Jun 10, 2009 10:10 AM

Webby Awards on CNN

You can watch all of the winners’ five-word speeches at The Official Webby Awards YouTube Channel.

Our favorite:

Permalink | Posted on Jun 10, 2009 at 10:10 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk
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May 30, 2009 11:31 PM

River To River Festival Kicks Off Summer in NYC

PKPR is proud to be handling publicity for River To River Festival, New York’s largest free summer arts festival.

The 2009 Festival line-up, which the New York Times hailed as “one of the City’s most compelling summer series,” ranges from big names like Richie Havens, New York City Opera, and Merce Cunningham Dance Company to hotly tipped artists like Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Anthony Gonzelez of M83.

Preview coverage of this year’s festival has included the New York Times, New York Post (and this one, too), New York Daily News, New York Magazine, Miami Herald, NME, and Philadelphia Inquirer.

Check out WCBS-AM’s piece on River To River Festival with the Bang on a Can Marathon:

Permalink | Posted on May 30, 2009 at 11:31 PM by Patrick Kowalczyk
Client: River To River Festival

May 12, 2009 12:03 AM

Jimmy Fallon and Twitter Among Webby Honorees

Jimmy Fallon, Trent Reznor, Sarah Silverman, Twitter, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Lisa Kudrow, and Seth MacFarlane are among the Internet superstars who will be honored with Webby Special Achievement Awards at the 13th Annual Webby Awards on June 8th.

Check out AP, Reuters, People, and AFP to find out why. 

Tune in to the official Webby Awards YouTube channel on June 9th to hear all of the winners’ famous five-word speeches.

Permalink | Posted on May 12, 2009 at 12:03 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk
Client: The Webby Awards

May 09, 2009 12:26 AM

Bjork Concert Raises $40,000 For Housing Works

Last night, 300 lucky guests crowded into Housing Works Bookstore for a special installment of the bookstore’s LIVE FROM HOME concert series: A collaboration between musical legend Björk and the up-and-coming Brooklyn band The Dirty Projectors. The intimate show raised $40,000 for for Housing Works Inc., which provides direct services for homeless New Yorkers with HIV and AIDS.

Jon Pareles wrote in The New York Times “Bjork sings like a force of nature” and Time Out New York called it “the event of the year so far.” For a great overview of what the bookstore is all about, check out this feature in the New York Post. 

Permalink | Posted on May 09, 2009 at 12:26 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk
Client: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Apr 14, 2009 9:22 AM

2009 Webby Awards Nominees Announced

PKPR today announced the nominations for the 13th Annual Webby Awards. Coverage included CNN, Reuters, E! Online, People, Los Angeles Times, Wired.com, Adweek, San Francisco Chronicle, Access Hollywood, and CNET

Check out Webby Awards executive director David-Michel Davies on The Loop on G4TV.

Permalink | Posted on Apr 14, 2009 at 9:22 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk
Client: The Webby Awards