ERIC SIEGEL is a veteran television/film director, art director, and production/scenic designer specializing in a comprehensive approach to the creative direction and technical execution of programming and entertainment of all kinds.
In a career spanning over 40 years he has provided creative and technical leadership to clients in the U.S., Asia, and the Middle East and for the world’s most prestigious program producers, including the ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, HBO and MSG television networks.
He has been the director of, or a contributing director to, the widest possible variety of live television broadcasts – Papal visits, election nights, town hall meetings, political debates and conventions, prime-time news magazines, morning shows, Sunday roundtables, musical performances, parades, evening and late night news, and more special events than he dares try to remember.
His work as a director, art director, and production/scenic designer has been recognized with 11 Emmy awards, the Dupont Columbia Award, the Peabody Award, a Christopher Award, the Cine Golden Eagle, and over 25 Broadcast Designers Association awards.
ABC News - Senior Director
SPECIAL EVENTS, Director, Contributing/Pool Director
WORLD NEWS with DIANE SAWYER, Director
WORLD NEWS with CHARLES GIBSON, Director
WORLD NEWS TONIGHT with PETER JENNINGS, Director
THIS WEEK with GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, Director
NIGHTLINE, Director
GOOD MORNING AMERICA, Contributing Director
20/20, Director
PRIMETIME, Director
NIGHTLINE IN PRIME TIME, Director
NIGHTLINE with TED KOPPEL, Director
Discovery Channel SPECIALS, Director
SPECIAL EVENTS, Director, Contributing/Pool Director
WORLD NEWS with DIANE SAWYER, Director
WORLD NEWS with CHARLES GIBSON, Director
WORLD NEWS TONIGHT with PETER JENNINGS, Director
THIS WEEK with GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, Director
NIGHTLINE, Director
GOOD MORNING AMERICA, Contributing Director
20/20, Director
PRIMETIME, Director
NIGHTLINE IN PRIME TIME, Director
NIGHTLINE with TED KOPPEL, Director
Discovery Channel SPECIALS, Director
PBS NewsHour - Production Designer/Creative Director/Director
WTTW - Chicago Tonight, Production Designer/Creative Director
Ford/Authentic Agency - Ford+ Capital Markets Day Event, Director
C-SPAN - Production Designer
Al Jazeera Arabic & English Channels - Consultant/Director
Al Arabiya - Consultant
Bloomberg Asharq - Consultant/Director
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Production Designer
2015 Papal Mass in Washington, World Feed Director
Production Designer
2015 Papal Mass in Washington, World Feed Director
United States Golf Association - Production Designer/Creative Director
Firing Line/PBS - Production Designer/Director
NBC Peacock Productions/PBS - ”USS Indianapolis: Live from the Deep”, Director
TED Conferences, Director - “TEDGlobal>NYC Event”
Bloomberg LP - Consultant
Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects - Director/Designer/Animator/Editor
Articulate Theatre Company - Director
LBCI Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. International/Alongi Media - Consultant
CCTV/Jack Morton Worldwide - Consultant
MSG - “Fuse News”, Consultant
HBO - “Diplomacy Unplugged”, Director
PBS - “life360”, Director
Primedia/Whittle Communications - CHANNEL ONE, VP Senior Director/Art Director
USTV - GREAT WEEKEND, Director
ABC - INCREDIBLE SUNDAY, Director
ABC - JIMMY BRESLIN’S PEOPLE, Director
CBS NEWS
CBS MORNING NEWS, Director
CBS EVENING NEWS (Weekend Edition), Director
CBS NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS, Associate Director
CBS EVENING NEWS with DAN RATHER, Associate Director
CBS MORNING NEWS, Director
CBS EVENING NEWS (Weekend Edition), Director
CBS NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS, Associate Director
CBS EVENING NEWS with DAN RATHER, Associate Director
CBS SPORTS
SPORTSBREAK, Director
CBS SPORTS SUNDAY, THE NFL on CBS,
NBA & NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS,
“The Road To The Final Four”, Associate Director
SPORTSBREAK, Director
CBS SPORTS SUNDAY, THE NFL on CBS,
NBA & NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS,
“The Road To The Final Four”, Associate Director
AWARDS
11 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Art Direction/Scenic Design
8 Gold Broadcast Design Awards for Scenic & Graphic Design
(including Judges "Best of Year" Award)
2 International Monitor Awards for Visual Effects and Art Direction
Cine Golden Eagle Award
NewscastStudio Set of the Year
3 additional Emmy nominations
Over 25 additional Broadcast Design Awards for Art Direction and Scenic Design
8 Gold Broadcast Design Awards for Scenic & Graphic Design
(including Judges "Best of Year" Award)
2 International Monitor Awards for Visual Effects and Art Direction
Cine Golden Eagle Award
NewscastStudio Set of the Year
3 additional Emmy nominations
Over 25 additional Broadcast Design Awards for Art Direction and Scenic Design
EDUCATION
New York University School of the Arts
1981 - BFA in Film & Television, Minor in Politics
1981 - BFA in Film & Television, Minor in Politics
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Directors Guild of America
Articulate Theatre Company - Founding Member
Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects - Board Member
Articulate Theatre Company - Founding Member
Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects - Board Member