B. Harlan Boll Public Relations

27/07/2024

Jim Masters speaks to client, Geri Jewell, about her latest book - "Geri's Jewels and Gems." The glass ceiling breaker, Geri was discovered by Norman Lear, whose career in television and film included, All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, among others, transforming the American Cultural Landscape. Mr. Lear met Geri Jewell when she performed stand-up comedy at the 2nd annual Media Access Awards in Beverly Hills. He told Geri, "You're way before your time!” Geri responded, “So wait three months.” And that is exactly what Mr Lear did. A few months later, he offered her the role of Cousin Geri on the NBC sitcom, "The Facts of Life." The very first "Cousin Geri" episode received the highest Nielsen ratings to date, and the rest is history.
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Special Guest, exclusive conversation and interview with Actor, Stand-Up Comedian, Activist, Author, Speaker Geri Jewell and host Jim Masters on this episode...

27/07/2024

Check out the next “Hollywood’s Hidden Treasures” with host Donelle Dadigan on KABC radio, as special guest Erin Murphy (Bewitched), Jeannie Russell (Dennis the Menace), Johnny Whitaker (Family Affair/Sigmund and the Sea Monsters), and Butch Patrick (The Munsters/Lidsville) as they discuss growing up in the spotlight.

26/07/2024

I LOVE JASON GRAAE!!! And What a Line Up of Broadway Gal Pals!

26/07/2024

BHBPR client, Dee Wallace, is part of tonight's perfect movie playlist episode on The Very Very Best of the 80s only on to watch the countdown of the top ten 80s Action TV Shows, Tonight at 8et/5pt.

26/07/2024

Can’t make it to the DOORS OF CHANGE Concert of Hope with KC & the Sunshine Band? That’s okay! You can still participate in our Silent Auction, which is OPEN NOW!
Just click the link below and “Join the Auction to Bid” to register and start bidding! We have over 80 amazing items this year thanks to our incredible donors, including my dinners, teas and tours with celebrated personalities (Michael Learned, Anson Williams, Julie Newmar, JoAnne Worley, Ruta Lee, George Chakiris, Lucie Arnaz, Rich Little, Loretta Swit, Toni Tenille, Erin Murphy, Alison Arngrim, Dean Butler, and celebrity hosted group tours of the Hollywood Museum. 100% of the funds raised go to helping more kids get off the streets! No information will be shared, and you will not be charged unless you purchase something.
Link: https://doorsofchange.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/2024-concert-of-hope-vip-party

23/07/2024

Client Pulitzer Prize winner, Dan Luzadder, speaks out about concerns with regard to Media Corruption and the decline of local news - https://soundcloud.com/wcmy1430/danluzadder23july2024

23/07/2024

I have been blessed with clients and colleagues in the past (now no longer with us) that help me find the humor in life though troubled times ... Carol Channing, Bob Hope, Charles Nelson Riley, Rip Taylor, Rose Marie, Carole Cook, Valerie Harper, Phyllis Diller, etc. This has been a particularly difficult year, so very grateful to those who continue to offer me chuckles and from the gut laughter including Alison Arngrim, Bruce Vilanch, Geoffrey Mark, Geri Jewell and Eliane Ballace. (Photos taken at the Hollywood Museum/LGBTQ+ Real to Reel Exhibit, The Hollywood Bowl/Jose' Iturbi Foundation and Private party)

22/07/2024

After a quarter of a century with Carol Channing and numerous other clients who have followed in her footsteps as Dolly Levy in Jerry Herman's "Hell Dolly!", I thought I knew everything about the show and its history. Richard Skipper's show taught me so much more.

22/07/2024

Client, Geri Jewell (Facts of Life/Deadwood), speaks with respected journalist and host of "The Stuph Files," Peter Anthony Holder, about her new book - "Geri's Jewels and Gems," with Forward by Norman Lear.
Link: https://www.peteranthonyholder.com/Archives/2016/guests/jewell.mp3

20/07/2024

Nothing like Bob Hope and Sammy Davis Jr bloopers to raise my spirits check out and subscribe to the new Bob Hope channel on YouTube -

Sammy Davis Jr and Bob Hope bring us some hilarious bloopers while trying to perform a song and dance number on The Hilarious Unrehearsed Antics of The Stars...

19/07/2024

Stuart Nulman's Grapevine reviews William Keck's Best Selling "When You Step Upon A Star."
Full Review Link: https://stuartnulmansgrapevine.wordpress.com/2024/07/18/when-you-step-upon-a-star-by-william-keck-jacobs-brown-media-group-24-95/

19/07/2024

People Magazine's JP Mangalonda speaks with client, Dean Butler, about working with the late Shannen Doherty - When Dean Butler reflects on his time working with Shannen Doherty, he remembers a young actress destined for stardom.
Excerpt from print cover story: https://people.com/shannen-doherty-cover-story-her-courageous-life-8678177
Digital story: https://people.com/little-house-on-the-prairie-dean-butler-remembers-shannen-doherty-exclusive-8678280

'Little House on the Prairie' alum Dean Butler reflected on his time working with Shannen Doherty on the beloved family drama before her death on July 13. He said 'there just was something about her' that made her special to everyone on set.

18/07/2024

A huge Thank You to the iconic actor and director, Anson Williams, who joined Marla Tellez of FOX News to talk about "Doors of Change," an organization that helps get thousands of kids off the street in San Diego and their upcoming Concert of Hope with KC and The Sunshine Band and hosted by Erin Murphy and Jeff Zevely. With Sponsors Help, 100% of Ticket Sales Will Get Homeless Youth Off the Streets /
SATURDAY, JULY 27th / 7:30pm
Link for UCSD Ticket info https://amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/concert-of-hope-2024/ or get tickets at DoorsofChange.org.
Fox Interview Link: https://www.foxla.com/video/1487542

Anson Williams joins Marla Tellez to talk about "Doors of Change," an organization that helps get kids off the street.

18/07/2024

The first of two interviews on FOX 411 by Stephanie Nolasco that include client, William Keck, and his best selling book "When You Step Upon A Star" and the celebrities he covered.
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Dean Paul Martin, an actor and oldest son of Dean Martin, died in 1987. He was 35. The elder Martin's pals would later say that the Rat Pack member never recovered from the tragedy.

18/07/2024

Only ten days left before KC and the Sunshine Band headline the Concert of Hope for Doors of Change on Saturday, July 27th. So put on your "BOOGIE SHOES" and join hosts Erin Murphy (Tabatha/"Bewitched") and Jeff Zevely (CBS News) for a night a nostalgic music and memories in San Diego.
With Sponsors Help, 100% of Ticket Sales Will Get Homeless Youth Off the Streets
SATURDAY, JULY 27th / 7:30pm
Link for UCSD Ticket info https://amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/concert-of-hope-2024/
get tickets at DoorsofChange.org.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTiw2Ap1LE8

Taken from their 1975 triple platinum self-titled album, KC and the Sunshine Band, "Boogie Shoes" appeared on the movie soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever i...

18/07/2024

Thank you to Lindsay Hoffman for her article on former child actor and still TV Icon, Johnny Whitaker. As you will read in the story, John has had an amazing career, and starred in one of my favorite Saturday Morning shows as a child, "Sigmund & the Sea Monsters," available to a whole new generation on my clients recently launched Sid & Marty Krofft Channel.
Link: https://www.cineverse.com/details/1000000023440/Sigmund-and-the-Sea-Monsters

18/07/2024

Slowly becoming my most requested client for interviews, Hollywood Entertainment Reporter and now Best Selling author (In Amazon's Memoirs & Biographies/Pop Culture and LGBTQ+ genres), William Keck shares his riveting story and lots of eye-opening Hollywood secrets with the host of The Jim Masters Show Live. William began his career working for TV titan Aaron Spelling and as an NBC and CBS studio page before turning his focus to journalism and television production. He has worked as a staff reporter for the National Enquirer and USA Today, a senior editor and columnist for TV Guide, a regular contributor to People, Us Weekly, Closer Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Disney twenty-three and the Los Angeles Times, and as a senior talent producer for NBC, Discovery Channel and Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family. When You Step Upon A Star: Cringeworthy Confessions of a Tabloid Bad Boy” is William's book about the hundreds of public personalities he reported and spied on. Keck openly discusses both the famous and infamous who feared or hated him, and those who later transitioned to admiration or friendship. Something, quite frankly, many individuals in the country can learn from as they are going to hopefully be able to do in the future, given the current turmoil.
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Special Guest: Hollywood Entertainment Reporter and Author William Keck shares his riveting story and lots of eye-opening Hollywood secrets with host Jim Mas...

18/07/2024

Happy Birthday to a triple threat talent - Lucie Arnaz. Trying to figure out what I can say about this incredible lady, I realized there wasn't enough room on the internet to praise her. So, I am directing you to her website's bio, and while your there make note of her many upcoming appearances and husband, Larry Luckinbill's new memoirs - http://www.luciearnaz.com/biography
While I am at it, a very special thank you for Lucie's support of "Doors Of Change" helping thousands of homeless youth get off the streets. In fact, Lucie has donated tickets with a Meet and Greet to her show to be auctioned off at the upcoming "Concert of Hope" with KC and The Sunshine Band (July 27th in San Diego - Check it out at DoorsOfChange.org) - As Founder and President of the organization, Jeffrey Sitcov, has aptly said ... "She is an Angel here on earth."
Love you, Lucie!!!

17/07/2024

I have to say again, how blessed I am to have such a remarkable stable of clients - Another one has his memoirs out and has hit the best sellers list on both USA Today and Amazon - Dean Butler. Dean will be having a book signing and Q&A on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM at A Great Good Place for Books bookstore (6120 La Salle Ave., Oakland, CA 94611). His last two signings have been standing room only, so make plans in advance if you in the Oakland area.
link: https://www.ggpbooks.com/event/PrairieMan

17/07/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to former client and friend, Phyllis Diller ... or as I referred to her "Madame." Phyllis was nothing less than a glass ceiling breaking pioneer for women and comedy. She combined wild costumes, untamed hair and a raucous laugh with self-deprecating monologues to create one of comedy's most popular characters. A 1955 club booking skyrocketed her to success: scheduled for two weeks, she stayed for 89. After moving to Webster Groves in 1961, Diller honed her act in St. Louis clubs such as Gaslight Square's Crystal Palace. Mid-1960s television routines featuring "Fang," her imaginary husband, brought national acclaim. In addition to her television, film and stage work, Phyllis Diller made five records, wrote five best-selling books and performed on piano with over 100 symphony orchestras. Her appearances with Bob Hope before countless serviceman has made her not only an entertainment icon, but an American Hero. In 2009 I arranged for Ms. Diller to be inducted into the Smithsonian Institutes first permanent Entertainment History Exhibit as a Legendary Lady of Stage & Screen, along with other clients and colleagues (Angela Lansbury, Esther Williams, Rose Marie, June Lockhart, Julie Newmar, Florence Henderson and Carol Channing). Phyllis graciously participated in the book I produced, "Portraits of Life: With Love," (along with 181 other personalities), during the height of the AIDS epidemic, by photographing with a child with AIDS. She thru a birthday party for me one year and I received a copy of music she created call the "Phyllis Fouge" (She was an accomplished pianist) and a signed Phyllis Diller Marionette. Miss the laughs and the lady so much. Happy Birthday, Madame Diller!!!

17/07/2024

Dr Marissa, on NBC Radio Affiliate KCAA, ask her audience are you ready to hear from William Keck, the author of "When You Step Upon A Star: Cringeworthy Confessions of a Tabloid Bad Boy (https://whenyoustepuponastar.com/) about the hundreds of public personalities he reported and spied on?! We will be discussing both the famous and infamous who feared or hated him, and those who transitioned to admiration or friendship.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/5gf6rUa85qk

“I’ll find out where you live, Keck, and I’ll come burn your house down …and you’ll have no place to live.” — Bruce Willis“I invite this young man to fry in ...

16/07/2024

The Jim Masters show today featured client William Keck, author of “When You Wish Upon A Star,” currently #1 on Amazon in three categories - Memoirs/Biographies, Pop culture and LGBTQ.
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Special Guest: Hollywood Entertainment Reporter and Author William Keck shares his riveting story and lots of eye-opening Hollywood secrets with host Jim Mas...

16/07/2024

Steve Dale of WGN Chicago speaks to Jim Hardy, Archivist for my client Bob Hope, about the new Bob Hope YoutTube Channel.

Jim Hardy, former production employee for Bob Hope, joins Steve to talk about the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation and how he is bringing back the memories.

16/07/2024

I am so proud to be part of the Bob & Dolores Hope Legacy
Link: https://splashmags.com/index.php/2024/07/the-national-world-war-ii-museum-in-new-orleans-educates-and-inspires/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2OX4bEALqcsJEb4xUyihLnQfwjsv1Bwq6SfZe9U0x_vYvBrlXTEdv8Eqw_aem_fzWzHWvKFmTitsUHaY5z-A .tab=0

13/07/2024

Come join The Boogie Man himself (KC & The Sunshine Band) for the Concert of Hope, with co-hosts Erin Murphy (Tabitha/"Bewitched") and Jeff Zevely (CBS News) as they bring hope to thousands of homeless youth in San Diego. SATURDAY, JULY 27th / 7:30pm - get tickets at DoorsofChange.org.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ee3C2m3OXE&list=PL8BFeifi3rfedlAmePXzkV97evi8Z4e_n

Good old, but never dull, 70's disco :-))

12/07/2024

Former military spy, Pete Turner, speaks to William Peck about his turn at spying on some of Hollywood's elite for the National Enquirer, to acquire secrets, both those that made the magazine or used as blackmail. https://www.youtube.com/live/WIQrs-wtr-s
William Keck has been a Hollywood reporter for decades. His work has appeared in publications like the National Enquirer, People, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, and as an Emmy-nominated producer for Hallmark Channel, Discovery Channel and NBC, Keck confesses ALL about his most memorable celebrity encounters that (for one reason or another) went horribly wrong. Far more than a shocking admission of past sins, When You Step Upon A Star chronicles the repentant author’s own evolution from a lonely only child obsessed with Hollywood stars, to an eager tabloid snoop keeping personal secrets of his own, to a well-respected journalist who ultimately learns from his mistakes, changes his wicked ways and befriends the celebrities he’d once wronged. Keck has written a book "When You Step Upon a Star" available on Amazon.

William Keck has been a Hollywood reporter for decades. His work has appeared in publications like the National Enquirer, People, Entertainment Weekly, USA T...

12/07/2024

FORBES Dubs client, Donelle Dadigan, "Hollywood's most influential woman for many good reasons."
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Discover some of the fun stories behind The Hollywood Museum with our interview of Donelle Dadigan.

12/07/2024

Thank you to Becky of "Week 99er" for your story on the Hollywood Museum.
EXCERPT: "Just the thought of Hollywood brings to mind the glitz and glamour of the city, the movies and the red carpet events that happen in the area. With celebrities, luxury brands and the lifestyle that is almost unobtainable for everyday life. And while traveling to Hollywood is often a dream for some people, to see where the magic happens – the cost of visiting some of the attractions come with a hefty price tag that might make them a bit out of the budget for the ordinary tourist. But right off the Hollywood strip is a gem, one that is affordable and offers more than what even local movie buffs may know about – The Hollywood Museum. In a unique location, The Hollywood Museum is only feet off of Hollywood Boulevard and attached to the original Mel’s Drive-In (with a bit of Hollywood history of its own). Only costing $15 a person to tour the museum, it is one of the most affordable attractions you can find in the area."
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Experience Hollywood history with actual props, sets and more inside the Hollywood Museum in downtown Hollywood and affordable museum for your whole family.

11/07/2024

The Epoch Times speaks to client, Donelle Dadigan about the Jose' Iturbi Foundation and the Hollywood Museum.
EXCERPT: On the museum: “My mother and I started this museum, and it was about giving back to the community. I grew up in Los Angeles, and I ended up working with so many different celebrities that were in front of the camera and behind the camera in the real estate business, and I really got to know them through our work together. If I had only known at that time I was going to open a museum, I would have asked each and every one of them for something for the museum. But the museum didn’t come on until later. We decided to start this, and it’s a love letter back to the community. Both my mom and I were schoolteachers, and so it was about being able to, in this love letter, educate and entertain everyone who was going to come. We’ve had such fun creating this.”
On the Jose' Iturbi Foundation "Ms. Dadigan witnessed Iturbi’s musical fame firsthand: “I remember as a child going to sold out concerts with my mother and my godmother. And we would watch him and then afterwards, we would be backstage, and I would see all these throngs of fans. And there were movie stars, but I didn’t know they were movie stars when I was little. They would come back, and they would have conversations and whatnot. And then to think decades later I would meet them again when we were getting ready to start this museum. "
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California InsiderCalifornia NewsEntertainmentDonelle Dadigan: Music, Memorabilia, and the Hollywood MuseumFriends Read FreeTwitterFacebookLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveThe Hollywood Museum's President and Founder Donelle Dadigan attends The Envelope's Emmy Exhibition at the Hollywood Museum in Hollywood...