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Christy Ferer, Founder
CEO and Founder Christy Ferer is a leading innovator in branded video content and its multi media distribution. She has pioneered broadcasts and distribution for brands like Fendi from the Great Wall of China to
creating social media video communities for brands including Nintendo, Macy's and Calvin Klein underwear. Vidicom which she founded in 1982, was the first to videotape fashion shows for designer clients and the first to open
television channels in hotels to create a visitors network. Today Citybuzz broadcasts in over 80,000 New York city and Chicago hotel rooms, airlines, cruise ships, convention centers, broadcast outlets, and the web. After starting her career as an anchor and reporter for NBC in St. Louis and WPIX in New York,
Ferer became the first network news correspondent to regularly cover fashion runway for decades beginning with 1983 for NBC’s “Today.”
Author of several lifestyle books, Ferer also serves the Mayor of New York City as the liaison for 9-11 issues and serves on not-for-profit boards. Ferer is a former Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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Lynn Murray, Senior Vice President
Lynn was educated at Emerson College, in Boston, MA where she graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism. She began her career in media, working as a production assistant at WLVI-TV, Channel 56 in Boston, MA. In 1994 Murray moved to New York and joined broadcast public relations firm, Medialink Worldwide Inc.
After twelve years at Medialink Worldwide, Murray became the Vice President of Client Relations at entertainment media firm, On the Scene Productions, where she worked with entertainment, music and healthcare clients. In 2008, she joined Vidicom, Inc., as SVP of Client Services where she continues to work with healthcare, consumer, beauty and fashion clients advising them on their video and multimedia campaigns. She has become an expert strategist for online, viral and social media campaigns.
Through these positions Murray has become a media veteran and has been credited as a powerful influencer in broadcast communications, where she has focused the industry back to excellent client service, results and outstanding PR/marketing strategies for her clients.
Murray currently resides in Park Slope, Brooklyn with her husband Shaun and French Bulldog Robbie.
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Ben Garrett, Executive Producer
Ben Garrett is an award-winning producer with more than 29 years of experience in broadcast public relations and TV news. Among his career highlights, Ben developed the first health information website for the fledgling Microsoft Network, brought the only regular medical TV series to cable network television endorsed by The New England Journal of Medicine and has been elected to national Executive Board of the Public Relations Society of America’s Health Academy, where he currently serves. He has directed two Ad Council-endorsed PSA campaigns and worked with and directed a number of celebrities, including Lance Armstrong, Pierce Brosnan, Rosie O’Donnell, Joy Behar and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Ben and his family have five dogs, from a one-hundred pound English bulldog to a three-pound rescue Chihuahua. He has one of the top 100 private saltwater aquariums in Atlanta. His wife is a nurse, and he has two daughters in college.
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Sebastian Hill, Media Strategist
Sebastian made the move to VIDICOM in 2006 after working for 15 years as a TV news and documentary producer at Fox News Channel, MSNBC, American’s Talking and A&E. He brings with him an extensive background in writing and producing compelling TV segments and booking effective spokespeople and newsmakers.
During his time at Fox News Channel’s top-rated Fox and Friends morning show he produced pre-invasion live shots from U.S. military bases in the deserts of Kuwait, political segments from the Hill, updates on the economy and War on Terror, even trend reports on lifestyle, fashion, food and the world of entertainment.
As a Media Strategist he puts this experience to use by helping PR professionals craft and develop effective media campaigns to help clients get their messaging seen and heard by millions of viewers and listeners.
When he’s not working, Sebastian enjoys traveling to far off places and climbing to new heights (he recently attempted to climb Mt. Rainier but an avalanche warning forced him to turn around at 11,500 feet). He also likes sailing, photography, long-distance running and hanging with his wife and 2 daughters.
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Meredith Callan, Account Manager
Meredith Callan comes to Vidicom with a solid background in Broadcast Public Relations and Production. She has worked on all accounts from consumer to non-profit, beauty to healthcare, with an emphasis in sports marketing.
Before joining Vidicom Meredith got her BA from the University of Kansas in Communications. She worked at Carlson Marketing Group in Minneapolis, and most recently at On The Scene Productions Chicago as Director of Midwest Operations.
When she’s not working, Meredith enjoys frequenting the shops on Michigan Avenue, indulging in the guilty pleasure of watching reality TV, eating sushi, needlepointing, reading and volunteering on the planning committee for the Green Tie Ball – an organization that works in conjunction with Mayor Daley in efforts to beautify the city of Chicago.
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Mark Isom, Senior Vice President - Integrated Media
News junkie. From Hartford to Dallas and Minneapolis to New York local TV news trenches, Isom spent 17 years producing number one rated daily half hour newscasts and
live shots of major events across the country. He brings a news sensibility and energy to every media project VIDICOM tackles. His strong editorial background provides expert
strategic counsel to VIDICOM clients. Mark manages our media relationships and develops strategic partnerships across TV and the web resulting in millions of impressions for VIDICOM clients.
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Thomas Dale, Web Design & Development Director
Thomas Dale has worked in the PR sector for over ten years, focused primarily on media design & development. Specializing in web-based multimedia press releases and microsites for companies including Converse, Gatorade and American Heart Association, Thomas has also worked on several graphic design projects for Adidas, Fleishman Hillard, Ogilvy PR and many others. Web sites, brochures, flyers, business cards, presentations . . . Need to make it pretty? Give Thomas a call. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife Grace and labradoodle Pally. At 6’5”, he’s tall, and to get it out of the way, yes, he did play basketball.
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Suzanne McKeown-Roman, Internet Operations Manager
With over 17 years working on the Internet, Suzanne McKeown, has worked with everyone from governments to on-line game creators. She was described in an interview with ABC Nightly News has a “genuine computer genius” and The New York Times has called her work “a gem”. Suzanne has won professional awards in both Internet Electric Commerce and Technical Documentation.
She spends her free time as a member of the Red Cross’ Rapid Response Team, Disaster Action Team and the Progressive Response On-Call. Her work has earned her multiple nominations in Disaster Response. Her photography has appeared in national publications and her glass work has been featured in art galleries.
Suzanne lives in Astoria Queens with her husband, dog, cat and computer controlled salt water reef tank.
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Kris Campbell, Executive Web Producer
Kris Campbell is a seasoned veteran in the entertainment/news industry, starting off his career working for NBC Universal at Dateline, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Since then, he has worked for ABC Inc. in the Network Logs department, eventually moving on to work for Good Morning America. Currently, Kris works as associate producer for Vidicom, editing, shooting, and writing. He is also the Citybuzz web producer and online editor.
While not working, Kris enjoys keeping up with his fitness and keeping his physique in tip-top shape. In addition, he donates as much of his free time to charity as possible and enjoys water skiing, skydiving, and traveling.
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