Why The Travel Channel Academy is Unique
Matt Gould explains what the network wants… If you are production company, you know the hard part is not coming up with ideas. Everyone has great ideas for new TV shows. The hard part is not even producing them....
Read moreDetroit Homicide
USING VJ SKILLS TO PILOT NEW SHOWS NBC’s Jeff Zucker just made the (to my mind) unusual announcement that henceforth NBC would not longer engage in piloting. This strikes me as a bit strange. I guess when you spend...
Read moreHere It Comes
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Read moreTravel Channel Student Blog
Here’s what Tanya posted on her blog today:
Read moreWhy VJs are Inevitable
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Read moreTRAVEL CHANNEL ACADEMY GRADS SPEAK
[youtube=[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ZgJmRSbNE&rel=1]] The grads of the most recent NY Travel Channel Academy speak for themselves!
Read moreTravel Channel Academy – 2008
We’re starting the 2008 season off with our first Travel Channel Academy here in New York. Forty new freshly minted Travel Journalists (TJs) will soon be credentialed and ready to hit the streets of Shanghai, Mexico City, Nairobi and...
Read moreIt’s The Community, Stupid!
 The old broadcasting model does not really cut it anymore In two weeks we’re starting our 2008 round of Travel Channel Academy sessions. We’re going to train and empower more than 1,ooo people with cameras and laptops and...
Read moreKevin Cooney Comes for Coffee
Yesterday, Kevin Cooney dropped by the house for coffee. He is in NY on a brief visit from Japan. About 8 months ago we kicked off the Travel Channel Academies and Whats Your Trip?, the TV show that showcased...
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