John Sharify is honored to have served as President of the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences from 2006-2010. John was Vice President of NATAS from 2004-2006. John is currently the General Manager of Seattle Community Colleges Television, SCCTV, and a contributing correspondent for KING 5 News. In 2010 John was honored with 4 Emmys for his work at KING, including the top News Reporter Emmy. While John started his reporting career in New York City at WPIX TV nearly 30 years ago, it is at KOMO 4 NEWS where he grew as a journalist and delivered his signature stories that lifted the spirits of his viewers. John is a 37 time Emmy Award winner with 6 National Edward R. Murrow Awards including the 2008, 2007, and 2004 National Murrows for Writing, which honors the top broadcast news writer in the country. John is a proud graduate of Princeton University. He also has a Master of Fine Arts degree in film directing from Columbia University. Currently he's producing a documentary called "The Boys of Terezin".
