Dana Wolfe


S. Dana Wolfe is a five-time Emmy Award winning Canadian-born American journalist, television and debate producer.
A graduate of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and New York University, she earned her master's degree in International Studies from NYU in 1987.

Journalism career

Wolfe began her television career in Toronto at CTV's Canada AM. She was the Assistant Managing Editor at the Washington D.C. based foreign policy journal The National Interest.
Wolfe holds five Emmy Awards earned over a decade as a producer for Ted Koppel’s Nightline on ABC News. Over the course of her career, Wolfe conducted interviews with leading newsmakers, heads of state, and celebrities, including Salman Rushdie, Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, Yasser & Suha Arafat, and Yitzhak Rabin. After her Nightline tenure, Wolfe became an independent media consultant.
In 2015 she joined the board of , an innovative documentary news organization, organized under the umbrella of Mirror/Mirror Productions, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation. In 2018, she joined the advisory board of the , based at the University of British Columbia. The Centre collaborates with leading reporters and media organizations to spearhead innovative ways to produce solutions-oriented journalism. Wolfe is also a contributing editor at .

Intelligence Squared U.S. debates and public policy

Wolfe became the Executive Producer of the Intelligence Squared U.S. series in January, 2006 at its inception. The first debate was held in September 2006.
IQ2US was announced as the 2015 winner of the Silver Radio Award for Best Public Affairs Program and the Bronze Radio Award for Best Regularly Scheduled Talk Program by New York Festivals.
In 2013, Wolfe and Intelligence Squared U.S. were recognized by the New York Festivals' World's Best Radio award, earning "Best Public Affairs Program" on radio.
They were recognized again in 2014 and 2015 with awards for Best Public Affairs Program and Regularly Scheduled Talk Program:
1994 National News and Documentary Emmy Award Honors, Outstanding instant coverage of a single breaking news story
“The End of the Search for O.J. Simpson” Nightline
1995 News and documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding instant coverage of a single breaking news story,
Nightline, "Oklahoma City Bombing: Moment of Crisis"
1996 News and documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding general coverage of a single breaking news story, Nightline, “Anatomy of the Unabomber Suspect's Arrest”
1998 National News breaking news story Emmy Award
Nightline, “Crisis in the White House: The President Visits the Heartland”
1999 News and Documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story, Nightline, Lessons Learned: A Jonesboro Town Meeting

Awards

Wolfe currently lives in Cresskill, New Jersey, with husband Scott Rocco of MSNBC and their two children.