Alexandria Productions


1996 Emmy - Outstanding Informational Series, Presented to Mr. Joel Westbrook

PRESIDENT - JOEL WILLIAM WESTBROOK


Mr. Westbrook's career includes virtually all production and top management positions on a wide variety of television and film projects. After years in charge of all non-fiction and reality-based programming for Time-Life Television & Video and Turner Broadcasting, he founded Alexandria Productions to continue his pursuit of high-quality, entertaining projects.

As Sr. Vice President and Executive Producer, Time-Life Television & Video, Westbrook was head of all original production, including Sr. Executive in Charge of Production: The History of Rock 'n' Roll, Executive Producer: Time Life's Lost Civilizations(NBC), a ten-hour documentary series. (1995-1996 Prime Time Emmy Award: Outstanding Informational Series).


As Executive Vice President of TBS Productions, Turner Broadcasting System, he was responsible for all original, non-fiction programming, excluding sports. Also produced reality-based programming for TNT and TBS (syndication). Productions included: environmental, childrens's, documentary, reality, and entertainment. Among them: National Geographic Explorer, Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World, Audubon's World of Adventure, Trials of Life with David Attenborough (Co-production with BBC)

Joel Westbrook on Location

In addition, Mr. Westbrook has extensive production experience, having produced hundreds of live and packaged sports programs including: Major League Baseball, NBA Basketball and the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow. Previously, he was General Manager of production and post-production facilities in Los Angeles; Writer and Producer for TV magazines hosted by Eric Severeid and Connie Chung; and Production Coordinator on three feature films, starring Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster and Chuck Norris. He began his career as News Film Cameraman and Film Editor at WRBL-TV Columbus, Georgia, after receiving an ABJ Degree in journalism from the University of Georgia.

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PRODUCER - NEIL STEINBERG


Neil Steinberg has had a distinguished and diversified career in motion picture and television production. As a writer/producer, he has worked extensively in television movies, direct-to-video movies, documentaries, network television series and specials, publishing and video games.

Recently he produced the Carol Burnet Reunion show for CBS, which was one of that network's highest-rated programs of the year. Other producing credits include the acclaimed documentary Kisses hosted by Lauren Bacall for the TNT network, the non-fiction 13 part series, My Town, for the ABC O&O stations, and the 20 part groundbreaking documentary series hosted by Ken Dychtwald, Caring for an Aging Society.


From 1997-2004, Steinberg was Head of Production for Dualstar Entertainment, a company owned by teen superstars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. There he produced 26 episodes of the sit-com, So Little Time, as well as an animated series, In Action, for the ABC Network. He also produced eight feature length direct-to-video movies starring Mary-Kate and Ashley. As a result of the phenomenal success of these movies, no producer in history has sold more units of direct-to-video productions.

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LINE PRODUCER - ALLEN FEUER


Allen Feuer is a seasoned media professional, with more than fifteen years of production experience on projects as varied as Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and National Geographic Explorer. While managing inhouse productions for Explorer, he sent field crews to the most remote corners of the world, and during his tenure at Discovery, he managed over one hundred programs and series in almost every genre.

As an independent producer, he's continued to supervise domestic and international programs for Discovery Channel and other networks, including PBS.

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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - AIMEE BRILLHART


Aimee Brillhart is a freelance television producer, writer, and live event producer and director. Recent television credits and projects include: Segment and Coordinating Producer, Discovery Health Channel's Dr. Know Series (19 x 30); Coordinating Producer, National Geographic Channel's MegaCities Series (8 x 60); Segment and Line Producer, Discovery Channel's Young Scientist Challenge (1 x 60); Studio Producer, Discovery Channel's Animal Games (1 x 60); Field Producer, NBA Entertainment; and Commercial Producer, Director, Writer, NBA's Washington Wizards.

As a live event producer and director, Aimee's clients have included the National Football League, the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, FIFA, and the Women's United Soccer Association.

As an independent producer, Aimee is committed to television production to educate and reach-out to communities to bring an end to violence against women. Before pursuing television production, Aimee was a Graphic Designer, Web Developer, and Director of Communications in the sports, defense, and bio-tech industries.

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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - COLLEEN MILLER


Colleen Miller is a freelance producer, active in independent film, television and commercial production in both New York and Los Angeles.

As an associate producer with CBS News Productions, Colleen has field produced several A&E Biography and Travel Channel cable programs. She has also worked on the "Survivor: Africa" season finale documentary for Mark Burnett Productions and "Art & Outrage" for Trio Networks. Her most recent projects included segment producing "Monster Nation" for Discovery Channel, field producing "R U The Girl?" for UPN, line producing Extreme "Martial Arts II" for National Geographic and production managing various promos for VH1 and MTV.

Before producing film and television, Colleen was an account manager for DDB Needham Worldwide, McCann Erickson and TBWA Chiat Day Advertising. A graduate of Boston College, she has also studied at The Lorenzo de Medici Institute of Italian Studies, New York University and The New School.

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