After a family trip to Mexico at age eight, Allan’s parents were surprised at the caliber of pictures he had taken when given the opportunity to get his hands on a real camera. Some years passed before he could try out a real film camera at the University of Florida, where he earned a B.S in Broadcasting with an emphasis on production.

After graduation, Allan landed a production assistant job with WPBT in 1979. Quickly progressing to associate producer he switched to cinematographer when a position opened and shot and edited film for a brief period before the station converted over to video.

Over the years, Allan has worked on numerous special projects; including the documentary series Common Ground, nationally broadcast Décor, Lady of the Glades and other award winning documentaries. Work with Comtel, WPBT’s commercial arm, has included shooting for ESPN, Ford, promotional footage for Burt Reynolds and more. He has done aerial work from hot air balloons, helicopters, even a B-17 bomber. A certified scuba diver since age 16, Allan has worked on many underwater water shoots, including shooting inside the world’s only underwater ocean laboratory, NOAA’s Aquarius.

As an adjunct instructor at Palm Beach Community College, he has been teaching Editing and Post Production for the past ten years.

Allan has won multiple Emmy Awards, a Telly award, as well as First Place in The Florida Bar, 28th Annual Media Awards.

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