Ed Martin is MyersBizNet editorial director, responsible for the growth of its TV/Video Download and Creativity InSites platforms. He's also the chief television and content critic for MediaVillage. He has written about television and Internet programming for several Myers publications since 2000, including The Myers Report, The Myers Programming Report, MediaBizBloggers, and TV/Video Download on MediaVillage. He is also the current president of the Broadcast Television Journalists Association and has been a member of the Television Critics Association since 1990.
Ed is among the media's best-known and most respected commentators on television programming. His access to industry leaders assures MediaVillage readers unique insights into the behind-the-scenes influences that impact network programming. His "voice" is among the most influential in the television programming community.
Previously, Ed was a television critic and reporter for USA Today and was senior editor, television critic, and programming editor of the award-winning television and advertising trade magazine Inside Media. He has written features for Variety, TV Line, Advertising Age, Television Week, Broadcasting & Cable, and TV Guide. Earlier in his career, Ed was publicity director for the independent feature film production and distribution company Vestron Pictures, where he orchestrated publicity campaigns and produced electronic press kits for dozens of movies, including the Academy Award-winning classic Dirty Dancing.
