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John Lee
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Fresh from performing his Breeders’ Cup tribute song Stateside before more than 65,000 people at Churchill Downs on the final day of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, 14-year-old singer/songwriter Mark Boylan and family returned home to to Banagher, County Offaly, today after three planes and about 24 hours of travel from Louisville, Kentucky.
Singing from a stand in the racetrack’s infield on Saturday, looking out at Churchill’s signature twin spires, Boylan delivered a spirited rendition of his Stateside on Saturday, electrifying the crowd which sang along with the official 2011 Breeders’ Cup Anthem from lyrics printed in the track program.
"Mark is such a talented kid and added so much enthusiasm to the Breeders' Cup festivities," said Peter Rotondo, Breeders' Cup Vice President Media & Entertainment. "From doing media interviews to posing with fans, Mark was a great ambassador for the Breeders' Cup and horse racing during his visit to Louisville this past week. We are all looking forward to what he'll do in the future."
Even before his memorable performance, Mark had become a Louisville celebrity thanks to enthusiastic coverage by local TV, radio, print and online media, racing media, national coverage in the New York Times and a free lunchtime concert at Louisville's entertainment center, 4th Street Live. All week, his new fans stopped him for photos and autographs, including Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and renowned film star Bo Derek, much to his amazement.
“Great to be home even though I really didn’t want to leave Louisville—it’s one of my favourite places in the world,” Boylan said. “This was the most amazing weeks of my life especially the two days of the Breeders’ Cup Word Championships. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this wonderful experience—all the people who welcomed and encouraged me, the folks at 4th Street Live and the Louisville Visitors and Convention Bureau, the media which covered me so kindly, everyone at Churchill Downs and especially the Breeders’ Cup and MOC Insurance who sponsored my trip.”
Mark’s performance on Saturday was the centerpiece of a great day for the Irish as it followed trainer Aidan O’Brien’s win in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (Grade 1, $1 million) with the Irish-bred Wrote, Ryan Moore up, for the Coolmore team of John Magnier. Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. O’Brien would be back in the winner’s circle after Mark’s song with the same owners when the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (Grade 1) went to Irish-bred St. Nicholas Abbey, with the trainer’s 18-year-old son Joseph O’Brien in the irons, the youngest rider ever to win a Breeders' Cup race.
Stateside is available for download at iTunes for $1.29 with all proceeds going to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
Photos available by request
About Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. Total purses for this year’s two-day event at Churchill Downs, Nov. 4-5, are $26 million. The 2010 Breeders’ Cup delivered nearly $140 million in winning wagers to fans at betting locations around the globe. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup Web site, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
John Lee
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John Lee of John Lee MEDIA has been chosen to serve as a member of the faculty of the Fair Media Council’s annual Connection Day, the largest conference in the country that brings together media and social media with businesses and nonprofits for a day of open dialogue, story pitching and skills training.
FMC’s Connection Day takes place Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. About 600 people are expected to attend the conference, which includes 18 breakout sessions, networking, an exhibition hall and a luncheon in the grand ballroom featuring Long Island Business News Publisher John Kominicki’s keynote address, “On Politics, Natural Disasters and Other Redundancies.” This event attracts an audience from the greater New York metro area.
Lee will be participating as a moderator in a breakout session titled, “Social Media – Best Practices.” He consults in public relations, crisis communications, social media, media production and media projects. He also blogs on media at Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lee).
The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps organizations become part of the public conversation. Information about FMC and Connection Day registration information may be found at www.fairmediacouncil.org or by calling 1.855.432.4763.
IFNY: a weekend of the best in contemporary Irish Cinema
What: Irish Film New York (IFNY) brings the best in contemporary Irish filmmaking to New York University’s Cantor Film Center for a three-day, six-film screening series.
The mix of four dramatic films and two documentaries kicks off Friday at 8 pm with Knuckle, a visceral look at the violent world of bare-knuckle boxing among Ireland’s Traveler community, opening in theatres in December of 2011. HBO is adapting the documentary into a new drama series. IFNY continues with two films Sat., and three on Sun. Each film will be followed by a Q&A with key participants.
Who: Filmmaker Niall McKay created Irish Film New York after success with similar events in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In addition to documentaries Knuckle and Pyjama Girls, IFNY includes feature films 32A starring Aidan Quinn, Parked with Colm Meaney,, Sorcerer with Domhnall Gleeson of Harry Potter and True Grit and Weeds star Demián Bichir in The Runway.
When:
· Fri., Sept. 30, 4PM Industry panel on contemporary Irish Cinema with IFNY filmmakers (free)
· Fri., Sept. 30 6PM Reception at Glucksman Ireland House (for invited guests and media)
· Fri., Sept. 30 8PM Knuckle Q&A: Boxer James Quinn McDoonagh & director Ian Palmer
· Sat., Oct. 1 6PM 32A Q&A: Actor Aidan Quinn & Writer/Director Marian Quinn
· Sat., Oct. 1 8PM The Runway Q&A: Writer/Director Ian Power
· Sun., Oct. 2 4PM Pyjama Girls Q&A editor Paul Rowley
· Sun., Oct. 2 6PM Parked, Q&A: Writer/Director Darragh Byrne
· Sun., Oct. 2 8 PM Sensation, Q&A: Director Tom Hall
Where: All films screen at NYU Cantor Film Center, at 36 East 8th St, New York, NY 10003. The Friday 4 PM panel will be at Dean's Conference Room, 12 Floor, NYU Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, NY NY, 10003. (The 6 PM reception for invited guests & media is at NYU Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews, NY, NY)
Story elements: The first Irish Film New York…IFNY is a David going up against NY Film Fest’s Goliath…organizer Niall McKay offers the do’s and don’t’s of creating a niche film festival on no budget….bare-knuckle Boxer James Quinn McDoonagh and director Ian Palmer discuss their violent world…Aidan Quinn on coming of age…and working for his sister.
For more information, schedule & tickets go to www.irishfilmnyc.com
MEDIA CONTACTS:
John Lee, John Lee MEDIA, 917-653-3444, johnlee@johnleemedia.com
Irish Film New York (IFNY) brings the best in contemporary Irish filmmaking to New York University’s Cantor Film Center for a three-day, six-film screening series. Opening the festival on Sept. 30, 2011 is the New York premiere of the documentary Knuckle, a visceral look at the violent world of bare-knuckle boxing among Ireland’s Traveler community, opening in theaters in December of 2011. HBO is adapting the documentary into a new drama series.
Irish Film New York includes the Galway Film Festival-winning feature Parked, starring Colm Meaney, a story of friendship, hope, and perseverance between two “neighbors” living in their cars. Also new to New York is The Runway, inspired by the true story of a South American plane that crashes in a County Cork town and how the town comes together to send the pilot home, featuring Weeds star Demián Bichir.
IFNY is partnering with the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and the Los Angles Irish Film Festival to bring the filmmakers of Knuckle, Parked, and The Runway on a tri-city tour in anticipation of each film’s U.S. release later this year.
“We created Irish Film New York to connect New York’s avid film audiences with the best films and filmmakers coming out Ireland today,” IFNY founder Niall McKay said.
Established through partnerships with New York University’s Glucksman Ireland House, Culture Ireland, the Irish Film Board and the Irish Film Institute, IFNY features six feature-length films, a series of shorts including Academy Award-nominees, filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, filmmaker receptions and industry events such as a documentary showcase.
Films are screened at NYU’s Cantor Film Center, located at 36 East 8th Street, on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2. Tickets are $12; $10 for students and members of Glucksman Ireland House NYU. Festival Passes are $60 for six screenings. Tickets and full list of films with background information and video previews are available via www.irishfilmnyc.com. IFNY is part of Imagine Ireland: a year-long celebration of Irish arts in the United States in 2011.
About Irish Film New York
Irish Film New York was founded by Niall McKay, the founder and director of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and the co-founder of the LA Irish Film Festival. IFNY is co-presented by NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House and funded by Culture Ireland and supported by the Irish Film Institute and the Irish Film Board. For more information please visit www.irishfilmnyc.com.
For media inquiries, contact: John Lee, 917-653-3444, johnleemedia@gmail.com
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John Lee
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Plugged-in: Study finds Irish, ages 13-19, are teenagers... as in typical teenagers, living much of their lives online. A recent study of the media habits of Irish teens show them communicating with friends by text messaging (56 percent) and by Facebook (38 percent) and with their parents by shrugs, scowls, eye-rolls and monosyllabic grunts (87 percent--not part of the study, pure conjecture on my part).
The Irish Digital Teen Survey was undertaken in November by Mulley Communications Ltd., an online marketing and PR consultancy based in Cork and Dublin that actively studies Irish digital space. You can download a pdf of the just released Irish Digital Teen Survey, but here are some highlights of their look at Irish teen media interaction:
For the rest of the article and a video heat-mapping the way people scan Facebook pages, please follow this link to HuffingtonPost.
Wishing you Happy Holidays and a Hopeful New Year
