Ellin Sanger

Current

Media Consultant, Media Stratgist, Talent Relations Expert at Ellin Sanger Media Consulting & "A-List" Guest Booking

Past

Editorial Producer, ABC News 20/20 at ABC Television
Entertainment Producer, Joan Rivers Show at Tribune Broadcasting
Senior Entertainment Producer, Good Morning America at ABC Television

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Education

Syracuse University
white plains high school

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Broadcast Media

Ellin Sanger’s Summary

With a successful background working for major media, in news & entertainment, including TV programs; 20/20 & Good Morning America, as well as operating a successful media consulting and guest booking company, I have established myself as a recognized professional with a proven record of accomplishments many media industries.

I do media consulting & stratagizing for companies, nonprofits, products, authors and broadcasters. I help my clients package compelling stories about their work to major media and the public. Some Clients Include:
The Carter Center
Jordan Goodman,"America's Money Answers Man." Finance Expert
The International Mystery Writer's Festival
Jerelle Kraus, speaker, fmr. NYTimes Art Director, author of "All The Art That's Fit To Print & Some That Wasn't(Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page"
Holistic Holiday Cruise
Asa Aarons, Consumer Expert, Columist, TV Broadcaster
ALCis Daily Relief (topical pain reliever)
Sky Fuel (solar energy technology)
CNN
CNBC
Fox TV
Human Relations Media
USA Networks
ESPN
Time Warner TV

Established proven track record for generating original ideas and tranforming them into reality. Worked as as a producer, marketing advisor, media strategist & consultant. I implemented media placement & strategy, editorial input, program & story development, book talent for events & broadcast, specializing in high profile guests, or breaking news booking. My background and experience is as diverse and expansive as my rolodex. My news & entertainment background enable me to switch gears in a heart beat in a variety of areas.

Years of experience in television production, media relations crisis management, public affairs, nonprofits, startups and corporations. I'm an original idea generator & facilitator, who thinks outside the box with a strong pulse on today's media, I help my clients find the most compelling way to tell their story, & suggest most effective vehicle to tell it,creating brand awareness.

Ellin Sanger’s Specialties:

Producing, marketing, branding, media planning and consulting, strategic media placement,editorial functions, guest booking, program & story development, recruit talent for events, specializing in high profile, "a list" and breaking news booking, Idea generating and facililating and tranforming ideas into reality. Strong research, editorial and investigative skills.

Ellin Sanger’s Experience

Media Consultant, Media Stratgist, Talent Relations Expert

Ellin Sanger Media Consulting & "A-List" Guest Booking

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

August 2003 — Present (6 years 5 months)

Advises companies, serivces, non profits, and product manufactures as to how to best package stories about their work in order to make the story of interest to major media outlets. Also create media strategies, recruit talent for special media and publicity projects.
Editorial Producer, ABC News 20/20

ABC Television

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)

1990 — 1997 (7 years )

Responsible for Barbara Walter's exclusive news breaking high profile interviews.(i.e. Gen. Schwarzkopf 1st interview after the Gulf war, The Menendez Brothers, Arthur Ashe annoucing he had AIDs, Terry Waite's release from captivity as a hostage) Many of the interviews I was honored to have recruited were the highest rated interviews to for the program to date.

Also,developed other stories for the program and covered breaking news.(Jackie Kennedy's death, 93 World Trade Center bombing, Oklahoma City Bombing) An original idea generator and facilitator who thinks a step a head of the headlines. Booked every president and first lady from Carter to Clinton.
Entertainment Producer, Joan Rivers Show

Tribune Broadcasting

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TRB; Broadcast Media industry)

1989 — 1990 (1 year )

Recruited talent, booked and produced celebrity and high profile interviews.
Senior Entertainment Producer, Good Morning America

ABC Television

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)

1980 — 1989 (9 years )

Was in charge of booking talent and segment ideas for all entertaiment oriented booking. Worked directly with talent, and high level contacts in entertainment industry (film, television, theatre, agents, pr, management and sports contacts) A few memorable bookings include, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Redford, Marlon Brando, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Audrey Hepburn, Al Pacino, Robert DiNiro, Steven Spielberg. John Huston, Robin Williams, John Travolta, Danzel Washington, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, MaDonna, reunited Sonny and Cher, Bruce Springsteen.)

Created multi part celebrity series and reunion shows. Recruited GMA family members. Crossed over into hard news when there was a breaking story.(i.e. The TWA Beriut Hostage Crisis, the Challenger Explosion, The Reagan and Indira Gandhi Assinations)

Was part of the winning team that made GMA the number one rated morning show in the country.

Ellin Sanger’s Education

Syracuse University

BS , communications, drama

graduated magna cum laude
white plains high school

Additional Information

Ellin Sanger’s Interests:

enviromental concerns such as global warming and renewable energy, global health, nuclear proliferation, foriegn policy hobbies: jewerly design, film, kayaking, dog lover, original idea generator