A Conversation with Showrunner Joan Rater!

Episode 4 of the The Struggle is REEL podcast, hosted by Mahalia Ines Pridgett & Erik Francisco Medina, titled "A Conversation with Showrunner Joan Rater!" was published on July 29, 2020 and runs 58 minutes.

July 29, 2020 ·58m · The Struggle is REEL

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Joan Rater is an American television producer and screenwriter. Her most notable work has been for the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she has served as writer, producer and supervising producer for over fifty separate episodes. She is married to Tony Phelan who also works on the show. She has been nominated, along with the rest of the Grey's Anatomy crew, for two Emmys in 2006 and 2007, both for "Outstanding Drama Series". Apart from her Grey's Anatomy producing and directorial work, she has worked mainly as a writer on television series including Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Fling, Threat Matrix, MDs and Push, Nevada. She has also produced for Law & Order: Trial by Jury and served as an executive story editor on Threat Matrix and 10-8: Officers on Duty.⁠ Recently she and Tony created the NBC drama series Council of Dads. Joan's Instagram: @joanrater Host Instagram: @mahalialatortue Co-Host Instagram: @erikfranciscomedina Producer & Audio Engineer: @paksanity21 ⁠ ⁠

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Joan Rater is an American television producer and screenwriter. Her most notable work has been for the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she has served as writer, producer and supervising producer for over fifty separate episodes. She is married to Tony Phelan who also works on the show. She has been nominated, along with the rest of the Grey's Anatomy crew, for two Emmys in 2006 and 2007, both for "Outstanding Drama Series". Apart from her Grey's Anatomy producing and directorial work, she has worked mainly as a writer on television series including Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Fling, Threat Matrix, MDs and Push, Nevada. She has also produced for Law & Order: Trial by Jury and served as an executive story editor on Threat Matrix and 10-8: Officers on Duty.⁠ Recently she and Tony created the NBC drama series Council of Dads.

Joan's Instagram: @joanrater

Host Instagram: @mahalialatortue

Co-Host Instagram: @erikfranciscomedina

Producer & Audio Engineer: @paksanity21
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