Longtime PR Maven Lois Smith On Real Time Web: 'I'm So Glad I'm Not Doing Publicity Now'

Boston University newspaper BU Today profiled retired celebrity publicist Lois Smith in an interview published today. Smith’s career includes work with A-listers Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Whitney Houston and Martin Scorsese.

She also launched legendary Hollywood firm PMK/HBH with Pat Kingsley. PMK recently experienced a shake-out in conjunction with its merger with agency BNC.

Smith tells the paper that she’s happy to be out of the PR game:

With Web sites like Perez Hilton, and Twitter and more gossip magazines than ever, how do you think things have changed for a publicist?

Oh please – I’m so glad I’m not doing publicity now.

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