Andover Newton Night

Special Speaker - Robert Craigue

Robert Craigue - an Emmy Award winning videographer, editor and producer,is the first Director of the MA Bible Society Media Center at ANTS. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the position. For a major portion of his career he worked for WBZ-TV (CBS Boston) as a videographer, editor and producer, playing a major role in the airing of programs like "Sundays with Liz Walker", and providing news coverage for political, sports and community events. He has been awarded for 13 Emmy Awards (local) and was awarded two for outstanding achievements in film editing.

Special Music

Master of Arts Candidate Jetro Da Silva began performing professionally as a teenager playing with some of Rio de Janerio's finest musicians. He pursued classical studies at Rio's Escola Nacional de Musica. In 1001, he came to Boston where he later received a Bachelor's degree in Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music. The list of performers with which DaSilva Ash performed a a veritable WHo's Who of pop music, and includes Chaka Khan, The Pointer Sisters, Gladys Knight, Brandy, Brian KcKnight, Bonnie Raitt, Luther Vandross, Celine Dione and others. In 1999, he served as the primary keyboard player for Whitney Houston's U.S. and European tour, as well as her performance during the 2000 Grammys. That same year, he performed with Faith Hill and Brandy on VH1 Special Diva's Live. This year, he became the new music director for Patti Labelle and accompanied her on tour.