels, buried treasure and pizza. If you can sell it to a network, I can make it.

Joshua Alper, Writer/Supervising Producer
Cell: 206-931-7930
Email: jazzman509@msn.com

(partial list)

COSGROVE-MEURER PRODUCTIONS (2007- )
Supervising Producer
--Unsolved Mysteries. (Spike TV)

CREATIVE DIFFERENCES (2007)
Writer/Director
--How it Was. 2 Episodes. (National Geographic))

ACTUALITY PRODUCTIONS (2007)
Writer/Field Producer
--The States. (History Channel)

VANTAGE POINT PRODUCTIONS (2006)
Writer/Field Producer
--Battle Zone. 2 Episodes. (Discovery Military)

CREATIVE DIFFERENCES (2006)
Writer
--Science of the Bible. 2 Episodes (National Geographic)

COSGROVE-MEURER PRODUCTIONS (2006)
Writer
--Washington the Warrior (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (2005)
Writer
--The Secret Life of… 5 episodes, 3 specials. (Food Network)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (2004)
Writer/Field Producer
--David Ben-Gurion: Making History. 1-Hour (Biography Channel)

COSGROVE-MEURER PRODUCTIONS (2004)
Writer, Director
--Ben Franklin 2-hour special (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (2003)
Writer/Field Producer
--Angels: Good or Evil. 2-hour Special (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (2002)
Writer/Field Producer
--Egypt: Land of the Gods. 4-hour Special (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (2002)
Writer/Field Producer
--Rolling Thunder: The 3rd Armored Division. 2-hour Special (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (2001)
Writer/Field Producer
--Tales of the Gun. 3 episodes (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (2000)
Writer/Field Producer
--UFOs, Then and Now. 4-hour Special (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (1999)
Writer/Field Producer
--Haunted History. 3 episodes (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (1998)
Writer/Field Producer
--The Great Builders of Egypt. 2-hour Special (A&E)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (1998)
Writer/Field Producer
--Trains Unlimited. 1 episode (History Channel)

GREYSTONE TELEVISION (1997)
Writer/Field Producer
--Treasure! 3 episodes (History Channel)

COSGROVE-MEURER PRODUCTIONS (1992-1997)
Writer
--Unsolved Mysteries. 4 seasons (NBC)

COSGROVE-MEURER PRODUCTIONS (1988-1992)
Editor
--Unsolved Mysteries. 4 seasons (NBC)

Well over three decades of experience in all aspects of producing non-fiction television programming. Experience includes research, writing, field producing/directing, editing, and supervising a creative staff of more than 20 people.

Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: Ben Franklin, 2005.

Emmy Nomination: Writing, Best Informational Series. Unsolved Mysteries, 1995.

Ace Nomination: Documentary Editing, The Making of Captain Eo,1986.

B.S. Political Science, UCLA

Strong research skills--library, microfilm, internet. Research privileges at Huntington Library. Some familiarity with Library of Congress and National Archives image collections. Can--and will--follow a footnote to the ends of the earth if necessary.

Washington
New York
California - Southern

WGA
DGA

Basic Driving (PLG)