Marianne Schwab, Executive Producer
Executive Producer for CMP Media Cafe, a full service media production and placement company specializing in getting clients’ brands, products and/or services media exposure in television news. Based in Los Angeles, she has an extensive background in broadcast and corporate television producing video news releases, satellite media tours, co-operative satellite media tours, public service announcements, and corporate video presentations for sales and marketing, training, instruction, and new product information for a variety of industries. She also provides comprehensive media training for satellite media tours and broadcast interview appearances. Her career in broadcast television spans over sixteen years and includes producing in 25 countries on four different continents.

Prior to founding CMP Media Cafe, Ms. Schwab worked with the leaders in broadcast video public relations and marketing including launching the West Coast production unit for Medialink in 1996. While there she also wrote and produced over 125 video news releases, b-roll newsfeed packages, electronic press kits, public service announcements and satellite media tours. Since leaving Medialink, she continues to provide clients with production, satellite interview and distribution services.

For the past fourteen years she has produced projects for corporate clients from the Fortune 500 and top public relations agencies. She specializes in a wide variety of industries including travel, hotel service, medical, health care, fitness, sports, beauty, fashion, financial, entertainment venues, entertainment companies, toy manufacturing, oil companies, agriculture, pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement suppliers, automotive, high tech, computer software and hardware, internet companies, event planners, trade shows, and many others.

Broadcast Producer Credits of Interest:
• Live with Regis and Kathie Lee hosted by Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford
• ABC’s Home Show with Gary Collins and Sarah Purcell
• The George and Alana Show hosted by George Hamilton and Alana Stewart
• E! Entertainment Television “ON E!” Specials
• E! Entertainment Television O.J. Simpson Criminal Trial anchored by Kathleen Sullivan
• Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous hosted by Robin Leach
• Runaway with the Rich & Famous hosted by Robin Leach

Most Interesting Broadcast “War” Stories:
• Traveled to Finland’s Arctic Circle to produce a Search for Santa with Travel Editor Peter ...Greenberg at ABC’s Home Show
• Arranged one of only two interviews given by Rosey Grier during the O.J. Simpson trial, and ...soon after his controversial jailhouse meeting with Simpson, for E!’s special “OJ: Two Sides of ...the Story,” with Kathleen Sullivan.
• Gave worldwide music sensation Yanni his first national television appearance on “Live with ...Regis and Kathie Lee.”
• Featured Pope John Paul II’s visit to Malta for “Runaway with the Rich and Famous.”

Her network producer experience brings quality broadcast video production to your corporate project. Ms. Schwab is available for speaking engagements and workshops to educate public relations professionals on media topics including “Mastering the Art of Angle,” “Ethics in Media,” “Taking the Media by Storm,” and more. Contact CMP Media Café for details.