Director of the new PBS Frontline documentary “Supreme Revenge” . He has produced more than 200 national television programs and has produced, directed and written more than 100 hours of FRONTLINE, the PBS flagship long-form documentary series. Michael Kirk has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including four Peabody Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards, two George Polk Awards, 16 Emmy Awards, and 12 Writers Guild of America Awards.
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