UM documentary about the global water crisis is part of Planet Green's BLUE AUGUST programming Coral Gables, FL. (July 19, 2010) – The film “One Water” narrated by actor Martin Sheen, a fascinating look at the global fresh water crisis, makes its television premiere on August 2 at 9 p.m. E.D.T. on the Discovery Network's Planet Green as part of the channel’s BLUE AUGUST programming. Hosted by Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau, BLUE AUGUST features compelling water-themed programming throughout the month of August. “One Water” produced by the University of...

  July 12, 2010 - Tonight fictional super sleuth Brendan Leigh Johnson and her team of case-cracking detectives catch a glimpse of their newly remolded Los Angeles police station in the season premiere of the TNT series “The Closer.” But Motion Pictures students at the University of Miami’s School of Communication got a sneak-peek of the new digs earlier courtesy of The Closer’s producer/director Michael M. Robin (B.S.C. ’85). With a fresh script in hand, Robin led a two-hour tour of the set, which included the taping of a scene, a visit to...

Many emails WSVN Channel 7 reporters receive from public relations professionals are ignored because they don’t deliver useful information. So says television news anchor and “Deco Drive” co-host Lynn Martinez, who shared views of public relations approaches and “pitching” techniques as part of a research and writing project in Professor Colee Splichal’s public relations writing class at the University of Miami School of Communication.  The course, held this past spring, also featured speakers and tips from successful alumna  Suzy Buckley, B.S.C. ’96, M.A. ’99, the editor-in-chief of Ocean Drive magazine, and faculty such as...