Who is Stogie Joe?

One rumor claims he's a mid-level studio exec who's been kept waiting too long for a top job. Other sources claim he's a jaded screenwriter who penned one of the decade's biggest hits before fading into obscurity. And some say he's actually a burnt-out ex-agent living in a cut-rate hotel off Hollywood Blvd.

Whatever his true identity, Stogie Joe is a kindred spirit to scribes, scribblers and scripters the world over. He's one opinionated S.O.B. (whose views do not necessarily reflect those of the PAGE Awards administrators, judges or staff). Among Stogie Joe's core beliefs is the idea that the words on the page are where the magic begins, and without a whole heap of that pixie dust, an army of Oscar winners couldn't put on a high school play.

Stogie keeps his ear to the ground around town. He's worked in Hollywood since the turn of the century and knows where the bodies are buried. But somehow, this industry never ceases to amaze him...

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