BRIAN
MCKIM

P.O. Box 1096 . . . Merchantville, NJ 08109
email: editor@sheckymagazine.com

COMEDIAN, WRITER
RADIO WRITER/PRODUCER
WEB PUBLISHER/EDITOR, PLAYWRIGHT

COMEDIAN in comedy clubs, colleges and casinos in all 50 states and Canada.

INTERNET PUBLISHER/EDITOR/WRITER--1999 to present

Created (with Traci Skene) SHECKYmagazine.com, a monthly online magazine about standup comedy. SHECKY! was launched April 1, 1999, and has regular readers from 47 countries. Each issue contains features, interviews and humor written by and about some of the funniest and most talented standup comics in the business. The Boston Globe has called SHECKY! "smart and funny" and it's been featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer and on WCBS News Radio.

FREELANCE COMEDY/GENERAL WRITER

Contributes regularly to Us Weekly as a judge in the popular Fashion Police feature. Writes all press releases and promotional materials for SHECKYmagazine.com. Contributes regularly to the letters page of Jim Romenesko's Medianews.org, the WWW's most popular weblog devoted to the media business. Wrote "Punchline: The Joke's On Us", a look back at the 1988 Tom Hanks film, for website filmfodder.com.

WRITER/RESEARCHER--1998

Wrote Busy Mom's Guide to the Internet for Matthew Lesko's Information USA, an exhaustive guide to online sources of information helpful in the completion of homework assignments. A glossary of internet terms and an extensive list of WWW sites are included.

RADIO WRITER/ASS'T PRODUCER "The John DeBella Show" (FM-94 WYSP, Philadelphia) Infinity Broadcasting--1994-95

•  Wrote for and co-created (with Traci Skene) "The John DeBella Show...A Delightful Alternative To Dead Air!"
•  Wrote daily comedy monologue, jokes and taped segments for host
•  Wrote promos, press releases, and coordinated ad campaigns
•  Booked, coordinated talent and guests for in-studio guest interviews
•  Featured guests included Captain Kangaroo, John Astin, Howie Mandel, Jon Polito and The Moody Blues.
•   Assisted in the planning and production of a week of live broadcasts from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

FREELANCE TELEVISION WRITER--1992 to 1995

•  Wrote jokes for weekly monologue of Wayne Cotter, host of Fox Television's Comic Strip Live.

FREELANCE ITEM WRITER--1996-97

•  Wrote sentence completion and word analogy items for the Educational Testing Service's Scholastic Aptitude Test.

MAGAZINE EDITOR--1982-1984

•  Wrote features and reviews and edited copy for the PSA Journal, the monthly magazine of the Photographic Society of America. I also designed the pages and edited the photos.

SKILLS

Excellent communication and organizational skills. I have a wide range of writing experience. I have extensive knowledge of photography, graphics, travel, the entertainment industry and computers.

I created this web site using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and JavaScript. I am familiar with Windows 3.1, 95 and 98. I have a Pentium-based laptop with 56K Internet access. I have surfed the Internet and the World Wide Web extensively since 1995.

TRACI
SKENE

P.O. Box 1096 . . . Merchantville, NJ 08109
email: skene@sheckymagazine.com

COMEDIAN, WRITER
RADIO WRITER/PRODUCER
WEB PUBLISHER/EDITOR, PLAYWRIGHT

COMEDIAN in clubs, colleges and casinos in 49 of the 50 states and Canada.

INTERNET PUBLISHING/EDITING/WRITING--1999 to present

Co-creator and managing editor of SHECKY! A magazine about standup... a monthly online magazine about standup comedy. SHECKY! was launched April 1, 1999, and has regular readers from 47 countries. Each issue contains features, interviews and humor by, for and about standup comedy. The Boston Globe has called SHECKY! "smart and funny" and it's been featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer and on WCBS News Radio.

PLAYWRIGHT--1999

Wrote (with Brian McKim) "Drop Dead Gorgeous," an interactive murder mystery currently being produced in two cities. The play combines comedy, music and audience participation.

RADIO WRITER/ASS'T PRODUCER "The John DeBella Show" (FM-94 WYSP, Philadelphia) Infinity Broadcasting--1994-95

•  Writer and co-creator (with Brian McKim) of "The John DeBella Show...A Delightful Alternative To Dead Air!"
•  Wrote daily comedy monologue, jokes and taped segments for host
•  Wrote promos, press releases, and coordinated ad campaigns
•  Booked, coordinated talent and guests for in-studio guest interviews
•  Featured guests included Captain Kangaroo, John Astin, Howie Mandel, Jon Polito and The Moody Blues.
•   Assisted in the planning and production of a week of live broadcasts from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

FREE-LANCE TELEVISION WRITER--1992 to 1995

•  Wrote jokes for weekly monologue of Wayne Cotter, host of Fox Television's Comic Strip Live.

FREELANCE PUBLICIST--1996 to 1998

Producer, creative director, press liaison and manager for Vincent Silvestro's "Hot to Trot 1997-98 North American Tour." The Australian daredevil's act features a horse, a specially-designed harness racing sulky and 2,000 pyrotechnic explosions. His exploits have been featured on Real TV, ESPN2 and The Lighter Side of Sports and the Arts & Entertainment Network.

FREELANCE WRITER/EDITOR, MERIT INDUSTRIES--1996/97

I wrote over 10,000 questions and answers for Trivia Whiz and Trivia Whiz XL, computerized interactive video games.

FREELANCE WRITER/CONSULTANT (Various clients)--1994 to present

Wrote treatments and scripts for various clients including Prime Productions, producers of television commercials and industrial film, Real Time Media, an interactive internet company and PaineWebber.

COMEDY INSTRUCTOR--1986-87

Taught "How to do Stand-Up Comedy" course for Philadelphia's Learning Annex. Developed curriculum for monthlong course involving public speaking, comedy writing and the business of stand-up comedy.

SKILLS

Excellent communication and organizational skills. I have a wide range of writing experience, ranging from standup comedy, gag writing, radio writing and sitcom writing. I co-wrote "Everybody's Got One," a screenplay that reached the semifinals of the Set In Philly contest at the 1998 Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema.

I handle much of the author contact and feature writing for SHECKY! I have extensive knowledge of travel, the entertainment industry and computers.

I have a Windows laptop and a portable modem. I have surfed the Internet and the World Wide Web extensively since 1995.