TALK TV.. THE EARLY DAYS…

The other night I went to see a documentary about Morton Downy Jr. It’s called, “Evocateur:The Morton  Downey Jr. Movie”.  I really didn’t know what to expect….

I loved it. He was some character! He was opinionated beyond belief. Downey was not afraid to say what he felt. HIs audience was mostly men. Men who were so loyal and traveled out to NJ every night that he taped his show.

 This show was before the days of Jerry Springer. What made Downey so interesting were the topics. They were subjects that people really cared about..  Watching it brought me back to my days at Sally, when talk was first turning from one shrink on the couch to all of the craziness. 

The documentary is done really well. They have a lot of old footage and his story is really interesting. They showed some guys in the audience way back then who were probably in their early 20′s and then talked to them 20 something years later. It was really funny to see them back then in the studio screaming and now in their 50′s…. still loving what that show stood for. It was a show for the common man. It was a platform for Joe blow to voice his opinion.

Seems like a lifetime ago that I was producing Sally and Maury, but those were some of my most satisfying producing moments. I know what some of you are thinking.. It was such trash.. but you know what? It was real. These were not people cast into these roles, like you see on reality shows today. These were real people opening up their soles for the first time in a public forum. I am glad that I was a part of those shows early on.

Seeing Morton Downey Jr brought back a lot of those memories. For anyone who was in daytime talk way back when, GO SEE THIS MOVIE.

My friend Andy Lassner is in it. He looks about 12 years old. I guess he was a production assistant for the Morton Downey Jr show. He looks like a deer caught in the headlights. Today he is one of the Executive Producers of the ELLEN show! He is a star. Very funny to see him back then. Who knew???

Anyway.. I thought the movie was really well done and extremely entertaining, 

Things are going well for Jane and Me. Our clients are doing really well, and it’s an exciting  time. Daina Falk (The Hungry Fan) was on the Today Show this week. She did a great segment with Natalie, Al and Willy on Homegating (tail gating in your living room!).

Yesterday we met an amazing author with an INCREDIBLE story. She has a book coming out called WARRIOR PRINCESS.. MY QUEST TO BEOME THE FIRST FEMALE MAASAI WARRIOR. It’s an unbelievable story. I am telling  you.. this book is great and this story is going to be even bigger.

Her name is Mindy Budgor… just remember what I am telling you. Book out in July! GREAT read.  She’s beautiful, young and has chutzpah beyond belief!!

I cannot wait to watch her take off….

DO YOU WANNA BE ON TV??? Go to our website… themediamasters

or email me Amy@Rosenblumtv.com

we wanna hear your story!!!

 

WHAT A WEEK! JOAN RIVERS TURNS 80 TODAY!!!

Life has it’s ups and downs. The older you get, the more you understand that everyday is not going to be sunshine and roses, no matter how hard you try.

Joan Rivers has been a very big part of my life.  THANK GOD!!  I adored her when I was a kid and I would watch her on Johnny Carson. I always thought she was better than he was, and I am not just saying that. Maybe it was an omen to how close I would become to her years later.

In 1991 Joan Rivers moved to NYC from California to start a daytime talk show. Her husband Edgar Rosenberg had killed him self, and she had lost her show at Fox. Not a great time for Joan. But knowing her now, I see how strong she was to up root herself and move to NYC to start a new chapter of her life.

I was working at CBS News and had just had a baby. I decided to leave the world of news and go see what this “talk show” era was all about. I was nervous the day I decided to do it, but it was the BEST decision I had ever made.

Joan was my age when I met her. She was and is a force of nature!! I will never forget the first day she walked into the conference room on West 57th street. She said, ” I am so fat! “! She was the furthest thing  from fat! She was a white hot star! I was so impressed. I adored her from the moment we met. 

That was 25 years ago! Today is Joan’s 80th birthday! I cannot believe she is 80. She is ageless. She has more energy that ANYONE  I know. I traveled with Joan on the road for our reality show “HOW’D YOU GET SO RICH?” a few years ago. I swear she never sleeps and has more energy and ideas than any person or producer I have ever met.

I was so run down (and believe me if you know me, I have a lot of energy too) but I couldn’t keep up with her. I mean it was 9 weeks straight of work on the road. NOT EASY! Joan never complained and always was ready for fun and hard work!

Joan had a rough week leading up to her birthday. Melissa had planned a SURPRISE PARTY FOR JOAN. I was so surprised that Melissa would try and surprise her Mom. One of the first things Joan told me when I was producing her talk show was, “DON’T EVER SURPRISE ME”. But somehow Melissa had pulled it off! Everyone was really excited to celebrate for Joan.

This would have been the first time that Joan would have been surprised.. but unfortunately Joan’s party never happened. Joan’s sister Barbara passed away a few days before.  My heart goes out to Joan, and to her sister’s children, Caroline, who thank god married the nicest guy in time for her Mom Barbara to see, and her son Andrew, who is the nicest guy.

Well, today Joan Rivers turns 80! Happy Birthday to someone who has had a great impact on both my professional and personal life.

I feel so blessed that Joan is in my life. She is ONE OF A KIND! AND THAT’S AN UNDERSTATEMENT!

I adore her.

 

 

WANNA BE ON TV????

Rainy days and Monday’s always get me down! Not me, I love a good rainy day! Relaxing!

Okay, so Michael Douglas…. first I saw him (had to look away a few times) in the HBO movie “Liberace”. How many of you have seen this?? It’s a trainwreck that you can’t stop watching.

I mean, I used to have a crush on Michael Douglas. Very hard to see him in that role.. And Matt Damon??? Helllo??? Of course I watched the whole movie… and it rated really high, so i am not the only one…

And now, the front page of the Post.. Michael Douglas again… —- Sex Gave Me Cancer!.. Oyyyyy. Is that true???

I can’t look at Michael Douglas the same way i did all these years. OKKKKAY.. moving on.

Had a nice weekend. Saw Judith Light’s new Broadway show. She’s really an unbelievable actress..

Saturday I went to Westchester.. (love the burbs) and sat at my friend Laurie’s Pool.. drank in the middle of the day.. and then sat in so much traffic coming back to the city, that any buzz I felt was immediately gone!

Yesterday I went out to my hold stomping grounds of my childhood.. Atlantic Beach… it’s only 45 minutes away … They are coming back from the damage of Hurricane Sandy… but it’s still such a beautiful spot.  Again tons of traffic on the way home!! oyyyyy ! Where is everyone going??

And last night.. My super talented sister in law cooked a gourmet diet meal (the soup diet).. 

from scratch.. (whatever that means). I walked into my brothers apt.. and my sister in law and I had on the same exact outfit.. except for one thing.. she’s 6 feet tall and I am 5 feet (half an inch) tall!! lol. quite a site. Fun weekend….

New week ahead for Media Masters. Going to Lifetime TV (which i love) with one of our clients who I know will be GREAT for a reality show. She is a MAJOR character.. with a super successful business. 

Last week we met with a young girl who was talking to us about a new company she is involved in. It’s a great concept!! And, they understand the power of TV. We will be media training her and her group next week. 

IF YOU WANNA BE ON TV.. GO LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE. THE MEDIA MASTERS.. MAYBE WE CAN HELP  YOU… OR EMAIL ME.. AMY@ROSENBLUMTV.COM

 

 

 

 

 

SO YOU WANNA BE ON TV??

I am so proud of my friend Rob Shuter on his new show onVH1. The show is called Gossip Table. I first met Rob at a party at Joan River’s house about 4 years ago. It was a book party for someone (can’t remember).. Joan is so generous and throws so many parties to help friends out! Anyway, Rob couldn’t get into the party and I insisted that he was a good guy (didn’t really know him yet) but had that feeling about him.

I am glad to say, that I was right. Rob was writing for the Huffington Post and had been a PR person for so many stars over the years. He was venturing out on a new on air career and I thought, “Hmmmmm, let me put him on New York LIve (I was Executive Producing)”.

My hunch on Rob was right. He ended up a regular on the set everyday of NY LIVE- telling his gossip in a “nice” way, if that’s possible. But, Rob does it. His star name is Naughty but nice Rob.. and that’s very fitting. I am really happy for Rob. I LOVED HAVING ROB ON THE SHOW. He added so much fun and lots of breaking news to our show. The day that Charlie Sheen exploded at The Plaza Hotel, Rob had Denise (Charlie’s ex) come over to our show. Nice Exclusive! And he got Charlie on the phone!!

Rob has worked his tail off. He is talented and he is a great friend and I am so proud of him!!!

Jane Hanson and I were so happy to see that one of our clients, Noah Levy, who took our BootCamp course, was chosen to be a part of Rob’s gossip show!! Yah!!! Just goes to show if you are strong and don’t listen to the naysayers along the way (and there will be plenty), you can reach your goal and find yourself on TV!! Bravo to Rob and to Noah! The party last night was fun.. it was at Catch downtown. A lot of friends came out to show their support!

Oy… Tan Mom (do you remember her.. 15 minutes of fame??) she was there, so drunk.. so sad… and still tan!!!

In other news….

One of our clients, Sarah Eggenberberger, who is now the Spokesperson for New Beauty Magazine is on Good Day New York this morning! Sarah’s career is really taking off. I remember when she first came to us just for Media training…. and now, look what’s happened in one year! Sarah to her credit is a very driven and determined women!! And, she’s great at what she does!

Sarah will also be on The Today Show in a few weeks! I am really proud of her! It doesn’t come easy. You have to be patient and work hard and keep trying.. Nothing good comes easy!!!

Gotta run and meet Sarah at GDNY..

love seeing Rosanna and Greg early on a Friday (or any day).

If you wanna be on TV… look at our website.. The Media Masters, or just email me

Amy

WANNA BE ON TV??

Just back from the Memorial Weekend in the Hamptons. Stayed with friends. He’s a big TV Exec Producer (don’t think he would want me to say his name). Great guy.Great wife.Great family. Had a terrific time with them.

The weather could have been nicer, but what can you do??? DRINK!!! LOL

I drove back to the city on Memorial day cause one of our clients, the fab Andrea Pomerantz Lustig was on the The Today Show. I just adore Andrea. She is so talented, and so beautiful and so damn nice. She did a segment on Must Haves For the Summer! She is really good, and I just love the stuff she comes up with. VERY ORIGINAL!!!

Going to her apt is like going shopping in a fantastic store. She always has the latest and greatest beauty products and is always willing to share! I have been wearing this really cool light blue color from NARS. IT’S FAB!!! Also made my nails stronger for some reason!

Anyway I was gonna take the Jitney to be with Andrea.She was in the 9am hour. I got up at 5:20 and left Water Mill area about 5:45 heading for the Jitney stop. As I got closer and saw that being Memorial Day there were about 5 other cars on the road, I just kept going in my car. That was the best decision! There was no traffic at all. And for some reason, no cops looking to give tickets!! I drove pretty fast (sorry) and got into the city by 7:25. Andrea wasn’t on til 9 ish, but there was something so nice about how empty the city was. Especially up near my apt. 

Anyway, it’s always fun for me to go back to the Today Show. I love seeing the crew, and my old friends. I feel very comfortable there, and they have been very generous in booking some of my clients. (Of course the clients are GREAT).

Andrea’s Segment went off without of hitch. It was A PLUS (AS IN THE GRADE YOU GOT IN SCHOOL). I always score my clients segments! Very informative and lots of great products.

After, I jumped into the car and drove back to the Hamptons for the only sun I would see all weekend. 

Today jane and I are media training and Friday, our client Sarah Eggenberger will be on Rosanna Scotto’s show (and Greg’s). Fox 5- 9 am hour. I will go with Sarah cause I think it’s important for moral support…. (and I love to see Rosanna whenever I can!).

Our clients are thriving.. and that makes me so happy.

If you wanna be on TV… or just need help with a presentation… 

GET IN TOUCH WITH US.. LOOK UP THEMEDIAMASTERS.COM

Or email me- Amy@Rosenblumtv.com   (don’t be afraid to go after your dreams!!)

Nice Way To Start a Saturday Morning

So, I was walking through Central Park this morning about 8 am with my doggie Rosie. I looked up and saw my old boss, host and friend, Maury Povich coming towards me with a dog of his own.

I was sooo happy to see Maury. I was Maury’s Exec Producer for 7 years. I have to say, looking back at my long career in TV (over 30 years.. yikes!), Maury Povich was my best host. I had been Exec Producing Sally Jessy Raphael for seven years, when she decided she didn’t want to do “trash” tv anymore. I was told at about 2pm that I would not be the Exec Producer of Sally anymore, but I would now be Exec Producer of “MAURY”. 

This was long before Maury was doing Paternity shows, or anything edgy!  I was worried… Would Maury do the fun stuff (Reality stuff before reality was born)??

The world of daytime TV had changed. It was edgy. It was REAL!!! NO SCRIPTS.. NO ACTORS.. REAL DRAMA UNFOLDING BEFORE YOUR EYES. Viewers hadn’t seen this before. Well, Sally had done it, but was not happy about it. I loved it. It was creative and you just never knew how a show would turn out. THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!

It took me five minutes to see how FANTASTIC Maury was with the guests. He didn’t judge the people, he just tried (really!) to improve their lives. MAURY MADE A MEDIOCRE SHOW GREAT. THAT’S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC HOST.

Maury and I had our offices attached. It was hysterical. (that should have been a reality show!) 

Maury is the most generous person. He is also really smart and understands the TV business.

I am so grateful that I was his Exec Producer for 7 years. 

Seeing him this morning, made me realize just how terrific those years were.. BTW, I told him that! 

He had some complimentary words about my producing.. it was a real love fest.

There aren’t a lot of people in the TV business who are made of the stuff Maury is made of.

We had a policeman take a picture of us and Maury said, “Hey she’s the one who created “YOU ARE THE DADDY”! (I am so proud! lol)

I turned to Maury and said, “How stupid was I not to patent that phrase???” Oh well.

I adore that man. He let me be me. 

Anyway, that’s how my Saturday Morning started out…. NICE!!

LONG TIME, NO BLOG… HERE WE GO!!!

Who knew that just a year ago, our little business would flourish so much! We started out as just a media training company (not that that is bad, believe me , we love it) but, it’s turned into so much more!! THE MEDIA MASTERS!!! 

We have a cllient, who has just become the spokesperson for a major beauty magazine. Just a year ago, she had never been on TV, but had a dream. Today, she has appeared on The Today Show, Steve Harvey, Good Day New York, The Couch, Better TV, just to name a few.

Recently she landed a deal as a spokesperson for a magazine because of her appearances on various shows. Sarah is doing so well, she has grown so much and we are so proud of her. She is hungry and a really hard worker. But, this didn’t happen overnight. It took a year, and so many good things are happening for her. Many people don’t have patience, but it’s what it takes to make it in this business of ours…

Another client of ours will probably end up with her own reality show. Another is writing a book about her incredible life story, which is so unbelievable!! 

Jane and I have met so many interesting people from all walks of life and for me, that’s made it so interesting. 

We are both so grateful for all of the PR companies who have believed in us this year! We are planning a really special cocktail party to celebrate… more news on that…. it’s a a major exciting venue!! I am so excited.

You know, I really didn’t know if I would be able to handle not going to work early everyday and having a rigid schedule…. ha ha… I am SO HAPPY!! We are still working hard, but it’s on our time and our schedule. HELLO??? I HAVE A LIFE AND I AM WORKING.. WHAT A CONCEPT???!!!!!

Both Jane and I are work horses, so we will always be driven and will always work hard for our clients.

I am moving to a new apartment on Monday. But I am such a work horse that I have basically moved everything myself, except for the couch and stuff like that.. I look crazy schlepping my suitcase up and own Madison Avenue for the last week. ( I am only moving a few blocks away), but who cares.. I am getting the job done.

There is something so great about moving. You get rid of stuff you haven’t used in years, and it’s a new beginning in many ways. 

Monday is the big move, I am sure I will be so stressed out.. but  a week from now I will be happy I did it.  Change is good, if you ask me!!

So, if you’re thinking about a change, or if you think you too wanna be on TV, get in touch with Jane and me. We can also help you with presentations. Believe me, you will have fun and you will learn. We promise!

Have a great weekend!!