This summer, ITZ has had the chance to hang out with a ton of very cool people!
Check it out:
This episode features Justin Tuck's R.U.S.H. for Literacy Celebrity Billiards Tournament. Interviews include Justin Tuck and various other New York Giants, actor Paul Sorvino, Buddy "Cake Boss" Valastro, and many more!
This episode is an in-depth look at New York Yankees legend Bernie Williams and his band! Bernie is just as good a musician as he was an athlete. He's also a great guy to boot! Class act all-around.
We were honored to be asked to cover a special charity event benefiting research & a cure for FOP (FibrodysplasiaOssificansProgressiva), a rare genetic disorder in which bone forms in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other connective tissues.
We got to talk to many on-the-rise musicians who came out to support this cause, including Boston electro-rapper Sam Adams. (We'll let his choice in baseball team slide, just this once!)
You want a crash course in "reality?" Try raising a family (on your own!) while balancing budgets, work, personal time and DRAMA!
Single Parenthood: New Jersey follows the lives of five eclectic middle-class Garden State parents as they work to improve the lives of their children and themselves.
"SPNJ" is still in the editing stages, yet has already started to generate buzz in the media (including articles in the Asbury Park Press and New Jersey Newsroom).
Special thanks to everyone who helped LSP with a successful shoot- the Fernandez family, the Ennis family, the Bloom family, the Flowers family, the Bellfield family, Kid Junction of Branchburg, Vivas Classic Latin Cuisine, Stefanie Photography, Julianne J Moon, and the Long Shot crew.
On July 29, we held the grand opening of Vivas Classic Latin Cuisine in Belmar, NJ.
The event kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Belmar Mayor Kenneth E. Pringle, the Belmar City Council, the Belmar Chamber of Commerce and Vivas owner Will Vivas.
“We are very excited for Vivas to re-open their kitchen to the Belmar community, and we look forward to Vivas serving our citizens for many years to come,” Mayor Pringle said.
The capacity crowd dined on complimentary tapas selections and new menu items. Fans of 94.3 The Point had the opportunity to meet and greet with midday host Laurie Cataldo and win some great prizes from The Point Street Team. Outside diners relaxed to the smooth jazz of The Conjugals, while other patrons enjoyed their tarot card readings by “Yolanda.”
Click here to read The Examiner's review of the evening!
If you combined the craziness of Jersey Shore, with a main character as lovable & complex as Tony Soprano, sprinkled in with great food & the hardworking Italian values of Cake Boss, what would you get?
The Godfather of New Jersey.
"TGONJ" follows a colorful Italian family (and their loyal "soldiers") as they run their successful pizzeria/bar/restaurant in East Hanover, NJ.
LSP shot the pilot out of The Godfather Pizzeria & Godfather Seafood Bar & Grill all summer long, and we are in the process of editing it together. The concept will be pitched to major TV networks this fall.
Long Shot Productions has teamed up with WFAN Sports Radio 660am and Buffalo Wild Wings to produce the NYers Sports RANT, which gives real sports fans the chance to rant (and rave) about their favorite athletes & teams. The show, hosted by Matt O'Boyle and Anita Marks, takes place every Wednesday night at a different BWW around the tri-state area. Click here for the full schedule.
Part of the RANT this season included the FANtasy Phenom Challenge. Over 2,000 people tried out for the chance of a lifetime- to become a WFAN sports talk personality. The winner of the contest gets a year-long contract with the station and their own 2- hour show.
Long Shot Productions will be at Bar Anticipation in Belmar, NJ on Friday, August 27 for the final round of the contest. We will be recording alongside the YES Network for WFAN.com.
Start your weekend early and stop by! With Mike Francesa at the helm breaking in the new talent, there's sure to be a lot of laughs!
It's hard to believe that Summer 2010 is almost a wrap! But at the same time, we are very much looking forward to what the fall has in store for us!
The following blog entries will highlight everything that has been going on. Between holding our first PR event, to taping 2 pilots, to crafting videos, we've barely had time to breath...and we are so thankful for that!
Read on, and please continue to follow our social networking sites for the latest news & videos:
The past two months have been amazing for LSP. We have seen our business BOOM and have been fortunate to work on amazing projects with great groups of people. We can't wait to see what the rest of 2010 has in store for us!
Here are some of the highlights:
This summer, LSP will be producing two reality show pilots. We will be pitching them to networks in the fall. We'll have pictures, stories and more from our sets!
Earlier this month, LSP signed its first PR client- Vivas Classic Latin Cuisine, out of Belmar, NJ. When you hit up the New Jersey shore this summer, make sure you stop by, it truly is one of the best restaurants down there!
Finally, we have a very special announcement coming up this week about the official launch of a LSP- produced show, so definitely stay tuned for that!
More than 300 women came together on May 1st at Dolce Hotel in Basking Ridge, NJ for Entrepreneur Expose, an event designed to help female entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level. Find out how much these driven and successful women enjoyed their experience!
On May 11, 2010 at F.illi Ponte's Restaurant, In the Game Collectibles hosted "A Giants Evening of Champions" to benefit the Tomorrow's Children Fund. Giants in attendance included Mark Bavaro, Kevin Boss, Phil McConkey, Sean Landeta, Domenik Hixon, Ahmad Bradshaw, Kenny Phillips, Bryan Kehl, and David Tyree!
New Jersey restaurants and celebrities joined forces on May 6, 2010 for a culinary/cocktail tasting event dedicated to making sure no child in America grows up hungry. The event, held at The Wilshire Grand Hotel, benefitted Share our Strength. Participating restaurants included Fascino, Highlawn Pavilion, Toast, Peter's and many more. Guests enjoyed Belvedere cocktails mixed by "DR Mixologist", Darryl Robinson, and got to mingle with the cast of "Jerseylicious!"
Salon George V (of Parsippany, New Jersey) hosted a Cut-a-Thon to benefit "Family and Friends For Freedom Fund" (http://www.injuredmarinesfund.org/), an organization that raises money for wounded soldiers. The event was a great success and raised a lot of money for this great cause!
Dani Schatz spoke with up-and-coming rapper Arioose about the song he penned for Untamed Industries, and what inspired his lyrics.
On this edition of "In the Zone with Lisa Marie Latino", we party for a good cause.
ITZ was at Mavi Lounge in Fairfield, NJ to honor the legacy of Brielle Namer, whose life was cut tragically short by Ewings Sarcoma. We spoke to her close family and friends, including international recording artist Kim Sozzi. For more information: http://www.briellemnamer.com/.
We then interviewed a variety of vendors and guests (including cast members from "Jerseylicious!") at Spring Twist, hosted at Il Tulipano in Cedar Grove NJ. The event helped raise awareness for autism. For more information: http://www.thesassyshopgirl.com/.
We previewed the Fall 2010 Collection for our friends over at Joseph Abboud. Men are definitely not in style unless they own a piece by this amazing fashion house!
LSP executive producer Lisa Marie Latino recently did some voiceover work for Dark Intensity, a California-based DJ. You can hear his remixes on Sirius/XM'sBPM or by logging on his website, www.darkintensity.com.
Here is his club remix for Lady Antebellum's Need You Now, featuring Lisa's DJ drop:
Last week, New York City was buzzing with many NFL Draft celebrations. But hands- down, the best party was the NFL/Verizon Pre-Draft fete at Abe & Arthur's.
We chatted with Mark Sanchez, Deion Sanders and Tony Gonzalez about their draft day experiences. We also spoke with superfan Alyssa Milano about her New York Giants, and Dan Lauria about football, Vince Lombardi, and everyone's favorite show growing up, The Wonder Years.
It's been awhile since we've last blogged, but that's because we've been busy working on a ton of exciting projects that we can't wait to share with you all!
For starters, we received our first bit of press courtesy of The Italian Tribune! Click here to read our article!
LSP recently cut a promo video for Entrepreneur Expose, who will be hosting an exciting event for women business owners in New Jersey on May 1st. For more information, log onto http://www.entrepreneurexpose.com/ and watch our video below!
Last month, LSP attended Interfaith Food Pantry's gala at the New York Jets Atlantic Health Training Center in Florham Park, NJ. Find out about this exciting cause and how you can get involved! For more information: www.mcifp.org.
On March 19, Long Shot Productions & Buddhasport.com teamed up at the UCC 1: Merciless fights to speak with the brightest up & coming MMA stars and brands.
This show features our biggest star-studded lineup yet!
During the winter, we attended the Joseph Abboud showroom grand opening. We spoke to Carl Banks, OJ Anderson, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Imperioli, Walt Clyde Frazier, John Starks, Blair Underwood and many many more celebrity fans. It was a WILD night!(And as you can see from the picture above, we got along especially great with "Joey Pants!")
Also happening that night was the season premiere of the hit FX series Damages, and we caught up with the cast as they celebrated the start of another great cycle.
"Jerseylicious" cast member Tracy DiMarco & Lisa Marie Latino
The hair. The glamour. THE DRAMA!
LSP was at Lua in Hoboken last night to cover the premiere party of the hot new reality TV series Jerseylicious. Our conversations with the cast were so juicy, we decided to dedicate a whole show to them!
Find out how cast members Tracy DiMarco (with boyfriend Lorenzo), Gayle Giacomo, Christy Pereira, Gigi Liscio (with boyfriend Frankie) and Anthony Lombardi feel about beauty, love and their feuds with eachother (and with the cast of Jersey Shore).
On March 17th, the crew of "In the Zone" celebrated St. Patrick's Day with WFAN's Boomer and Carton in the Morning.
We spoke with co-hosts Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton, producer Al Dukes, newscaster Tracy Burgess, sportscaster Jerry Recco and many of their diehard fans.
First of all, we want to thank everyone who watched the debut episode of ITZ. Between YouTube and our website, we received nearly 1,000 hits in its first week! (You must really like your Derek Jeter...not that we blame you!)
This week's show continues with the sports theme, but we turn our attention to football.
Back in January, WFAN's Craig Carton invited New York Jets fans to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge with him to celebrate the team's playoff birth. Sounds innocent, right? Not exactly...tune in to see what we mean!
LSP also chatted with Green Bay Packers star Ryan Grant, ESPN basketball analyst Jay Williams, celebrity DJ Mad Linx, New York Red Bulls soccer sensation Juan Pablo Angel and more at New York Giant Justin Tuck's R.U.S.H. For LiteracySuper Bowl party at Hudson Terrace, hosted by PR/PR.
Long Shot Productions is happy to announce the premiere of "In the Zone with Lisa Marie Latino", an Internet- based show that covers the hottest stories in the world of entertainment and sports!
Episode 001 is a tribute to the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees. LSP was at many events over the winter that celebrated the team's 27th world championship.
If you know Lisa Marie, it should come as no surprise that she decided to kick off her series with...
Derek Jeter!!!
Lisa Marie & LSP attended the 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award ceremony at the AIC building in New York City. We got to speak with many of Derek's biggest supporters, including Cal Ripken, Jr., Harry Carson & Joe Girardi! Needless to say, it was an AMAZING night!
We at LSP hope you enjoy the debut of "In the Zone!"
Long Shot Productions braved Blizzard '10 Friday night to sample some delicious wines at the 3rd Annual New York Wine Expo, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. In between drinks, we spoke to a couple very unique vendors.
Wine expert Leslie Sbrocco's passion for wine, food and travel sparked her to start "Thirsty Girl", which is a group of women who dedicate their lives to living life to the fullest. Leslie, a three-time Emmy Award winner, spoke to us about her latest endeavor.
Maximize your vendors' customer reach by hiring Long Shot Productions to cover your next convention! For more information, visit www.longshotproductions.tv.
Steve Hatala, Jr. speaks to Clifton, NJ voters at his campaign breakfast
On February 23, 2010, Long Shot Productions captured the kick-off campaign breakfast for Clifton, NJ councilman Steve Hatala, Jr. The event was held at Mario's Restaurant & Pizzeria (710 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, 973-777-1559) and over 100 supporters gathered to mingle with the politician and voice their issues.
Watch why Clifton voters think Steve Hatala, Jr. deserves four more years on council:
Are you a politician getting ready to hit the campaign trail? Have Long Shot Productions follow every step of the way! Integrating online video with social networking sites is proving to be the best way to reach out to voters in this day and age. Don't be left behind! For more information, visit http://www.longshotproductions.tv/.
From Left: Adam Raider, Lisa Marie Latino, Gilles Villamure, Russ Cohen
Long Shot Productions was on hand to cover the latest stop of the 100 Ranger Greats book tour at Barnes & Noble in Staten Island, New York on February 20, 2010.
We chatted with co-authors Russ Cohen and Adam Raider about how their passion for hockey and the New York Rangers inspired them to pen this unique portrait of their favorite team.
New York Rangers legend Gilles Villamure was also on hand to lend his support.
Got an event you need covered? Got a product you want to promote? Let Long Shot Productions help you get the word out there! For more information, visit http://www.longshotproductions.tv.
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