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When I was a youngster I walked into my brother in laws mothers house, (who i hated) to see their color tv. They had bought a piece of plastic that was blue on the top third, red in the middle and green at the bottom and taped it on their tv! I turned around and left laughing my * off! [:D]
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I am trying to find the clip of her interview with the wounded black policewoman where she was expecting the woman to badmouth guns. It didn't work out that way as the woman started talking about Second Amendment rights and Katie quickly cut the interview short.
Anyone know of the link or the womans' name?
time for bed but i wished i'd saved a couple[V]
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Edie Okamoto, CEO and President is an international marketing and media professional with more than 20 years working with both technology and consumer-oriented companies. Ms. Okamoto has held roles in business development, marketing, advertising and public relations experience, both in client and agency roles. She is fluent in four languages, including English, German, French and Spanish. Ms. Okamoto has hands-on experience in 23 countries, including Europe, the Americas and Asia . Ms. Okamoto oversees strategic planning, business development and customer services.
Edie Okamoto got her professional start in 1979 in the Advertising Agency World where she worked for WCC/Saatchi & Saatchi. There she learned the media trade on accounts such as Hewlett-Packard, GTE Lenkurt, GTE Sylvania, American Microsystems, and Canadian Pacific Airlines, Port of Oakland . Late 1979 she got recruited by a Retail Agency where she worked on Holiday Inn, C&W Foods, Macy's, JC Penney, and Gemco/Memco, where she was promoted to Media Director responsible for planning and buying TV and Radio time.
In April 1980 she started as Media Director for DDB San Francisco where she gained some recognition for formulating the international media launch strategy for Microsoft's, MS-DOS, Programming Languages and their first applications software suite - Multiplan. She also worked all accounts, including GTE Microcircuits, Volkswagen, St. Francis Hotel . The media billing under her guidance grew by 800% in less than two years. Late 1982 she worked at Lutat, Battey on the Pre-IPO campaigns for Altos Computers, Seagate Technology, and Wyse Technologies. Right from the start and due to her language skills and multi-cultural understanding she found herself responsible for taking companies' image campaigns internationally.
In March of 1983 she founded her own consulting firm International Marketing and Media (IMM) to be able to pursue her career and to be able to spend time raising her children. While raising her children she chose to work part-time on interesting projects, which included over 50 multi-national company-launches in the technology and the consumer sector. Clients included AT&T International, HP, Digital Research, Hyundai, Alcatel and Logo Paris US Entries, Body Smart Systems, and over 200 other firms. She often was recruited by and served media companies such as IDG, where her idea eventually caused the formation of Computer 2000, wrote the concept of PC Week for Markt & Technik, who sold it to Ziff-Davis. She consulted with Hayden Publishing, assisted with the launch of the German and French Sun Magazines. She also helped launch five advertising agencies whose billing grew up to $86,000,000, always in less than two years. She has hands-on experience in over 21 countries.
Now that her children are going off to college, she is excited to be able to fully focus on her career. She originated the RioVida Networks company concept and recruited the team. She met Raffi Mezaduryan through her friend Carsten Bestmann.
At RioVida Networks she is in charge of building the RioVida teams and for strategic and international business development for our clients. She initiates and builds strong strategic partnerships to leverage RioVida Networks' online TV services for our partners and clients on an international level. She is fluent in English, German, French and Spanish and has intimate knowledge of Asian cultures and business practices. She can be reached at edie.okamoto@riovida.net.
Rick Okie, Chief Creative Officer - Executive Producer has over 20 years experience in developing award- winning television shows, documentaries and online programs. Rick heads up all Programming and Production. Rick is a well known Emmy nominated writer, producer, director. Rick also served as Director of Current Programs at NBC as well as executive producer for long-running series on Fox, Tribune and USA Networks, including Major Dad, Quantum Leap, Renegade, Gene Roddenberry and Witchblade. Rick Okie has been a well-known writer, producer, director, and executive in the television industry for over 20 years.
After graduating * laude from Yale University , Rick worked in the Programming Departments at CBS and NBC, concluding this portion of his career as Director of Current Programs at NBC, supervising production of numerous primetime hits. Rick's work and relationships earned him a long-term contract to write and produce at Universal Studios, where he was nominated for an Emmy as Supervising Producer of QUANTUM LEAP for NBC. He also created, wrote, and Executive Produced the long-running CBS sitcom MAJOR DAD.
Rick then shifted his attention to the emerging first-run syndication market, pioneering top-level production. He wrote and Executive Produced hits like GENE RODDENBERRY'S EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT (Tribune), RENEGADE (USA Network), and WITCHBLADE (Turner).
Most recently he has achieved another lifelong ambition, writing and producing a world-spanning series of documentaries titled GOIN' BACK for Discovery Channel set to premiere in the fall of 2004.
A fine musician, Rick is also a founding partner and producer of GUITAR SCHOOL.NET, the online instructional arm of Guitar Center , America 's largest retail music chain. In this capacity he has produced streaming video music lessons in all styles, taught by numerous rock and jazz stars for online distribution.
Rick lives in Laguna Beach , California with Rosine, his wife of twenty-two years.
At RioVida Networks Rick Okie is responsible for all interactive TV productions, TV content programming, and co-manages content licensing. He can be reached at rick.okie@riovida.net.
Robert J. Page, VP Branding is a talented visionary with a proven track record of success in building brands, creating value, and successfully launching start-up enterprise. A specialist in building trademark and brand equity, consumer brand recognition, licensing, strategic planning, advertising, and marketing focus and analysis for his client's.
Offered successful trademark and brand building strategies to assist in the development of a focused cohesive management effort in building strong brands. Further worked with senior executives aligning business and internet strategies to assure maximum marketing benefit from the dollars invested. Since 1999 he is a frequent guest lecturer at the UCLA School of Business, Branding and Corporate Brand Strategies. Participated frequently as a guest lecturer on a variety of topics including: Brand Development Strategies, Branding for the 21st Century, Brand Management and Controls, Branding as a Corporate Security Strategy, e-Branding, Strategic Planning in the information age, and more.
In 1995 he founded the The Page Group, providing expertise in brand development, marketing, strategic planning, and implementation for firms such as Indian Motorcycle Company, American Honda Motorcycles, Caterpillar International, Alta Vista Search and Shopping, Big Word.com, Style Systems.com, The Coca-Cola Company, Sierra Financial Advisors/Sierra Homes/Sierra Ventures LLC, Levi Strauss; Co, Excelsior Henderson motorcycles, Rainforest Caf?'s, Walt Disney companies, Guess Int'l. and others.
2000 to present - Principal, Richmond-Page, providing exciting marketing, event planning and implementation across the motorcycle industry. Lending vision to the development of marketing strategies for Native American causes and programs. Primary focus has been in support of Indian Motorcycle, Native American Chamber of Commerce, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, various tribal governments and casinos, etc.
1990-1995 - President and COO, Majority Shareholder, Co-Founder---Coca-Cola brand licensed products / Coca Cola Brand Clothes, BERLECA USA, L.P., (vol. over $10 mil. annually) Brought new licensed products (apparel and related accessories) company to market with sales of $5+ million within 24 months, and achieved budgeted sales plans in excess of $10 million annually in 4 years. Prior to 1990 he gained his experience in a number of management positions in sales and marketing with various apparel, sporting goods, licensing companies including: Nat'l. Sales Manager Union Bay Sportswear, VP Sales and Marketing BUM Equipment, Dir of Operations and US Sales for Triangle Apparel, and Regional Manager Levi Strauss and Co..
Bob has a keen understanding of consumer and brand relationship marketing and an even stronger focus on developing winning strategies between licensing partners. Years of experience in bringing new products to market has developed a keen sense or understanding for the consumer, retail channel, and supply channel needs in developing successful strategies.
He rides an Indian Chief, Indian Chief Trike, Honda ACE, Honda Magna, and an American Motorcycle Custom.He can be reached at rpage@riovida.net.
Branscombe Richmond, Actor, director, entertainer, has logged over 300 hours of television and 100 motion pictures including Scorpion King, Batman Returns, Hard to Kill, Commando, License to Kill and Star Trek III to name a few. He is best known as Bobby Sixkiller, star of the motorcycle theme television series; Renegade the most watched syndicated TV show globally from1992 to 1997. In the early 1990 he was employed by Harley-Davidson to establish their presence at motorcycle events across the country. Since1998 he has been Vice President of Indian Motorcycle responsible for Public/Dealer/Rider Relations, Product Placement, Indian Affairs, Event Marketing and was a founder of Indian's official riders association of 12,000 Indian Motorcycle owners.