TPEC EVENTS

Fun conversation with the executive producers for the show. Premiere date Sept. 12th. 

NEWSNATION

Successful and informative event!

Another well attended   

TPEC virtual event with CENTRAL TALENT BOOKING featuring JOANNA JORDAN (Founder and CEO), KELLIE PROBST (Senior Vice President), and LINDSEY JOHNSON (Head of Los Angeles Office). 

Our event featured TODD POLKES (Senior Producer), NATHAN GEDDIE (Digital Producer), and FELICIA GORDON (Talent Producer). 

 ELIZABETH WAGMEISTER (Chief Correspondent) and EMILY LONGERETTA (Senior TV Features Editor) joined us for a virtual panel and updated the members on the latest at the publication. 

Another successful virtual event for our members with   MARIGO MIHALOS (Senior Director, Talent Relations), DEIRDRE DOD (Senior Director, Talent Relations – West Coast), EMILY DOHERTY (Manager, Artist & Industry Relations), and SYMON (Co-Host, HITS 1 in Hollywood) from SIRIUS XM 

TPEC virtual event with The LA Times/The Envelope featuring Elena Nelson Howe (Editor of The Envelope), Julia Turner (LA Times Deputy Managing Editor of Arts & Entertainment), and Matt Brennan (LA Times Television Editor). 

TPEC virtual event with “BACKSTAGE” where we weclcomed a panel featuring Managing Editor, BENJAMIN LINDSAY

 TPEC virtual event with “CBS MORNINGS,” a panel featuring SHAWNA THOMAS (Executive Producer for CBS Mornings), KACI SOKOLOFF (Head of Booking Department for CBS NEWS, and Senior Producer for CBS Mornings), and LAUREN HOENEMEYER (Supervising Producer of Entertainment & News Bookings at CBS Mornings). 

 Executive Director DIANE ANDERSON-MINSHALL, an award-winning journalist and activist for the LGBTQ+ community who oversees the following magazines: Out, Advocate, Plus, Out Traveler, and Pride.com.   

PREMIERETV -  Shayne Fraeke, CEO offered insight into the world of virtual press tours, virtual junkets, radio tours as well as what to expect as we return to normal. .

THE WRAP - This virtual TPEC meeting with  TV Editor TONY MAGLIO and TV Reporter JENNIFER MAAS  provided insight on how to work best with this trade publication.

TV GUIDE MAGAZINE - This virtual TPEC meeting with  West Coast Bureau Chief JIM HALTERMAN, Executive Editor APRIL BERNARD, Senior Editor ERIC ANDERSSON, and Senior Writer DAMIAN HOLBROOK from “TV GUIDE MAGAZINE”  provided valuable information to our members.

 EW.COM -  This virtual TPEC meeting with Senior News Editor JETHRO NEDEDOG, Digital News Director JILLIAN SEDERHOLM, and Special Projects Editor BRITTANY KAPLAN once again provided valuable information to our members.

 PUBLICISTS TOOLS - featured tools that we all need as publicists—media coaching, media resources and charity. Great information shared by COO of Muck Rack NATAN EDELSBURG, Media Trainer JESS PONCE III, and Advocacy Director of Committee to Protect Journalists DR. COURTNEY RADSCH. 

Informative panel with Podcast Producer HARLEY KONNER and Director of Content Distribution HARRIS LANE from “KAST MEDIA.”  

 Another wonderful panel with producers/bookers from the show including Bob Read, Dave Hettrick and Chris McDonald.

 A panel with the producers from "THE REAL”  -  Executive Producer RACHEL MISKOWIEC, Co-Executive Producer TANIA L. WATSON, Senior Talent Producer STEVEN SCHILLACI, and Talent Producer ELIZABETH WARNER. 

Conversation with  JUAN MORALES, Editor-in Chief and GAIL POLEVOI  Editor of emmy  Magazine

 Our panel with the television awards team from “Variety” that includes Senior Editor MIKE SCHNEIDER, Artisans Editor JAZZ TANGCAY, and Senior Features Editor of Television DANIELLE TURCHIANO was another huge success with over 100 members in attendance! 

“HRTS” featuring MELISSA GREGO (CEO of HRTS), ODETTA WATKINS (President of HRTS, & EVP of Current Programming at Warner Bros), and DAN ERLIJ (Chairperson of the Board of HRTS, & Partner/Co-Head of TV Literary at UTA)