B.S., June 2003, Entertainment Marketing

• Dean’s Certificate for Academic Excellence

Shabbir Emon Hassan, originally from Bangladesh, started his undergraduate studies at Brooklyn College in Spring 1995. But, at age 26, he turned to the CUNY Baccalaureate Program to create the degree he knew he wanted to obtain: “Entertainment Marketing.” In his application he wrote, “Hands-on experience is required, which I have to a certain degree by being a freelance musician, but I feel the need to be well-read in the theory and application of marketing itself.” Hassan melded courses from both the Economics and Television and Radio Departments, under the guidance of faculty mentors Prof. Hershey Friedman and Prof. George Dessart.

Along the way, Hassan developed a deep interest in radio drama and radio production, and became involved in radio both on and off campus. After graduating from the CUNY BA/BS he became a Writers Guild of America Associate and also had his short film ‘Pretty’ selected for the 28th Asian American International Film Festival in New York City. Following that Festival, “Pretty” went on a national tour for one year. The film was also selected for the Stony Brook Digital Video Festival, and it won 2^nd Place in the CUNY Asian American Film/Video Festival.

Hassan earned his M.S. in Television and Radio Marketing Management in June 2005 from Brooklyn College as a Dean’s List student and with an Academic Excellence Award and a Nomination for the CUNY’s Pizer Graduate Colloquium. Since graduating, he has been an invited speaker on radio drama writing and production at Hofstra University, the Writer’s Guild of America, and the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Convention.

Today, Hassan is a Member and Producer of the Public Radio Exchange, Editor of the U.S. Screenwriters Network, and Founder and President of Hassberry Entertainment, which produces and promotes film, theater, and radio. Since 2003, he has also been a freelance Interpreter for two major translation agencies in New York.