Kurt Hogan is a multi-talented producer, writer and versatile on-air personality, Kurt Hogan's appeal is immediately apparent. A model-handsome, yet down-to-earth guy, Kurt in fact, began his career as a model on route to an acting career. Wanting more creative control, he went behind the camera to learn the business from the inside. Ultimately, he ended up producing and directing music videos, TV and films. But Kurt's first love is writing and he continues to develop scripts during his increasingly rare downtime.

Kurt landed his first TV News reporting assignment at the CBS affiliate in Salisbury, MD. He then jumped to a bigger market at the NBC station in Birmingham, AL. Next we landed at the WB station in Raleigh/Durham NC, where his coverage of the 1968 church bombing trial won national attention. Then he was off to Charleston, SC where he reported for the NBC affiliate and CNN. After many years in the business, Kurt went back to his undergraduate alma mater, Norfolk State University, and will soon receive his Master's degree in Media Management. During this hiatus, Kurt stays in touch as the host of "The Quiet Storm" on the local KISSFM station. In true Hogan style, the show is #1 in that market.

Lisa Ferreira, born and raised in New York, is an accomplished actress, dancer, and model. She worked in real estate investment banking for J.P. Morgan Investment Management prior to being “discovered” in New York City's Union Square. She has since landed principal roles in dozens of national commercials: from Verizon and Chevy to Sam Adams Light and Progresso Soup. Ferreira has trained as an actor with Susan Batson, world renown acting coach to Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. As a dramatic and comedic actress, she has appeared in several features, shorts, and independent films, and has performed in lead roles in off-Broadway theater in New York and Los Angeles. She has graced billboards and magazines, nationally and internationally, for GAP, Kool cigarettes, and Target. As a modern and Samba dancer, she has traveled to Japan, Guam, and throughout the United States. Ferreira, who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, also has been a spokesperson for Essence Magazine.

Trina Fernandez, Entering her 5th Season, Trina Fernandez is known to New England viewers as the host of the top rated Comcast bowling program, “The 30 Thousand Dollar Candlepin Challenge”. Trina translated a lifelong love of sports into a flourishing career as a sportscaster and sideline reporter. She has graced the sidelines of Harvard football games, ECAC college hockey games, high school football, lacrosse and basketball games, and dished sports with the Boston sports-talk heavyweights as a regular guest on CN8’s SPORTSPULSE. Trina is also an actress. You may have seen her in a TV commercial for H&R Block, and if you’re in the military, no doubt you’ve seen her corporate videos for the Department of Defense. She is a Speech and Language Pathologist with a Bachelor’s degree from The University of Florida, and a Master’s degree from The University of South Florida. Trina is a die-hard Gator fan, but since moving to New England she’s also adopted the Red Sox as well as The Patriots. She is currently a resident of Wellesley where she is very active in the community as a Town Meeting Member and Moderator of the Central Council of PTO’s. Trina and her husband have two wonderful boys that are their pride and joy, but also enjoy getting away to South Beach to recharge batteries and tear up the nightclub dance floors. The Unscene is proud and excited to have her as the newest addition to the team. Her flair and charisma is rivaled only by her intellect and beauty.

Ron Mitchell
Executive Producer

Steve Marx
Executive Producer

André Stark
Senior Producer

A graduate of the University of Vermont, Stark has twice been nominated for Emmy Awards for his work on the Sports Series,THE SPORTS EXCHANGE.

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Michael Bennett

Director of Photography

Michael Bennett began his photography career as a Film Directing major at Howard University. There he shot both film and video for the school’s first student-shot and produced documentary, which was about how communities were dealing with a timely series of child murders in Atlanta. Within that same year Michael landed a staff
cameraman position for CNN in Washington, D.C. He began his 24-year career assigned to cover the White House, State Department, and Capital Hill.

Bennett eventually returned home to Boston to work as a staff cameraman/editor at WNEV-TV, which became WHDH-TV 7 News. There he received two Emmy Awards: one for Feature Editing of a news story and the other for Shooting and Editing a weeklong investigative news series, which lead to a state investigation and the establishment of new guidelines. After moving to WBZ-TV News, he soon became one of the best sports and feature photographers at the station. He has spent many hours traveling and shooting sports stories, including the Patriots season and Super Bowl games. His credits also include more than five seasons of covering Red Sox Spring Training camps in Fort
Meyers, FL and the recent, historic Red Sox World series. For more than three years, Bennett also has freelanced for New England Patriots Sport Productions as the team’s All Access cameraman traveling with the team on private charter flights. His camera credits
can be found on the 2004 New England Patriots’ Super Bowl DVD, “3 Games to Glory III.”

Bennett brings countless years of diverse experience to THE UNSCENE. In addition to daily news, politics, and sports, he also has shot entertainment features ranging from James Brown to Willie Nelson. He has mastered live and fast-paced television, training people new to the industry, traveling with remote edit suites, and handling microwave and satellite transmissions on a daily basis.

Monte Bowens

Director of Sales

Monte Bowens has over 30 years of experience in the broadcast industry. He began his career in broadcasting then he was a senior at Harvard University. During this time he worked in the Research and Development division of the Forum Corporation/Broadcast Industry Workshop. Founded by former Harvard graduates and Harvard Business School professors, The Forum Corporation is one of the nation’s top management and sales consulting firms. After gaining valuable experience, Bowens moved to New York City where he worked for the national firm, McGauren–Guild. Representing over 150 radio stations around the country Bowens successfully serviced a list of major advertising
agencies including J. Walter Thompson, Ted Bates, SFM, Greg Advertising, and Adelante.

After several years of national sales Bowens worked as account executive at KDKA radio in Pittsburgh, as local sales manager at WNJR in Newark, and as general sales manager at WBOS in Boston. In 1978 Bowens was hired as General Manager of WILD radio in Boston. In that year WILD radio became the first Black station ever to be awarded the coveted Peabody Award. It was also recognized by Billboard Magazine as the station of the year for “Most Unique Format”. In 1980 Bowens became part owner of WILD radio. For the next 16 years he worked in several capacities including General Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, and Vice President and General Manager. During his time at WILD radio, the station developed a strong leadership role in the Boston community and grew its revenues from five hundred thousand dollars annually to over two million dollars
annually.

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Beth DuVal Deare

Senior Writer and Producer

Courtney Grey

Entertainment Production and Promotions Manager

Courntey Grey has over 20 years of entertainment production and marketing experience in the Boston market. After graduating from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's of Science degree, Courtney organized and coordinated high-tech sales and marketing campaigns. During this time and afterwards, Courtney has complemented these skills with entertainment production and promotion skills to create engaging well-attended entertainment offerings. Though experienced in expoiting traditional media outlets, Courtney has focussed his efforts on exploiting social marketing and "street" marketing strategies to prevent unique entertainment experiences for attendees and high customer exposure for sponsors and advertisers.

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Lynn DuVal Luse

Manager of Advertising and Design

Lynn DuVal Luse, founder of New Image Associates, Inc. (NIA), oversees daily operations for the media marketing and design services group based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company specializes in developing original images and purposeful messages that enable their clients to reach diverse audiences. NIA’s creative services range from graphic design, advertising, media and community outreach, to broadcast and concert productions, web design, and special events planning.

Prior to launching NIA in 1992, DuVal Luse spent 11 years with the WGBH Educational Foundation, for whom she designed award-winning public awareness campaigns, publicized activities for both of its local television stations, and managed institutional and program promotions for local, national and international radio operations. As spokesperson for the public broadcasting flagship, she juggled press inquiries and scheduled interviews for producers, on-air personalities, performance artists, and various celebrities from the around the world.

DuVal Luse combines nearly 25 years of media experience and serves as creative director on various film, television, and radio production projects, promoting such causes
as anti-smoking initiatives, AIDS and HIV prevention, and numerous other public health and educational enrichment programs. The New York native earned a Bachelor’s degree
from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed coursework at the New York Institute of Technology and Harvard College.

Tony Bennis

Manager of Marketing and Promotion

Tony Bennis is an established media executive with more than 20 years experience working in television, advertising, public relations, marketing and internet development.
He has won or been nominated for numerous awards for producing films, television programs, and marketing campaigns Bennis has worked for CBS, ABC, and FOX television stations in Boston, and has successfully created and syndicated independent television programs for HBO, A&E, SportsChannel, and broadcast stations around country. He also has been a television program director for Time-Warner and Cablevision. Bennis was the co-creator and Executive Producer of “Sports Exchange” with Jimmy Myers, an entertainment sports program that was syndicated on broadcast stations throughout New England and on SportsChannel America. The program featured the top athletes interacting with Jimmy Myers and a live audience at the Boston Garden Sports Café.

Bennis has an outstanding track record in marketing and public relations. He’s created and sold sponsorship packages for such companies as Ford, Sony, Reebok, Guess, US Air, Nike, Schick and AT&T. His efforts have resulted in media coverage in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Hollywood Reporter, 60 Minutes, ABC’s 20/20, National Public Radio. Bennis is originally from New York City and has also lived in Los Angeles and Boston. He is a graduate of Tufts University where he received the Tufts University Service Citation for “outstanding contribution to the University.”

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Edward Kountz

Director of Emerging Content and Brand Management

Edward Kountz has more than 10 years of experience in emerging content development, e-commerce and payments infrastructure, and brand management. During that time, he
has advised various Fortune 500 and startup firms, onsulting with them on trends in consumer payments, new media content and billing systems, and emerging product brand development. Before joining THE UNSCENE, he served as senior analyst and consultant in the consumer payments and emerging media space for TowerGroup, the financial services research and consulting firm owned by MasterCard Advisors, where he worked with a diverse client base that included Sprint, IBM, and JP Morgan Chase. He previously worked on Internet and financial services infrastructure issues with Thomson Financial Services.

Kountz has presented at numerous conferences, and authored articles on digital content evolution, electronic and mobile commerce, and brand management. His expert
opinion has been published in numerous newspapers and periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, and Forbes ASAP. Kountz earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Illinois Wesleyan University; however, his background in new media and communications began with a Masters in Journalism from the University of
California-Berkeley.

Robert Chicoski

Chief Financial Officer

Robert Chicoski, a Certified Public Accountant for more than 30 years, began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick. Later, he grew his own firm in Wayland, Massachusetts to one with revenue of more than $1.5m and a professional staff of ten. Subsequently, Chicoski became the number three shareholder in a start-up company, World Energy Solutions, Inc. in Worcester, Massachusetts. Over a period of five years of intense competition for venture capital and industry market share, as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Chicoski wrote the business plan that raised nearly $2m in private funding and helped build a top management team. Today, World Energy is the industry leader, seven times larger than its closest competitor.
Currently, Chicoski acts as Chief Financial Officer for a few select clients, including THE UNSCENE.

Joseph A. Johnson

World Music/Web