His 1992 pre-election interview with then President George H.W. Bush on the back of a moving train through Wisconsin, played a significant role is MTV being awarded a Peabody Award for it's inaugural Rock The Vote/Choose Or Lose campaign.
Laughingly acknowledges that he has won 3 Emmy Awards..."that he knows of"...as 30 years as a freelance Director/DP/Editor meant turning over the shot material and not always hearing back from the clients when accolades were eventually doled out.