John Hewitt

John Hewitt was born and raised in Southern California's cultural mix. He received a degree in history and political science from Santa Clara University and served an undistinguished stint in the Army Reserves before becoming a newspaper reporter. He has been a parent, a pilot, and a traveller through many foreign countries. A graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism, he then went on to work for seven television stations as a reporter and producer. This led him to the university...See more

John Hewitt was born and raised in Southern California's cultural mix. He received a degree in history and political science from Santa Clara University and served an undistinguished stint in the Army Reserves before becoming a newspaper reporter. He has been a parent, a pilot, and a traveller through many foreign countries. A graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism, he then went on to work for seven television stations as a reporter and producer. This led him to the university faculty positions at Stanford and San Francisco State University, teaching broadcast journalism and international broadcast systems. He has also lectured at universities in Jamaica, Jordan, Thailand and Malaysia. He is the author of textbooks on broadcast news, documentary production and television news photography. For the past 40 years, he has also been an independent documentary producer, traveling throughout the United States, and to parts of Canada, Mexico, and Cambodia for projects. The latest film that he co-produced, Deadline Every Second, followed photojournalists in eight countries around the world as they completed routine and sometimes dangerous assignments. His other films have explored the world of blues musicians, childhood problems with ADHD drugs, political reconciliation in Cambodia, and cultural conflicts in Mexico - United States relations. His work has appeared internationally, at public broadcast stations in the United States and at various film festivals. His first novel, Stranger in Baja, followed a na�ve intern's career at a shady religious radio station in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. It reflected his desire to get behind the fa�ade that hides the conflicts in cities. He currently lives in the village of Mill Valley, California, north of the Golden Gate Bridge. See less