Janet Paxton Gardner

Background

Gardner, Janet Paxton was born on September 6, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Edward Tytus and Mary Elizabeth (Paxton) Gardner.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Architecture, Cooper Union, New York City, 1965. Master of Fine Arts in Film Production, New York University, 1971. Postgraduate, Columbia University, New York City, 1976.

Career

Film editor, associate producer, Station WRC-television, NBC, Washington, 1972; assistant film editor, NBC News, New York City, 1973-1974; newswriter, field producer NewsCenter 4, NBC, New York City, 1974-1975; freelance film editor, Columbia Broadcasting System News, New York City, 1976-1979; staff reporter, feature writer, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, 1979-1981; education columnist, editor, Glamour magazine, New York City, 1981-1982; staff writer, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, New Jersey, 1985-1986; press officer, United Nations, 1989; owner, manager producer, The Gardner Group, New York City, since 1991. Member adjunct faculty journalism University College, Rutgers University, Newark, 1988-1992, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1992. Member Los Angeles Timespub.-professor exchange program, 1989.

Achievements

• Janet Paxton Gardner has been listed as a noteworthy journalist, film producer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-chair peace and social order committee Religious Society of Friends, Princeton, New Jersey, 1994. Participant United States-Indochina Reconciliation Project Delaware to Vietnam, 1987, to Cambodia, 1990. Member Society Professional Journalists (juror national magazine awards 1985, scholastic press awards 1986, chief juror editorial writing awards 1988, recipient Best Feature Reporting television award New York chapter 2001), Investigative Reporters and Editors, International Documentary Association, North Jersey Press Club (2d place for business feature writing 1990, 1st place 1991, 1st place for best documentary 1992, 2d place for feature photography 1993), New York Women in Film and television.

Interests

• Avocation: traveling.

Connections

Married George Karl Debreczeny, September 10, 1964 (divorced February 1970). 1 child, Karl Philip. Married George Edward Bradshaw Morren, Junior, November 6, 1980.

Father:

Edward Tytus Gardner

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Paxton) Gardner

Spouse:

George Edward Bradshaw Morren

Spouse:

George Karl Debreczeny

child:

Karl Philip Gardner