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A Conversation with TMZ\u2019s Harvey Levin & Evan Rosenblum<\/strong> MODERATOR:<\/strong> Melissa Grego founded consulting practice Melinc (“mel-link”) in 2015 after serving as the first female Editor-in-Chief of leading TV industry publication Broadcasting & Cable.<\/p>\n Tapping Grego\u2019s experience, knowledge and network developed over her 20-year career in TV and media business journalism, Melinc specializes in: Conference and event production, editorial content creation and strategy and consulting projects that empower women working in media and entertainment.<\/p>\n While leading B&C’s print, digital and live events efforts, she created the off-the-record Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of NY and Women of the West conference series to empower and connect women working in media and entertainment. Keynotes & Cocktails is now owned and operated by Melinc.<\/p>\n Grego continues to collaborate with B&C and its parent company NewBay Media as executive producer of NewBay\u2019s Next TV Summit & Expo, a high-level, future-focused executive conference series providing insights into the impact of new video devices, delivery systems and consumer expectations in the OTT era.<\/p>\n Earlier in her career Grego held leadership or reporting roles at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and TelevisionWeek. She has provided expert commentary about TV and media on ABC News, Access Hollywood, CNN, CNBC, Fox News, The Insider, MSNBC, NPR and Yahoo, among others, and was a special correspondent for Extra. She lectured at UCLA and Cal State Northridge and frequently moderates sessions with TV and media industry figures at industry events.<\/p>\n SPEAKERS:<\/strong> Harvey has received nine Emmy\u00ae Awards and numerous other local and national awards for news and investigative reporting at the NBC and CBS affiliates in Los Angeles.\u00a0 Prior to TMZ, Harvey created and served as Executive Producer for the syndicated series \u201cCelebrity Justice.\u201d\u00a0 Prior to launching \u201cCJ,\u201d Levin served as Co-Executive Producer and consultant for the television show \u201cThe People\u2019s Court,\u201d and he continues to host the interactive segments of the show.\u00a0 Levin has also served as Executive Consultant on the syndicated program \u201cMoral Court\u201d and Managing Editor of the syndicated program<\/p>\n \u201cSuperior Court.\u201d\u00a0 He spent a decade as an investigative reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles and covered numerous high-profile court cases for a number of top CBS stations across the country, including affiliates in New York and Chicago. For seven years, Levin was a legal columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Additionally, he has hosted radio talk shows for KABC-AM and KMPC-AM in Los Angeles. Levin, a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, began his career as a litigator at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm and has been a professor of law at three universities. He also served as a consultant for the American Bar Association and has testified before Congress on behalf of the organization.<\/p>\n EVAN ROSENBLUM<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cTMZ\u201d and \u201cTMZ Sports\u201d Executive Producer Evan Rosenblum first began working for Harvey Levin as a writer on the newsmagazine \u201cCelebrity Justice\u201d and reconnected during the early stages of TMZ.com.<\/p>\n During his stint with the company, Evan played a key role in the development of TMZ.com, \u201cTMZ on TV\u201d and \u201cTMZ Sports\u201d \u2013 while managing a newsroom that has broken some of the biggest stories in entertainment and sports \u2026 from\u00a0 Ray Rice and Donald Sterling to the death of Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n Rosenblum is a graduate of Arizona State University and holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Broadcast Journalism.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n Sunday, April 23 | Pavilion 3<\/strong>
\n10:30 am \u2013 11:45 am<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n MELISSA GREGO<\/strong>
\nFounder, Melinc and Keynotes & Cocktails conferences for women
\n<\/em><\/strong>Executive Producer, Next TV Summit & Expo<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n
\nHARVEY LEVIN<\/strong>
\n Producer, investigative reporter, and attorney, Harvey Levin serves as Executive Producer of the TMZ brands.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n