Podcasts about special achievement

Books are always a good Christmas present choice and Edwin McGreal's 'Our Finest Hour', in which over 50 Mayo GAA clubs reflect on their own individual day of glory, has the makings of a fine festive gift. Ed joins Rob and John on the pod to chat about the book and the many stories and photos it contains within its covers.Also on this pod, ahead of Friday's now sold-out Club Stars event Mike chats with Seán Regan of Ballina Stephenites and Tooreen. Seán will be presented at the Club Stars event with an Outstanding Achievement Award (sponsored by Connacht GAA), having won back-to-back county medals in football and hurling with Ballina and Tooreen respectively.      

The final countdown is on to the Club Stars awards on Friday, December 13th.John, Mike and Rob look ahead to the big night and we hear from the now former Kilmeena manager, John Reilly, who will be presented with a Special Achievement award on the night.Mike sat down with John recently to talk about his time managing his home club, which coincided with winning Mayo Junior and Intermediate championships, as well as an All-Ireland Intermediate crown.They also talked about what makes club players tick, why John loves coaching, and what he plans to do next.

In this fascinating interview, James Thornton, founder and CEO of ClientEarth, discusses his latest book Nature, My Teacher, offering a unique perspective on the intersections of law, nature, and spirituality. Reflecting on his decades-long career as an environmental lawyer, Thornton shares how his work to protect the environment has been shaped by his deep reverence for nature and his experiences as a Zen Buddhist priest. The book delves into his personal philosophy and the lessons he's learned from nature, which continue to inspire his work in environmental advocacy.Thornton reflects on his journey with ClientEarth, an environmental law charity that has made significant strides in using the law to hold corporations and governments accountable for environmental harm. His experiences span across continents, from the United States to Europe and China, where he has helped shape legal systems that protect the planet. One notable highlight in the interview is Thornton's experience in China, where he has been working to help develop laws that empower citizens to hold polluters, including government-owned entities, accountable. This groundbreaking work aligns with China's ambition to build an "ecological civilization," an effort enshrined in its constitution and reflected in transformative advancements in green technology.Throughout the conversation, Thornton weaves together the themes of his book with his practical experience in environmental law, illustrating how his spiritual beliefs, legal expertise, and deep connection to nature converge to guide his approach to sustainability. Nature, My Teacher serves as both a reflection on Thornton's remarkable career and an urgent call to reconnect with the natural world, offering readers a hopeful yet pragmatic roadmap for tackling the climate crisis.James Thornton is the founding CEO of ClientEarth, a path-breaking law firm which uses advocacy, litigation and research to address the greatest challenges of our time – including nature loss and climate change. ClientEearth has an extra-ordinary record of success built on solid law and science – and has brought about fundamental change in the way environmental protections are made and enforced across Europe. The New Statesman has named James as one of 10 people who could change the world. James has twice won Leader of the Year at the Business Green Awards. The Financial Times awarded him its Special Achievement accolade at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards. James is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest; his latest book Nature, My Teacher: How to Be Alive in a World under Threat was published in April.

Sven Klang's Kvintet2-5-1- field trip notesWe went to the Barbican during the London Jazz Festival  in November 2023 and watched a screening of this film. There was an introductory talk and the Black and white movie was projected on a good sized screen.  In brief the plot is a function band lead by Sven Klang is joined by a really good Sax Player and his addition causes big changes in the band. It is about the human interactions within the group and both of us were very impressed with the way the playing is captured really well. " Sven Klang's Combo (Swedish: Sven Klangs kvintett) is a 1976 Swedish musical drama film directed by Stellan Olsson. The film was based on a 1974 play by Musikteatergruppen Oktober, and was shot in Ängelholm and Höganäs. At the 13th Guldbagge Awards it won the Special Achievement award. In 2012 it was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all time"from wikipediaThis is our website This is our InstagramThis is our Facebook group

This is Part One of a two-parter that will conclude next week where we talk to winners from the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2024 to get under their skin, hear their stories and see what makes their businesses successful.Next week, we'll be meeting our Kitchen Retailer of the Year - Laings in Inverurie - and our Bathroom Retailer of the Year - Pier1 Bathroom in Hove. Two very different businesses with two very interesting perspectives on the market.But to kick it off today we've got an interview that's so interesting, so insightful and actually just gives you a bit of a warm feeling inside. As many of you will know, at our awards we give out our Special Achievement trophy. It goes to those individuals who have contributed something very special to their business and the industry as a whole and this year it went to… Paul Rowland from CP Hart.CP Hart is, of course, the premium bathroom retailer that now has 15 showrooms and a £50m turnover. When Paul took it over 20 years ago it was really struggling and he has lead the team that has made it what it is today. He is the retailer's retailer.At the opposite end of the career path, we also gave out the Rising Star of the Year trophy - this goes to individuals under the age of 30 who are making a real impact in their retail business and the 2024 winner was Angelika Kotarska who started her own bathroom retail business - Angelic Bathrooms in Northampton in 2022, aged just 22.So, you can see where this is going can't you…we thought it would be a good idea to get them both together and see what lessons they can learn from each other and it's fascinating stuff.Finding good people, managing through financial crises, the relationship with suppliers, finding customers, marketing - it's all in here and more besides from when Angelika and host Andy Davies went down to the flagship CP Hart showroom in Waterloo to see Paul.Today's episode is brought to you with the support of our very good friends at Lawcris. They lead the field in wood based panel products, laminates and edgings with big brands such as Emporio Skin, Kronospan and many more. With over 40 vehicles in their fleet, they can provide next day delivery on all stocked products. You can find out all about them at lawcris.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We breakdown the 2024 ISU Awards and their accompanying live concert event, Art on Ice. We also take a look at the ongoing 2022 Olympic Team Medal fiasco, and talk about Gracie Gold's new memoir, Outofshapeworthlessloser.   The ISU Awards were handed out for the fourth time on Sunday, February 11th during one of the first Art on Ice performances of 2024 — and the show was certainly a spectacle. Co-hosted by skating legend, Kurt Browning, and sports presenter and influencer, Elma Smit, the award show was intertwined with performances from elite skaters and musical acts performing as part of Art on Ice — a show that happens yearly in Switzerland, and is known for bold and unique shows that ignite the imagination.  While some of the awards are a bit vague in terms of how those in the category qualify and the methods used for voting a little confusing, we're always here for celebrating the skaters themselves. It was a delight to see Adam Siao Him Fa, Hana Yoshida, Loena Hendrickx, and Ilia Malinin all take home some hardware. The highlight of the awards had to be the Special Achievement honor given to Deanna Stelatto-Dudek in honor of all she has achieved during her unprecedented 2-part competitive career spanning over 2 decades. It was obvious how much this acknowledgment meant to Deanna, which was wonderful to see her receive. The streamed version of the Art on Ice performances were a bit disjointed to watch — with quite of bit of the skating being missed due to the cameras often focusing on the musical performances more than the skaters.  At some point, we'd love to see this award show move away from its partnership with Art on Ice and shift to the end of the season — perhaps directly following the World Championships (at the gala?). It seems like that may make these awards feel a bit more authentic and exciting.  2022 Olympic Team Medals  In other ISU news, we discuss the recent decision in the Kamila Valieva case, and how the ISU has stood their ground after making what seems to be a mathematical error in redistributing points for the Olympic Team medals. With Valieva being disqualified for 4 years as of December of 2021, her scores from the 2022 Olympic Team event and 2022 Europeans have been scratched.  While in the Europeans that means every woman moves up one spot, the points earned in the Team competition got far more harried and now leaves the US with gold, Japan with silver, and Russia with bronze. If the ISU had followed previous precedent and what has been their own rules, it seems Canada would be in the bronze position — and with that in mind, Canada has since filed a case to dispute the ISU's decision.  Gracie Gold's Memoir Lastly, like many of you, we were quick to grab a copy of US figure skating champion, Gracie Gold's, new member — Outofshapeworthlessloser. The title certainly gives you a preview of the tone of the book, but the contents definitely dig deep into the heart of what needs to change in figure skating.  From her difficult family life to massively unreasonable expectations of a teenager from varying coaches, officials, and judges, to her near-tragic meltdown prior to the 2018 Olympic Games, this book is unapologetically vulnerable. Our hope is that is brings more empathy for, and awareness to, what elite skaters go through — and the need for improvements from those who support them. Follow Scoreography: Website — https://scoreography.show Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/scoreography Threads — https://www.threads.net/@scoreography BlueSky — https://bsky.app/profile/scoreography.show  

John McHale is joined by Éamonn Murphy and Rory Noonan as they reflect on The Echo Women in Sport awards. They break down the achievements of the 12 months winners and reveal who won the overall award, along with the Hall of Fame and Special Achievement recipients.Plus we hear from special guest Joanne O'Riordan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is theatrical animal trainer Bill Berloni. Beginning with the original production of ANNIE in 1977, Bill has provided and trained animals of all species and sizes for 27 Broadway musicals and plays, as well as for countless Off-Broadway shows, National Tours, regional theaters, movies, television shows, commercials and the NYC Ballet – and he found almost all of those animal actors in shelters, humane societies and rescue leagues.  His awards include a 2011 Tony Honor for “Excellence in the Theater”, a 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award for “Special Achievement”, and a 2017 Drama League Award for “Unique Contribution to the Theatre” all in acknowledgment of an incredible Broadway career that has included two revivals of Annie, The Woman In White, Gypsy, Legally Blonde, The Lt of Inishmore, A Christmas Story, and The Ferryman.  Bill recently released a third edition of his book, Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories Of Rescued Dogs Who Became Show Biz Superstars. I have to say it's a surprisingly affecting book, and I was not expecting to be tearing up as many times as I did when I was reading the new edition in preparation for this podcast. Broadway Nation is written and produced by me – David Armstrong. I invite you to follow Broadway Nation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram – where you can find out more about my guests and episodes and interact with a large and lively community of Broadway fans. Become a PATRON of Broadway Nation! I want to thank our Broadway Nation Patron Club members, such as John Schroeder and Alan Brodie whose generous support helps to make it possible for me to bring this podcast to you each week. If you would like to support the creation of Broadway Nation, here is the information about how you too can become a patron. For just $7.00 a month, you will receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussions that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. You will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast.  All patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgment of your vital support of this podcast. And if you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ON this week's podcast we welcome former Cork footballer and selector John Hayes to look ahead at Cork's league season.John Cleary's men get their campaign underway this Sunday away at Donegal, and are aiming at promotion to get back to Division One for the first time in nine years.To get there, they'll have to finish ahead of the likes of Donegal, Armagh and Meath, and while it will be a tough task, Hayes believes the Rebels have what it takes to make it happen.We also look forward to the biggest night in West Cork sport, as the West Cork Sports Star Awards are on this Saturday in the Celtic Ross Hotel.West Cork sport is as strong as ever, as shown by the quality and variety of athletes who are in the running for this year's West Cork Sports Star of the Year award. We'll also be celebrating the Team of the Year, Club of the Year, Special Achievement winners and revealing the Hall of Fame winner on the night – it's guaranteed to be a great night.All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast.Follow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot & @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Dylan Mangan.***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose the Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.For more visit www.accesscu.ie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Esri Ireland, the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has announced that Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)has received a Special Achievement in GIS Award (SAG) at Esri's annual International User Conference in San Diego.DAERA was recognised for its Information Hub, which has transformed its handling of data, and supports informed and effective policy-making decisions in Northern Ireland. DAERA is responsible for food and farming, the environment, fisheries, sustainability, and the development of the rural sector in Northern Ireland. Esri's International User Conference is the world's largest GIS conference, with over 18,000 attendees. The SAG Awards recognise outstanding applications of Esri's ArcGIS technology, and DAERA was selected from over 300,000 eligible global candidates. The Esri solution gives DAERA employees instant and secure access to accurate location information which can be accessed both from the office or in the field via mobile apps. This has enabled DAERA to quickly address emergencies such as COVID-19, Brexit implications and Avian Flu outbreak. The department's 3,000 employees now have access to a central system that enables them to conceptualise the effect potential policy decisions will make on the environment or the economy, before they are implemented. They can also examine historical trends and analyse the success of previous schemes and initiatives. The Veterinary Service Animal Health Group within DAERA has completely transformed its disease investigation processes, swapping paper forms for digital technology. DAERA can now respond more quickly to animal welfare concerns and instigate the most appropriate measures to prevent the spread of disease. Paul McGurnaghan, Director of Digital Service, DAERA, said: “It is an honour to receive this high-profile global award which recognises the dedication and innovation of our team. The Information Hub has been transformational and enabled the department to bring together data coherently, which has advanced more informed and effective policy making decisions. Our Information Hub will continue to bring benefits not only for DAERA but for our local farm businesses, for our environment and indeed for our wider economy.” The solution has improved overall efficiency by removing manual, paper-based processes and eliminating the unnecessary duplication of data. Information Hub is at the heart of the department, enabling it to improve organisational excellence, reach business plan targets, helping to make DAERA an insight-driven organisation, placing data at the heart of all decision making. Jack Dangermond, Co-Founder and President of Esri Inc, selected the award. Jack Dangermond said: “I am delighted to present DAERA with this prestigious award, in recognition of its impactful use of geographic information in quickly addressing unprecedented and global challenges. The winning entrants demonstrate users from around the world are leveraging GIS capabilities to improve decision making to solve real-world problems.” See more stories here.

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Hello and welcome back!This week's podcast guest is Laura Overton. Laura and I have both been judges for the HR Zone Culture Pioneers programme for a few years now and got to know each other a bit better earlier in the year when we both worked on the awards show which was broadcast live rather than happening in person due to the pandemic. I really wanted to get her on the show because she always brings fresh ideas whenever we talk. Being judges means we get to see how we view the same story differently. Our scores are often very different! But the conversation that follows is always thought provoking and the final result represents a breath of opinions. Laura Overton is an author, facilitator and award winning learning analyst dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that lead to business value. She is known for leading a 15-year global research programme to uncover and share learning strategies that lead to business success. In the last decade, Laura was the first woman to be awarded the Learning and Performance Institute's prestigious Colin Corder Award for services to training and was the recipient of the inaugural elearning age Special Achievement award at the Learning Technology awards. More recently Laura established #Learningchangemakers and is a co-founder of Emerging Stronger - a global initiative to support the changing world of workplace learning.On the show we discuss - How HR professionals think about their valueMeasuring the impact of our workHow to have a more curious mindsetWhy HR needs to test ideas and approaches on ourselves before expecting others to jump on boardWellbeing and mindfulness for HR peopleYou can connect with Laura on LinkedIn. Here's the link to the Thinking Habits ebook https://www.go1.com/en-au/resource/5-new-thinking-habits-for-a-smarter-stronger-ld Emerging Stronger for more resources https://emergentmasterclass.com/resources/ Learning Changemakers newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/learningchangemakers-6768177569251520512/My piece on pay rises and the cost of living And of course you can also connect with me on LinkedIn! Please tell everyone you know about the show! 

Today we are talking about the 1980 Scottish film written and directed by Bill Forsyth. In classic 80s style of a high school comedy, the boys are trying to get the attention from the girls. The film stars John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn and Jake D'Arcy. It won the BAFTA for Screenplay and the London Critics Circle Film Award for Special Achievement. Listen as we end our month of Scottish films chatting about this 80s throwback. This version features heavy brogues, other features have been dubbed for English audiences.    Gregory: “Have you ever been in love? I'm in love.” Steve: “Since when?” Gregory: “This morning. I feel restless and dizzy. I bet I won't get any sleep tonight.” Steve: “Sounds like indigestion.”   Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:   Very 80s style - Hair, Female objection, Boobs Heavy Scottish brogue in dialogue Award teen boy infatuated by the pretty girl This film would need some cleaning up if it was made today Scottish Mallrats The sound design   Next week's film is: First Cow (2021)   Special thanks to our editor Geoff Vrijmoet for this episode and Melissa Villagrana for helping out with our social media posts.     Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes!   Thanks for tuning into today's episode of Dodge Movie Podcast with your host, Mike and Christi Dodge. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.   Don't forget to visit our website, connect with us on Instagram, Facebook,   LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes across social media.

In this hugely inspiring interview, James Thornton, CEO of legal powerhouse ClientEarth, talks about how the firm uses the law to confront nature loss and climate change. At a time when market solutions are in vogue to deal with climate change, this is a powerful testimony to the power of law to build effective regulatory frameworks to drive climate mitigation – and hold companies and governments to account. James discusses how ClientEarth works, highlighting a few of the many influential legal cases that the environmental legal charity has fought -in David vs Goliath style-and won. This is an eye-opening account of ClientEarth's work which provides inspiring insights into the vital role (and potential) of law to deal with some the greatest challenges we face as a civilisation. James also shares how his perspective as a Zen Buddhist priest informs his life and work.James Thornton is the founding CEO of ClientEarth, a path-breaking law firm which uses advocacy, litigation and research to address the greatest challenges of our time – including nature loss and climate change. ClientEearth has an extra-ordinary record of success built on solid law and science - and has brought about fundamental change in the way environmental protections are made and enforced across Europe. The New Statesman has named James as one of 10 people who could change the world. James has twice won Leader of the Year at the Business Green Awards. The Financial Times awarded him its Special Achievement accolade at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards. James is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest.

#32 Lenny Depaul U S Marshal Secret Service (RET)  odark30.com  Lenny DePaul was promoted to the position of Chief Inspector (Commander) of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) in February 2007. One of seven regional task forces managed by the Marshals Service, the NY/NJ RFTF is made up of more than 300 criminal investigators from over 90 federal, state, and local agencies in the two-state area. Recognized as the flagship of the Marshals Service task force network, the NY/NJ RFTF now encompasses 13 offices and includes practically every major law enforcement agency in the region. Since its inception, the Task Force has made more than 75,000 arrests.One of the original members of the RFTF when it was established in May 2002, Commander DePaul served both as the Deputy Commander and Supervisory Inspector with the Task Force prior to his promotion to Commander. Prior to that, he spent 12 years in the Warrant Squad for the USMS Eastern District of New York. While assigned to the Warrant Squad, Commander DePaul was directly responsible for hundreds of arrests, including several USMS "Major Case" fugitives. He also participated in the investigation of three USMS 15 Most Wanted fugitives, all of which resulted in an arrest.During his tenure with the USMS, Commander DePaul has received numerous Special Achievement and Special Acts awards and was named the "Investigator of the Year" by the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation in 1996. In 2009, he was honored by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association as a result of the exceptional efforts of the USMS RFTF program. He also received the 2009 Attorney General's award for Excellence in Law Enforcement for his contributions to the reduction of violent crime.Commander DePaul supervises and coordinates a wide range of professional training for state and local law enforcement partners who participate on the Task Force, and also assists in training U.S. military Special Operations Forces (SOCOM/JSOC) with respect to "Manhunting in the Military."Prior to his employment with the U.S. Marshals Service, Commander DePaul served 6 years with the United States Secret Service. During the Reagan Administration, he spent three years assigned to the White House, where he was responsible for protecting the President and the First Family, and the White House grounds. During his last three years with the USSS, Commander DePaul was assigned to the Foreign Missions Branch, which is charged with protecting foreign diplomats within the United States.A native New Yorker, Commander DePaul was born and raised in Utica, New York. Shortly after graduation from high school, Commander DePaul joined the United States Navy, where he served honorably for a total of eight years, with five on active duty. During his Navy career, Commander DePaul was assigned to an Amphibious Assault group within the 7th Fleet, Naval Station San Diego, California. He was honorably discharged as a Petty Officer 2nd Class.TV - Shows:Lenny DePaul was the lead in a hit series on the A&E network titled "Manhunters Fugitive Task Force" appearing in over 60 episodes during their 3 seasons of filming.He recently was cast as a Deputy Commander in charge of Operations for a CBS show titled "Hunted" which finalled this past March 2017.He was also on the history channel show hunting Hitler tracking down the truth of HitlerSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=G3QPXTXYJ7ERL&no_recurring=0&item_name=I+appreciate+all+My+listeners+and+look+forward+to+creating+more+content+for+you%2C+all+donations+help+grow+the+show%2C+Thank+You¤cy_code=USD)

My guest today is theatrical animal trainer Bill Berloni. Beginning with the original production of ANNIE in 1977, Bill has provided and trained animals of all species and sizes for 27 Broadway musicals and plays, as well as for countless Off-Broadway shows, National Tours, regional theaters, movies, television shows, commercials and the NYC Ballet – and he found almost all of those animal actors in shelters, humane societies and rescue leagues.  His awards include a 2011 Tony Honor for “Excellence in the Theater”, a 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award for “Special Achievement”, and a 2017 Drama League Award for “Unique Contribution to the Theatre” all in acknowledgment of an incredible Broadway career that has included two revivals of Annie, The Woman In White, Gypsy, Legally Blonde, The Lt of Inishmore, A Christmas Story, and The Ferryman.  Bill recently released a third edition of his book, Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories Of Rescued Dogs Who Became Show Biz Superstars. I have to say it's a surprisingly affecting book, and I was not expecting to be tearing up a many times as I did when I was reading the new edition in preparation for this podcast. Broadway Nation is written and produced by me – David Armstrong. I invite you to follow Broadway Nation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – where you can find out more about my guests and episodes and interact with large and lively community of Broadway fans. Special thanks to KVSH 101.9 the voice of beautiful Vashon Island, WA and to the entire team at the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this is episode 19 of Season 3.We've literally got a very special interview for you this time around as we talk to the recipient of this year's Special Achievement Award Johnny Grey.We handed him the trophy at the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards up in Liverpool a couple of weeks ago so we thought we'd dust off this interview we did with him a couple of years ago where we walk through his career highlights and really get to hear him talk about his philosophy and approach to design.It's a really interesting discussion and, to put it in context, we spoke at a residential weekend for the Bucks University kitchen design degree where he was lecturing and curating the content for the students – it was, of course, all pre-lockdowns.Don't forget that the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2022 entries are now open!  All the info is at www.kbbreview.com/awards 

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/hyKy4xwcSp4 https://www.abell.com/.../The-Estate-of-Tony-Award.../...# Channing is best known for her enduring role as Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” (1964), for which she won her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and later performed major revival runs, appearing in the play at least 5,000 times during her lifetime. Rising to stardom on her dazzling smile and comedic timing, her stage credits also include “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1949), “Lorelei” (1974), “Sugar Babies” (1980) and “Jerry's Girls” (1984). Channing's Broadway success led to many television appearances and movie roles, most notably, the film version of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (1967), which landed her a Golden Globe Award. She was the recipient of many other prestigious honors, including two additional Tony Awards for Special Achievement (1968 and 1995) and the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement (2004). Distinguished as the first celebrity to perform at a Super Bowl halftime show in 1970, Channing was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981.

Director Francesco Puppini discusses his short film, Virginia, with NFFTY Senior Programmer, Robert Speewack. Virginia won the Special Achievement award for Best Acting and screened in the Palpable Performances screening at NFFTY 2020. Keep up with Francesco Puppini: Website: https://www.francescopuppini.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frapuppini Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/frapuppini More from Partyfish Media: https://instagram.com/partyfishmedia "NFFTY Podcast Theme" composed by Kurtis Skinner

This week on How is it Now? We talk about Superman 1978! This movie won Special Achievement in Visual Effect Academy Award at the 1978 Academy Awards! Support the show and get bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/nintendomainpodcast  

Australian music legend Michael Gudinski has died, aged 68. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Melbourne on Monday night. The co-founder of Mushroom Records and the chairman of the sprawling Mushroom Group of Companies that it spawned, Gudinski got his start in the music business as a dancehall promoter in his teens. Legend has it that in 1967, aged just 15, he was making $500 a week booking bands including The Aztecs and Chain. With cash flow like that, it was little wonder he dropped out of high school in his final year to go into the business full time. After founding Mushroom Records with Ray Evans in 1972, Gudinski, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, rose to become one of the most significant and powerful players in the local music scene. He was a label boss, live music promoter, promoter of electronic dance music, music publisher, film and television producer, racehorse owner – winning, as part of a syndicate, two Melbourne Cups, with Almandin in 2016 and Rekindling in 2017. Above all, though, he was a high-profile advocate for Australian music. Gudinski worked tirelessly during the pandemic to make the case for support of the live music industry. He partnered with the Victorian state government on a number of initiatives designed to create opportunities for musicians to play live, either virtually or in person, in the face of the shutdowns that devastated the sector in 2020. TMN understands he passed away overnight Monday, just weeks before he was to announce a major project with the Victorian Government to bolster the state's music industry. Talking of his passion for Australian music, he once said: “The talent was always here but the industry was a cottage industry. “It was very frustrating because, at the time, Australians always thought anything that came from overseas – whether it was music, cars or fashion designs – was better.” Gudinski was a pioneer in many ways, including the number of women he employed in senior roles, or signing First Nations acts before they were accepted by the wider music community. Last year when the live industry shuttered, within a weekend, Gudinski moved his operations to create TV shows The Sound and State Of Play, to keep local live acts in front of audiences. In 2006 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Music industry accolades included an ARIA Award for Special Achievement (1992), APRA's Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music (1998), the inaugural ARIA Industry Icon (2013) and being inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Music Victoria Awards of 2013. Foxtel will screen Michael Gudinski – My Story on Tuesday, March 23, the day before the Victorian state memorial service for the music industry great. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on Facebook Follow Homebrewed on Instagram Check out Homebrewed Selects on Spotify Catch up on everything Homebrewed Homebrewed is a radio program and podcast dedicated to supporting the Australian Music Industry. Cameron Smith and Eamonn Snow have been presenting Homebrewed since November 2017 and have received excellence awards and the admiration of local bands for their presentation of Homebrewed and their continued support of the Australian music scene. This podcast is designed so you can enjoy conversations with musicians, industry representatives and music media personalities.

The 2 guests on the Boss One episode are Helen Blunden and Laura Overton.   Helen Blunden believes that it's time to bring our true selves back to work. She founded ActivateLearning Solutions so that she could help individuals and teams in organisations show and share the wealth of their untapped knowledge, insights and experiences to achieve business outcomes.   Helen can be found on Twitter @ActivateLearn.   Laura Overton is an award winning learning analyst and the original CEO and founder of Towards Maturity. Dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that deliver business value, she is the author of over 40 reports and hundreds of articles. Her work is based on 30 years of practical experience and a commitment to evidence based learning decisions backed by decades of global independent research with learning leaders and workers around the globe. In the UK, Laura is an Academic Fellow of the CIPD and a fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute. In February 2010, she was the first woman to be awarded the Learning and Performance Institute's prestigious Colin Corder Award for services to training and was the recipient of the inaugural elearning age Special Achievement award at the 2012 elearning awards. In 2018 she was voted the most influential person in corporate elearning in the globe and the top UK listed person (a position held since 2014).   Laura is on Twitter @LauraOverton  

A special Gramophone Podcast devoted to this year's Awards - join us as we discuss the winners of this year's Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Label of the Year, Young Artist, Orchestra of the Year, Special Achievement, Concept Album and Beethoven 250 awards - plus we hear from the winner of this year's Recording of the Year!

Alison and Stuart discuss Diversity, in the music, in the industry, in the past, in the future, in the world. For some it is a painful reality change, for others it is the obvious way forward.Alison Wenham has worked in the music industry for over 40 years and is one of the most experienced and well-known international practitioners in the business.Founding AIM, Association of Independent Music in 1999, she has been Chairman and CEO since inception. Alison developed AIM’s strength and visibility in representing the British music industry SMEs at a political level, working closely with government departments to shape and advise on legislation relevant to the industry.Prior to founding AIM, Alison was MD at BMG Conifer International (UK), having sold Conifer Records (which under her direction had grown to be the UK’s largest independent record and distribution company in the specialist music field) to BMG in 1994.In 2006 Alison was elected as founding Chairman of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network comprising over 25 independent trade associations representing thousands of independent music companies globally. She is a founding Board Member of IMPALA, the European organisation representing the interests of small record companies and publishers in Europe, a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, was a founding Board Director of Merlin, the independent global rights licensing agency, and also UKMusic, the body representing the UK Music Industry; she attends PPL and VPL Board meetings and sits on a variety of government and industry committees.In 2006, Alison was inducted into the MMF Roll of Honour , and in March 2009 she was presented with a Special Achievement award by Music Week, for 10 years of AIM. She has featured in Billboard’s Top Women in Music every year since publication.In 2010, Alison was honoured with an OBE. In 2011 she was awarded the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for services to culture Stuart Dredge is a journalist with 20 years' experience covering technology, games, the music industry and children's media. He writes the Music Ally's daily news bulletin and contributes to the company's fortnightly report as well as joining in on the Music Ally TV Show on Youtube. Plus, Stuart writes weekly for The Week Junior, a bi-monthly mobile games column for the Guardian; and features for the Observer and Medium. Twice a year, he does blogging and socials for Reed Midem at its MIPTV and MIPCOM television-industry conferences. Stuart also has a new site focused on children's tech called ContempoPlay. Past freelance clients include the Sunday Times, CNET, Medium's CuePoint, Stylus and T3. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.Links:AIM&Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WVZLRF49C7Y6A&source=url)

Alison and Stuart discuss Diversity, in the music, in the industry, in the past, in the future, in the world. For some it is a painful reality change, for others it is the obvious way forward.Alison Wenham has worked in the music industry for over 40 years and is one of the most experienced and well-known international practitioners in the business.Founding AIM, Association of Independent Music in 1999, she has been Chairman and CEO since inception. Alison developed AIM’s strength and visibility in representing the British music industry SMEs at a political level, working closely with government departments to shape and advise on legislation relevant to the industry.Prior to founding AIM, Alison was MD at BMG Conifer International (UK), having sold Conifer Records (which under her direction had grown to be the UK’s largest independent record and distribution company in the specialist music field) to BMG in 1994.In 2006 Alison was elected as founding Chairman of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network comprising over 25 independent trade associations representing thousands of independent music companies globally. She is a founding Board Member of IMPALA, the European organisation representing the interests of small record companies and publishers in Europe, a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, was a founding Board Director of Merlin, the independent global rights licensing agency, and also UKMusic, the body representing the UK Music Industry; she attends PPL and VPL Board meetings and sits on a variety of government and industry committees.In 2006, Alison was inducted into the MMF Roll of Honour , and in March 2009 she was presented with a Special Achievement award by Music Week, for 10 years of AIM. She has featured in Billboard’s Top Women in Music every year since publication.In 2010, Alison was honoured with an OBE. In 2011 she was awarded the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for services to culture Stuart Dredge is a journalist with 20 years' experience covering technology, games, the music industry and children's media. He writes the Music Ally's daily news bulletin and contributes to the company's fortnightly report as well as joining in on the Music Ally TV Show on Youtube. Plus, Stuart writes weekly for The Week Junior, a bi-monthly mobile games column for the Guardian; and features for the Observer and Medium. Twice a year, he does blogging and socials for Reed Midem at its MIPTV and MIPCOM television-industry conferences. Stuart also has a new site focused on children's tech called ContempoPlay. Past freelance clients include the Sunday Times, CNET, Medium's CuePoint, Stylus and T3. The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.Links:AIM Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WVZLRF49C7Y6A&source=url)

Tim Chang is a Partner at Mayfield Fund, investing in next-gen Commerce & Marketplaces, Communities, Health & Wellness and Digital Media, has been twice named to the Forbes Midas List and the AlwaysOn Power Players of top investors, as well as receiving the Special Achievement award from the Gamification Summit for his work in leveraging game design thinking. Tim has led early stage investments creating more than $2.6B in total exit value, sits on the board of myriad companies, is a bass guitarist in two bands, and aims to bring a “Wow” to each moment. https://mayfield.com/team-member/tim-chang Twitter ► https://twitter.com/timechange Instagram ► https://instagram.com/timechange LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/in/timchang1 Welcome ✌

We made it!!! The gang is LITERALLY all here as Steve, Bob, Sarah, Joey, AND the returning Jess all sit down around the table to vote on the best and brightest from the year that was Comics in 2019!!!Award Categories:Best Film Based on a Comic Book PropertyBreakthrough WriterBreakthrough ArtistBest New SeriesBest Original Graphic NovelBest Television Series Based on a Comic Book PropertyBest PublisherBest Single-Issue or One-ShotBest Mini or Limited SeriesBest On-Going SeriesBest ArtistBest WriterBest Story ArcBest Overall ComicAnd George Takei’s THEY CALLED US ENEMY receives the Special Achievement in Comics Award for 2019.Thanks to all of our loyal listeners new and old! Here’s to a great year of comics in 2020!The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.###

Content warning: This episode contains swearing, and racial slurs in historical context. Director Mackie Mallison discusses his experimental short film, SELF. and his narrative short film, How We're Gonna Make It Through Till The Morning Sun, with former NFFTY Festival Manager and Senior Programmer, Robert Speewack. SELF. screened in the Radical Experiments screening at NFFTY 2019, and How We're Gonna Make It Through Till The Morning Sun screened in the Centerpiece screening and won the Special Achievement award for Best Editing at NFFTY 2019. Keep up with Mackie Mallison: Website: mackiemallison.com Instagram: instagram.com/mackiemallison More from Partyfish Media: facebook.com/partyfishmedia "NFFTY Podcast Theme" composed by Kurtis Skinner

Host Paul Booth reviews HORN FROM THE HEART: THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD STORY. This documentary premiered at The Newport Beach Film Festival in 2017. Talking Pictures caught the permiere, where the Film received two additional screenings and won a Special Achievement in Editing Award.  "The sound of Paul Butterfield (Paul Butterfield Blues Band) was born in Chicago circa 1965. The music only gets more potent. This musician and band mixed blues, rock, Jazz, Indian music, learned from the masters, Chicago, racism, Vietnam, the '60s, their youth with acid, weed, sex, being white and they walked into BLACK CLUBS. They knew it was about all of it, not just the good. The times were when youth embraced youth and did not hold back. They came from a time you could like the opposite sex and admire it, without there being a PR scandal. Carlos Santana quote "Good Art: is cursing, praying and making love." Ultimately the music is FEARLESS. Lay, Arnold, Bishop, Bloomers and Paul Butterfield had no fear of the known or unknown. Only musicians like Miles, Santana and Jimi are how to bring new listeners in.

Kenneth Lanning is currently a consultant in the area of crimes against children. Before retiring in 2000, he was a Special Agent with the FBI for more than 30 years. He was assigned to the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia for 20 of those years (longer than any other agent doing behavioral analysis). He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and is a former member of the APSAC Advisory Board. He is a former member of the Advisory Board of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Mr. Lanning is the 1990 recipient of the Jefferson Award for Research from the University of Virginia, the 1996 recipient of the Outstanding Professional Award from APSAC, the 1997 recipient of the FBI Director’s Annual Award for Special Achievement for his career accomplishments in connection with missing and exploited children, and the 2009 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Service from the National Children's Advocacy Center. He has testified on seven occasions before the U.S. Congress and many times as an expert witness in state and federal court. Mr. Lanning has authored numerous publications and consulted on thousands of cases involving the sexual victimization of children. He has lectured before and trained tens of thousands of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, social workers, mental health and medical personnel, judges, and other professionals. And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing. If you’d like to learn more about other FBI Agents check out https://unstructuredpod.com/fbi-agents  Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructuredp Instagram: https://instagram.com/unstructuredp Join the Facebook group:  fb.com/groups/unstructured

Tim Chang, Partner at Mayfield Fund, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss his career journey investing in technology on Launch Pad. Tim has been named to the Forbes Midas list of Top Tech Investors and received the Gamification Summit award for Special Achievement. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TOY LEI shares her journey of acting that led her to becoming a filmmaker. Toy was tired of being offered roles as a masseuse or nail technician. She took her career in her own hands by writing, directing and producing action films.  TOY LEI has had a fascination with action films ever since her parents took her to Chinatown as a kid. They watched kung-fu movies every Saturday afternoon. After lamenting the lack of roles for Asian females over 30, she began writing, directing and producing her own projects. Her directorial debut, THE WEDDING, won her the Top 5 Women Filmmakers award from the Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television. BOXER, won not only Best Actress, Best Action and the Grand Prize at the 2015 Asian-American Film Lab 72-hr Shootout, but also won Awards of Merit from the highly competitive Accolade Global Competition for Short Film, Women Filmmakers and Leading Actress. It also won the Maverick Movie Award for Special Achievement in Stunts and a nomination from the Connect Film Fest for Best Drama. The film opened its fest run at the coveted Etheria Film Night and won Best Action. She has now expanded BOXER into a feature and has signed on Kristina Reed, a two-time Oscar winner, as Consulting Producer. BOXER was a finalist in the PGA Diversity Program. Her latest short she directed, TRANSITION, won the Jury Runner-up Prize in the Collaboration Filmmaker Contest.

Today I’m joined by BAFTA Award-Winning Director Amma Asante. Amma started out as an actress. In 2004 Amma’s directorial debut film A Way of Life premiered at the Toronto Film festival, and Amma won 17 International awards. At the 2005 BAFTA Film Awards Amma received the BAFTA Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a writer/director. Amma films include Belle, A United Kingdom and Where Hands Touch with Amandla Stenberg.In today's episode, Amma shares her experience of trying to be an actor as a teenager in the 80s. You'll learn about the constant rejection she faced at school, the importance of sisterhood. You'll learn why the pressure of representation might be what holds you back.Prisca will be back next week to discuss the comparison trap, and we have some room for a few more questions. If you have a problem with marketing, branding, career or taking the next step send to wb@shoutoutnetwork.co.uk or visit wannabepodcast.com and select ‘Ask A Question’.If you like how this podcast is made and you think you can do what I do, then you need to reach out to the ShoutOut Network find out more about membership by visiting shoutoutnetwork.co.ukBe sure to follow Wanna Be on Twitter and Instagram @wannabepodcast. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes.To get extended show notes listing the tools and resources we’ve talked about on this episode visit wannabepodcast.com. Show notes update on Wednesday.Thank you for listening! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week I’m joined by BAFTA Award-Winning Director Amma Asante. Amma started out as an actress and has appeared in Grange Hill, Desmonds and Birds of A Feather. In 2004 Amma’s directorial debut film A Way of Life premiered at the Toronto Film festival, and Amma won 17 International awards. At the 2005 BAFTA Film Awards Amma received the BAFTA Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a writer/director. Amma films include Belle, A United Kingdom and Where Hands Touch with Amandla Stenberg.In today’s episode, Amma and I talk about ‘The One Syndrome’, the idea that there can only be one minority at the top and for you to achieve you have to take out the competition. We talk about the importance of collaboration and why we need to let diverse creatives create the narratives that they want. Amma is very transparent about mentorship and providing opportunities to other young women looking to get a start in feature films. It’s a highly refreshing episode so make sure you listen to the whole thing.OUTROLet’s get collaborating and creating more room. To find out more about Amma you can follow her on Twitter @AmmaAsante, and you can find out more of her work by visiting her website ammaasante.comPrisca will be back next week to discuss the comparison trap, and we have some room for a few more questions. If you have questions about marketing, branding, career or taking the next step send to wb@shoutoutnetwork.co.uk or visit wannabepodcast.com and select ‘Ask A Question.’If you like how this podcast is made and you think you can do what I do, then you need to reach out to the ShoutOut Network find out more about membership by visiting shoutoutnetwork.co.ukBe sure to follow Wanna Be on Twitter and Instagram @wannabepodcast. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes.To get extended show notes listing the tools and resources we’ve talked about on this episode visit wannabepodcast.com. Show notes update on Wednesday.Thank you for listening! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Daytime Confidential gang returns for Part 2 of the Best and Worst of 2017 in Soaps. Join Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Mike Jubinville and Jillian Bowe as they dive into the rest of Daytime Confidential's epic year end extravaganza! Most Tortured Couple or Triangle:  Best Storyline: Worst Storyline:  Best Scene:  Worst Scene:  Guy whose chestnuts we want roasted over an open fire:  Biggest ho ho ho:  Glittery Hoo Hoo of the Year: MP (magical penis) of the Year:  Most in Need of some Lovin':    Why, Just Why?: Read A Book (dumbest character): Einstein Award (smartest character): Soap Opera Scenery Chewer of the Year:  Hall of Shame:  The Charity Ramer Award For Babies Who Don't Know Who They Are:  The Megan McTavish Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling:  Worst Daytime Drama:  Best Daytime Drama:   Twitter: @DCConfidential, @Luke_Kerr, @Jamey_Giddens @Mike Jubinville and @JillianBowe Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes and Google Play. 

It's that time of year again!!! The crew has gathered in the hallowed halls of Talking Comics to talk the very best of the best in the world of comic-dom in 2016!!! This episode, the gang discusses and nominates creators and comics in the following categories: BEST MEDIA ADAPTATION OF A COMICS PROPERTY BREAKTHROUGH WRITER BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST BEST NEW SERIES BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL. Also, the crew introduces the TALKING COMICS HALL OF FAME, a new concept designed to celebrate and honor those comics works that deserve even more recognition for continued excellence and cultural impact. The first inductee? This year's Special Achievement in Comics recipient, MARCH by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Tune in to learn more!!!

On this week's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Mike Jubinville and Melodie Aikels wrap up the year by looking back at the Best and Worst of The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless in 2016 Join the DC gang by sharing your picks for this episode's categories. Best Storyline: Worst Storyline: Best Scene: Worst Scene: Guy whose chestnuts we want roasted over an open fire: Biggest ho ho ho: Glittery Hoo Hoo of the Year: MP of the Year: Most in Need of some Lovin': Why, Just Why?: Read A Book (dumbest character): Einstein Award (smartest character): Soap Opera Scenery Chewer of the Year: Hall of Shame: The Charity Ramer Award For Babies Who Don't Know Who They Are: The Megan McTavish Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling: Worst Daytime Drama: Best Daytime Drama:

Attendees included: Patricia Watt (Executive Director, The Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Jessica Zippin (Dance Therapist, The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts & Associate Producer of the Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Judith Jamison (Artistic Director Emerita at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Astaire Award winner of Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award) Nigel Lythgoe (Creator & Executive Director of So You Think You Can Dance & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Dance Award) Maurice Hines (Actor, Director, Jazz singer and Choreographer & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Body of Work in Dance Award) Dr. Joan Fallon (Winner of Special Achievement in the Field of Autism and Related ... for more info, go to www.GoodNewsPlanet.com/34th-annual-fred-adele-astaire-awards-2016/

Attendees included: Patricia Watt (Executive Director, The Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Jessica Zippin (Dance Therapist, The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts & Associate Producer of the Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Judith Jamison (Artistic Director Emerita at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Astaire Award winner of Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award) Nigel Lythgoe (Creator & Executive Director of So You Think You Can Dance & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Dance Award) Maurice Hines (Actor, Director, Jazz singer and Choreographer & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Body of Work in Dance Award) Dr. Joan Fallon (Winner of Special Achievement in the Field of Autism and Related ... for more info, go to www.GoodNewsPlanet.com/34th-annual-fred-adele-astaire-awards-2016/

Attendees included: Patricia Watt (Executive Director, The Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Jessica Zippin (Dance Therapist, The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts & Associate Producer of the Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Judith Jamison (Artistic Director Emerita at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Astaire Award winner of Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award) Nigel Lythgoe (Creator & Executive Director of So You Think You Can Dance & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Dance Award) Maurice Hines (Actor, Director, Jazz singer and Choreographer & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Body of Work in Dance Award) Dr. Joan Fallon (Winner of Special Achievement in the Field of Autism and Related ... for more info, go to www.GoodNewsPlanet.com/34th-annual-fred-adele-astaire-awards-2016/

Attendees included: Patricia Watt (Executive Director, The Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Jessica Zippin (Dance Therapist, The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts & Associate Producer of the Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) Judith Jamison (Artistic Director Emerita at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Astaire Award winner of Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award) Nigel Lythgoe (Creator & Executive Director of So You Think You Can Dance & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Dance Award) Maurice Hines (Actor, Director, Jazz singer and Choreographer & Astaire Award winner of Outstanding Body of Work in Dance Award) Dr. Joan Fallon (Winner of Special Achievement in the Field of Autism and Related ... for more info, go to www.GoodNewsPlanet.com/34th-annual-fred-adele-astaire-awards-2016/

Tim is a proven venture investor and experienced global executive.  He has been named to the Forbes Midas list and received the Gamification Summit award for Special Achievement in the Industry. Tim leads Mayfield’s consumer investing practice which focuses on areas such as the Internet of Things, consumerized health & wellness, crowd-sourcing, collaborative consumption, mobile-first service and product marketplaces, vertical communities, and enabling platforms and services. Tim has over a decade of investment experience with firms such as Norwest Venture Partners & Gabriel Venture Partners. His operational experience includes working in Japan for Gateway Inc and as a trilingual Engineer for General Motors, where he led project teams in China, Korea, and Japan.

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Sara Bibel, Mike Jubinville and Melodie Aikels end 2015 with Part 3 of the Best and Worst of 2015, in Soaps. The DC crew reveals their picks for Biggest Ho Ho Ho Ho, Gliterry Hoo Hoo of the Year, Most in Need of a Love Interest, Most in Need of a Roll in the Hay, Read a Book (Dumbest Character), Einstein Award (Smartest Character, Soap Opera Scenery Chewer of the Year, Hall of Shame, The CHarity Ramer Award for Babies Who Don't Know Where They Are, The Megan McTavish Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling and Best and Worst Dramas of 2015.

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels continue to reveal their picks for Soap's Best and Worst of 2011. During the episode they announce they reveal who they believe deserves Guy Whose Chestnuts we Want Roasted Over an Open Fire, Biggest Ho Ho Ho, Glittery Hoo Hoo of the Year, MP of the Year, Most in Need of a Love Interest, Most in Need of a Roll in the Hay, Dumbest and Smartest Character, Soap Opera Scenery Chewer of the Year, Hall of Shame, The Charity Ramer Award for Babies Who Don't Know Where They Are, The Megan McTavish Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling and Best and Worst Daytime Drama.

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels look back at the year in soaps and reveal their picks for Soap's Best and Worst of 2011. The three-hour episode was so big it had to be broken up into two episodes. In Best and Worst of 2011 Part I the DC gang announce their choices for Most Improved Actor or Actress, Most Improved Male or Female Character, Biggest Waste of Male and Female Talent, Most in Need of a Makeover, Most in Need of a Story, Best Stunt Casting, Dreams Really Do Come True, Be Carful What You Wish For, Best and Worst Couple, Triangle and Quad, Most Tortured Couple and Best and Worst Storyline and Scenes. Be sure to tune in for Soap's Best and Worst of 2011 Part II, where the DC crew reveal their picks for Guy Whose Chestnuts we Want Roasted Over an Open Fire, Biggest Ho Ho Ho, Glittery Hoo Hoo of the Year, MP of the Year, Most in Need of a Love Interest, Most in Need of a Roll in the Hay, Dumbest and Smartest Character, Soap Opera Scenery Chewer of the Year, Hall of Shame, The Charity Ramer Award for Babies Who Don't Know Where They Are, The Megan McTavish Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling and Best and Worst Daytime Drama.

It’s that time of year again! Time for the Daytime Confidential’s MEGA-sized year Best and Worst podcast. Join Luke, Jamey, Jillian and Regan for three plus hours of hilarity as they name their picks for Best and Worst of 2010 in Daytime Confidential’s always unorthodox year end podcast. Find out which actors and characters they believe were Most Improved in 2010 and which talented actors were the Biggest Waste of Talent. Dreams Really Do Come True, but sometimes it’s better to Be Careful What You Wish For because things don’t always turn out as expected. That certainly happened in 2010. The Daytime Confidential gang argued about their favorite couples, triangles and quads a lot in 2010 so of course they name their Best Couple, Best Triangle and Best Quad. This also wouldn’t be the DC year end podcast without our Most in Need of a Makeover, Most in Need of a Roll in the Hay, Most Tortured Couple, Glittery Hoo-Hoo, Biggest Ho Ho Ho, Magical Penis of the Year and Guy Whose Chestnuts We Want Roasted Over an Open Fire categories. The DC crew then gets down to the biggest of the Best and Worst categories, taking on Best and Worst Storyline, Soap opera Scenery Chewer of the Year, The Charity Rahmer Award For Babies Who Don’t Know Who They Are, The Megan McTavish Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling and Best and Worst Daytime Drama. All these categories and more in this, Daytime Confidential’s Best and Worst of 2010 podcast.

On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke, Jamey, Jillian and Melodie take a look back at the highs and the lows of 2009. They hand out their awards for the ever poplar Biggest Ho Ho Ho, Most in Need of a Roll in the Hay, Most Overrated and Underrated Character, Be Careful What You Wish For, Dumbest and Smartest Character, Best Couple, Best Actor and Actress, Best and Worst Show, The Charity Rhamer Award for Excellence in Hair Modeling and the newly renamed Chuck Pratt Award for Special Achievement in Serial Drama Dismantling categories.

JONATHAN KIRSCH is the author of twelve books, including seven books on the history of religion and religious texts, two novels and two books on publishing law. (See below.) He has contributed book reviews to the Los Angeles Times for more than 30 years, and he appears as a commentator and guest host on NPR affiliates KCRW-FM and KPCC-FM in Southern California. He also serves on the adjunct faculty of New York University's Professional Publishing Program. Kirsch has served as a guest lecturer at schools, universities, libraries, museums, synagogues and churches across the United States. He has also served as legal counsel on a pro bono basis for the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Center for Media Literacy, and California Lawyers for the Arts. He is also general counsel for the Independent Book Publishers Association (formerly Publishers Marketing Association), which presented him with its Benjamin Franklin Award for Special Achievement in Publishing in 1994. Kirsch is a member of California Lawyers for the Arts, the Los Angeles Copyright Society, the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Intellectual Property Sections of the California State Bar and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Kirsch writes and lectures on legal topics relating to the publishing industry for the Independent Book Publishers Association, the Western Publishing Association, the Publishers Association of the West, the Publishers Association of Los Angeles, the National Museum Publishing Seminar of the University of Chicago's Graham School, the Authors Guild, the Practising Law Institute, the ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Law, the Intellectual Property, Internet and New Media Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Mystery Writers Association, the Independent Writers of Southern California, California Lawyers for the Arts, Sisters in Crime, Southwest Manuscripters, and other publishing industry associations and legal programs. Kirsch was born in 1949 in Los Angeles, attended high school in Culver City, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Russian and Jewish history and Adlai E. Stevenson College honors at the Santa Cruz campus of the University of California. A member of the California State Bar since 1976, he earned a Juris Doctor degree cum laude at Loyola University School of Law. Before embarking on the practice of law, Kirsch was senior editor of California Magazine (formerly New West Magazine), where he specialized in a coverage of law, government and politics. Previously, he worked as West Coast correspondent for Newsweek, an editor for West and Home magazines at the Los Angeles Times, and a reporter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel. As a book reviewer and a freelance writer, he has contributed to the Washington Post, Toronto Globe and Mail, California Lawyer, Los Angeles Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, New Republic, Publishers Weekly, Performing Arts, Human Behavior, L.A. Architect and other publications. He is also the author of two novels, Bad Moon Rising (1977) and Lovers in a Winter Circle (1978). Kirsch is married to Ann Benjamin Kirsch, Psy.D., a psychotherapist in private practice in Beverly Hills.

Dr. Stanley Falkow, the recipient of the 2008 Lasker-Koshland Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science, discusses a life spent in science. (September 17, 2008)