Celebrities Turned Entrepreneurs, Protecting America Against Disaster, Legal Advice in the Internet Century, and Love On Line Featured On 'Business Now' at 11 a.m. Sunday, February 13th On WABC-TV, Channel 7, New York.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2000 Television business news magazine &uot;Business Now&uot; this week introduces viewers to the entrepreneurial world of comedienne Joan Rivers Joan Rivers (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. She is known for her brash manner and loud, raspy voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent. , goes inside a firm preparing America's &uot;first responders&uot; for acts of terrorism or natural disasters, talks with lawyers at home in Hollywood or cyberspace, and explores the world of romance on the Internet. &uot;Business Now&uot; airs at 11 a.m., Sunday, February 13th on WABC-TV, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The program simultaneously is being broadcast on the &uot;Business Now&uot; web site: www.BusinessNow.com This week &uot;Business Now&uot; reports on: 1) Celebrity Entrepreneurs, a look inside the world of Joan Rivers, comedienne turned successful business executive. &uot;Business Now's&uot; Alice Look talks with Ms Rivers about how her entertainment career led to successful ventures in jewelry and cosmetics. 2) Loeb and Loeb, a major bi-coastal law firm which represents not only some of the biggest names in Hollywood, music and media, but has the expertise to advise Internet companies how to compete most effectively in the new economy. Jonathan Taplin, president of Intertainer, says his company selected Loeb and Loeb because of its &uot;complete understanding of the entertainment business along with a real deep understanding of where interactive media is going.&uot; 3) Research Planning, Incorporated -RPI-- a Virginia-based company working to prevent terrorism and strengthen emergency response in the event of attack or natural disaster. RPI RPI - Rockwell Protocol Interface has conducted exercises in more than 120 of the nation's largest cities to improve the ability of first responders to handle disasters of any kind. 4) Love@AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. . On the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. ,&uot;Business Now&uot;anchor Karen Ryan Karen Ryan is a public relations specialist, and former television news reporter, who became famous for producing controversial video news release created to promote the Medicare and education systems for the United States government. examines romance in the virtual age and finds more and more people are finding love, long-term relationships and marriage on the Internet--especially on line at Love@AOL. According to AOL, you've definitely joined the world of cyberdating if you worry less about how you look and more about spelling and grammar. Business Now is produced by Building America Television, home of the Internet's most extensive library of video-streamed business news at www.BusinessNow.com Business Now is currently preparing stories on VC-backed companies who are mezzanine or pre-IPO. For story suggestions or more information, contact Amanda Cole at (703) 787 3533, x33. Program sponsors include Ernst &Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol and Nextel. |
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