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December 16 & 17, 2023
Rogallo Documentary Producer and Development Director Attend Annual Wright Brothers Day Event: Clay Johnson, the producer of Wingman, a documentary about aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo, attended the annual Wright Brothers Day event in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Also in attendance was the project’s development director Debra Torrence. The event is sponsored by the First Flight…
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December 4, 2023
FFS Meets with Rogallo Documentary Team: Mike Fonseca, President of First Flight Society, and documentary producer Clay Johnson met in Kill Devil Hills to discuss Wingman, a documentary Johnson is producing about the life and career of aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo. Also in attendance were Debra Torrence, the project’s development director, FFS administrative assistant Jennifer…
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November 27, 2023
November 27, 2023 – FFS Meets with Rogallo Documentary Team Mike Fonseca, President of First Flight Society, and documentary producer Clay Johnson met in Nags Head to discuss Wingman, a documentary Johnson is producing about the life and career of aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo. Also in attendance were Debra Torrence, the project’s development director, FFS…
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August 10, 2023
August 10, 2023 – FFS Launches Website/Go Fund Me Page for Rogallo Documentary First Flight Society President Mike Fonseca constructed and launched a website for the documentary Wingman, a one-hour television documentary that will tell the story of aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo. FFS is partnering with Clay Johnson Productions on the project. The website includes…
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June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023 – PBS NC Endorses Rogallo Documentary Project PBS NC, the statewide PBS network in North Carolina, has written a letter of support for Wingman, a television documentary about the life and career of aviation entrepreneur Francis Rogallo. The letter states the following: “As a public broadcaster, PBS North Carolina has a deep…
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May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023 – Rogallo Documentary Team Members Meet with PBS NC Members of the PBS NC management team held a Zoom meeting with Clay Johnson and Debra Torrence to discuss the documentary Wingman, which will chronicle the life and career of aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo. Johnson will produce the documentary and Torrence, who is…
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March 16, 2023
March 16, 2023 – Veteran grant writer joins Rogallo Documentary Team Debra Torrence, president of Grants for Good, will be the development director for Wingman, a television documentary on the life and career of aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo. Torrence has over 30 years of experience in non-profit administration, university research, marketing and fund development. She…
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February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023 – First Flight Society Sponsors Rogallo Documentary First Flight Society has signed a fiscal sponsorship agreement with Clay Johnson Productions, Inc. to assist in the production of a television documentary about aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo. A fiscal sponsor submits grants for the production and allows contributions towards the production to be tax-deductible.…