Joseph M. Orazi

How does a a staff writer for ABC, a lyricist and award winning song writer and documentary producer become a published author? A passionate love for the heritage he was born into. A strong feeling that there is more to the story surrounding the huge numbers of Italians leaving their homeland for something better. Why? Italy is beautiful! 10 years of immense research led him to write the story you never heard. Now in development for a feature film.

Joseph Orazi received a BA in English and Theater from Villanova University. His plays have been produced in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago. His work, THE LION AND THE LAMB won him a Pennsylvania Playwright Fellowship. In addition to writing numerous TV and Radio commercials and industrial films, Joe was a Staff Writer for the ABC Daytime Drama, RYAN’S HOPE. He is also an accomplished lyricist. His song, RESCUE YOU, RESCUE ME received a 2016 nomination for an American Songwriting Award. The documentary film, PRISONERS AMONG US, which he wrote and Associate Produced, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival. He is currently working on book two of the L’America series, continuing the stories of three emigrant families. Book two covers the period from 1927 to 1946.