DARIO A. BORONAT
9 Thrumont Rd. W. Caldwell, N.J. 07006
973-226-6253
Fax 973-403-682
Cellular 201-723-5381
E-mail DABPrime@home.com CORPORATE:
-PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Prime Production Services Inc. 1984 - pres
ARIO Productions Inc. 1979 - 1985
-VICE PRESIDENT SALES/ELECTRONIC MEDIA 1994 - 1995
Celmark International Inc.
Development, marketing, sales and promotion of retail
product line for Hispanic market
PROFESSIONAL:
-PRODUCER\DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS 1987 - 1993 WXTV-41,
Secaucus, N.J.
-INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED TELEVISION PRODUCTION 1989 - 1991
Dumont Television Ctr. Montclair State College.
-SENIOR PRODUCER/DIRECTOR SPECIAL EVENTS 1983 - 1985
Spanish International Network (SIN)
Responsible for all Production, Direction of live location,
studio and special events. Assistant to director of programming.
-PRODUCER 1982 - 1983 WABC-TV, New York (Flagship ABC
station)
Producer and designer of "TIEMPO" public affairs program for
the New York Hispanic market. Program continues to date utilizing
my original format.
-ASSOCIATE PRODUCER 1982 - 1983 WABC-TV, New York
"New York Hot Tracks" syndicated music video program.
-PRODUCER/DIRECTOR 1978 - 1981 WXTV-41, Secaucus N.J.
Live location events, special events, local programs, commercials,
Satellite Coordinator, Direction of evening news.
-PRODUCTION DIRECTOR 1978 - 1980
Publitec de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Responsible for design and operation of video production facility.
Supervised all commercial and program production.
-PRODUCTION CONSULTING/ADVISING
o TV Azteca, Mexico City Mexico
o WXTV, Secaucus NJ
o McGraw Lyttle Productions
o Impala Film S.A., (Madrid Spain)
EDUCATION:
Montclair State College, Upper Montclair N.J.
Graduate work in Mass Communication. 1978 - 1981
B.A. in Speech and Theater, concentration Broadcasting
1976
RCA Television and Direction School. 1973 Graduated Top
of class.
AWARDS:
Producer of ACE Award winning production 1993
"Telemaraton Pro Niños Lisiados de Puerto Rico"
Telethon for crippled children on WNJU-TV
Director of ACE Award winning production 1992
"Nuestra Belleza" beauty pageant special for WXTV
Addie Award, Phoenix Market 1992
Internal Revenue Service radio campaign 1991
Silver Medal, New York International Film & TV
Festival 1990
Community Service Programming category, produced by
A. Eric Jones for Whittle Communications Inc.
Emmy Nomination, Digital Paint Box program open for 1984
TIEMPO, WABC public affairs program.
Silver & Gold Medals, New York International 1975
Film & TV Festival, For commercials for Publitec de Puerto Rico.
US Government video production QPL # 26636
SOME MEMORABLE CREDITS
-Prime Inc. Present Executive Producer/Director for El
Balon magazine program airing on the International Football Netrwork. Program is produced
from Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico & Peru. Airs M-F 7:30pm as prime time lead show.
-Prime Inc. 1998-99 Executive Producer SKY L.A. a
division of Fox. Responsible for production and transmission of soccer games in Chile and
Colombia from the present until 2002, as well as other special events for the network.
Total budget $200,000,000.
-Prime Inc. 1983- 84 Producer/Director Miami Grand Prix.
Produced and directed all pre tape segments for the program. Also functioned as Network
Coordinating Producer during the live event, coordinating live program flow with the
Network Operations Center.
-Prime Inc. 1997- 99 Director all commercials and EPK's
for People Magazine
-Prime Inc. 1998 Producer/Director for Telemundo
"Calle 8" concert special. Shot live on location in Miami.
-Prime Inc. 1998 Director RMM records anniversary
concert, included all top Latin acts under label. Aired on Telemundo
-Prime Inc. 1990 - Present
Producer/Director of Video News Releases (VNR's) and
Electronic Press Kits (EPK's) for many clients, including:
The Walt Disney Company
Binder Boothe Entertainment Inc.
Castle Rock Entertainment
-Prime Inc. 1980 - Present.
Producer/Director all Spanish language production for the
Internal Revenue Service. Productions have included, educational programs available in all
libraries in the US, broadcast productions and PSA's with Edward James Olmos, Rita Moreno
and other celebrities.
Also responsible for the production & direction of
roughly 30% of English language IRS productions.
-Prime Inc. 1995 - 96
Director US Open National Tennis Tournament for Prime
Deportiva. Also coordinated and installed all remote technical facilities.
-Prime Inc. 1996
Director first international transmission of
"Pro-Beach
Soccer" from Buenos Aires, Argentina for Prime Deportiva, a division of Fox Sports.
-Prime Inc. 1995
Consultant to TV Azteca, Mexico City Mexico. Re
structuring and re-formatting of their entire news operation. Developing new image package
for three newscasts which cover entire nation of Mexico.
-Prime Inc. 1995
Director of "Live at the Russian Tea Room"
series of concerts for "The Nostalgia Network." Series of modern
'standards" concerts by Americas top composers.
-Prime Inc. 1992 - 95
Producer/Director of various television and radio
programs for
the following pharmaceutical companies:
Hoffman La Roche -- Bristol Meyers Squibb
Merck Pharmaceuticals -- Lederle Laboratories
Upjohn Laboratories -- Ayerst Laboratories
-Prime Inc. 1993
Director "Human Rights" military training
video's for USIA.
In current use in all of Latin America & Caribbean.
-Prime Inc. 1992 Director "El Fieston de Nueva York" For WXTV-41.
Largest concert EVER in NYC. Over 1 million people
attended the Labor Day event.
-Prime Inc. 1991 - 92
Director of "Nuestra Belleza" for WXTV-41
National beauty pageant with Hispanic focus. Included top Hispanic musical performers.
-Prime Inc. 1990 - 93
Producer "Crippled Children's" telethon for
WNJU- Telemundo Television Network.
-Prime Inc. 1990 - 93
Director for WXTV-41. Consulting director for daily
morning show magazine format program and all special events.
-Prime Inc. 1990 - 91
Director Award winning Spanish information capsules
"La Familia de Hoy" for Whittle Communications. Package of 175 capsules.
-Prime Inc. 1990
Director "Al Green" concert at Apollo Theater,
for NHK Japan, five cameras live to tape.
-Prime Inc. 1990
Director "Mighty Clouds of Joy" concert at
Apollo Theater for
NHK Japan, five cameras live to tape.
-Prime Inc. 1990
Director for CBS records "Live at the Blue
Note" series shot live to tape. Location package included digitally mastered concert
album. Programs released through VH-1 and home video.
-Prime Inc. 1990 Producer/Director "Latin Jazz", concert shot live at the
Village Gate.
-Prime Inc. 1990
Producer/Director "Met's Inside Pitch" and
"Yankees Magazine" Spanish television programs.
-Prime Inc. 1989 - 92
Director of studio segments for the following Viacom- MTV
programs:
YO-MTV -- THE BIG PICTURE
HEADBANGERS BALL -- 120 MINUTES
MTV INTERNACIONAL -- ROCK MTV (Spanish)
-Prime Inc. 1989 Director of 65th Anniversary concert of
"Sonora Matancera" (world famous Latin band) at Central Park Band Shell.
-Prime Inc. 1987 - 89
Executive Producer/Director of "Punto Y Aparte"
first talk format program on Spanish television.
-Prime Inc. 1988 - 89
Director for "The Latin Connection" music and
dance program which aired on the FOX Television stations as well as several independents
and Network affiliates.
-Prime Inc. 1985
Network Director "Puerto Rico All Star
Baseball" series for SIN Television (Spanish International Network).
-Prime Inc. 1985
Director "Colombia Disaster Telethon" for SIN
Television Network.
-Prime Inc. 1985
Network Coordinating Director for the live satellite
transmission of OTI song festival. Program was fed live to all of South and Central
America, Spain and Portugal.
-ARIO 1980 Director of Cosmos Vs. Italy exhibition soccer
game from Giant's Stadium for "TV Globo" Brazilian TV. |