The Company
The Legal Talk Network, LLC – Our founders are former CBS/Boston Broadcast News professionals. Since 1999, we have been providing online communications and marketing solutions for corporations with the high quality of traditional Television and Radio at our mother-ship company, Skyways Communications, LLC, located in metro Boston. New media took hold and Legal Talk Network was launched in May 2005, with originally produced legal podcasts, hosted by leading attorneys and legal experts. Legal Talk Network podcasts highlight the important issues in the legal profession with high profile guests in a talk show format. They’re produced by professionals and available on-demand on the Legal Talk Network website, in iTunes, by free subscription to RSS and from legal portals, blogs and social networking sites (too many to list)! Listeners worldwide get the latest legal topics and trends and legal professionals make connections with colleagues in a B2B environment, helping everyone meet the challenges of a changing legal world. And sponsors reach a targeted audience in the legal community.
We’re proud that our podcasts have been recognized throughout the legal community over the past four years, with Lawyer2Lawyer, chosen as #1 by the ABA Journal in 2008, and the Legal Talk Network podcasts are in the top 10 in iTunes for legal podcasts. We’re also forever grateful to a handful of lawyers, who came on board Legal Talk Network as hosts of their own podcasts early on: Attorneys Paul F. Kenney and James M. Brady with The Boston Bar, Marsha Kazarosian with Power of Attorney, Alan S. Pierce with Workers Comp Matters and Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams, the co-hosts of our top-rated show, Lawyer2Lawyer!
The people at Legal Talk Network are what make the difference – a team of producers, writers, engineers, videographers, designers and audio technicians – who made successful careers producing live TV News for decades and are now leaders in the new media industry. Our level of skill and experience producing high quality content sets us apart from the noise. Our philosophy is simple: Create great content and deliver it using the best technology available! We make it our priority to create the most interesting programs in the legal industry, make it easy to find them, and stay in tune with the best method for listening to podcasts or watching online video. That’s our mission for our audience – we think you’ll enjoy listening!
Founder – Lu Ann Reeb
- Entrepreneur and executive leader with a strong portfolio of corporate marketing strategies in a global B2B environment.
- Co-founded two new media companies with positive revenue growth.
- Extensive experience in Broadcast Journalism and TV News management spanning 20-year career.
- Combination of small business management expertise, corporate marketing, extensive media experience and advanced education with an MBA from Suffolk University Sawyer Business School in Boston.
Lu Ann Reeb
Lu Ann is the Co-founder and President of Skyways Communications (1999). She has created customized corporate marketing strategies that include new media consulting and solutions with the style and quality of television and radio, and has developed top level new media strategies for corporations such as Accenture, Kroll OnTrack, Law.com, PerkinElmer, Ringler Associates among others. In 2004 she oversaw the live television broadcasts at the DNC media headquarters in Boston and John Kerry’s Presidential Election Night Coverage. In 2005, she launched LegalTalkNetwork, an online B2B network with originally-produced podcasts and online video for legal professionals to communicate and interact on important legal issues.
Lu Ann is a two-time Emmy Award winning Executive Producer, whose career spanned 20 years in Television News including Executive Producer at WBZ-TV/CBS Boston. She has produced major market live TV news programs and covered the people and events making news, including Presidential elections, the world’s first artificial heart implant, a deadly Air Canada plane crash, the Boston Marathon, and Super Bowls, as well as memorable newsmakers such as Nelson Mandela, Pete Rose, John McCain, both President Bushes, Al Gore, and John Glenn in his second historic launch into space. An investigative journalistic endeavor with CBS/Boston reporter Dan Rea, resulted in freedom for Joe Salvati after 30 years in prison, wrongly convicted for murder in Massachusetts. This led to national coverage of the Boston story unraveling corruption in the FBI and Justice Department. She has also produced numerous award-winning TV documentaries, led investigative news coverage and managed a newsroom of 100 people daily.
Lu Ann holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School and is a lifetime member of the International Honor Society of Beta Gamma Sigma.
Founder – Scott R. Hess
- Entrepreneur and technology specialist in the new media industry.
- Experienced in new media and traditional media technology.
- Co-founded two new media companies with positive revenue growth.
- Extensive experience in Photo Journalism and videography as well as digital satellite technology over the past 20 years.
Scott R. Hess
Co-founder and Vice President of Skyways Communications (1999). Scott worked in Television News for 16 years at WBZ-TV/CBS Boston, receiving awards for videography and breaking news before the startup of Skyways Communications in 1999 and launching Legal Talk Network in 2005. In classic TV news style, he has technically made it happen under the most trying conditions and recognized early on the value of multimedia on the Web. Scott’s knowledge of multi-media technology guides the company in this rapidly changing world. As Vice President of Skyways Communications, Scott says, “there’s a new technology application that makes communicating on the Internet better and easier every single day and we are one of the leaders in suiting the right technology to each client’s content and delivering it to the right audience.” The availability of LegalTalkNetwork audio programs, not only on the LTN website but also in Apple iTunes, Yahoo! Podcasts and RSS feed aggregators will grow the audience exponentially. Scott has numerous technical achievements as well including the design and fabrication of camera mount systems for a variety of applications, including aircraft.
He has designed and implemented the Legal Talk Network podcast recording studio, including unique methods for remote recording of our podcast hosts that achieve broadcast quality in non-studio environments.
Scott is also an accomplished aviator, having flown and instructed in aircraft ranging from high performance aerobatic biplanes to multi engine turbine aircraft. He also holds aircraft maintenance and inspector licenses.
Director of Sales and Business Development – Deb Curran
Deb Curran
Deb Curran is the Director of Sales and Business Development at Legal Talk Network. She manages client development for sponsorships and advertising programs through new media podcasts and on-line video. Deb has over 16 years experience in advertising sales and marketing in the legal community. She has worked with many legal service providers in developing marketing programs to increase their market share and increase brand awareness. Prior to joining LegalTalkNetwork, Deb was an event manager and senior account executive for Lawyers Weekly.
Show Producers
Kate Kenney – joined Legal Talk Network in 2005 and is responsible for coordinating guests and hosts for show production in addition to providing research assist in scripting show content. She handles logistics for guest integration into the LTN radio studio production and creates the resources made available regarding each program on the website.
Kate Kenney and Mike Hochman
Bob Phillos – is a TV broadcast producer with 11 years experience producing ‘live’ TV News in Boston. Bob manages the Legal Talk Network Internet radio shows every week ensuring the accuracy of the content for each show script and finding the best quality guests for each topic. Bob also produces TV satellite media tours for many of our corporate clients at Skyways Communications.
Audio Engineers
Mike Hochman – is our primary audio engineer. He has been recording and editing the shows at Legal Talk both in the studio and in the field. A graduate of Hofstra, Mike has great skills and new ideas, but most importantly precise audio management to record and edit each program on Legal Talk Network!
Nick Logue – A graduate of Emerson College, Nick Logue assists us when we have a lot going on (which is frequent!). He is also the primary sound engineer for several top bands in Boston!
Creative Director – Dawn Brucale
Dawn Brucale
An award-winning marketing professional with more than 20 years’ experience, Dawn manages branding, design and creative initiatives at Legal Talk Network. She started her own firm, the Indigo Group, 14 years ago and prior to that, Dawn served as Senior Designer/Team Manager at William M. Mercer, where she was responsible for the development and implementation of integrated marketing and communication programs. Dawn received her MBA with a Concentration in Innovation and Design Management from Suffolk University in 2008, and was a member of the 2007 New Product Innovation Competition’s 1st Place Team.
Legal Counsel
Christine Carey is an attorney specializing in structuring investments, real estate agreements and experienced in operating small and mid-size companies. She acts as general counsel for a number of companies including Skyways Communications, LLC and Legal Talk Network.
Administrative Assistant – Office Manager
Kim Gaynor joined Skyways Communications from Computer Associates. She manages accounting for Skyways and Legal Talk Network as well as human resources and keeps the rest of us in line!
