Michael Idato
Encyclopedia
Michael Idato is a television
critic
and writer
for The Sydney Morning Herald
.
He has worked previously at The Daily Telegraph
, and at The Sunday Telegraph
between 1995 and 1999 as a writer and columnist. Between 1992 and 1996 he was also the film critic for Australian Penthouse Magazine. He joined The Sydney Morning Herald in 2000.
Since 2003 he has been a juror for the International Emmy Awards, given out by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
, which honor excellence in international television programming. He is also a juror for the Astra Awards
, which honor excellence in cable television programming http://www.astra.org.au/article.asp?section=1&option=1&content=20.
Since 2005 he has hosted a daily webshow http://www.smh.com.au/theguide discussing television with fellow critic Doug Anderson
.
He attended Waverley College
.
Television
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critic
Critic
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and writer
Writer
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for The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
.
He has worked previously at The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
, and at The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph (Australia)
The Sunday Telegraph is an Australian newspaper published every Sunday across New South Wales and parts of Queensland. As of 2011, The Sunday Telegraph is Australia's biggest selling newspaper.- Publication :...
between 1995 and 1999 as a writer and columnist. Between 1992 and 1996 he was also the film critic for Australian Penthouse Magazine. He joined The Sydney Morning Herald in 2000.
Since 2003 he has been a juror for the International Emmy Awards, given out by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is an organization of global broadcasters, with members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies...
, which honor excellence in international television programming. He is also a juror for the Astra Awards
ASTRA Awards
The ASTRA Awards are the Australian subscription television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 2003. The awards are named after the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association, and have a sponsorship deal with Holden Astra, who are the awards presenting...
, which honor excellence in cable television programming http://www.astra.org.au/article.asp?section=1&option=1&content=20.
Since 2005 he has hosted a daily webshow http://www.smh.com.au/theguide discussing television with fellow critic Doug Anderson
Doug Anderson
Doug Anderson is a columnist and writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, who specialises in film and television. He has served as an adjudicator at the Banff Television Festival.-External links:...
.
He attended Waverley College
Waverley College
Waverley College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for boys, located at Waverley, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
.
Interviews
- http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/groening00a.htmlInterview with The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
creator Matt GroeningMatt GroeningMatthew Abram "Matt" Groening is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama....
(2000)] - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/16/1092508345634.htmlInterview with The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
producer Al JeanAl JeanAl Jean is an award-winning American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Harvard University in 1981. Jean began his writing career in the 1980s with fellow Harvard alum Mike Reiss...
. (2004)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/off-the-planet/2005/12/10/1134086846734.htmlInterview with The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
creator Matt GroeningMatt GroeningMatthew Abram "Matt" Groening is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama....
(2005)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/asking-for-trouble/2005/08/20/1124435180515.htmlInterview with LostLost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
producers Damon LindelofDamon LindelofDamon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed...
and Carlton CuseCarlton CuseCarlton Cuse is an AmericanEmmy Award winning screenwriter and producer, most famous as executive producer andscreenwriter for the American television series Lost for...
. (2005)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/the-great-escape/2005/09/17/1126750167460.htmlInterview with television producer Aaron SpellingAaron SpellingAaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits...
. (2005)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/A-matter-of-time/2005/05/16/1116095904158.htmlInterview with Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
producer Phil CollinsonPhil CollinsonPhilip "Phil" Collinson is a British television producer. He was initially an actor, before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry as a script editor and writer on programmes such as Springhill and Emmerdale, later becoming the producer of Peak Practice, Doctor Who and Coronation...
. (2005)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/what-the-dickens/2006/07/01/1151174437784.htmlInterview with Bleak HouseBleak HouseBleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in twenty monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon...
star Gillian AndersonGillian AndersonGillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress.After beginning her career in theatre, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files. During the show's nine seasons, Anderson won Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen...
. (2006)] - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/02/25/1140670299411.htmlInterview with Commander in Chief (TV series)Commander in Chief (TV series)Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen , the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the role from the Vice Presidency after the death of the sitting President from a sudden cerebral...
star Geena DavisGeena DavisVirginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women's Olympics archery team semi-finalist...
. (2006)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/clocking-on/2006/06/24/1150845418735.htmlInterview with Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
star David TennantDavid TennantDavid Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
. (2006)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/inside-prison-break-chain-male/2006/01/28/1138319488697.htmlInterview with Prison BreakPrison BreakPrison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
star Wentworth MillerWentworth MillerWentworth Earl Miller III is an English-born American actor; model and screenwriter who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.-Early life:...
. (2006)] - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/02/04/1170523951458.htmlInterview with Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
star America FerreraAmerica FerreraAmerica Georgina Ferrera is an American actress, best known for playing the lead role in the television comedy series Ugly Betty...
. (2007)] - http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/his-masters-voice/2007/03/04/1172943265507.htmlInterview with Desperate HousewivesDesperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
creator Marc CherryMarc CherryMarc Cherry is an American writer and producer, best known for creating the show Desperate Housewives.-Early life and career:...
. (2007)]