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He landed his first internship at CountyCommissioners are awarding to MTV , enjoyed stints at NBC and CBS in various positions , and any veteran - or military personnel - thensecured his first staff writing job at Nickelodeon . ownedbusiness operating in Burlington Gettingthat first script - writing job “ was a bit of the stars Emmy - nominatedwriter , producer and author Jordan Countythat suffered a COVID - related aligning , ” says Gershowitz . He was included on the 2018 list of Gershowitzhas always had a passion for storytelling loss or hardship . “ Young and Hungry ” Hollywood top new writers , writing for andwriting — he just didn’t know where that passion The number of choirs that the someof his favorite childhood characters like wasgoing to take him . Cherry Hill Pine Barons Chorus Snoopy , Danger Mouse and more ; and devel - Atfirst , it looked like music . The competed against in the Interna - opedthe show The Twisted Timeline of Sam - BurlingtonCounty native and Ranco - 34tional Barbershop Harmony myand Rajfor Nickelodeon . Since he devel - casValley High School graduate Society’s annual Quartet and Chorus opedthe show , he was also named head startedthe band Rushmore and won Competition . writer . Developing a show for Nickelodeon , MTV’sBattle of the Unsigned Bands , the first place he was hired as a staff writer , additionallynominated for the MTV Thecost of Camden County’s new rideshare program for was “ kind of like coming full circle . ” VMAs for Best Breakout Artist in the $ 2residents through the AsGershowitz continues to be named late ‘ 00s . That led to them opening CamdenLoop app , created through a headwriter of more stories , like Sharkdog forthe likes of Plain White T’s and state grant . Each extra rider will cost an andThomas & Friends : All Engines Go ! , he is JustinBieber , achievements that additional $ 1 . continuingto write his own . And that story is - Gershowitzdescribed as “ bucket list n’t anywhere close to being finished . moments . ” SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 20 issue 5 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 12 |