Mandy Stadtmiller
New York Post
Mentor: Eddie Brill
Mandy Stadtmiller is a staff entertainment writer for The New York Post. She has a
unique style and defining voice that resonates with not only New Yorker's but, all
walks of life (except that creep Andy Dick). Mandy is also stand-up comedian who
won New York's Funniest Reporter last year. She has written for The Washington
Post, The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Times, The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel,
The Des Moines Register and In These Times. She has appeared on FOX's "Good
Day, New York," Howard Stern's In Demand Channel, Howard Stern's Sirius
Channel, Opie & Anthony's XM Channel, Maxim's Sirius Channel and WOR Radio. In
her free time, she enjoys listing her credits. services.
Website - www.mandystadtmiller.com
New York Post
Mentor: Eddie Brill
Mandy Stadtmiller is a staff entertainment writer for The New York Post. She has a
unique style and defining voice that resonates with not only New Yorker's but, all
walks of life (except that creep Andy Dick). Mandy is also stand-up comedian who
won New York's Funniest Reporter last year. She has written for The Washington
Post, The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Times, The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel,
The Des Moines Register and In These Times. She has appeared on FOX's "Good
Day, New York," Howard Stern's In Demand Channel, Howard Stern's Sirius
Channel, Opie & Anthony's XM Channel, Maxim's Sirius Channel and WOR Radio. In
her free time, she enjoys listing her credits. services.
Website - www.mandystadtmiller.com
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Robert George
New York Post
Mentor: Gladys Simon
Robert A. George is an editorial writer for the New York Post and an occasional
stand-up comic and improv performer.
He is a former Senior Writer for Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Coalitions
Director for the Republican National Committee.
His written work includes contributions to National Review, Reason, The New
Republic and The American Conservative. He also operates Ragged Thots and
contributes to the Political Capital blog.
Website -http://raggedthots.blogspot.com/
New York Post
Mentor: Gladys Simon
Robert A. George is an editorial writer for the New York Post and an occasional
stand-up comic and improv performer.
He is a former Senior Writer for Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Coalitions
Director for the Republican National Committee.
His written work includes contributions to National Review, Reason, The New
Republic and The American Conservative. He also operates Ragged Thots and
contributes to the Political Capital blog.
Website -http://raggedthots.blogspot.com/
Julia Allison
Star Magazine
Mentor:
Julia Allison is the Editor-at-Large for Star magazine and a weekly columnist in Time
Out New York. She has written for Cosmopolitan, Maxim, New York, Teen Vogue,
Seventeen, Capitol File, The Huffington Post and Men's Health. From Fall 2005 until
Spring 2007, she wrote both a weekly column in the Manhattan newspaper AM New
York and a monthly column in COED magazine.
Julia has done on-air commentary on E! Entertainment Television, and appears on
NBC’s Access Hollywood, CNN's Showbiz Tonight, FoxNews’ Hannity & Colmes,
MSNBC's Scarborough Country, CNN Headline News’ Glenn Beck, FoxNews’
Redeye, FoxNews’ The Big Story, FoxNews’ Your World with Neil Cavuto,
Fox&Friends, CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, G4’s Attack of the Show,
CBS’s Early Show and Fox 5 New York’s nightly news. She also does the weekly
Relationship 101 segment on Fox’s Morning Show with Mike & Juliet.
Website -www.juliaallison.com
Star Magazine
Mentor:
Julia Allison is the Editor-at-Large for Star magazine and a weekly columnist in Time
Out New York. She has written for Cosmopolitan, Maxim, New York, Teen Vogue,
Seventeen, Capitol File, The Huffington Post and Men's Health. From Fall 2005 until
Spring 2007, she wrote both a weekly column in the Manhattan newspaper AM New
York and a monthly column in COED magazine.
Julia has done on-air commentary on E! Entertainment Television, and appears on
NBC’s Access Hollywood, CNN's Showbiz Tonight, FoxNews’ Hannity & Colmes,
MSNBC's Scarborough Country, CNN Headline News’ Glenn Beck, FoxNews’
Redeye, FoxNews’ The Big Story, FoxNews’ Your World with Neil Cavuto,
Fox&Friends, CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, G4’s Attack of the Show,
CBS’s Early Show and Fox 5 New York’s nightly news. She also does the weekly
Relationship 101 segment on Fox’s Morning Show with Mike & Juliet.
Website -www.juliaallison.com
Nikki Egan
MSNBC
Mentor: Vanessa Hollingshead
Nikki Egan is an Emmy Award - winning senior producer at MSNBC. She's hoping
something else will happen in her lifetime so that won't be the first line of her obituary.
Not that she doesn't like MSNBC (she loves it), but she's milked that Emmy line for a
while and her friends are tired of it. As a producer, she's been right in the middle of
some of the big stories of the past (redacted) years, including the 2000 ballot
debacle in Florida. (Don't ask to see her hanging chads. She's shy.) Besides
attempting standup comedy, Nikki also runs around the park occasionally, dances
better than Britney at the VMAs (who doesn't?), eats her vegetables and sleeps.
She'd like to thank Kermit the Frog, Walter Cronkite and Mary Richards for inspiring
her to become a journalist.
MSNBC
Mentor: Vanessa Hollingshead
Nikki Egan is an Emmy Award - winning senior producer at MSNBC. She's hoping
something else will happen in her lifetime so that won't be the first line of her obituary.
Not that she doesn't like MSNBC (she loves it), but she's milked that Emmy line for a
while and her friends are tired of it. As a producer, she's been right in the middle of
some of the big stories of the past (redacted) years, including the 2000 ballot
debacle in Florida. (Don't ask to see her hanging chads. She's shy.) Besides
attempting standup comedy, Nikki also runs around the park occasionally, dances
better than Britney at the VMAs (who doesn't?), eats her vegetables and sleeps.
She'd like to thank Kermit the Frog, Walter Cronkite and Mary Richards for inspiring
her to become a journalist.
Tasha Harris
StageTime Magazine
Mentor: Todd Lynn
Tasha A. Harris is a writer-comedian who has covered the New York City comedy
scene since 2001. She was the former news editor of Two Drink Minimum and a
contributing writer to The Comic Bible and Punchline magazine. She is the editor of
Talent In Motion. Harris created the new award category, "Best Comedian," for Talent
In Motion's Timmy Awards in 2005.
Tasha is also Founder & Editor-In-Chief of StageTime Magazine, the publication
dedicated to stand up comedy.
Website - www.stagetimemag.com
StageTime Magazine
Mentor: Todd Lynn
Tasha A. Harris is a writer-comedian who has covered the New York City comedy
scene since 2001. She was the former news editor of Two Drink Minimum and a
contributing writer to The Comic Bible and Punchline magazine. She is the editor of
Talent In Motion. Harris created the new award category, "Best Comedian," for Talent
In Motion's Timmy Awards in 2005.
Tasha is also Founder & Editor-In-Chief of StageTime Magazine, the publication
dedicated to stand up comedy.
Website - www.stagetimemag.com
Jim Karol
"Psychic Madman"
Show Headliner
Jim has been seen by millions of people from his appearances on NBC’s Tonight
Show with Jay Leno and the Ellen Degeneres Show, as well as Rosie O’Donnell,
Montel, Fox News and numerous other television and news shows. He is also a
regular guest on the national radio shows "Brewer Unleashed" and "Coast To Coast
AM" with Art Bell. Jim has headlined at many major casinos, made over 3000
college appearances and has even been invited to perform at the White House. He
has held three Guinness World records and has also been featured in numerous
magazines.
Jim’s "Psychic Madman" show combines extraordinary feats of the mind with zany
comedy and dangerous stunts.
Website -www.JimKarol.com
"Psychic Madman"
Show Headliner
Jim has been seen by millions of people from his appearances on NBC’s Tonight
Show with Jay Leno and the Ellen Degeneres Show, as well as Rosie O’Donnell,
Montel, Fox News and numerous other television and news shows. He is also a
regular guest on the national radio shows "Brewer Unleashed" and "Coast To Coast
AM" with Art Bell. Jim has headlined at many major casinos, made over 3000
college appearances and has even been invited to perform at the White House. He
has held three Guinness World records and has also been featured in numerous
magazines.
Jim’s "Psychic Madman" show combines extraordinary feats of the mind with zany
comedy and dangerous stunts.
Website -www.JimKarol.com
Sean McCarthy
New York Daily News
Mentor: Macio
Sean L. McCarthy is an entertainment and features reporter for the New York Daily
News and runs a blog about comedy called Funny Business.
In the past year, he has interviewed Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia and Larry the Cable
Guy, and none of it has rubbed off on him. You’re welcome?
Website -http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/funnybusiness/
New York Daily News
Mentor: Macio
Sean L. McCarthy is an entertainment and features reporter for the New York Daily
News and runs a blog about comedy called Funny Business.
In the past year, he has interviewed Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia and Larry the Cable
Guy, and none of it has rubbed off on him. You’re welcome?
Website -http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/funnybusiness/
Carmin Biggs
WABC Eyewitness News
Mentor: Ryan Reiss
WABC Eyewitness News
Mentor: Ryan Reiss
Laurel Touby
Founder & Senior Vice President
mediabistro.com
Show Judge
Laurel Touby started her career at Young & Rubicam, in the Media Planning
department, back when there was one! After three years trying to break into the
Creative Department at Y&R, she busted out of the Ad Agency business for good.
After a long stint as a journalist (working for everyone from Working Woman
Magazine to Business Week to New York Magazine), she launched her business,
mediabistro.com.
The original idea for mediabistro.com was cooked up in 1993, when Touby -- who
was still contributing to Glamour magazine at the time -- and a friend decided to host
a mixer for media people. The parties quickly grew, and soon Touby had 4,000 of
New York's top media talent on her email list. After creating a web site in 1997 and
adding features such as job listings, bulletin boards, classes, e-classes, and a
freelance marketplace, Touby's business began to take off. Today, 700,000 media
professionals have registered for various mediabistro.com services around the
world. Users log upwards of 7 million page views a month.
Website -www.mediabistro.com
Founder & Senior Vice President
mediabistro.com
Show Judge
Laurel Touby started her career at Young & Rubicam, in the Media Planning
department, back when there was one! After three years trying to break into the
Creative Department at Y&R, she busted out of the Ad Agency business for good.
After a long stint as a journalist (working for everyone from Working Woman
Magazine to Business Week to New York Magazine), she launched her business,
mediabistro.com.
The original idea for mediabistro.com was cooked up in 1993, when Touby -- who
was still contributing to Glamour magazine at the time -- and a friend decided to host
a mixer for media people. The parties quickly grew, and soon Touby had 4,000 of
New York's top media talent on her email list. After creating a web site in 1997 and
adding features such as job listings, bulletin boards, classes, e-classes, and a
freelance marketplace, Touby's business began to take off. Today, 700,000 media
professionals have registered for various mediabistro.com services around the
world. Users log upwards of 7 million page views a month.
Website -www.mediabistro.com
Emily Gould
Editor
Gawker.com
Show Judge
Maybe you caught her on Larry King Live (she was the one being cursed to hell by
Jimmy Kimmel) or maybe you read her YA novel about budding witches (Hex
Education was published by Penguin Razorbill in May), but you probably know Emily
Gould best from her saucy missives on the one, the only Gawker.com , where she's
served as editor since last November. The 25-year-old Brooklynite has written for
publications from the New York Times to Guilt and Pleasure to Girl's Life, and in her
life before media celebrity stalking, she worked at Disney's Hyperion imprint and
blogged regularly for her very own Emilymagazine.com.
Website -www.Gawker.com
Editor
Gawker.com
Show Judge
Maybe you caught her on Larry King Live (she was the one being cursed to hell by
Jimmy Kimmel) or maybe you read her YA novel about budding witches (Hex
Education was published by Penguin Razorbill in May), but you probably know Emily
Gould best from her saucy missives on the one, the only Gawker.com , where she's
served as editor since last November. The 25-year-old Brooklynite has written for
publications from the New York Times to Guilt and Pleasure to Girl's Life, and in her
life before media celebrity stalking, she worked at Disney's Hyperion imprint and
blogged regularly for her very own Emilymagazine.com.
Website -www.Gawker.com
2007 New York's Funniest Reporters