Discovery Channel joins Alda’s ‘Clear+Vivid’ cast
By GREGORY ZELLER // Decades after “M*A*S*H” and “The West Wing,” screen legend Alan Alda is still crystal clear about his vivid societal mission, which has always combined the entertaining…
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Loving the Drake (and other productions) at LG Studios
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’re living it up in Edgewood, where “The Donna Drake Show” has a new name and a new home. The relentlessly optimistic, widely syndicated video magazine…
Newfangled ‘radio’ show brings Zucker School home
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new radio show – take a moment to process, podcasters – is bringing the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to the…
‘Post-election stress disorder?’ You’re not alone
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you’ve had trouble dealing with the Trump presidency on an emotional level, you have plenty of company. And the Fall 2018 edition of Academic and…
At Adelphi, the ‘Transformed’ have stories to tell
By GREGORY ZELLER // Adelphi University is offering an innovative multimedia salute to several standout graduates. With hundreds of students set to toss their mortarboards in commencement exercises Friday at…
At Lorraine Gregory Studios, they’re making the scene
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’re (almost) ready for their close-up at Lorraine Gregory Communications, where the curtain is about to rise on a new video-production studio – and an even…
CSHL podcast up for a Webby Award (or two)
A Long Island-based podcast is in the running for a top Internet honor – two, actually. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s “Base Pairs” podcast, hosted by Andrea Alfano and Brian Stallard,…
Podcast personalizes opioid addiction, recovery
Things get real in this month’s edition of the Health Story podcast, which offers insights on the national opioid-addiction crisis. The latest installment of Northwell Health’s monthly series dives deep…
With ‘Fellows’ effort, SBU podcasts a wider net
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a big week for podcast innovations on Long Island. Just days after the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell launched a serialized…
Real-life drama paces new Hofstra/Northwell podcast
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s “Real World” meets “Grey’s Anatomy” in a new Zucker School of Medicine podcast, which dives deep into the lives of first-year medical students. Providing a…
‘Madam’ calls, and Spectronics Corp. goes all CIA
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Art Imitates Life file comes the Spectronics Corp., which is absolutely ready for its latest closeup. The Westbury manufacturer smiled for the cameras on…