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Personable, pleasant and
beautiful
Ingrid Lemme, has hosted The American Dream Show for
almost seven years. Ingrid is committed to demonstrating the American Dream by
emphasizing once family heritage, struggles, goals, dreams and accomplishments.
The half hour, twice weekly broadcast has received rave reviews and awards in
the Long Island area and now looks to spread its wings, like an America's
Eagle, to the entire country and abroad.
Guests like Professor Rodger Rosenblatt, Percy
Heath, Tina S. Fredericks, Dr. Herodotus "Dan" Damianos, Dr. Sinatra, Denise
Kasell, Bill O’Reiley and Doris Roberts have appeared and will be
appearing on the program.
Ingrid meets many celebrities during her job
overseeing the public relations for the world famous Gurney's Inn Resort, Spa
& Conference Center, which prides itself as the only resort with its own
talk show. The shows are filmed live, once a month, at Gurney’s Inn, with
the mighty Atlantic ocean as a true American Dream back drop. A live audience
is welcome and encouraged to participate.
The set ‘The American
Dream Chairs’ changes every month and gives furniture designers from
around the world the chance to be exposed to 600,000 Hamptons households with
high disposable incomes. The president of Montauk Sofa, an international design
firm, Tim Zyto, was featured in his own designs, two ‘chairs & a
half’ in American Dream Colors, red & a blue, the American Dream
Chairs.
Production Management Team:
Greg Schimizzi,
Executive Producer; Chairman and Founder, WVVH- Hamptons TV, VIDEO VOICE INC,
www.WVVH.com, a television and motion picture production and distribution
company that has produced over 150 motion pictures
Ernie Schimizzi,
Executive Producer; CEO of WVVH Hamptons TV, VIDEO VOICE INC, www.WVVH.com, a
television and motion picture production and distribution company that has
produced over 150 motion pictures.
Paul Monte Executive Producer and GM
for Gurney’s In Resort, Spa & Conference Center www.Gurneys-inn.com
recognized the tremendous exposure and attention that a talk show hosted by his
very own PR Director Ingrid Lemme brings to the Inn and his vibrant guests,
which quite often appear on the show. Paul Monte is also VP of the American
Dream Advisory Board.
Paul Sladkus, Producer, has over 30 years media
production experience. Paul worked with CBS and PBS for 14 years, working on
over 150 programs and series and has won numerous awards for programs such as
The Nature Series, Brain Series, Love of Life, All in The Family, Sonny and
Cher, World Earth Day and currently produces the daily
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In Dan's Papers, July
2002:
There is a television show
that is based and shot in Montauk. It airs on WVVH, Hamptons Television, which
reaches up to 60,000 people. On this show, the hostess interviews her guests
about their family history, how they got to where they are today, and what
dreams may come.
This show is The American Dream. It takes place
in the Admiral's Room of Gurney's Inn, with the serene shores of the Atlantic
Ocean as its backdrop. Paul Sladkus is its producer. With thirty years of
television experience, you may recognize some of his credentials. They include
the following: All in the Family, The Emmy's and Oscars, Sonny and Cher,
Good Times, AFI Salute to James Cagney and Orson Wells, Captain Kangaroo, Carol
Burnett, WCBS News, LA Lakers' games, The Young and the Restless, The Price Is
Right, the Rose Bowl Parade, and more.
On Thursday, July 18, Sladkus
overlooked the taping of six episodes. At the end of a busy day of taping, he
was in good spirits. "Today's shows were as good as all of our shows," he said.
"They are very spiritual, very deep, and have very kind guests."
The
producer had great things to say about the show's hostess, Ingrid Lemme.
"Ingrid is very warm as a hostess and gets a lot out of our guests," he
said.
With the eclectic group of guests at the day's taping, there was
much to get out of them. The first guests of the day were Percy and Karin
Fahrbach. Together, they looked radiant. Percy, with a full head of bright
blonde hair, was dressed in a classy tan suit. Karin was adorned in gold, from
her blonde hair, to her gold earrings and gold business suit. Lemme labeled the
two as her "Couple of the Year" as they glimmered under the
spotlight.
Lemme was warm indeed, as she chatted with the couple in
German while the crew continued setting up. She raved about her outfits from
Monterrey Bay (which you can find at
www.shopthebay.com).
While Joanne Dickerson, one of the assistant producers, touched up on the make
up and hair of the guests, Lemme asks, "How's my tummy?"
"We can't see it,"
answers Dickerson.
"Great," Lemme says, inducing laughter among the audience
in attendance. "In a few minutes I will suck in my tummy and spit out my
gum."
The day of taping began with the interesting story of the
Fahrbachs. Percy is the Managing Director of Gruner and Jahr International
Marketing and Media Services, Inc., and is the Executive Vice President of
Sales in North America. In other words, he is in charge of the publication of
numerous popular magazines (i.e. Good Housekeeping). Karin is an
interior architect who distributes a variety of furniture that has a surreal
quality. It is almost as if Dali himself designed them. "I have always had a
feeling for color and how to get things organized," she said.
The two
met when Percy was twenty-four and Karin was twenty. They have traveled across
Europe, to Paris, Monte Carlo, Vienna, and more. One of Percy's key assets, is
his expertise in language. He speaks clear English, as well as Spanish, French,
Italian, German, and can order food in Russian. "The business and careers of
the future are going to be more and more global," he said, in a delicate and
eloquent voice. "Part of a solid education should be languages."
The
Fahrbachs are now settled in the West Village of Manhattan. Percy's success
began in the early stage of his mid twenties, when the European Management of
McGraw Hill found him and offered him a job. He took the opportunity to prove
his talent, and has continued to climb a successful ladder ever since. "You
have to be lucky, and find someone that sees the talent in you," he said,
speaking of his accomplishments. The Fahrbachs can be seen on the opening
episode of American Dream on Friday, July 26.
Following the final
moments of the first episode, the crew was in good spirits. The cameramen of
WVVH joked back and forth with Lemme and her staff, and then were immediately
ready for the next taping. American Dream waited anxiously for Cecilia. Cecilia
is a singer from Norway and has the voice of an angel. She has sung for the
King of Norway, was requested at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and, in
December, will sing to 14,000 at Madison Square Garden.
After
performing her rendition of "Amazing Grace" on the beach, the audience was
quiet in meditation. The song is a personal favorite of Cecilia's, mostly
because of the lyric, "I once was lost but now am found." It relates to a time
when she was ready to give up on singing.
She attended a seminar in
Norway, entitled "Warrior's Wisdom," looking for clues as to what steps she
should take during her moments of doubt. It was at this conference that Stuart
Wilde, an international author that has produced nineteen books which have been
translated in over a dozen languages, met her. Wilde asked Cecilia, on the
spot, to get up on the table before him and sing. By the end of her song,
Wilde's eyes were wet with tears, and a necessary mix of confidence and
inspiration re-entered Cecilia's heart.
A similar instance occurred on
the set of American Dream. After singing her song, Cecilia had a deep
conversation with Dee Lindholm, an assistant producer for the show. Although no
one knows what the subject of conversation was, it was quite clear that
Lindholm was moved. Tears of joy streamed down from her eyes as Cecilia hugged
her. "There is something about the melodies that I cannot explain," Cecilia
said. "They call me to sing, and in singing I wish to project love and let the
music soar and inspire." Leading up to her concert, Cecilia is meeting with a
voice instructor that has previously worked with Celine Dion and Luciano
Pavarotti, which should tell you something. "Madison Square Garden is beyond
what I thought was possible," she admitted. Cecilia's spot on American
Dream will air on Tuesday, August 6 and Friday, August 9.
Four
other episodes were taped on that day. Arthur Pergament and Tatiana Brown, the
organizers or Hamptons Hoops (www.hamptonshoops.com) will air on Tuesday, July 30, and
Friday, August 2. Liz Zelvin, online therapist, will appear Tuesday, August 13,
and Friday, August 16. Ronne Bonder, President of Hamptons Vodka, is scheduled
for Tuesday, August 20, and Friday, August 23. Finally, Lisa Senters, the Vice
President of Blue Star Jets, will appear on Tuesday, August 27, and Friday,
August 30. Information about the show, the guests, the hostess, and Gurney's
Inn can all be found at its website, www.Americandreamshow.com.
Congratulations to the entire
American Dream Team & Sponsors:
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