15th
Annual Edition 'Buying Power of
Black America' report breaks down billions in expenditures Black
consumers are responding to tighter economic condition by focusing more of
their spending on items and services that improve their homes and
lifestyle. That's one of the trends revealed in the 15th annual report,
"The Buying Power of Black America," published by Target Market News. The
report analyzes spending for black households in 2008 and finds that
African-Americans...
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BET
Networks names Robi Reed VP of Talent and Casting, Original Programming
(July
15, 2010) BET Networks announced that Robi Reed has been named Vice
President of Talent and Casting, Original Programming team. Reed will
report to Loretha Jones, President of Original Programming for BET
Networks, and is based in Los Angeles. In her role, she will oversee
talent and casting for scripted and non-scripted programs.
"We are excited to have Robi on board, especially given her invaluable
industry experience and strong connections in Hollywood," said Jones.
"Her unique skills and track record of success as a casting director in
the motion picture and television industry complements our pledge to
bring our viewers the best in black talent and entertainment."
Reed recently cast BET's newest scripted program LET'S STAY TOGETHER, a
romantic comedy highlighting the modern relationships of five young,
aspirational African Americans. The series, centered on two sisters and
the men in their lives, will feature popular actors Bert Belasco
("Starting Under"), Joyful Drake (Phat Girls), Nadine Ellis ("Reno
911"), Erica Hubbard ("Lincoln Heights") and RonReaco Lee (Madea Goes To
Jail).
Reed comes to BET Networks with more than 50 films to her credit as a
casting director (C.S.A.) and producer in the film and television
industry. Her rise to success began with the motion picture School Daze
(1988), written and directed by Spike Lee. Her most recent successes in
film include Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide
When The Rainbow is Enuf and I Can Do Bad All By Myself, acclaimed
Bollywood director Karan Johar's My Name is Khan, Denzel Washington's
directorial debut Antwone Fisher, MTV/Paramount Pictures' Fighting
Temptations starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyonce Knowles, Universal's
The Best Man, 20th Century Fox feature Soul Food, the critically
acclaimed Undercover Brother for Universal/Imagine Entertainment, Two
Can Play that Game for Sony/Screen Gems and Their Eyes Were Watching God
for HARPO Films starring Halle Berry.
In addition to her film credits, Reed has also cast for popular
television series such as "Girlfriends," Showtime's "Soulfood," "The
Tracey Morgan Show," "A Different World," "Roc," "In Living Color" and
"In The House." In 1997 she earned an Emmy Award for her outstanding
work in casting The Tuskegee Airmen for HBO Pictures. In 1998 Reed saw a
second Emmy nomination for her work on HBO's Only in America: The Don
King Story and in 1999 a third Emmy nomination for HBO's A Lesson Before
Dying. In 1993 she received the Turner Trumpet Award for the ACE Award
winning film Heatwave. Her efforts for Spike Lee's Malcolm X earned her
a CSA Award in 1992. Reed received her Bachelor of Arts degree from
Hampton University.
