Eric Kuhn

Eric Kuhn
Born Eric Kuhn
1987
New York, New York
Nationality American
Alma mater Hamilton College
Occupation Media executive
Employer Layer3 TV
Board member of Earthjustice Council
NPR Generation Listen (NPR)
SeriesFest
USO Digital Advisory Council

Eric Kuhn is an American media executive. The head of marketing for Layer3 TV, Kuhn was formerly the head of social media at United Talent Agency, and is frequently described as the first social media agent in Hollywood. He is noted for bringing social platforms to CBS News, CNN, and the NBA.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Kuhn was born in New York City and grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. At 17, he hosted a television show on WHHS, a public access television station in Westchester County, and booked and interviewed politicians including Bob Kerrey, Nita Lowey and then-presidential candidate Al Sharpton. He attended Hamilton College and as a freshman created Kuhn and Company, which aired on WHCL. Focused on media and politics, Kuhn’s inaugural guest was former New York City mayor Ed Koch. Activist Cindy Sheehan, Gore campaign attorney David Boies, Merrill Lynch Chief U.S. and Quantitative Strategist Richard Bernstein, Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC and Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Matt Davis appeared on Kuhn and Company over the course of its one-and-a-half year run.[4][5]

As a sophomore, Kuhn worked as an intern at CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and was hired by the network as a new media consultant when his internship concluded.[6][7] While a full-time student at Hamilton, he initiated and ran the organization’s Twitter account, @CBSNews, and developed and oversaw a viral marketing team for CBS News. Kuhn was credited for designing the strategy which led to the viral spread of Couric’s 2008 interview with Sarah Palin.[3] As an undergraduate, Kuhn also served as a consultant for the NBA and was significantly involved in the launch and use of Twitter for the NBA.[8]

Kuhn studied at the London School of Economics during his junior year and graduated from Hamilton in 2009 with a degree in Government.[9][10]

Career

Hired as the first audience interaction producer for CNN, Kuhn moved to Washington, D.C. after his college graduation. In addition to working on TV-to-web content integration and developing two-screen programming, he managed CNN’s flagship Twitter account, @CNN, and oversaw 270 CNN Twitter accounts for anchors, correspondents, and producers.[11] Kuhn also helped to create Rick's List with Rick Sanchez,[12] and wrote about technology in government and politics for CNN.com. He reported on and predicted the results of the 2010 presidential campaign based on live Twitter feeds and trending social media topics, launched CNN partnerships with Foursquare and Gowalla, and orchestrated the live-streaming premiere launch of ‘’John King, USA’’ on Facebook.[2][13]

Kuhn designed and produced the social media for two worldwide Larry King telethons, Haiti: How You Can Help and Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help. He gained attention via his orchestration of the “Tweet Suite” during the Haiti Telethon, which allowed viewers to interact with its hosts, Ryan Seacrest, will.i.am, Jeff Probst, Jared Leto and Alyssa Milano through Twitter, and had similar success with a Social Suite which allowed viewers to interact with celebrities on Twitter and Facebook during King’s telethon to aid disaster relief in the wake of the BP oil spill.[2][14][15]

In December 2010, Kuhn was recruited by United Talent Agency, who created a position for him as the agency’s head of social media. Responsible for connecting the technology community with the entertainment community, Kuhn represented emerging technology companies such as Foursquare and advised UTA clients including Johnny Depp, Lena Dunham and Nicholas Sparks on digital practices including branding, marketing, online endorsements.[16] In 2011 Kuhn appeared on the Forbes annual "30 Under 30” survey and Vanity Fair included him on their "Next Establishment" list.[17][18][19][20]

In 2014, Kuhn joined Denver-based Layer3 TV as head of marketing and strategy.[21]

Kuhn speaks globally on technology and innovation. He was the keynote speaker at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Media Summit, and has spoken at events including Consumer Electronics Show and SXSW.[22][23] He delivered the commencement address at his high school, Hastings High, in 2013. He has appeared frequently on Bloomberg TV.[24]

Personal

Kuhn lives in Denver, Colorado. He advises friends including chessmaster Fabiano Caruana on social media strategy, and twice hosted "Bytes and Bylines," a technology and media event produced in conjunction with the White House Correspondents Dinner.[25][26][27]

Kuhn is a founding board member of NPR's Generation Listen.[28] He serves as a council member for Earthjustice, on the digital advisory board for the USO, and on the advisory council for SeriesFest.[29][30][31]

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ Pomerantz, Dorothy (March 2011). "30 Under 30". Forbes. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Sneider, Jeff (November 20, 2010). "UTA Creates Social Media Position for CNN Veteran Eric Kuhn". The Wrap. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Ferenstein, Gregory (May 31, 2011). "HEY HOLLYWOOD MOGULS, ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA AGENT @KUHN ON TWITTER?". Fast Company. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Steenburg, Sydney (April 24, 2006). "Student Makes Name on Radio". Utica Observer-Dispatch. p. IB.
  5. ↑ Kollali, Sapna (February 15, 2006). "STUDENT LAUNCHES TALK RADIO AT HAMILTON COLLEGE". Syracuse Post-Standard. p. A1.
  6. ↑ Dylan (July 26, 2007). "Torch-Passing, TVNewser Style". Adweek. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Staff (July 20, 2009). "Eric Kuhn Becomes Audience Interaction Producer". MediaLife. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Beard, David (September 30, 2009). "10 Hopeful Thoughts about the Future of Journalism". Poynter. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "UWire100" (PDF). London School of Economics. June 9, 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Hamilton Cum Laude Graduates 2009" (PDF). hamilton.edu. 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Finke, Nikki (November 30, 2010). "UTA Hires Social Media Agent For Hollywood". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hollywood's New Leaders 2011". Variety. October 10, 2011.
  13. ↑ Kuhn, Eric (September 15, 2010). "Candidates with more Facebook fans win big on Tuesday". Political Ticker. CNN. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Krakauer, Steve (June 22, 2010). "Larry King’s Gulf Disaster Telethon Raises $1.3 Million, Features As Many Celebs". Mediate. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Rothstein, Betty (November 30, 2010). "CNNer is Hollywood Bound". Adweek. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Rosaman, Katherine (May 29, 2012). "Behind That Celebrity Tweet". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  17. ↑ Staff (September 16, 2011). "Next Establishment 2012". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  18. ↑ Miller, Julie (May 11, 2012). "Photos: Tech Entrepreneurs Hit the Runway for a Charity Fashion Show". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  19. ↑ Wallenstein, Andrew (April 18, 2012). "Foursquare signs with UTA". Variety. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hollywood Agents Talk About Technology In Entertainment [TCTV]". Techcrunch. March 19, 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (March 3, 2013). "Next-Gen Cable Startup Layer3 TV Raises $21 Million". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  22. ↑ Rixman, Alan (October 23, 2013). "Abu Dhabi Media Summit: UTA Head of Social Media Talks Twitter Strategy". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Speaker Bio: Eric Kuhn". NATPE. NATPE. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Eric Kuhn on Bloomberg". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg, via Google. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  25. ↑ Greenman, Ben (December 12, 2014). "Young Grandmasters Try to Make Chess Cool". New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  26. ↑ Marx, Damon (April 22, 2015). "WHCD Party Invites: Tumblr’s Bytes & Bylines Party". Adweek. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  27. ↑ Johnson, Ted (April 30, 2014). "White House Correspondents Weekend: Stars to Share Spotlight With Silicon Valley". Variety. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  28. ↑ Stelter, Brian (March 12, 2013). "NPR Wants to Click With Those Who Tweet". New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "About Earthjustice Council". Earthjustice. Earthjustice. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  30. ↑ "USO ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL ADVISORY COUNCIL". USO. USO (via NASDAQ wire). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  31. ↑ "SeriesFest: Meet the Team". SeriesFest. SeriesFest. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "World Economic Forum Global Shapers". World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  33. ↑ Lewis, Matt (June 18, 2010). "The Top 20 Political Journalists on Twitter". Politics Daily. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  34. ↑ Variety Staff (June 18, 2010). "Fast-rising tenpercenters". Politics Daily. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  35. ↑ Miller, Julie (May 11, 2012). "Photos: Tech Entrepreneurs Hit the Runway for a Charity Fashion Show". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  36. ↑ Pomerantz, Dorothy (2011). "30 Under 30 Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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