Background
Merlis, George was born on February 7, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Martin Richard and Ethel (Pollack) Merlis.
( Tips for saying the right things when the cameras are r...)
Tips for saying the right things when the cameras are rolling and the reporters are taking notes In today's media-saturated business arena, "good press" is vital for everything from proactive public relations to post-disaster damage control. One wrong move, or slip of the tongue, can be fatal. How to Make the Most Out of Every Media Appearance shows anyone how to face the public through the media, and represent his or her business or industry with poise, confidence, and the ability to deliver a positive message without being sidetracked or distracted. Written by George Merlis, an Emmy-award-winning network television producer and top media trainer, this situation-specific book is filled with fascinating examples of how to say the right--and wrong--thing. It outlines a step-by-step program for: • Defining a message and making it media-friendly • Understanding what a media outlet is really looking for • Concisely and accurately delivering a message--and no more
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The novel is about Harley, Dann, a fictional Vice President, who does something unprecedented in American political history: He challenges Laurence Williams, his own incumbent President, for the Presidential nomination of their party. The incumbent president is elderly and not in good health, but Harley Dann faces a formidable obstacle: a drug-sex scandal.
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Merlis, George was born on February 7, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Martin Richard and Ethel (Pollack) Merlis.
Bachelor of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1960; Master of Science, Columbia University Graduate School Journalism, 1961.
Sports editor, Rome (Italy) Daily American, 1961;
reporter, New York World-Telegram and Sun, New York City, 1962-1965;
assistant city editor, New York World-Telegram and Sun, 1965-1967;
day city editor, World Journal Tribune, New York City, 1967;
supervisor editorial training program, New York News, New York City, 1967-1968;
director public relations, ABC News, New York City, 1967-1972;
field producer, Reasoner Report, 1972-1975;
executive producer, Good Morning America, 1975-1981;
executive producer, Columbia Broadcasting System Morning News, 1981-1983;
executive producer, Entertainment Tonight, 1983-1984;
executive producer, Dick Cavett, United States of America, 1985;
executive producer, Great Weekend, 1987-1988;
supervising producer, ABC-television's Home Show, 1988-1991;
executive producer, Willard Scott's Home and Garden Almanac, since 1994;
executive producer, Kitty Bartholomew You're Home, 1994-1998;
executive producer, The Urban Gardener with Mesach Taylor, 1996;
executive producer, writer, director, Harlem Hellfighters, 1997. President Jaand Prodns., Inc. Founder, chairman J-Nex television News Services, Inc.
Chairman Sunrise News Company.
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Member National television Academy Arts and Sciences, Home Video Academy Arts and Sciences, International Association Business Communicators, New York Newspaper Guild.
Married Susan Haviland Crane, November 21, 1963. Children: James Duncan, Andrew Richard.