PBS PR Lookbook 2013

PBS PR LookBook 2013

(Alphabetical by program title, followed by PBS and producing contacts)

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

E-mail: williamsd@wnet.org Phone: office: 212-560-8030 cell: 917-940-3676 Twitter: @donna_williamsd Work Address: 825 Eighth Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Favorite PBS Memory: Teletubbies Favorite non-PBS TV show: Hallmark Channels schedule of holiday movies leading up to Christmas

Donna Williams Senior Publicist WNET

American Masters

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: office: 212-560-8824 cell: 347-451-0001 Twitter: @NPadillaNYC Work Address: 825 Eighth Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 Hometown: New York, NY Favorite PBS Memory: Learning how crayons are made watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Favorite non-PBS TV show: Homeland, Breaking Bad, South Park, L.A. Law, Roseanne, My So-Called Life, Golden Girls

Natasha Padilla Senior Publicist WNET

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Antiques Roadshow

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 617-300-5305 Twitter: @RoadshowPBS Work Address: One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 Favorite PBS Memory: Spending countless hours of my childhood watching This Old House with my parents. It was a real “pinch me” moment to get the chance to work with Norm Abram through WGBH. Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Daily Show

Kathryn Hathaway Account Manager National Marketing

Call the Midwife

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 949-573-5259 Twitter: @thisisalyss Work Address: 261 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor New York, NY 10016 Hometown: Capistrano Beach, CA Favorite PBS Memory: Witnessing Jeremy Piven ask the midwives out to dinner Favorite non-PBS TV show: Mad Men

Alyssa Winters Account Supervisor DKC Public Relations

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Ken Burns

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 917-742-6760 Twitter: @deplasco Work Address: 261 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 Hometown: Maplewood, NJ Favorite PBS Memory: Screening "The War" for veterans from WWI, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq, simultaneously Favorite non-PBS TV show: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Joe DePlasco Managing Director DKC Public Relations, Marketing & Government Affairs

Frontline

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 617-910-7282 Twitter: @pamjohnston Work Address: One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 Favorite PBS Memory: “C is for Cookie, that’s good enough for meeeee…” Favorite non-PBS TV show: Mad Men

Pam Johnston Director of Audience Development FRONTLINE

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Frontline

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 617-300-5375 Twitter: @PTaddonio & @FRONTLINEpress Work Address: One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 Favorite PBS Memory: Watching FRONTLINE’s “A Class Divided” in a college sociology class and having my mind blown – and I’m not just saying that because I work here! Favorite non-PBS TV show: Arrested Development and Curb Your Enthusiasm

Patrice Taddonio Account Manager, Publicity FRONTLINE

Genealogy Roadshow

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: cell: 212-842-1752 office: 212-576-2700 x243 Twitter: @jmkennedy2 Work Address: 750 Seventh Avenue, 28th Floor New York, NY 10019 Hometown: New York, NY Favorite PBS Memory: "Mr. Rogers" and "Land of Make Believe" Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Walking Dead, Veep and Tabatha Takes Over

John Michael Kennedy Vice President Goodman Media International, Inc.

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Genealogy Roadshow

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: cell: 973-632-1759 office: 212-576-2700 Twitter: @jenmarcus Work Address: 750 Seventh Avenue, 28th Floor New York, NY 10019 Favorite PBS Memory: Taking the original cast of Roots on a media tour in NYC to publicize their episode of Pioneers of Television Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Bachelor & The Bachelorette

Jennifer Marcus Senior Account Executive Goodman Media International, Inc.

Great Performances: The Hollow Crown

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: office: 212-560-8027 cell: 212-246-9762 Twitter: @GPerfPBS Work Address: 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019 Favorite PBS Memory: Introducing legendary singer Perry Como at a small press event in New York Favorite non-PBS TV show: Mad Men

Harry Forbes Director of Public Relations WNET

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Independent Lens

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 415-356-8383 x442 Twitter: @IndependentLens Work Address: 651 Brannan Street, Suite 410 San Francisco, CA 95107 Favorite PBS Memory: The moment Mr. Rogers defended PBS to Congress. There is something so timeless about what he did that day in 1969. While the monumental event took place before I was born, it’s a moment in history that is too important to forget. Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Killing

Amna Mirza Managing Director, Marketing & Communications ITVS

Independent Lens

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 415-356-8383 x244 Work Address: 651 Brannan Street, Suite 410 San Francisco, CA 94107 Favorite PBS Memory: All the scenes between Edward and Elinor in the 2008 Sense and Sensibility Favorite non-PBS TV show: Game of Thrones

Lisa Tawil Director, Marketing & Publicity ITVS

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Last Tango in Halifax

Alyssa Winters Account Supervisor DKC Public Relations

Latino Americans

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: cell: 646-594-0049 office: 212-981-5252 Twitter: @bmoriarty2 Work Address: 261 Fifth Ave, 2nd floor New York, NY 10016 Favorite PBS Memory: Meeting a survivor of the USS Indianapolis during the promotion of Ken Burns’ “The War” Favorite non-PBS TV show: Breaking Bad

Brian Moriarty Senior Vice President DKC Public Relations

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Masterpiece “Downton Abbey, Season 4”

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 617-852-4550 Twitter: @masterpiecepbs Work Address: One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 Hometown: Boston, MA Favorite PBS Memory: Watching "This Old House" with my Dad growing up, learning building techniques together Favorite non-PBS TV show: Homeland

Olivia Wong Senior Account Executive WGBH National Marketing

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 617-470-0443 Twitter: @masterpiecepbs Work Address: One Guest Street Ellen Dockser Brighton, MA 02135 Senior Account Executive Hometown: Boston, MA WGBH National Marketing Favorite PBS Memory: Whispering in Robert Redford's ear Favorite non-PBS TV show: Mad Men

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Nature

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 347-886-0414 Twitter: @PBSNature Work Address: 825 Eighth Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 Favorite PBS Memory: En route to interviews, discussing apartment remodeling with Helen Mirren, flying an aircraft with Henry Hampton, and getting rain wear tips from Diana Rigg Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Good Wife, Mad Men, Elementary, 60 Minutes

Johanna Baker Senior Publicist WNET

NOVA

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 781-697-0514 Twitter: @novapbs Work Address: One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 Hometown: Dartmouth, MA Favorite PBS Memory: Watching “The Blood Hound Gang” on 3-2-1- Contact Favorite non-PBS TV show: Psych

Karen Laverty Account Manager, NOVA WGBH

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PBS ARTS Fall Festival: Nashville 2.0 and Rosanne Cash Performance

John Michael Kennedy Vice President Goodman Media International, Inc.

PEG + CAT

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 646-568-3238 Twitter: @gandymeredith Work Address: 180 Varick Street New York, NY 10014 Favorite PBS Memory: Celebrating the holidays with The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas Favorite non-PBS TV show: Mad Men, Perry Mason, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Meredith Gandy Senior Publicist 360 Public Relations

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PBS NewsHour

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 703-334-1193 Twitter: @AnneBell Work Address: 2700 South Quincy Street #250 Arlington, VA 22206 Hometown: Vienna, VA Favorite PBS Memory: Bumping into the "Daily Show" crew at the 2008 Democratic National Convention and seeing their delight as I gave them "NewsHour" hats; they praised the program and shot a cameo with Jim Lehrer Favorite non-PBS TV show: Big-Bang Theory

Anne Bell Public Relations Manager PBS NewsHour

POV “56 Up”

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: cell: 206-790-8697 Office: 212-989-7425 Twitter: @povanguyen Work Address: 20 Jay Street, Suite 940 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Hometown: Seattle, WA Favorite PBS Memory: Watching Mister Rogers with my non-English speaking grandmother Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Killing

Amanda Nguyen Communications Manager American Documentary | POV

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POV

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 646-729-4748 Twitter: @docuqueen Work Address: 20 Jay Street, Suite 940 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Favorite PBS Memory: "The Electric Company" (original) Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Good Wife

Cynthia Lopez Executive Vice President / Co-Executive Producer American Documentary | POV

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

John Michael Kennedy Vice President Goodman Media International, Inc.

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Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

Jennifer Marcus Senior Account Executive Goodman Media International, Inc.

PBS KIDS

E-mail: mvera@pbs.org Phone: 703-541-9693 Twitter: @mariavera Work Address: 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Favorite PBS Memory: "Cereal Girl" -- when Sesame Street spoofed "Material Girl" to encourage kids to eat a healthy breakfast, I still remember all the lyrics! Favorite non-PBS TV show: Modern Family

Maria Vera Associate Director, Marketing & Communications PBS KIDS Publicity

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PBS KIDS

Email: [email protected] Phone: 703-472-9069 Twitter: @mkmills117 Work Address: 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Hometown: DeSoto, TX Favorite PBS Memory: Being surprised by Cookie Monster's appearance at the PBS KIDS Producers Summit. Favorite non-PBS TV show: Scandal

Melissa Mills Associate Director, PBS KIDS Public Relations and Social Media

PBS Marketing and Communications

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 703-739-5021 Twitter: @annebentley Work Address: 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Hometown: Mendham, NJ Favorite PBS Memory: How much my parents loved (and didn't want to be disturbed) watching "Masterpiece Upstairs Downstairs"; my Mom's "Thirteen" tote bag and being the first generation to watch "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Rogers" Favorite non-PBS TV show: Tennis - The French Open and Wimbledon Anne W. Bentley Vice President, Corporate Communications PBS

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PBS Marketing and Communications

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 703-739-5129 Twitter: @pbspressroom Work Address: 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT Favorite PBS Memory: Epic dramas "Jewel in the Crown", "Brideshead Revisited" and "Downton Abbey" also the "American Playhouse" series, "Prime Suspect", "Wallander" and "Zen"; working with Fred Rogers, Henry Hampton, and Ken Burns and having tea with Julia Child Favorite non-PBS TV show: Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, and news talk shows

Carrie L. Johnson Senior Director, Primetime Publicity PBS Marketing & Communications

PBS Marketing and Communications

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 202-257-6495 Twitter: @jenrankinbyrne Work Address: 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Hometown: Lakeside Park, KY Favorite PBS Memory: Watching "The Electric Company" growing up and the segment where two silhouetted heads would each say part of the word and then say the full word together Favorite non-PBS TV show: How I Met Your Mother Jennifer Rankin Byrne and Modern Family Senior Director, Media Relations PBS Marketing & Communications

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PBS Press Tour and Special Events

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 202-607-7442 Twitter: @PBSpiga Work Address: 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Favorite PBS Memory: Watching "Siskel & Ebert" and the "Fred Friendly Seminars" in my teens; also saying “Good night, Sting!” following the conclusion of his PBS Press Tour performance Phil Piga Favorite non-PBS TV show: The Good Wife (current) Director, Event Strategy & Production and Seinfeld (classic) PBS & PBS KIDS

PBS Social Media

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 703-436-2607 Twitter: @kdando Work Address: 2100 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Hometown: Lorton, VA Favorite PBS Memory: Watching Materpiece's "Jewel in the Crown", I was completely sucked in. Favorite non-PBS TV show: Breaking Bad and The Wire

Kevin Dando Director, Digital Marketing & Communications PBS

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WGBH Boston

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 617-300-3003 Twitter: @ptp212 Work Address: One Guest Street Brighton, MA 02135 Hometown: Boston, MA Favorite PBS Memory: Watching The Bloodhound Gang segment on 3-2-1 Contact before doing homework as a kid Favorite non-PBS TV show: Mad Men

Peter Panagopoulos Director of National Marketing WGBH National Productions

WNET New York

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 917-721-9691 Twitter: @Kellispec Work Address: 825 Eighth Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 Hometown: San Francisco, CA Favorite PBS Memory: Meeting Mr. Bates as he sat alone in the lobby bar at last summer’s Press Tour Favorite non-PBS TV show: Homeland

Kellie Castruita Specter Senior Director, Communications WNET

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WNET New York

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: cell: 845-548-0104 office: 212-560-6609 Twitter: @Lindzerella88 Work Address: 825 Eighth Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 Hometown: New York, NY Favorite PBS Memory: Meeting entertainment legends including Mel Brooks and Tonny Bennett at Press Tour Favorite non-PBS TV show: Sons of Anarchy and Breaking Bad

Lindsey Bernstein Junior Publicist WNET

KQED

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 510-295-7545 Twitter: @evren_o Work Address: 2601 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey Favorite PBS Memory: Watching the "Macbeth" production starring Patrick Stewart. As a theater lover who missed the original production in New York City, this program gave me the opportunity to appreciate a brilliant performance and an incredibly original take on a favorite play Evren Odcikin Favorite non-PBS TV show: Project Runway Publicist KQED