2021 – Ella Dickey Literacy Award Winner – for contributions in the preservation of history
2018 – “In the Spirit of Thomas Paine” Award Recipient from the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association – for excellence in writing and communication to bring history to the masses in a new and unique way
Andrew Och is the FIRST LADIES MAN and author of “Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies” Vol1&2. He is an award-winning television and multimedia producer who has traveled the world with his pen, paper and camera is search of remarkable stories and people. A Radio/Television and Film graduate from the University of Maryland, Andrew has been a storyteller, musician and entertainer from a young age. He enjoys the art of communication, and will go anywhere in the world for more knowledge, greater understanding and amazing stories. He is a true documentarian of life. Andrew spent over a year traveling to nearly every location that helped tell the stories of every First Lady of the United States of America as a Series Producer for the C-SPAN/White House Historical Association television series – “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” He has studied every First Lady from Martha Washington through both Trump Administrations and continues his research, travels and adventures visiting people and places across the country and around the world.
From Colonial Williamsburg to Stanford University, he was given an ALL ACCESS – BACKSTAGE PASS to some of the nation’s most treasured collections and historical landmarks. He spent time in libraries and museums – homes and schools – birthplaces and cemeteries – train stations and churches. No stone was left unturned, nor door left unlocked, in his amazing and historical journey to learn everything he could about
these women before, during and after their time in the White House.
As we celebrate “America 250,” the FIRST LADIES MAN continues his research and travels as they apply to this amazing group of women who have been partners in the leadership of our great country since before the Revolutionary War. Historians, archivists and educators agree – Och’s travels, books, research and First Ladies Man project put him in a small and rare group of people. He is responsible for one of the most vast and complete collections of material and information about this unique sorority of women ever assembled. He IS the FIRST LADIES MAN, and he is excited to share the stories of his adventures.
Andrew Och is also proud to be member of the National First Ladies Day Commission (NFLDC) and the Committee Chair for the NFLDC National Historic First Ladies Trail.
Andrew Och – The First Ladies Man Vol 1 & 2 Andrew Och with First Lady Rosalynn Carter
Quick Facts & Accomplishments
www.firstladiesman.com
firstladiesma@gmail.com
202-256-9047
o 2022 Ella Dickey Literacy Award for the Preservation of History
o 2018 “In the Spirit of Thomas Payne” Award from the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association for Excellence in Communication and Writing to Bring History to the Masses in a New and Unique Way
o Silver (first) and Bronze (second) Telly Award Winning Documentarian and Mulitmedia Producer
o Heavily Embedded in the Independent and Punk DC Music Scene and Drumming Since the Age of 7
o Regularly Hosts Sold Out “Cooking with the First Ladies Man” Events with First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s Sister and Family
o Sold More Than 5,500 Copies of His Books “Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies” VOL1&2 with His Independent Veteran Owned and Operated Publishers – Black Vellum Premier Publishing and delivered more than 350 public speeches as the First Ladies Man since 2014
o Avid Scuba Diver and Saltwater Aquarium Hobbyist
o Wrote, Recorded, Produced and Released 7 Original Rock Music Albums with Society Fringe Players Between 2014 and 2019
o Has Been Actively Involved with Veteran Based Charities since 2005
o Enjoys World Travel, Photography, Food and Cooking
o Sits on the Board of Commissioners for the National First Ladies Day Commission
o Motorcycle Enthusiast with a Historic Harley Davidson “Bobber” and a Modern 2019 Street Glide Special
