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Prolific Five-Time Emmy Award-Winning Folklorist with a portfolio of over 200 lectures on Historical Weather, Boston History, New England History, Music History, Art History, Female History, Astronomy, Revolutionary War, Military History, American History, World History, African American History, History of Energy, Alternative Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Pollution, Food History, History of Agriculture, Social Unrest, Economic History, Great Disasters, Epidemics, Pandemics and Unexplained Mysteries. Please click 'More +' link lower right for list of lectures.
THE PILGRIMS
AMERICAN HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY
MARITIME DISASTERS
GREAT FIRES
GREAT DISASTERS
EARLY AMERICAN CONFLICTS
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
WAR OF 1812
CIVIL WAR
WORLD WAR ONE
WORLD WAR TWO
MILITARY HISTORY
AVIATION HISTORY
ENVIRONMENT
EXPLORATION AND EXPANSION
HISTORICAL WEATHER
BOSTON and NEW ENGLAND HISTORY
INVENTIONS and INVENTORS
HISTORICAL CRIME
BIOGRAPHY
ART HISTORY
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
HISTORICAL ASTRONOMY
IRISH HISTORY
HISTORICAL ECONOMICS
GREAT HOAXES
SPORTS HISTORY
UNEXPLAINED MYSTERIES
RELIGIOUS PHENOMENA and SACRED MYSTERIES
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2015 Boston/New England Emmy® Award for "The Folklorist"
John Horrigan receives a Boston/New England Emmy® Award for best "Performer / Narrator". He was also nominated for “Writer Program" and "Historical/Cultural Feature/Segment".
2015 Boston/New England Emmy® Award for "The Folklorist"
John Horrigan receives a Boston/New England Emmy® Award for best "Writer Program". He was also nominated for best “Performer / Narrator" and "Historical/Cultural Feature/Segment".
2014 Boston/New England Emmy® Award for "The Folklorist"
John Horrigan receives a Boston/New England Emmy® Award for best "Outstanding Historical/Cultural Program". He was also nominated for best “Program – Host/Moderator" and "Writer (Program)".
2013 Boston/New England Emmy® Award for "The Folklorist"
John Horrigan receives a Boston/New England Emmy® Award for best “Program – Host / Moderator”. He was also nominated for best "Writer (Program)" and "Historical/Cultural Program"
2012 Boston/New England Emmy® Award for "The Folklorist
"The Folklorist" wins its first Boston/New England Emmy® Award (and had two nominations) for best “Promotion Program – Single Spot" in 2012.
The Folklorist Television Show
All of the historical segments on the Emmy Award-winning show.
John Horrigan passionately reads the Declaration of Independence to the town of Lincoln, Massachusetts and is saluted with a raucous musket presentation of arms on July 4th, 2009. Very moving....
Listen to John's amazing call of the 3rd Period of the Gazprom (Russia) / AspenTech (USA) hockey game on December 2nd, 2007 at Bedford, Massachusetts. Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas exporter is led by Alexander Medvedev. John had the flu.
John recorded this segment in less than 45 minutes at Castle Island in Boston Harbor!
John reads a tribute to fallen British Soldiers during the American Revolutionary War
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
1993
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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1993
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Humanities - HistoryAdditional Disciplines:
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My music programs (Big Band Era, Glenn Miller) have helped Alzheimer's patients
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