STAMFORD – The Stamford History Center Board of Directors has named career producer, writer and businessman Michael Macari as executive director effective July 1. He succeeds long-time director Tom Zoubek, who ran the center from 2002- 2026.
For the past 10 years, Macari, of Stamford, has been president and senior writer for MMC Communications, a communications and marketing consulting firm serving several Catholic high schools in Connecticut and New Jersey, as well as a number or organizational and professional services clients in the Northeast.
For the Stamford History Center, Macari hopes to bring a renewed sense of wonder, pride and excitement to preserving and presenting Stamford’s rich history to a wide variety of audiences.
Macari’s TV and documentary years began with EagleVision, an international production firm he ran with his partner for more than 20 years. EagleVision produced hundreds of programs and communications for CBS, PBS, NBC and Discovery, as well as brands such as Nestle Waters, Gartner, Bayer HealthCare, the Knights of Columbus and AmeriCares.
EagleVision’ s successor company, EVTV, produced many large international events and documentaries in Rome, Madrid, Haiti and Los Angeles including such venerable locales as The Palacio des Desportes and the Los Angeles Coliseum.
The 2015 broadcast documentary, “Unbreakable: Beyond Hope, Healing” chronicled the aftermath and hope-filled recovery of Haiti’s people following the devastating earthquake which hit the country in 2010. “Unbreakable” was awarded “Best Global Humanitarian Film” at the Miami International Film Festival.
In 2015, Macari and lifelong friend, Stamford attorney Joseph Richichi, produced and chronicled their hometown in “Stamford: A Small Town Remembers.”
During his tenure with EagleVision and EVTV, Macari and teams received more than 40 awards for production, writing and technical achievement. In 2005, Macari was named one of America’s Top 100 Communications Producers by Audio Visual magazine.
Macari also worked as a public servant. He was a commissioner of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission and a founding member of Level the Playing Field which serves children and families with special needs and has raised more than $1 million to date.
