Maybe Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, but there is no place on TV that puts out more positive energy than the Food Network or the Cooking Channel, both owned by Scripps Networks Interactive.
Now, the challenge shows, even the gently-mean-spirited Cutthroat Kitchen, get high-ratings, but even that is done with a playful heart. These networks may have a little bit of controversy from time to time, but their product is typically delivered by friendly and competent cooks and hosts. Reruns of shows long-gone even fill a DVR--The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Everyone on these networks is interesting, has their own point of view, and passes the beer test. Personalities like Duff Goldman, Michael Symon, Geoffrey Zakarian, Ina Garten, Jeff Mauro, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Guy Fieri, Tyler Florence, Debi Mazar, Mo Rocca, Emeril Lagasse—OK, so he left the network for Martha Stewart, but we’ve got nothing but love for him, and many more make this the place to be for positive, feel-good programming, that celebrates good food, friends and family.
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Michelle Tompkins http://www.mediamichelle917.com Michelle Tompkins is an award-winning media, PR and crisis communications professional with more than ten years experience with coverage in virtually every traditional and new media outlet. She is currently a communications and media strategist and writer, as well as the author of College Prowler: Guidebook for Columbia University. She served as the Media Relations Manager for the Girl Scouts of the USA where she managed all media and talking points, created social media strategy, trained executives and donors and served as the organization’s primary spokesperson, participating in daily interviews with local, regional, and national media outlets. She managed the media for the Let Me Know internet safety and Cyberbullying prevention campaign with Microsoft, as well as Girl Scouts’ centennial Year of the Girl To Get Her There celebration in 2012, which yielded more than 800 million earned media impressions. In addition to her extensive media experience, Michelle worked as a talent agent in Los Angeles, California, as well contracting as a digital content developer and her writing has appeared in newspapers and online. She is passionate about television, theater, classic movies, all things food and in-home entertaining. While she has lived and worked in NYC for more than a decade, she is from suburban Sacramento and gets back there often to watch the San Francisco Giants on TV with her family.