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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES, NEW YORK HONORS NOTABLE CAREERS IN NEW YORK TELEVISION. Videos and Podcasts Coming, Stay Tuned.

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    Seventeen to be Honored at First New York Chapter Gold & Silver Circle Ceremony New York, NY, November 23, 2016 – In conjunction with our 60th Anniversary, the Board of Governors of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York has chosen to induct seventeen individuals into the prestigious Gold & Silver Circles. The Gold & Silver Circles are comprised of an elite group of professionals who have made significant contributions to the New York television market. The Silver Circle recognizes individuals who have devoted a quarter of a century or more to the television industry. The Gold Circle recognizes those whose contribution spans fifty years or more. The Gold & Silver Circles are societies of honor. Their members represent the … [Continue reading...]

VIDEO – C-Suite Conference – Jeffrey Hayzlett Chairman, next event San Francisco November 8,9

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Primetime Television & CBS Podcast Host speaks to Good News at the C-Suite Network Conference. www.hayzlett.com The event was a businessman’s/woman’s dream event. Paul Sladkus get a few moments to speak to Jeff. Additionally, Good News shares Michael Rossato- Bennett presentation with his new invention (www.aliveinside.org) that will make seniors life more pleasant with their new audio invention. We also speak to two attendees Jayne Latz www.corporatespeechsolutions.com and Jared who interview each other. A great events and let’s not forget the musicians! They had a full roster including the Chairman, Time Inc. --- Counsel General of Ireland --- CMO of CDW --- CEO of Clear Channel --- and a lot more on the stage and in the audience--- it just got better and more powerful! The … [Continue reading...]

VIDEO – Larry Namer, President & CEO, Metan Global Entertainment Group

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An entertainment industry veteran with over 40 years professional experience in cable television, live events and new media, Larry Namer is a founding partner of Metan Global Entertainment Group (Metan), a venture created to develop and distribute entertainment content and media specifically for Chinese speaking audiences in China and abroad. An accomplished entrepreneur, Mr. Namer is the co-founder of E! Entertainment Television, a company now valued at over $3.5 billion USD, and the creator of several successful companies in the United States and overseas. Among those companies are Comspan Communications that pioneered Western forms of entertainment in the former Soviet Union, including the syndication of the popular soap opera Santa Barbara, which ran for 10 years in the region, … [Continue reading...]

Renee Mehrra Shares Good News with Us – She is a “Do Gooder”

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A tenacious broadcaster with a burning passion for accurate and compelling story telling and the host of the long running television program, Renee Mehrra has been consistently singled out by the Asian Indian community as one of the most prominent broadcast journalists in the tri state area. Her areas of focus include politics, human interest stories, fashion, film, theater, health & fitness, environment, and current affairs. Her in depth candid reports have captured the diverse ethnic fiber in the US in an inspirational and incisive manner. She has interviewed diverse personalities: from the unsung heroes that have enriched our lives to renowned musicians, artists, philosophers, authors, doctors, entrepreneurs to the crowd stopping celebrities of Bollywood. Her signature show- "Renee … [Continue reading...]

N J Burkett, 2015 New York Emmy Awards Grammy Award Winner

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N.J. Burkett joined the Eyewitness News team in 1989 and is currently the President of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, NY (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards). His distinctive storytelling, production skills and award-winning international reporting have added a unique dimension to WABC-TV's coverage of metropolitan New York. In September 2001, after the two airliners struck the World Trade Center, N.J. and WABC-TV photographer Marty Glembotzky narrowly escaped the subsequent collapse of the South Tower. Their work was later seen on television news broadcasts across the nation and around the world. He spent nearly three months covering the war in Iraq. In the metropolitan area, he has reported on everything from crime, and state and local politics, … [Continue reading...]

Mother’s Day, Former Oprah Winfrey TV Executive Producer, Lisa Erspamer

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Top TV producer Lisa Erspamer shares celebrities’ exclusive, heartfelt letters to their mothers in MUST HAVE book, A Letter to My Mom Lisa Erspamer, former co-executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, and creator of the A Letter To My… series is now available for interviews to discuss her blockbuster new book, A Letter To My Mom—which features a number of exclusive letters from celebrities such as Shania Twain, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelly Osbourne, Mariel Hemingway and Melissa Rivers, among many others. A Letter To My Mom is the third book in Lisa's breakout series celebrating the joy and emotion of letter-writing. The first two books, A Letter To My Dog and A Letter To My Cat, were huge hits -- now the third installment is here and it’s this year’s MUST gift for Mother’s Day. Would … [Continue reading...]

Airgo Entertainment Offers Multi-Service Network

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Executive Team Creates Alternative Model For Recording Artists Newly evolved music company aligns production, marketing, promotion, publicity, social media, publishing, web design, merchandising and more under one umbrella NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Airgo Entertainment, the multi-service music company launched by proven music industry professionals, is uniquely positioned to provide customized services for today's independent and established recording artists. The newly developed Airgo Entertainment is an expansion of the highly successful Airgo Music, in existence since 2008, which has mounted numerous successful artist campaigns and productions. With the newly expanded Airgo Entertainment, artists can now remain in control of their content while availing themselves … [Continue reading...]

Media Summit New York, March 4th – 5th, 2015.

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Media Summit New York, March 4th - 5th, 2015 The International Conference on Media, Advertising, Television, Broadband, Social Media, Mobile, Cable, Satellite, Publishing, Magazines, News Media Motion Pictures, Radio and Marketing Live Video Streaming - Click Here http://www.videodigitalhollywood.com/SessionListing.html This Year's Theme "The State of the Media Industry: Innovation, Investment & Growth - A Forum of Intense Strategic Discussion and Executive Networking" PDF of Summit Program - Click Here http://www.digitalhollywood.com/assets/summit2015_agenda.pdf New Conference Location: Bohemian National Hall - The Czech Center & Consulate - 73rd Street (Btw. 2nd and 1st Ave.) Food and Beverage - Served All day (4th Floor) Grand Ballroom Hospitality Area Special Event on … [Continue reading...]

Media Summit New York, March 4th – 5th, 2015

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Media Summit New York, March 4th – 5th, 2015 The International Conference on Media, Advertising, Television, Broadband, Social Media, Mobile, Cable, Satellite, Publishing, Magazines, News Media Motion Pictures, Radio and Marketing This Year’s Theme “The State of the Media Industry: Innovation, Investment & Growth – A Forum of Intense Strategic Discussion and Executive Networking” Strategic Focus and Vision at Media Summit New York: I. Native & Contextual Strategies: Developing Qualitative Advertising as Content and Commerce II. Financial Strategies: Investing in Media, Technology and the Innovation Economy III. The Internet-Hollywood-Network Connection – Ubiquitous Broadband – Ubiquitous Content IV. The YouTube & Multichannel Network Phenomenon PDF of Summit Program – Click … [Continue reading...]

Media Summit New York

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Media Summit New York, March 4th - 5th, 2015 The International Conference on Media, Advertising, Television, Broadband, Social Media, Mobile, Cable, Satellite, Publishing, Magazines, News Media Motion Pictures, Radio and Marketing This Year's Theme "The State of the Media Industry: Innovation, Investment & Growth - A Forum of Intense Strategic Discussion and Executive Networking" Strategic Focus and Vision at Media Summit New York: I. Native & Contextual Strategies: Developing Qualitative Advertising as Content and Commerce II. Financial Strategies: Investing in Media, Technology and the Innovation Economy III. The Internet-Hollywood-Network Connection - Ubiquitous Broadband - Ubiquitous Content IV. The YouTube & Multichannel Network Phenomenon PDF of Summit … [Continue reading...]

My Life today – living with my mother 96 with Alzheimer’s and Dementia by: Errol Rappaport

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I have the devil on one shoulder and the angel on the other with a Hamster running on a wheel in the middle that falls over from exhaustion from listening to both of them fighting with each other. I was asked by my parents to come back home to live, take care, protect and love them till the die. My father died in my arms on April 5th at 6:11Am.When I look at my mothers face and into her eyes and she asks me ”what’s going to happen to me “ She’s 96 scared to death that she will be alone and abandoned as she has been by my brothers and her grandchildren. My whole life flashes before my eyes. I say “Mother don’t worry everything is going to be all right. You’re just getting a little older. Dad left you with this beautiful apartment and this beautiful view of Central Park that is God’s … [Continue reading...]

Human Nature, Australia’s leading pop vocal group, Celebrates Apollo’s 80th Birthday.

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As Martha and the Vandellas once put, “They’re dancing in the street in Chicago, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore and DC now…can’t forget the Motor City…Across the ocean blue, me and you.” The music of Motown traveled around the globe, landing on the other side of the world in Sydney, Australia, where four high school students—brothers Andrew and Mike Tierney, Phil Burton and Toby Allen—were more interested in soul, gospel and harmony groups than their country’s usual obsession with “guitars, grunt and good old rock and roll.” Forming a singing group that began as a tribute to their love of a cappella doo-wop, the foursome was directed to the music of the legendary label by a music teacher.   That was 22 years ago. Today, Human Nature are Australia’s leading pop … [Continue reading...]

SinoVision

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SinoVision hosted a reception for the Launch of Shanghai Television Series Month and the premiere of a brand new martial arts series, A Fistful of Kungfu. The event has received great support from the Publicity Department of CPC Shanghai Committee and the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York. Some notable guests for the reception will include: SUN Guoxiang (Consul General) XU Lin (Minister of Publicity Department of CPC Shanghai Committee/ Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Committee) QIU Xin (President of Shanghai United Media Group) WANG Jianjun (Executive Vice President of Shanghai Media Group) REN Zhonglun (Chairman and President of Shanghai Film Group) HU Minghua (Director of Shanghai Municipal Culture Management Division) WAN … [Continue reading...]

Chuck Scarborough (born November 4, 1943) is an American television journalist and author.

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Since 1974 Scarborough has been the lead male news anchor at WNBC-TV, the New York City flagship station of the NBC Television Network, and has also appeared on NBC News. He currently anchors at 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on WNBC. A native of Pittsburgh, and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, he served in the United States Air Force and currently has a commercial pilot certificate. His career in television began in Mississippi as a reporter at WLOX-TV in Biloxi and later WDAM-TV in Laurel, before moving to WAGA-TV in Atlanta. Scarborough's first major market anchoring job came in 1972, at WNAC-TV (now WHDH-TV) in Boston. He was originally hired as part of a two-man anchor team with respected New England journalist Lee Nelson, but was soon made the solo anchor of the … [Continue reading...]

Jacqueline J. Gonzalez

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is the Executive Director of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York (NATAS, NY) and Executive Producer of the Annual New York Emmy® Awards gala. During her 12 year tenure at NATAS NY, Ms. Gonzalez has dedicated herself to advancing the two-fold mission of the Academy - to educate and act as a resource to our members, and to foster creativity and inspire and recognize artistic and technical excellence, by conferring the prestigious Emmy® Award. She produces year-round career-enhancing events and has crafted innovative networking opportunities for Academy members, comprised of media professionals in all disciplines of television. She oversees the efforts of NATAS NY staff and committees, directs creative strategies for the Emmy® Awards process and seeks strategic … [Continue reading...]

N.J. Burkett joined the Eyewitness News team in 1989

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and is currently the President of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, NY (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards). His distinctive storytelling, production skills and award-winning international reporting have added a unique dimension to WABC-TV's coverage of metropolitan New York. In September 2001, after the two airliners struck the World Trade Center, N.J. and WABC-TV photographer Marty Glembotzky narrowly escaped the subsequent collapse of the South Tower. Their work was later seen on television news broadcasts across the nation and around the world. He spent nearly three months covering the war in Iraq.  In the metropolitan area, he has reported on everything from crime, and state and local politics, to commercial plane crashes, hurricanes, … [Continue reading...]

“Positive Spin” television program for January 2014

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Dear Friends, Below is the link for the latest "Positive Spin" television program featuring an overview of the major topics the show covers. There is also a series of peace messages from prominent people in the entertainment business and peace activists. "Positive Spin" is a monthly news and public affairs program that presents positive, innovative, and solution oriented news from around the world. The program has been airing for the past 16 years. This "Positive Spin" television program will air on DISH Network Channel 9415 and DIRECT TV Channel 348 at the following times. Saturday, January 25th at 8:30 AM and 6:30 PM. Sunday, January 26th at 1:30 AM. These are Pacific Standard Time. Please adjust the times if you are in another time zone. The program … [Continue reading...]

Every Child Is An Artist by Chuck Salter

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What do Disney television honcho Anne Sweeney and internationally renowned education theorist Sir Ken Robinson have in common? Ideas for unlocking creativity in both children and adults. Disney/ABCTelevision group president Anne Sweeney is one of the most powerful and forward-thinking executives in the entertainment business, but in the presence of Sir Ken Robinson, he of the ur–TED Talk about how schools kill creativity, she's Princess Leia, she says, crying out, "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, help me!" (Disney owns the Star Wars franchise now, so it's cool.) Sweeney laughs as she says it, but she's clearly delighted to be hosting Robinson at her Los Angeles home, where the two convene on her patio for tea and conversation. The two explore how Sweeney's life mirrors the themes in … [Continue reading...]

Harold Channer – Holiday Party

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Harold Hudson Channer is a talk-show host on public-access television cable TV network Manhattan Neighborhood Network, or MNN. He is the longest-running producer for the network, having done over 2,200 interviews over 40 years. He is the host of Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer. Background and education Harold Channer was a professor of geography at SUNY New Paltz from 1968-1971. … [Continue reading...]

Bahar Takhtehchian, Simple Tips From Shape Magazine To Look Fantastically Fit This Summer

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Shape Magazine Editor-At-Large Bahar Takhtehchian If you have been slacking on your new year’s resolution to get healthy, don’t fret… there is still time to firm up and get in shape before summer is in full swing – even if you have a packed schedule or are not a gym person. Bahar Takhtehchian, Editor-At-Large of Shape magazine, will share insider tips on how to look fabulous this summer. Dieting and working out is not for everyone so instead, Bahar advocates changing the way we think about our bodies and weight, and focusing on how to feel great and look fabulous from head to toe. Bahar will discuss some of the easiest ways to get your body in shape for summer such as: •Feeling good also means looking good: Positive emotions and body perceptions are the first step to getting in shape … [Continue reading...]