Vicki Wright Email & Phone Number

PBS Consultant. Station Relations Professional specializing in public media- natl programs/series and pledge programming, SVs, tour development, community/educational outreach, program development/production. Promote & track program carriage on public TV stations and PBS system. Client list incl Universal, Decca, Sony, Warner Bros, Disney, EMI, Rounder Records, Stiletto Entertainment, Danny O Donovan Entertainment, MG Leopold Mgt, CAM (Creative Artists Mgt), Sharon Browne, WLIW-NY, WTTW-Chicago & more! Projects/artists incl: Barry Manilow: Music and Passion, and Songs of the 70s, Celtic Woman, Celtic Thunder, Chris Botti, Andre Rieu, Sting; A Winters Tale, Gregorian Chant, and "pledge hits" Great Perf: Hitman: David Foster & Friends; GP: Andrea Bocelli & David Foster, My Christmas; and GP: The Hitman Returns & (3) Jackie Evancho programs- Dream With Me, Music of the Movies, and Awakening, (9) Celtic Thunder programs incl CELTIC THUNDER X, Nikki Yanofsky, David Garrett Live in Berlin, Dave Koz At The Movies, The Priests, Yanni, Michael Beckwith, Laurent Korcia Live at Folies Bergere, The Snow Queen, Last of the Breed, Soundies, 12 Girls Band, Visions of Europe, Rounder Records 40th Anniversary, Zade: One Night in Jordan., Straight No Chaser: Songs of the Decades, Richard Marx: A Night Out with Friends, Under The Streetlamp, (former Jersey Boys cast.), Jay Ungar: A Fiddler's Holiday. Woody Guthrie 100th Anniv. Specializing in promotion, performance tour/tix projects for "new artists" for PBS and legendary artists like Don McLean & Peter Yarrow w/ Concert for Newtown, 50th Anniv Peter Paul & Mary! Associate Producer - Ethan Bortnick: Power of Music. Program distributors PBS, APT, NETA, etc. OTHER PROJECTS: Growing a Greener World 5-7th seasons, Fab Four, Straight No Chaser, Under the Streetlamp, Jackie Evancho, America's Test Kitchen, Tommy Emmanuel, children's' mini-series RUBY'S STUDIO, SEARCHING FOR HOME - Coming Back from War, and Michael Buble Tour Stop 148.

Indianapolis, In

Specialize in the creation of "signature" events, branding events, and fundraising special events. Also with specialization in public television special event fundraising events. Created and produced more than 100 special events for corporate, non-profits, and including PBS television stations. Other events include Body Mind Spirit Festival of Light, RiverFest, A Magical Evening in May, Puttin on the Ritz, The Queen of Hearts Ball, and fundraising special events with Barney Purple Dinosaur, Thomas the Tank (with Indianapolis Ice - Hockey Team), Ghostwriter Kids (w/Indpls Childrens' Museum), and Sesame Street Live. Also produced multiple special events with virtually all the Sesame Street characters....i.e, Linda the Librarian (w/ Ind Deaf School), Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Luis & Maria, Gordon, (IRT- Indiana Repertory Theatre) and more. Also have done multi-tiered pledge fundraising event with Peter, Paul and Mary (Mommy) concert ,in partnership with Deer Creek Amphitheatre...and worked with Cathedral Arts children's karaoke /video event, Intertnatl Violin Competition, and events for Art Director's Club of Indianapolis, Women Against Violence event, and way too many to mention. *See below under WlRN and WFYI for listings of some addl events directly related to PBS public television.

Wash Dc Metro Area

Consultant for Pledge Fundraising Programming Dept - Multiple Pledge Programming Projects, Developed first "Best Practices" for National Pledge and Tour/Ticket Promotion Projects

Served as Consultant and interim Communications Director - oversaw local and national promotion of Public TV programming, local media relations, and oversaw & re-designed WLRN member magazine/program guide, developed adv tradeouts, handled community outreach events, including booth exhibits, and created station special events. Created & produced multiple special events and M&G promotions with celebs incl Yanni (Tribute) program at the Miami Arena venue ....and Robbie Robertson (RedBoy from the Underground) album and national public television special and event at Fountainbleu in Miami...and much more. (In fact, was also offered a permanent position at WLRN-Miami and with a newly created Special Events Dept, but I instead returned to Indy for the increasing development and growing success of my own special events /consulting company instead.)

Communications, Media Relations, Station Relations, Promotions & Special Events, Vounteers and worked in conjunction with Development Dept in creation of special pledge/station events - incl tour/ticket projects, arrange SVs w/ celebrity appearances, responsible for WFYI member magazine /program guide content & staff, and WFYI's Volunteer Dept. Created and produced WFYI's PBS award-winning "signature event" LETS MEET ON SESAME STREET - citywide outdoor children's festival. (46,000 attendees) Created and produced multiple pledge-related fund-raisers & promotions incl YANNI (his FIRST PBS station promotion event w/ M&G) , Moody Blues, Barney the Purple Dinosaur (the FIRST PBS station event w/M&G) and a myriad of events w/Sesame Street characters: Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Maria & Luis, Linda the Librarian, and Gordon, Sonja, and others, Ghostwriter Kids, Speedy Delivery from Mister Rogers, Thomas the Tank, Gerbert, Peter, Paul and Mary & numerous other celebrity /events. Other special pledge-related fundraising events incl WFYI-produced pledge program event Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute, BobFest (Bod Dylan 35th Anniv), Steve Thomas Dream Kitchen Contest. Worked to get audience, ballroom dancers to fill 600 seats for (2) filmings (on a Tues aft and early eve) at Indiana Roof Ballroom for Tommy Dorsey Story program taping, incl high-donor event w/M&G. Other celebs, Gov Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, and Walter Payton. Won numerous adv & promotion awards, journalism and communications awards. Served as Indy local coordinator for Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Public speaker for variety organizations incl PBS, NETA, PRSSA, Clear Channel, Indiana Choir Teachers, Valparaiso H.S., IvyTech-Bloomington. Also served as member and/or on boards of Art Directors Club of Indiana, Women in Communications, IPBS -Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations, Girls Clubs of Indiana, Boy Scouts of America, Herron School of Art mentor program, IAEP-Indiana Assn of Event Professionals.