"Working in live TV can often be a challenge...except when working with creative, talented, intelligent and PREPARED guests like Paul Niemi. I had the good fortune of having him as a guest on more than one occasion, on our live morning lifestyle show, 'New Mexico Style'...working with Paul was a pleasure...not only for me and our television production team, but the viewer reaction was equally impressive. He was always organized and very knowledgable about the topics he presented and did so in a charming and interesting, and informative style."
--Nikki Stanzione, Host, "New Mexico Style"
PAUL NIEMI has been an arts and culture blogger since 2008 with his internationally-read blog Uncle Paulie's World. The focus is fine and performing arts, as well as interesting people, place and events. Since 2011, Paul has been an arts and culture contributor to the live statewide morning televsion show "New Mexico Style" in Albuquerque featuring arts and products in a gift guide format.
A publicist since 2001, Niemi has been securing coverage with national, regional and local media outlets in the areas of parenting, education, toys, entertainment, performing and visual arts, children's books, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and home decor.
Niemi has also consulted on projects such as "A Tribute to Nelson Mandela at Rockefeller Center" ; "Icons of Elegance: The Most Influential Shoe Designers of the Twentieth Century" at Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum; The Canadian launch of C-IN2 Underwear; Love and Pride; Kelly Hoppen for Bergdorf Goodman; Jane Seymour for Saks, Incorporated; The Madison Avenue Business Improvement District' annual "Pink Ribbon Project; and Alberto V05. As a publicist with Scholastic, the global children's publishing, media and education technology company, he worked on PR efforts for the launch of the Spanish-language version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Niemi was also the spokesperson for the Harry Potter Knight Bus Tour leading up to the national launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As a bilingual spokesperson for Back To Basics Toys' 2007/2008 Holiday Classic Toy Tour, he was seen on Fox News Channel's "The Fox Report with Shepard Smith", WNBC (NYC), My Fox DC, My Fox Boston, My Fox Philadelphia, ABC Cleveland and Telemundo 47 (NY/NJ/CT). In 2008, he also appeared as a spokesperson for summer reading on DFW's "Good Morning Texas,"as well as on WABC 's "Eyewitness News" Morning Show (NYC).
Paul Niemi was instrumental in bringing awareness of Scholastic's products and services to the Latino community through the production of Spanish-language television segments for CNN en espanol, New York 1 Noticias and placements on such shows as "Cada dia con Maria Antoineta," as well as product placements in Latina Magazine, The New York Times, El Diario, Hoy Spanish Newspaper, El mercado de dinero, El nuevo latino del Washington Post and more.
On the West Coast, Niemi spearheaded the successful 2006 national PR campaign for the prestigious Bellingham Festival of Music in Washington State and served as the publicist for the Bellingham Theatre Guild from 2003-2005. He also represented well-known Vancouver artist, Jennifer Mawby in 2005 for her U.S. solo debut in Seattle. A graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, Niemi reads, writes and speaks fluent Spanish.
WATCH PAUL'S RECENT TELEVISION APPEARANCE:
http://www.kasa.com/dpp/nm_style/features/valentines-day-gift-giving
VISIT PAUL'S ARTS & CULTURE BLOG:
http://unclepauliesworld.blogspot.com
Follow Paul Niemi on Twitter @uptownpaulie
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