2013 Dr. Lewis B. O'Donnell Media Summit

2012 Poster

Webcast of panel presentation for 2012 Dr. Lewis B. O'Donnell Media Summit at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. Streaming live when it happens. Live-tweeting and conversation on the #ozsummit hashtag.

 

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2012 Panelists

Denis Mueller

Award winning documentary filmmaker. His film, Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train -- a top 12 consideration for an Academy Award for best documentary feature (2004)

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Joanna Shelmidine '89

Professional Stunt Woman / Coordinator Joanna Shelmidine has performed professional stunts in over 69 film and Television programs. Shelmidine is known for her work in Hanna's Gold, The Sopranos, and Six Feet Under.

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Kevin Torres '06

Emmy Award Winning Journalist/Backpack journalist at KUSA-TV in Denver, CO.

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Garrick Utley

Former NBC weekend news anchor and moderator of "Meet the Press", former London-based Chief Foreign Correspondent for ABC News, and former contributor to CNN.

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Jackie Robinson

Former WSTM News Anchor (CNY Central) and 30 year veteran of Syracuse television news.

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Edward Wyckoff Williams

Edward Wyckoff Williams is a columnist, political analyst and former investment banker; appearing regularly on MSNBC, CBS and nationally syndicated radio.

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Career Connectors

Amy Kishpaugh '05

Local account executive at NewsChannel 9 WSYR-TV in Syracuse

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Rich Yacobush '77

General Sales Manager at Clear Channel Radio in Syracuse, N.Y. His five-station cluster includes WSYR-AM, WHEN-AM, WYYY-FM, WBBS-FM and WWHT-FM.

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Jeffery Knauss '07

Local Sales Manager/CNY Central Media Group (Syracuse)

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Phil Rankin '06

Digital Media Director WSYR-TV in Syracuse

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Ben Amey '10

Overnight Producer at WROC-TV, Rochester, NY

Sponsors

SUNY Oswego launched its annual Media Summit in 2005, thanks to the generosity of 1977 graduate Louis A. Borrelli Jr. (left). Borrelli saw it as a way to give back to his alma mater and help future graduates get in touch with top executives and experts in the field discussing the issues of the day. A pioneer in cable television, online media and broadcast production services, Borrelli has been driving innovation in operations, marketing, business development and new product creation for more than 30 years.

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In 2007, fellow broadcasting alumnus Al Roker, weatherman and host of NBC's "Today" show, joined as a major sponsor of the annual summit. Future editions of the event will be known as the Dr. Lewis B. O'Donnell Media Summit in memory of the longtime Oswego professor influential to both sponsors' careers. A 1976 graduate, Roker earned his first professional job while still in college as a weekend weatherman at WTVH-TV in Syracuse.

History

The Media Summit was founded in 2005 through the generosity of Louis A. Borrelli Jr. '77 (left), Chief Marketing Officer & Investor, nimbleTV. In 2007, Al Roker '76, weatherman and host of NBC's "Today" show, provided additional funding to rename the summit in memory of longtime professor Dr. Lewis B. O'Donnell, a seminal figure in the college experiences of Borrelli and Roker.  

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