Christmas Music Radio Wins Big!

Interesting story from Radio-Info.com
Arbitron had a busy New Year’s Eve as it wrapped up 2008 with the release of the December PPM (Portable People Meter) results for 14 markets, including four new currency markets: Dallas, Atlanta, Washington D.C., and Detroit. In the PPM results, Christmas music stations were the big winners in Chicago, San Francisco, [...]

“33 Million People in the Room”

Congratulations to my buddy, Juliette Powell on the release of her book “33 Million People in the Room.”
I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy a few months ago and as I told Juliette, I had a hard time putting it down.

The Marvin Kitman Show

If you are a Long Islander, Newsday reader and around my age (early 50’s) the name Marvin Kitman is probably familiar.
Marvin Kitman was the media critic at Newsday. His column, “The Marvin Kitman Show,” began on Dec. 7, 1969. On April 1, 2005, he stepped down from his position of power. As he explained, “Newsday [...]

Layoff List for December 2008

All I can say here is OUCH!
Pink Slips
December 2008 Layoffs
Compiled by Klaus Kneale/Forbes.com
December 30, 2008
December layoffs have exceeded 100,000 at America’s largest companies.
Layoffs for December 2008 at America’s 500 largest public companies: 106,988
Total announced layoffs at America’s 500 largest public companies as measured by a composite ranking of sales, profits, assets and market value during [...]

The Visual Effects behind “The Curioius Case of Benjamin Button”

Fascinating interview…not to mention I have know Ed Ulbrich of Digital Domain since his days in advertising at Leo Burnett in Chicago.
BTW…if you haven’t seen the film go see it.
Fitting Visual Effects into Benjamin Button’s Workflow
Director David Fincher’s new film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, was created using a refined version of Fincher’s [...]

A Happy Holiday Check-In from Uncensored Interview

Marisa Bangash and Melinda Lee, co-founders of Uncensored Interview are two of my favorite people and I am a huge fan.
According to Marisa and Melinda “We nurture an environment that allows you, the passionate music fan, to forge a meaningful connection with the people whose work inspires you, or just plain makes you shake your [...]

The War of the Worlds…gone digital!

Great story from Flavorpill today
The War of the Worlds
The farce that launched a thousand spaceships
War of the Worlds More than 110 years since its release in book form, tech-savvy readers can finally download The War of the Worlds in digital style. For an even more immersive experience, the exhaustive Complete War of the Worlds is [...]

NY:MIEG Events for 2009

OUR 2009 EVENTS AT A GLANCE
(dates and topics subject to change)
JANUARY 29, 2009: The current economic situation and it’s impact on the media/entertainment
March 4, 2009: Fashion & Music: The Hot Button in the Digital World
MARCH 12, 2009: Jason Alba author of “I’m on Facebook…Now What???”
MARCH 13, 2009: Tentative Breakfast event with Jason Alba (see [...]

A Kids Eye View of the Obama Inauguration on January 20th

Hats off to the folks at Nickelodeon for their interest in kids and the presidential campaign.
NEW YORK – Nickelodeon TV, the children’s network, is getting ready to cover its first presidential inauguration.
Young reporters Lily Collins, rocker Phil Collins’s daughter, and J.J. (the network would not release his last name) will be in Washington on [...]

What is a Mitzvah Market?

As many of you know who follow this blog, I started my career back in 1979 as a page at NBC here in New York. In addition to being a great way to “break in” to the business, you also have a chance to meet up with some interesting people…not only the celebrities, but fellow [...]

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