- Justine Shapiro
Justine Shapiro (born
March 20 ,1963 inSouth Africa ) is one of several main hosts of the Pilot Productionstravel /adventure series "Globe Trekker " (also called "Pilot Guides " in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as "Lonely Planet "). Shapiro is known for her honest commentary and critique of countries visited. She has hosted more than 30 episodes of "Globe Trekker ", including features onArgentina ,France ,South Africa ,Belize ,Turkey ,Mexico City ,Venice ,Malaysia ,South India ,China ,Benin ,Burkina Faso andMali .Television and film career
Before hosting "Globe Trekker/Pilot Guides", Shapiro appeared in various roles in film and television. Eventually, she was involved in several
documentaries including co-production/direction duties on 2001's "Promises", which was nominated for best Documentary Feature at the74th Academy Awards . "Promises" was a cooperative project betweenB.Z. Goldberg , Shapiro andCarlos Bolado Munoz ,Mexican filmmaker , then her husband.Personal
Justine is a survivor of the
World Airways Flight 30 airplane crash atBoston 'sLogan Airport onJanuary 23 ,1982 .Shapiro currently resides in
Berkeley, California with her young son.During an October 2006 broadcast of the "Globe Trekker" [http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/europe/venice_city_guide.php Venice City Guide] episode, Shapiro revealed that she went to
Tufts University withOliver Platt , who recognized her in the crowd, while she was covering theVenice Film Festival , where Platt was promoting "Casanova".Justine revealed during the "Globe Trekker" episode, Israel and the Sinai Desert, that she was a follower of
Judaism .At the end of a 2005 broadcast where Shapiro travelled
South Africa , Shapiro pointed out that her family used to live in South Africa and the family moved away when she was three years old. InSoweto , she visited the nanny that she had as a child. [ [http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/africa/south_africa2.php Globe Trekker TV Shows: South Africa 2] , "Pilot TV Shows", 2007.]External links
* [http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/travelers/justine_shapiro.php Official biography]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/03/special/tv/sp_tv_shapiro052203.htm Globe Trekker: South Africa with Justine Shapiro] aWashington Post chat transcript
* [http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/travelers/justine_shapiro_interview.php Pilot Guides meets Justine Shapiro]
* [http://www.promisesproject.org/ Promises Project]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035184/ Internet Movie Database: Justine Shapiro]References
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