Bonnie D. Graham
Great Neck, NY
516-773-4552
bonnie.d.graham@verizon.net
- FREELANCE WRITING HIGHLIGHTS
• I was thrilled to interview music icons Johnny Mathis and Neil Sedaka in 2005, for full-page Q&As in an entertainment magazine.
• My big-name concert reviews include Patti LaBelle, B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland, Kenny Loggins, Peter Noone aka Herman's Hermits, Polish songbird Basia, Joan Rivers and The Smothers Brothers.
• I recently wrote a comedy column featuring comedian interviews.
• I authored an edgy dating column a few years ago - great fun for this long-time divorcée who's been-there-done-that!
• I have interviewed and written about world-renowned composer Ervin Drake (It Was A Very Good Year - Quando, Quando, Quando - I Believe - Good Morning Heartache) and renowned jazz photographer William P. Gottlieb (U.S. stamp portrait of jazz great Billie Holiday and the producer of a fabulous annual calendar featuring photos of famous jazz stars).
• Since 2000, I have been ghost-writing a monthly Rock ’N’ Roll column for a local radio DJ/oldies show producer, which entails online research on the big names in 1950-60s music.
• Since 1998, I have been producing, scripting and hosting my own live weekly singles/relationship theme radio show - "Long Island's Dating" - broadcast worldwide over the Internet. Over the years, I have interviewed hundreds of authors and experts who comprise a substantial resource base for articles I want to write. Please visit Bonnie Radio for a list of guest authors on my radio series.
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SUBJECTS I WRITE ABOUT
• My eclectic background, diverse interests and stage of life position me to write on these subjects:
* * * Dating/singles/relationships/romance/sexuality for our middle-age population - with insights and quotes available from hundreds of authors I have interviewed on my radio series
* * * Since 2004, I have been researching material for my upcoming book, "So You Wanna Be - What Women Dream About Becoming." To date, I have received over 70 responses to my questionnaire from women 16-86 around the country, plus replies from third grade girls. I also designed and published a "So You Wanna Be - Empowering Women's Dreams" calendar featuring 16 of these women's stories, with my own photoart and graphic design. My goal is to find a publisher to produce the calendar annually and package it as a bonus with my book. Interested?
* * * Extraordinary seniors age 65+ and their amazingly active, interesting lives
* * * Young grandparents' (age 45+)
* * * With the first wave of Baby Boomers turning 60 this year (yikes!), I can write about the emerging BOOMERS-TO-SENIORS market - interests, tastes, values, evolving lifestyles, relationship issues, housing preferences, workplace issues, retirement issues and more
* * * Celebrity interviews
* * * Concert reviews
* * * Much more - Please tell me what you need and let's see if I can deliver the story!
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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
• Marketing consultant, writer and editor specializing in corporate writing/editing, print collateral development, website content editing, graphic design and special event development/production. President of GRA Productions, Ltd since 1988.
• Former corporate marketing communications director in NY City for several banking instutitions and a Long Island-based software developer.
• eBay seller specializing in VINTAGE Broadway Playbills, sheet music, writing instruments, linens and general "stuff" - Amazing how my writing skills come into play when composing my eBay sales ads! I will be presenting a talk on my eBay experience this Spring for the local library: "Bring Us Your Tired, Your Old, Your Unwanted Stuff - And We'll Show You How To Sell It on eBay!"
• Digital photographer with over 10,000 photos taken on two cameras in the past four years. Specializing in photos of people, flora and fauna, inconsequential objects most people ignore, weather, photos taken while driving and more. Good PhotoShop editing skills, too. I have published many photo-journalism spreads in the local newspaper. I like to provide my own photos to illustrate the articles I write.
• TV creator/producer/host of four series since 1998: • What's So Funny ?!? (stand-up/improv games and character interviews); • ChamberVision (focus on local businesses); • Senior Moments (ongoing with nearly 100 episodes) co-host with my Mom (presenting extraordinary seniors and senior-focus professionals, travel agents, musicians, and more); and • Something To Talk About (ongoing with over 225 episodes) (talk and music, including oldies rock 'n' roll groups). Please visit Bonnie TV for more info on my TV series.
• 1998-99 I served as Assistant Editor for a large local weekly newspaper, requiring features writing on a demanding weekly deadline. Today, I continue to freelance features and full-page photojournalism spreads for this paper.
• Polished charity event MC specializing in BACHELOR AUCTIONS — Wah wah wah!
• Creator/producer of special events, including New York/tri-state's first "Second Wedding Showcase" (included speakers, vendors and an "encore wedding" bridal fashion show) and "So You Wanna Be - Empowering Women's Dreams" Author's Breakfast
EDUCATION
• B.A. in Psychology, Sarah Lawrence College and Boston University, 1966-1973
• Twin A.S. degrees in Computer Operations and Computer Programming, Lane CC, Eugene, OR, 1978
CLIPS
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