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  Ralph Farquhar, Veteran TV Producer on "Inside Urban Hollywood"

  Tanya Kersey

  Date / Time: 11/24/2009 2:00 AM UTC

  Category: Entertainment

  Call-in Number: (646) 200-3290

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  Veteran TV producer Ralph Farquhar will discuss producing for television. Farquhar created and executive produced “South Central,” "Moesha" and "The Parkers." He also served as the executive producer for “The Proud Family.”

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  12/1/2009 2:00 AM UTC - Funnyman Bill Bellamy on "Inside Urban Hollywood"

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  Lonnie Ramati on "Inside Urban Hollywood" Mon. Nov. 16

  Tanya Kersey

  Date / Time: 11/17/2009 2:00 AM UTC

  Category: Entertainment

  
  

  Lonnie Ramati - Executive VP Business And Legal Affairs, Nu Image/Millenium Films, will engage in a broad conversation about film financing and distribution from the perspective of a major indie production company.

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  Original Air Date: 10/28/2008 1:00 AM UTC

  TV Executive Robyn Lattaker-Johnson on "Inside Urban Hollywood"

  Television executive Robyn Lattaker-Johnson will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with Host, Tanya Kersey, Monday, October 27, 2008 at 6pm PST/9pm EST to discuss developing projects for television and cable. Lattaker-Johnson is currently the President of DuBose Entertainment where she oversees both television and feature film development. The company, headed by James DuBose, is expanding from unscripted urban television to include scripted series and feature film production. Prior to joining DuBose, Lattaker- Johnson served as SVP of Original Program Development at BET Networks. In addition to launching over 30 original series including the highest rated original series in BET history, "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is," she also developed "Baldwin Hills," "American Gangster," "Sunday Best," "College Hill," "Hell Date," "Exalted," "College Hill" (seasns 3, 4, 5 and th spin-off "Interns"), "DMX: Soul of a Man," "The Ultimate Hustler," and "Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown."
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• Date / Time: 10/25/2008 2:22 AM UTC

  TV Executive Robyn Lattaker-Johnson on "Inside Urban Hollywood" on Monday, October 27th, 6pm PST/9pm

  Television executive Robyn Lattaker-Johnson will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with Host, Tanya Kersey, Monday, October 27, 2008 at 6pm PST/9pm EST to discuss developing projects for television and cable.
  
  Lattaker-Johnson is currently the President of DuBose Entertainment where she oversees both television and feature film development.  The company, headed by James DuBose, is expanding from unscripted urban television to include scripted series and feature film production.   Prior to joining DuBose, Lattaker- Johnson served as SVP of Original Program Development at BET Networks.  In addition to launching over 30 original series including the highest rated original series in BET history, "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is," she also developed "Baldwin Hills," "American Gangster," "Sunday Best," "College Hill," "Hell Date," "Exalted," "College Hill" (seasns 3, 4, 5 and th spin-off "Interns"), "DMX: Soul of a Man," "The Ultimate Hustler," and "Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown."
  
  Prior to her arrival at BET, Lattaker-Johnson was the Director of Development for Alternative Programming and Production at Sci Fi Channel.  In that role, she was directly responsible for developing original reality-based series and other forms of non-fiction/unscripted programming, including Scare Tactics, Mad Mad House, and Ghost Hunters. 
  
  Before joining Sci Fi Channel, Lattaker-Johnson worked in the world of TV, film, music video, and commercial production.  She began as a producer/director's assistant on such films as "Spring" for Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott, and rose through the ranks from production assistant to associate producer.  Lattaker-Johnson was responsible for all aspects of production including the day-to-day operations of the set, the financial/budget management, and oversaw bringing the creative concepts to life. Some of her film credits include "No Turning Back," "Very Mean Men," "Duty Dating," "Tequila Body Shots," and "My Brother Jack."
  
  "Inside Urban Hollywood" is a live, Internet talk-radio show that streams from the host page at http://blogtalkradio.com/InsideUrbanHollywood.  Callers are welcome to call-in to ask questions at (646) 200-3290.
  
  An archive will be available at the same link immediately following the show or listeners can subscribe to the archives via the RSS feed located on the host page at http://blogtalkradio.com/insideurbanhollywood.
  
  "Inside Urban Hollywood" takes you behind-the-scenes for insider insight into the people, issues and events that reflect the pulse of who's doing what, where and when in Urban Hollywood. The show features interviews with some of Hollywood's movers and shakers -- from filmmakers, directors and writers to studio executives, agents and entertainment attorneys -- who share their knowledge and insights to help those aspiring, beginning and hoping to grow their careers in the entertainment industry.
  
  Previous guests on "Inside Urban Hollywood" include talent manager/producer E. Brian Dobbins (Principato-Young Entertainment); producer/manager, Lita Richardson; film financier/investor Steven Belser; distribution executives Brett Dismuke (One Village Entertainment), Angela Northington (Codeblack Entertainment) and Melvin Butters (Barnholtz Entertaiment), film financing consultant/author Louise Levison; film producer Effie T. Brown ("Real Women Have Curves"); distribution strategist Brian Dobbins (Principato-Young Entertainment); entertainment attorney Mychal Wilson; writer/director/producer Don B. Welch; film financier Kevin Kinsey, film distribution guru Stacey Parks; casting directors Twinkie Byrd and Pamela Station; filmmaker Dwayne Johnson-Cochran; Doreen Hamilton, head of the Cosby Program; Scilla Andreen, CEO of IndieFlix; and festival programmer Jacqueline Blaylock.
  
  "Inside Urban Hollywood" is hosted and produced by veteran entertainment journalist, commentator, author and film festival director Tanya Kersey, who is known for having her finger on the pulse of what's happening in Urban Hollywood. Callers are encouraged to call (646) 200-3290 to listen or ask questions. The show is live every Monday night at 6pm PST/9pm EST at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/InsideUrbanHollywood.
  
  
  
  
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• Original Air Date: 10/21/2008 1:00 AM UTC

  Talent & Literary Manager/Producer E. Brian Dobbins "Inside Urban Hollywood"

  Talent & Literary Manager/Producer E. Brian Dobbins will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with Host, Tanya Kersey, Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6pm PST/9pm EST to discuss the role of managers in the careers of actors and writers, packaging talent, and producing. For the past eight years, E. Brian Dobbins has been a Talent and Literary Manager at Principato-Young Entertainment where he works with actors, writers and directors including Anthony Anderson, DJ Qualls, Henry Simmons, Hill Harper and writer Norman Vance Jr.
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• Date / Time: 10/20/2008 4:53 PM UTC

  Talent & Literary Manager/Producer E. Brian Dobbins on "Inside Urban Hollywood" on Monday Oct. 20th

  Talent & Literary Manager/Producer E. Brian Dobbins will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with Host, Tanya Kersey, Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6pm PST/9pm EST to discuss the role of managers in the careers of actors and writers, packaging talent, and producing.
  
  For the past eight years, E. Brian Dobbins has been a Talent and Literary Manager at Principato-Young Entertainment.  A native of Long Beach, California, Dobbins graduated from UCLA with a degree in English.  He began his career in the entertainment industry working at United Talent Agency (UTA) in the agent training program.
   
  Dobbins left UTA to work in development at HBO Pictures.  While there, he decided to pursue a career in talent and literary management.  Dobbins left HBO and joined Interact Management where he utilized his abilities at working with writers to build a client list consisting of young and exciting writers and directors.  Eighteen months later, Dobbins added actors his to his list of clients and moved to Polestar Management.  A year-and-a-half later, he joined Principato-Young Entertainment, where he works with actors, writers and directors including Anthony Anderson, DJ Qualls, Henry Simmons, Hill Harper and writer Norman Vance Jr.
   
  At Principato-Young, Dobbins has expanded his management career to include producing.  He is one of the Executive Producers of Fox’s TV series "Do Not Disturb" as well as Mandate Pictures' feature film "The Way Back," which is currently in development.  Dobbins producing credits also included the Oxygen cable network series "Campus Ladies" and ABC and 20th Century Fox's TV pilot "Adopted."
  
  
  
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• Original Air Date: 10/14/2008 1:00 AM UTC

  Peter Broderick on "Inside Urban Hollywood"

  Veteran film consultant Peter Broderick will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with host Tanya Kersey on Monday, October 13, 2008, at 6pm PST/9pm EST, to discuss state-of-the-art distribution techniques—including innovative theatrical service deals, hybrid video strategies (mixing retail and direct sales online), and new approaches to global distribution. Broderick is President of Paradigm Consulting, which helps filmmakers and media companies develop strategies to maximize distribution, audience, and revenues. http://www.peterbroderick.com.
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• Original Air Date: 10/7/2008 1:00 AM UTC

  Producer Effie T. Brown on "Inside Urban Hollywood"

  Los Angeles based film producer Effie T. Brown will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with host Tanya Kersey on Monday, October 6, 2008, at 6pm PST/9pm EST, to discuss the business of producing feature films. Brown has produced critically acclaimed, award-winning feature projects, including "Stranger Inside;" "Real Women Have Curves" (winner of Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award and Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Performance); "Everyday People" and "In the Cut." Effie’s latest film "Rocket Science" won the Sundance 2007 Grand Jury Prize for Directing and was nominated for Best First Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Actress by the Independent Spirit Awards. She has several films slated for production this year, including "Bury Me Standing" with Kerry Washington, Alfre Woodard, Mos Def and Katt Williams and "Bobby Zero" with Mos Def and Erykah Badu set to star. Brown received the Motorola Producer Award at the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards, and the 2003 Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Loyola Marymount University, her alma mater and now serves on the board of the FIND / Film Independent.
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• Date / Time: 10/5/2008 7:22 PM UTC

  Peter Broderick on "Inside Urban Hollywood" on Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 6pm PST/9pm EST

  Veteran film consultant Peter Broderick will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with host Tanya Kersey on Monday, October 13, 2008, at 6pm PST/9pm EST, to discuss state-of-the-art distribution techniques—including innovative theatrical service deals, hybrid video strategies (mixing retail and direct sales online), and new approaches to global distribution. Broderick is President of Paradigm Consulting, which helps filmmakers and media companies develop strategies to maximize distribution, audience, and revenues.
  
  Broderick was President of Next Wave Films, which supplied finishing funds and other vital support to filmmakers from the US and abroad. He helped launch the careers of such exceptionally talented directors as Christopher Nolan, Joe Carnahan, and Amir Bar-Lev. In January 1999, Broderick established Next Wave Films’ Agenda 2000, the world’s first entity devoted to financing digital features.
  
  A key player in the growth of the ultra-low budget feature movement, Broderick became one of the most influential advocates of digital moviemaking. He has given presentations on digital production at festivals worldwide and written articles for Scientific American, The New York Times, and The Economist. In 2004 Broderick launched Films to See Before You Vote, harnessing the power of film to impact the US presidential election. He is a graduate of Brown University, Cambridge University, and Yale Law School.
  
  Now focused on the revolution in film distribution, Broderick gives keynotes and presentations internationally, most recently at Cannes, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Brisbane, New York, and Los Angeles. He served as Program Co-Director of Digimart, the global digital distribution summits held in Montreal in 2005 and 2006. His seminal article, “Maximizing Distribution,” has been reprinted in publications around the world.
  
  For more info on Peter Broderick: http://www.peterbroderick.com.
  
  
  
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