TV Talent Agents

These TV talent agents represent broadcast TV. They can help you find and negotiate the perfect job contract!

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George Bane
450 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(213) 277-4880
Fee: Negotiable
Doesn't like Unsolicited Tapes
Primarily a negotiator of
contracts. Attorney

Robert Barnett
839 17th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-5000
Fee: Charges by the hour
Primarily a negotiator of
contracts. He represents
network types. Attorney

Sherlee Barish
407 Broad Street
Milford, PA 18337
(717) 296-5044
Fee: 5 to 10%
Sherlee is a job finder but
does negotiate contracts. Well
known in the business.

Judy Bowen
1260 N. Hayworth Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 650-0383 90046
Fee: 10%
Judy finds jobs and negotiates
contracts. Represents KNSD
anchor Denise Yamada.

Bill Cooper
224 W. 49th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 307-1100
Fee: 10% (Can vary)
Bill does not like unsolicited
tapes. Most of his clients
are already working in Top 35
markets.

David Crane
2224 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(919) 870-9121
Fee: 7 1/2% (negotiable)
David welcomes unsolicited
tapes. A former news director
and consultant. He is a job
finder. Represents KABC's
Marianne Bannister.

Steve Dickstein
1617 JFK Blvd., Suite #1010
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 568-5300
Fee: 8 to 10%
Attorney. Finds & negotiates
contracts. Steve will look at
unsolicited tapes but rarely
takes on small & medium mrk.
talent.

Don Ephraim
172 N. Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 726-1245
Fee: Negotiable
Attorney & CPA. Primarily a
negotiator but does seek jobs.
Represents folks like WBBM's
Bill Kurtis.

Ken Fishkin
50 Milk Street - 20th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 423-5800
Fee: Variable
Attorney. Primarily a contract
negotiator. Represents KCBS
anchor Chris Conangla.

Saul Foos
867 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 266-1561
Fee: 10% first year - 7 1/2 2nd
Charges a retainer $1,500
if client makes less than
$80 K. $2,500 if more. Retainer
applied to percentage.

Alfred Geller
Geller Media Management
250 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 246-1212
Fee: 10%
Attorney. Offers talent coaching
in addition to normal agent
offerings. Represents Connie
Chung and Fox's Maury Povitch.

Jim Griffin
The William Morris Agency
1350 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
(212) 586-5100
Fee: 10%
William Morris Agency turns
100 this year. Jim represents
folks like Peter Jennings and
Barbara Walters.

Ed Hookstratten
9489 Dayton Way - Penthouse
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(213) 273-3777
Fee: Variable
Attorney. The `Hook' represents
a lot of the biggies in NYC and LA.
Bryant Gumbel and KABC's Paul Moyer
are just two of the many.

Laurie Jacoby (Geller Media Mgmt)
9465 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90210
(213) 271-7900
Fee: 10%
Laurie is a VP of Geller Media
Management and runs their West
coast operation.

Jeff Jacobs
35 E. Wacker - Suite 780
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 236-2233
Fee: Variable
Attorney. Almost entirely a
contract negotiator. Jeff
represents a woman by the name
of Oprah.

Ralph Mann / Wayne Kabak
International Creative Mgmt. (ICM)
40 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 556-5617
Fee: Variable
One of the larger agencies in
the country. Ralph and Wayne both
find and negotiate positions.

Art Kaminsky
Athletes & Artists
421 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(212) 695-0300
Fee: Variable
Attorney. Started as a sports
agent (primarily hockey) but moved
into TV news several years ago.n-
Finds jobs and negotiates
contracts.

Bill LaPlante
Media Alliance
P.O. Box 1984
Burlington, CT. 06013
(203) 673-3044
Fee: 10%
Former newsguy turned agent.
Finds and negotiates jobs.
Likes referrals over un-
solicited tapes - but he looks
at everything.

Ken Lindner
Ken Lindner & Associates
2049 Century Park East - #2717
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(213) 277-9223
Fee: 6 to 10%
Attorney. Finds and negotiates
positions. Represents folks
like KCBS anchor Bree Walker &
WABC's John Marler.

Richard Leibner / Carol Cooper
N.S. Bienstock
1740 Broadway - 24th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 765-3040
Fee: 6% (some variations)
One of the largest, if not the
largest talent agency. Richard
represents a guy by the name of
Dan Rather & woman called
Diane Sawyer.

Todd Musburger
142 E. Ontario - Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611
(213) 664-2600
Fee: 5 to 10% (variable)
Attorney. Primarily a
negotiator but does find some
jobs. His most famous client
is his brother: Brent.

Pam Pulner
2230 California Street NW
Washington, D.C.
(202) 483-4998
Fee: Variable
Pam both finds jobs and
negotiates contracts nationwide.
Pam represents KNBC sportscaster
Brent Lewis.

Cynthia Riley
1029 Vermont Ave. NW - Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-5400
Fee: Not Available
Attorney. Nationwide clientele.
Finds and negotiates contracts.
Represents GMA's Charles Gibson,
Arthur Miller, Meredith Vieira &
CBS Broadcast Group prexy Howard
Stringer.

Conrad Shadlen
141 E. 44th St. Suite #804
New York, NY 10017
(212) 370-9757
Fee: 5 to 10% (Variable)
Attorney. Nationwide Clientele.
Finds and negotiates contracts.
Represents WABC's Greg Hurst
former ABC network correspondent
Edie Magnus.

Joel Weisman
200 West Adams - Suite #901
Chicago, IL 60606
(213) 782-1212
Fee: 6 to 9% (Variable)
Attorney. Nationwide clientele.
Finds and negotiates contracts.

Bob Woolf
4575 Prudential Towers
Boston, MA 02199
(617) 437-1212
Fee: Variable
Attorney. Primarily a sports
agent who negotiates contracts
mainly in the Boston area.