Peter Johanns

Joining the Ithaca College Faculty in 2001, I teach in the Video Production concentration. Among the courses I currently teach include; Advanced Studio Production, Video Workshop, Advanced Field Production and Intermediate Field Production.

I am also the manager of television operations for Ithaca College Television, ICTV.

Prior to coming to Ithaca, I worked in a variety of capacities in various television stations, including as a News Producer and Reporter and newscast Director as well as numerous other production positions. Additionally I also worked for a number of years at the PBS affiliate in Syracuse as a Producer/Director overseeing a variety of studio and remote productions. While at WCNY, I also received several grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to produce nationally distributed documentaries on issues ranging from the homeless, to working poor families, to "behind the scenes" of local television news.

While teaching at Ithaca College,  I recently completed a documentary entitled "Never Too Old for Gold" showcasing the athletes and competitions of the Empire State Senior Games. This documentary was distributed nationally by American Public Television. Currently I am producing a documentary on a dairy farm family. "Keeping the Family in Farming" follows the Mapstone's from Pompey in Upstate New York as they make the transition to a certified organic dairy farm. Through the transition, the documentary explores the many issues surrounding the need to stay economically feasible while maintaining the identity of a small family farm.

I received my B.A. in Communication Studies from SUNY Cortland before earning my M.S. from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.