| Rob Dustin | |
| Birth Name: | Robert Dustin |
| Birth Date: | February 24, 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Yearsactive: | 1994–present |
Robert Dustin, also known as Dusty,[1] is an American Emmy awarded television producer and director. He is known for his work in television programs such as Halloween! (1994), My Sergi (1998)[2] and Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating (2001).
Rob Dustin graduated from the University of Iowa. He began his career working for CBS Sports, covering sports events and remained working there for 17 years until he founded Red Brick Entertainment in 1994.[3] In 2007, when U.S. Figure Skating created an ice network the International Skating Union hired Dustin and Red Brick Entertainment for providing real TV production using multiple cameras. His team consisted of four crew members, to keep the cost down what Dustin calls “high-speed, low-drag approach”.[4] [5] In 2010, U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Dustin helped coordinate the coverage of the event.[3] Dustin also is a longtime Coordinating producer in covering the ice skating championships in the Olympics.[6]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Notes | |
| 1994 | Halloween! | Producer and director | |
| Ice Wars 1 | Associate producer | ||
| Artistry on Ice | Producer | ||
| 1995 | Too Hot to Skate | Producer | |
| Ice Wars 2 | Associate producer | ||
| Artistry on Ice II | Producer | ||
| 1996 | America's Choice: The Great Skate Debate | Producer | |
| Sergei Grinkov: Celebration of a Life | Producer | ||
| 1997 | Too Hot to Skate | Producer | |
| 1998 | My Sergei | Producer and Director[7] | |
| The Great Skate Debate II | Director | ||
| 2001 | Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating | Documentary - Producer and Director | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Notes | |
| 2005 | The ChaseTrackdown | Director - Track Down[8] | |
| 2006 | Skating with Celebrities | Debut, Episode #1.2, Episode #1.2 - Co-executive producer (all episodes) | |
Rob Dustin has been nominated and won numerous times for Sports Emmy Award.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sports Emmy Award | Outstanding Live Event Turnaround | Games of the XXX Olympiad (NBC) | [9] | ||
| 2015 | Outstanding New Approaches – Sports Event Coverage | The XXII Olympic Winter Games | [10] | |||
| 2017 | Sports Emmy Award | Outstanding Trans - Media Sports Coverage | Games of the XXXI Olympiad | [11] |