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Barry Berk began his career as an NBC news producer based in Washington, D.C., where he covered current events, politics and medical stories, including two presidential campaigns and such medical milestones as the first successful artificial heart.
As West Coast producer of NBC’s top-rated
Today Show, Berk covered everything from the Academy Awards, the first space shuttle landing, and the emergence of Napa Valley as one of the world's premiere wine growing regions. Later, the producers of Entertainment Tonight recruited him to bring news credibility to its coverage of the Hollywood scene. In his 13 years with the show, he received eight national Emmy nominations for his work.
Berk returned to NBC to help create and launch its syndicated entertainment news show, Access Hollywood, and the show consistently out-rated Entertainment Tonight in the top 10 TV markets during his tenure.
Since leaving Access Hollywood, Berk has produced the pilot for NBC’s Daytime show “Starting Over,” was Senior Producer and show runner for Lifetime Television’s “Speaking of Women’s Health,” a half-hour weekly magazine show dealing with women’s health issues.
Deb Roges segued her 15-year career in PR and marketing into the detailed work of event management more than 20 years ago.
Prior to launching BBDR Pacific, she was at public relations giants Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe into a corporate entertainment gig, followed by starting her own consulting business to manage events, branding and PR including the grand opening of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, a home-design program with KB Homes, and the launch of an animal-assisted therapy recruitment program for the national non-profit Delta Society with pet food manufacturer Breeder’s Choice.
In the course of her 18-year public relations career, Roges has created and implemented strategic brand and media campaigns and events, counseled clients on crisis communications, and developed publicity events for some of the world's most recognized brands, including Pottery Barn, Sunkist, Kraft, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, New York New York Casino, Levi Strauss, Disney Publishing and Coca-Cola, just to name a few.
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