Bill Delano is a documentary film maker. He began his film career at American University in Washington DC where he received a degree in Philosophy and Video Journalism. His introduction to TV production began with an internship with FRONTLINE on the hit show “Is Wal-Mart Good For America”.
Upon graduating, he directed, shot, and edited his first documentary entitled “Chasing Lance: the Fans Story”, which aired in prime time on the Travel Channel

Travel Channel

The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...

. He later gained further experience working on BET

Bet

Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...

's acclaimed documentary series “Season of the Tiger

Season of the Tiger

Season of the Tiger is a six part docudrama that follows members of the Grambling State University marching band and football team during the 2005-2006 football season....

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Between assignments he has led various seminars and initiatives in MiniDV TV production. He has trained Video Journalists for the launch of a new television network and taught Grad Students the art of one-man-band TV production at Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

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After traveling to North-eastern Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 this past Spring to participate in a Non-Profit Documentary Project, which he funded by producing/hosting his first travelogue for Current.TV, he landed a position creating a new Backpack Journalism show called “Not Your Average Travel Guide

Not Your Average Travel Guide

Not Your Average Travel Guide is a travel show on the Travel Channel, it airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. It is hosted by seven different "Travel Guides", Bill Delano, Brian Knappenberger, Carrie Lederer, Kate Ward, Shane O, Joseph Van Harken, and Brad Hasse. The show features a...

”. He is currently living in New Orleans and is in post-production on his 7th episode.

External links

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/
• http://www.bet.com/Site+Management/SeasonoftheTiger.htm
• http://www.rhythmicuprising.org/
• http://travel.discovery.com/nyatg