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Andrea Hope Smith

Senior Publicist at Simon and Schuster
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Seasoned media professional with 30+ years of experience in publishing, public relations, and television production.
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Location
Water Mill, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • French -
Skills
  • Editing
  • Blogging
  • Public Relations
  • Publicity
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Andrea Hope Smith is a seasoned media professional with 30+ years of experience in publishing, public relations, and television production. She has held senior roles at prominent companies like Simon & Schuster and NBC News, and has won several awards for her work, including an Emmy Award for Writing. She holds degrees in Journalism, Publishing, and Art History from esteemed institutions. With expertise in editing, blogging, public relations, and media relations, Andrea has a strong background in storytelling and video production. She has worked with top authors and journalists, including Oprah Winfrey and Tom Brokaw, and has been recognized as one of the people who decide what America reads.

Experience

  • Simon and Schuster
    • NY NY
    • Senior Publicist
      • Jul 2014 - Feb 2016
      • NY NY

  • NBC News
    • New York,NY
    • Producer
      • Sep 1975 - Dec 2005
      • New York,NY

      --LITERARY PRODUCER, TODAY SHOW (Sept. 1991-2006) Responsible for booking and supervising all author segments on TODAY. Assigned and oversaw scripts, video and live aspects of all book spots. Created and produced TODAY’s Book Club. Instrumental in suggesting author experts for breaking stories, series and a variety of segments on TODAY. --SEGMENT PRODUCER/WRITER, TODAY SHOW (1982-1991) Produced segments for the TODAY show...everything from long taped features (involved on location shooting, interviewing, writing, structuring and editing) to live, in-studio spots. Produced stories for TODAY originations all over the world on every continent. Worked with Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, Deborah Norville, Connie Chung, Ann Curry, Matt Lauer and Katie Couric. EDUCATION:--M.J. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY Master's degree in Journalism-- RADCLIFFE COLLEGE (HARVARD UNIVERSITY) Graduate program in Publishing--B.A. BARNARD COLLEGE (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)AWARDS--EMMY AWARD FOR WRITING, 1988 OLYMPICS, SEOUL, KOREA--FIRST PRIZE, NEWS STORY, AMERICAN WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISON NATIONAL COMMENDATION AWARDS, MARCH 1990--HONORED BY BOOK MAGAZINE AS ONE OF “THE TEN PEOPLE WHO DECIDE WHAT AMERICA READS” (along with Oprah Winfrey, John Grisham, J.K. Rowling and 6 others)

Education

  • Barnard College
    Bachelor's degree, Art History
  • University of California, Berkeley
    Master's, Journalism
  • Radcliffe College Publishing Procedures Program
    Publishing

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