Jack (John Francis) Santino is an academic folklorist.
[1] His work has primarily focused on ritual, celebrations, and holidays as well as occupational culture and popular music.
He has been a featured expert on a television special produced by The History Channel, about Hallowe'en.
Along with Paul Wagoner, Santino produced Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle a film, winner of four regional Emmy Awards on African American Pulman car unionisation.
His thesis was entitled "The outlaw emotions : workers' narratives from three contemporary occupations".