January 2012
10 posts
Power Play: Brees, Rodgers Top Bloomberg...
The New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees (No. 1), Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers (No. 2) and New England Patriot’s Tom Brady (No. 3) top the Bloomberg Businessweek/Horrow Sports Ventures 2012 Power 100 ranking of the most powerful professional athletes in the U.S. To determine who the 100 most powerful athletes are on- and off-the-field going into 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek teamed up with Rick...
Raycom Media Acquires Award-Winning Tupelo-Honey...
Raycom Media, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the assets of New York City-based Tupelo-Honey Productions (THP), including 50% of My Tupelo Entertainment. The acquisition adds to the Raycom Media production capabilities, which include Raycom Sports, a subsidiary of Raycom Media based in Charlotte, N.C. Cary Glotzer will continue to be the CEO of Tupelo-Honey and the Managing Partner of My...
WCBS 2 Meteorologist Elise Finch To Be Honored At...
Mount Vernon, New York-native and CBS 2 (WCBS Channel 2) television meteorologist Elise Finch will be honored with the “Denzel Community Service Award” at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon’s 100th Anniversary Gala at the Rye Town Hilton (Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York) on Saturday night, March 24, 2012. The award-winning actor Denzel Washington will make the presentation....
Post Fruity Pebbles teams up with John Cena
Post Fruity Pebbles and WWE Superstar John Cena are teaming up for a new partnership, which includes a collectable cereal box and an instant-win promotion awarding a VIP meet-and-greet with the talent.
Cena’s passion charity, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which he has granted over 250 wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions, and ‘be a STAR,’ the anti-bullying alliance...
Paragon Sports To Conduct Training Run Saturday...
With the annual New York 13.1 Marathon® just over two months away, runners across the tri-state area can take advantage of a fun opportunity to keep their training going – or, if they took a break for the holidays, kick it back into gear – when Paragon Sports hosts its first eight-mile training run of the season on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. The run will start at Paragon’s flagship...
Longtime assistant coach Jed Hughes Joins Top...
What do Mark Murphy, CEO of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers and Coach Brady Hoke of the Sugar Bowl champion Michigan Wolverines have in common? Both were placed in their organizations by Jed Hughes, the world of sport’s pioneer of senior-level search and organizational assessment. Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), a premier global provider of talent management solutions, today...
Miss America Hopeful Aids Effort to Reduce...
Ohio’s contestant in the upcoming Miss America pageant never dreamed that participation in the scholarship competition would provide an opportunity to share her sister’s story in hopes of saving others’ lives. Miss Ohio, Ellen Bryan has been concerned about the cause of lightning safety ever since her older sister was struck by lightning 11 years ago. Her sister, who was 17 at...
Big Blue Power Lunch Salutes Giants All Week At...
The “Big Blue Power Lunch” which salutes the New York football Giants as they prep for the Packers, will be re-introduced at Gallagher’s Steak House in the Theater District on Tuesday (January 10). The NFC East champs head to Green Bay to play the Pack on Sunday for the Division Championship. Featuring the “Eli Mann-Eater Big Blue Burger” as a tribute to toast of the town QB Eli Manning, the Big...
Anchor Bay Films Locks In North American Rights...
Anchor Bay Films has locked in North American rights to the suspense thriller, The Victim, starring Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens), Jennifer Blanc (Badass, Dark Angel), Ryan Honey (Men of Honor, Hallowed Ground), Denny Kirkwood (Never Been Kissed), Tanya Newbould (Red Dragon, Rush Hour 2) and Danielle Harris (Halloween series). The deal was made with Preferred Content. The Victim was written...