BuddyTV Awards Top Publicists for 2007

Seattle – June 2007 – BuddyTV.com, the largest independent television website in the world, has announced the winners of the BuddyTV 2007 Top Publicist Award. The BuddyTV Top Publicist Award recognizes publicists who are leaders and contributors in growing their clients’ interaction and exposure with new media and fans everywhere. This year, nearly 100 publicists were considered for this award, and BuddyTV’s President, David Niu remarks, “Our team had a very difficult time narrowing down which publicist should receive this award, but at the end of the day after listening to Royce Yuen and his team’s experience with these publicist, it was clear that this year’s winners stood out from their peers.”

The following, in alphabetical order, are this year’s winners of BuddyTV 2007 Top Publicist Award:

Liza Anderson, Anderson Group Public Relations
Ricki Askin, MTV Communications
Jeffrey Chassen, BWR Public Relations
Carmen Davenporte, The CW, Media Relations
Lori A. DelliColli, Manager, Publicity, CBS Entertainment Communications
Jill Hudson, FOX Broadcasting Publicity
Susan Kesser, Warner Brothers Worldwide TV Publicity
Crystal Kusiak, Sharp and Associates Public Relations
Gary Mednick, Vice President, Publicity, Warner Brothers TV
Jeff Tobler, The CW, Network Publicity
Rachel Trontel, UFC Public Relations
Christy Wise, Director, Partnership Marketing, Fanscape, Inc.

Royce Yuen explains, “As more viewers are going online for information, media influencers and publicist have to follow them to gain buzz and attention for their clients. However, being savvy with PR on the web is different than in other media, and Top Publicists like Crystal Kusiak and Christy Wise have been very proactive, innovative, and professional to get results for their clients.” As more viewers consume online media, the need to reach and build fans will become increasingly important as these web fans sway viewers, ratings, and even influence renewals. To illustrate, CBS had canceled Jericho only to bring it back mid-season after an outpouring of support and energy from Jericho’s vocal and passionate fans online. As this trend grows, there will be an increasing need for publicists who can reach and influence these fervent fans for their clients similar to the innovative publicists who won this year’s BuddyTV 2007 Top Publicist Award.

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