Flacks & Hacks Celebrated at Annual Showmanship Awards
[Warren Cowan, 1921-2008, honored at the ICG Publicists Awards; Photo from a profile in the Los Angeles Times]
Chuck Lorre on entertainment publicists: “dream weavers who spin our personal shit into gold.”
The above quote from Hollywood producer Chuck Lorre captures the tenor of the 46th Annual Showmanship Awards (yes, since 1963). The awards brought the big entertainment publicists together with the media for a congenial luncheon to celebrate the best in the business yesterday. Lorre was on hand as the winner of Television Showman of the Year.
Warner Brothers snagged both Showmanships for film and TV publicity for The Dark Knight and Gossip Girls.
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