My mother calls to tell me she has a fourth type of cancer. I'm pretty sure I would have given my regards to the world after the doctor told me there was even the slightest chance that I could have any type of cancer. My mother, always the fighter.
After more than a year of scheduling shoots, interviewing, and meticulous editing, I was able to produce 35 profiles, each featuring a different curator or assistant curator at AMNH. These videos were held back from public viewing until after the museum was able to launch its newest website design—a version of that new site launched late last month.
This year marked an interesting turn of events for my career, beginning with a transition from working as the senior new media specialist at the American Museum of Natural History to a new role at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Two major non-profit institutions in New York City, each with a unique cultural impact.
While there often tends to be a sense of skepticism when speaking of Broadway’s future, TEDxBroadway was more about thinking positive, and brainstorming for the sake of live theater. Bazadona rattled off a list of needs for the viability of Broadway: incredible original productions, full theaters with diverse audiences, a wider platform to share our greater purpose, and less risk from external factors. “Broadway needs to become an idea factory,” he proclaimed, equating this industry to another—Silicon Valley.
Shortly after starting at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, I pitched an idea to create an mobile audio experience for the campus. My idea was to give visitors a chance to hear from artists as they stood in front of a particular venue, like Alan Gilbert discussing his role as the leader of the New York Philharmonic.
My wife and I ended up making a guest appearance on the Rachael Ray Show on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 for an episode focusing on newlyweds.
After years of work, including time digging through Disney's coveted archives, Spector is nearly ready to release his new spin on Mickey to the world. It's called "Epic Mickey," and through the Nintendo Wii, it will re-introduce Walt Disney's beloved creation as a leading hero, a role Mickey hasn't tackled on screen in some time.
Newspapers will find their way online and network newscasts can relocate to sister cable channels, should ratings for the big three continue to fall. But when Big Bird and the gang start hurting, impressionable children might be left with few alternatives...
