Kim Martin's Blog |
September 2008
This September WE tv is bringing real stories to you that will captivate and introduce you to everyday people who are extraordinary.
Have you ever searched for or wondered about a long-lost loved one? Maybe birth parents or siblings, even an old friend or boyfriend? Troy Dunn, who is reuniting families and friend on our new series THE LOCATOR, believes that everybody has at least one person in their life whom they would like to reconnect with. Troy Dunn is a professional locator who has been helping people find long-lost loved ones for over 19 years. Troy believes, "You can't find peace, until you find all the pieces." You can only imagine how many lives he's forever changed, just by helping them find closure. It's truly inspirational. I find it fascinating that Troy's own mother, Katie, who will also be in the series, was his inspiration to help others. Katie was adopted and they searched for her birth family together.
I had my daughter with me at work the other day and we sat down to watch it together. By the end, we were both in tears reaching for the tissues! But, they were the good kind of tears - the kind where you feel that you understand what someone else is going through and you can relate to their stories. I want to thank the families who had the courage to share a piece of their lives with WE tv for this show and for all of you in TV-viewing-land to watch. I hope this series inspires many people to reach out to someone they love. I'm proud to have THE LOCATOR premiering on WE tv Saturday, September 6th.
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August 2008
Hot fun in the city! There’s always something spicy going on at WE tv. This summer we followed our Bridezillas stunt with another crazy idea to celebrate our new Hot Coffee Break web series. If you haven’t checked them out yet, these are priceless short videos with handsome hunks --go to www.wetv.com/hotcoffeebreak/video and see them for yourself!
To celebrate the launch we gathered a bunch of the Hot Coffee Break guys in various places around New York City. They greeted commuters arriving to work in the morning with free coffee! And who doesn’t need coffee in the morning? The best part about this was that the commuters and other people on the streets could take souvenir Polaroid photographs with the guys…who were also shirtless!
Of course we are all about branding and we had to let everyone know where to watch the Hot Coffee Break videos, so we painted our WE tv logo on the men. Check out the following photographs from our event.
This is a makeup artist painting the WE tv logos on one of the hot hunks, just before hitting the streets that morning.
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WE tv employees made sure to get their photos with the guys.
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Don’t you wish you worked at WE tv?!
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Check them out and let us know what you think. Online you can rate the guys, share the videos and download special Hot Coffee Break wallpaper!
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June 2008
Our annual BRIDEZILLAS stunt was this Tuesday (June 3rd) in Times Square to celebrate our fifth season (Sundays at 9pm)! As usual it was bridal madness…but in a good way! The smell of buttercream frosting filled the air as 10 brides-to-be battled their way to the top of a gigantic slice of wedding cake lathered with white and blue icing. All for a chance to win the grand prize of $25,000 towards the wedding of their dreams.
The winning Bridezilla was Meghan Gressler from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. She really bolted up that slippery incline! Maybe there was extra motivation, since she’s getting married this Saturday?! Her fiancé was there to congratulate her on the big win, boy, did he look happy and in love!!
I introduced the event and presented the check to our winner Meghan. I can’t believe I managed not to get any frosting in my hair this time. But, there’s always next year! Here’s a couple of photos from our BRIDEZILLAS wedding album.
Me with all of our contestants.
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The enormous slice of cake before the Bridezillas charged up to the top!
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They say a photo is worth a thousand words, in this case it's worth $25,000 in grand prize money for Meghan and her fiancé!
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To warm the ladies up before the big race, we brought in New York Sports Club trainers. Look at them doing squats in their dresses-this photo is hilarious! I have to hand it to the girls -they were really great sports.
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Here are all the Bridezillas going for the goal. The front runner is our winner, Meghan. We outfitted all the ladies in knee pads and helmets to prevent any frosting-related injuries!
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Our fifth season of Bridezillas premiered on Sunday night June 1st --- tune in every Sunday to see new episodes!
