For 43 years, The New
York Festivals has honored excellence in communications media that touch
the hearts and minds of readers, listeners and viewers worldwide.
Founded in 1957 as an international awards competition designed
primarily to reward outstanding achievements in non-broadcast media, in
the course of its first twenty years The New York Festivals achieved
pre-eminence in the area of industrial and educational film and video.
Harlan is unique in having won both a Silver and Bronze medal for his
work writing and narrating 'An Almost Painless Guide to The
Constitution, and to the Election Process'.
The "Almost Painless Guide" series received 3½ stars in
August's "Video Librarian" magazine. Reviewer R. Pitman said:
"The Almost Painless Guide to the Branches of Government is a fun,
informative introduction to our Federal Government. Highly
Recommended!"
In 1999 "The Almost Painless Guide To The U.S. Constitution"
won a Silver Worldwide Medal for excellence in the New York Festivals
competition for Educational videos, and "The Almost Painless Guide To
The Election Process" took bronze in the 2000 contest.
All the videos in the series were produced for United Learning at
Broadview Media, in Chicago, with Richard Hawksworth as executive
producer and Harlan and Marie Burke handling the voice-over duties.
"Although I've scripted some 'straight and serious' programs, my
heart is in adding humor to otherwise dull subjects" Hogan said.
Harlan is very selective about which and how many scripts he can handle
each year... "My time is limited and my voice work has never been
better. But I do think writing scripts, as well as reading them, has
given me a new perspective when interpreting other writers' words, and I
think it helps keep my voice work fresh."
