Rob Dustin
{{Short description|American television producer and director}}
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| birth_name = Robert Dustin
| birth_date = February 24, 1963
| birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa
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| occupation = {{hlist|producer|director}}
| yearsactive = 1994–present
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Robert Dustin, also known as Dusty,Lawrence, K. (2014). Skating on Air: The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. is an American Emmy awarded television producer and director. He is known for his work in television programs such as Halloween! (1994), My Sergi (1998){{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/reviews/my-sergei-1200452976/|title=My Sergei|date=4 February 1998|website=Variety|language=en}} and Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating (2001).
Early life and career
Rob Dustin graduated from the University of Iowa. He began his career working for CBS Sports, covering sports events and remained working there for 17 years until he founded Red Brick Entertainment in 1994.{{cite web |title=Spokane Arena a good TV fit for Team Challenge Cup {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/feb/19/spokane-arena-a-good-tv-fit-for-team-challenge-cup/ |website=www.spokesman.com}}
In 2007, when U.S. Figure Skating created an ice network the International Skating Union hired Dustin and Red Brick Entertainment for providing real TV production using multiple cameras. His team consisted of four crew members, to keep the cost down what Dustin calls “high-speed, low-drag approach”.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/12/05/isus-junior-grand-prix-free-live-streams-boost-figure-skating-views-around-the-world/|title=ISU’s Junior Grand Prix free live streams boost figure skating views around the world|date=5 December 2018|website=OlympicTalk|language=en}}{{cite web |title=Tonya and Nancy fallout: too much TV |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/figureskating/id/10193203 |website=ESPN.com}}
In 2010, U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Dustin helped coordinate the coverage of the event. Dustin also is a longtime Coordinating producer in covering the ice skating championships in the Olympics.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-24-ca-29565-story.html|title=Tracing the History of Women's Figure Skating|date=24 February 2001|work=Los Angeles Times}}
Filmography
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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" |Film |
| Year
!Film !Notes |
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| rowspan="3" |1994
|Halloween! |Producer and director |
| Ice Wars 1
|Associate producer |
| Artistry on Ice
|Producer |
| rowspan="3" |1995
|Too Hot to Skate |Producer |
| Ice Wars 2
|Associate producer |
| Artistry on Ice II
|Producer |
| rowspan="2" |1996
|America's Choice: The Great Skate Debate |Producer |
| Sergei Grinkov: Celebration of a Life
|Producer |
| 1997
|Too Hot to Skate | Producer |
| rowspan="2" |1998
|My Sergei |Producer and Director{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/my-sergei/1133863/main/|title=My Sergei (1998) - Movie|website=www.moviefone.com|language=en}} |
| The Great Skate Debate II
|Director |
| 2001
|Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating |Documentary - Producer and Director |
| colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" |Television |
| Year
!Title !Notes |
| 2005
|The ChaseTrackdown |Director - Track Down{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/547105/the-chase-track-down|title=Chase: Track Down, The (2004) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} |
| 2006
|Skating with Celebrities |Debut, Episode #1.2, Episode #1.2 - Co-executive producer (all episodes) |
Awards and honors
Rob Dustin has been nominated and won numerous times for Sports Emmy Award.
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! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref |
| 2013
| Outstanding Live Event Turnaround | Games of the XXX Olympiad (NBC) | {{won}} |
| 2015
| Outstanding New Approaches – Sports Event Coverage | The XXII Olympic Winter Games | {{won}} |
| 2017
| Outstanding Trans - Media Sports Coverage | Games of the XXXI Olympiad | {{won}} |
References
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External links
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Category:American television directors