William S. Morris III founded the Morris Museum of Art in 1992, in memory of his parents. Morris, who is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Morris Communications, also publishes The Augusta Chronicle, one of the country’s oldest continually published newspapers. The Morris Museum was first incorporated as a non-profit foundation in 1985, …
Foreign Yet Familiar: The Art of Islam at The Met and The Louvre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVxSv8jYBPE “You’re talking about a tremendous mix of world images, cultures — and the result that came out in the literature and the art of the Islamic world is very exciting.” –NAVINA HAIDAR, Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of …
Melissa McCarthy MaddenNew Media and Public Relations Melissa Madden honed her expertise in the luxury fashion and beauty industries over the past two decades in New York and Los Angeles. With roots in special events and public relations, Melissa developed a keen sense for the overall media consulting landscape throughout her years working for organizations …
Deborah BergComposer/GREAT MUSEUMS Theme Music Deborah Berg is a New York City-based singer/songwriter and teacher whose distinctive voice, songwriting talents, and warm teaching style characterize her 25 year musical career. In the 1980’s Deborah and British music composer, Julian Marshall, formed the duo Eye to Eye and recorded two classic albums with Warner Brothers: “Eye …
Al AbronskiSenior Creative Editor/Offline Senior Creative Editor for Great Museums, Al Abronski, a thirty-five year veteran of the television industry, has edited numerous award-winning projects from commercials to documentaries. For Turner Broadcasting, Al completed the fifty-four episode, award winning “Portrait of America” series, the prestigious “World of Audubon” series and “Cousteau: The First Seventy-Five Years”. …
Patrick AndersonDirector of Photography/Camerman Learning something new, being engaged and having creative input is a good recipe for a successful production. Pat has made a career telling the stories of people, places and things while filming and producing projects with the Smithsonian Institute, National Geographic, HBO’s Vice, 60 Minutes and other engaging programs, documentaries and …
Susan StambergBroadcast Journalist Nationally renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg is special correspondent for NPR. Stamberg is the first woman to anchor a national nightly news program, and has won every major award in broadcasting. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the Radio Hall of Fame. Beginning in 1972, Stamberg served …
Marc DoyleExecutive Producer In his roles as President of Echo Pictures and Executive Producer of GREAT MUSEUMS, Marc Doyle brings together all the skills and experiences he has acquired over a 50-year career as a journalist, a business executive, an author and a respected media industry expert. Doyle founded the independent production company Doyle & …
GREAT MUSEUMS successfully reminds viewers that the institutions profiled on camera are just one gateway to the delight of discovering and experiencing the museum collections, historic sites, botanical gardens or zoos found in our own “backyards.” More than 15,000 museums are scattered across the United States alone. Through GREAT MUSEUMS, we strive to deepen public …
https://youtu.be/76mblYY__PE (July 17, 2014 – Atlanta, Georgia) – “GREAT MUSEUMS: ELEVATED THINKING: THE HIGH LINE IN NEW YORK CITY,” the hour-long documentary narrated by Susan Sarandon which had its public television debut in June, has been awarded a prestigious 2014 CINE Golden Eagle Award for Documentary Excellence in Arts & Entertainment. Since its debut in …
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