Paul Gendreau
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- Publicist
Paul Gendreau formed Paul Gendreau Public Relations in 1996, offering
clients a more personalized service alternative to larger public
relations organizations. Before starting his own firm, Gendreau was
Vice President, Entertainment Publicity for Fox Broadcasting Company,
where he was responsible for the strategic planning and execution of
all aspects of the networks's national entertainment publicity and
media relations operations. In this capacity, Gendreau oversaw all
publicity for the network's primetime series, made-for-television
movies, miniseries and specials, including "The X-Files," "In Living
Color," "Married...With Children," "The Simpsons," "Party of Five,"
"Melrose Place," and "Beverly Hills, 90210," among others. Prior to
joining Fox in 1992, Gendreau was a senior television publicist for
Warner Bros. Televsion (formerly Lorimar-Telepictures and Lorimar
Television). During his tenure there, Gendreau created, developed and
implemented full-range publicity programs for television series and
made-for-television movies, surpervised unit photography and handled
key talent in the promotion of television product. Some of the series
and miniseries for which he created and executed campaigns include
"Knots Landing," "Family Matters," "The People's Court," "Gabriel's
Fire," "Sisters," "Stephen King's IT," "I Know My First Name is
Steven," and "I'll Fly Away." Gendreau began his public relations
career at Lorimar, where he was Director, Investment Relations.
Reporting directly to the Chairman of the Board, Gendreau served as the
American Stock Exchange-listed company's primary investment contact. He
wrote and oversaw the production and distribution of Lorimar's written
shareholder communications, including the company's annual and
quarterly reports. In addition, Gendreau was responsible for the
organization and execution of all corporate marketing events, including
analyst presentations and roadshows. For his work on the company's
successful investor relations campaign, Gendreau received a 1985 Silver
Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America. Gendreau is a
director of The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization which
operates a suicide-prevention hotline for gay and questionin youth. His
is an active member of the Human Rights Campaign, and is a member of
the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Publicists Guild of
America. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he
received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama and Theatre.