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Ozzie Alfonso was the director and one of three Senior Producers of 3-2-1 Contact from season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from season 3 through 8. Following production of the daily series, Alfonso was the director of all the 3-2-1 Contact Specials, and 3-2-1 Classroom. His work at 3-2-1 Contact garnered two Emmy Awards- for Cinematography (contributing cinematographer), and for Outstanding Directing.

Prior to joining 3-2-1 Contact, Alfonso was a contributing director for Sesame Street where he started in the series second season as Post Production Supervisor and video editor. He was nominated for a nighttime Emmy for his directing in "Sesame Street in Puerto Rico". He left Sesame Street in 1979 and returned to the Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop) to work in 3-2-1 Contact.

Since 1991 Alfonso has helmed his own video production and consulting company, Terra Associates (www.terramultimedia.com) and is currently a professor at St. John's University in Queens, New York where he teaches a course in television production.

He lives in New York with his wife,teacher and children's book author, Maura Gouck, and son, David.

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