We Open in Chicago

The Travel Channel Academy starts in Chicago today.

40 new Travel Channel Journalists met this morning at the Downtown Sheraton to start their intensive 4-day bootcamp. Travel Channel VP Sue Norton was here to meet them, and explain how the unique relationship will work.

In the meantime, we are busy finishing up What’s Your Trip, the broadcast show that is made up of the content the grads produce.

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Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

4 Comments
  • Vince Moran March 24, 2008

    Just got back from the Chicago Academy…It was well worth the money , and very much lived up to it’s name “Bootcamp”.They should change it to , just Bootcamp.It was fun , exciting , informative and with a great over view.

  • Kobe March 24, 2008

    i’ll have to check it out, i grew up in hyde park.. thanks!

  • rosenblumtv March 20, 2008

    Thanks man,
    I will pass this on to the group.
    I appreciate it. Its my first time in Chicago.

  • ! March 20, 2008

    if any one of your students there is looking for a story, go visit ‘the mayor’ of hyde park. he’s actually a shoemaker (yes, in this throw away society in which we live there are still a few practicing the craft).

    he’s one of those characters that can tell you about the last 50 years in detail and probably has newspaper clippings to back up his stories.

    his quaint shop is located just off the university of chicago campus… if in doubt, just ask someone.