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One On 1 Profile: After 30 Years With Sonic Youth, Musician Thurston Moore Continues To Make An Impact
hurston Moore has been part of the New York music scene for three decades, and he's still going, proving to be a rare example of lasting independence in the music industry.
5/20/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Rapper Talib Kweli Continues To Redefine Himself As A Lyrical Artist
Not many hip-hop artists or musicians in any genre have the lyrical dexterity to reference Norman Mailer, the Freedom Riders and Lemony Snicket in their work. It's one of the intrigues of Brooklyn's Talib Kweli.
4/23/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1: Longtime Playwright Israel Horovitz Holds His Unique Place In Theater
Israel Horovitz has written numerous plays and is a sensation abroad, but even after his years of international success, he continues to create for audiences around the world.
5/6/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1: Real Estate Power Broker Mary Ann Tighe Transforms New York Neighborhoods One Deal At A Time
Mary Ann Tighe is one of the top real estate brokers in New York, she has been the lead dealmaker on some of the city's most notorious properties. But before she became a broker, Tighe started out in a very different field.
4/29/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1: Fitness Guru Rupa Mehta Is Trying To Change The Way Kids And Adults Get Healthy With Body And Mind
Rupa Mehta is a top fitness instructor who blends the traditional Eastern ways of her family with the modern methods of today’s New York. But she does more than run a workout studio -- she’s trying to improve people’s health, especially young people, with an approach for body and mind.
4/22/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1: Sebastian Junger Reflects On His Life Covering War
War reporter and best-selling author Sebastian Junger has seen it all. He's lived in some of the most dangerous war zones in modern history and now, after losing his close friend and colleague, he looks back on his life and forward into what may come next. NY1's Budd Mishkin filed the following "One On 1" report in June 2011.
6/20/2011 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Author Paul Auster Goes Through A Sometimes Painful Writing Process, The Results Make It Worthwhile
Author Paul Auster would likely enjoy success as a writer no matter where he lived, but New York has been his home since the mid-1960s and has played a critical role in his writing, from his initial success to today.
4/1/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1: Award-Winning Music Producer Phil Ramone
Music producer Phil Ramone, who died on March 30, 2013, worked with the world's greatest musicians, from Billy Joel to Frank Sinatra. NY1's Budd Mishkin spoke with the acclaimed New Yorker in 2007 and filed the following report.
2/5/2007 - By: NY1 News
One On 1 Profile: Hotel Maven John Fitzpatrick Thrives With An Irish Charm
John Fitzpatrick learned the hospitality business working by his father's side in Ireland – then went on to fulfill his father's dream of opening a hotel in the States. NY1's Budd Mishkin filed the following One on 1 profile.
3/12/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: From Street Sweeping, To Snowstorms To Hurricane Sandy, Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty Reflects On Fifty Years In The Department
New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty has dealt with everything from blizzards to Hurricane Sandy over the last five decades. But as NY1's Budd Mishkin reports, he's also battled personal hardships that have come along the way.
3/18/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis Takes NYC Institution To The Next Stage
The Public Theater is a unique New York institution, presenting plays, concerts, and readings representing everything from the avant-garde to Broadway. NY1 interviewed the Public's creative director, Oskar Eustis, last fall as his theater was celebrating a multi--year, multimillion-dollar renovation.
3/11/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Landmarks Conservancy President Peg Breen Watches Over The City's Architectural Landscape After Hurricane Sandy
Since 1994, but even more so after Hurricane Sandy, New York Landmarks Conservancy President Peg Breen has helped preserve and restore some of the city's most important architectural icons.
3/4/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Violinist Itzhak Perlman Puts The Future Of Classical Music In His Young Musicians' Hands
He's performed for presidents and teaches at world-renowned Juilliard, but violinist Itzhak Perlman's latest creation harkens back to his youth, growing up with polio in Israel and the United States. NY1's Budd Mishkin filed the following One on 1 report.
2/25/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Musician Kenny Vance Lost His Home To Hurricane Sandy, But His Doo-Wop Lives On
Some three-and-a-half months after Hurricane Sandy, there are still many New Yorkers who are dealing with the storm and its aftermath every day, including doo-wop musician Kenny Vance, who lost his Queens home.
2/11/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: NYCHA Chairman John Rhea Faced Tough Challenges Before Hurricane Sandy, Now Faces More
Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath once again called attention to the New York City Housing Authority and its chairman, John Rhea, who grew up in a troubled section of Detroit and now leads one of the city's most complex operations. NY1's Budd Mishkin filed the following One On 1 profile.
2/4/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Scientist Klaus Jacob Warned For Years A Storm Like Hurricane Sandy Could Hit NYC
Ever since Hurricane Sandy, NY1's "One On 1" profiles have focused on Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, and the latest subject, scientist Klaus Jacob, has warned for years about a storm like Sandy.
1/28/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Health And Hospitals Corporation President Alan Aviles Nurses The City Back To Health After Hurricane Sandy
Since Hurricane Sandy hit, "One On 1" has focused on prominent New Yorkers involved in recovery efforts. This week's segment profiles the man in charge of the city's vast municipal health care system, Health and Hospitals President and CEO Alan Aviles.
1/14/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Native New Yorker Michael Byrne Returns Home To Lead FEMA's Sandy Recovery Efforts
Ever since Hurricane Sandy, NY1's "One On 1" profiles deal with people involved in the relief effort. This week, NY1's Budd Mishkin profiled a New Yorker who has come back to help his hometown -- the man in charge of FEMA's response to Hurricane Sandy, Michael Byrne.
1/7/2013 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1: A Look Back At 2012
View "One On 1: A Look Back At 2012," a special segment featuring influential, powerful, and prominent New Yorkers profiled by NY1's Budd Mishkin over the past year.
12/17/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin and Sean Flax
One On 1 Profile: An In-Depth Look At Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts With New York Area Red Cross CEO Joshua Lockwood
There are many grassroots organizations and foundations involved in the Hurricane Sandy relief effort. But when people in Dubuque or San Antonio or Detroit want to donate, they probably don't know the local groups. So they might give to the Red Cross. The international organization's initial response to the hurricane has been questioned and its relief efforts are ongoing.
12/11/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Musician Christine Lavin Says Goodbye To A House Full Of Breezy Point Memories
Hurricane Sandy destroyed many homes, but not the memories within them. For many New Yorkers and former New Yorkers, these homes represent a piece of family history, filled with tales of family lore, and singer-songwriter Christine Lavin has one such story.
12/4/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Tunnel To Towers Chairman Frank Siller Steps Up For Staten Island Following Hurricane Sandy
For the next few weeks, the One on 1 profiles will be connected to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, to profile New Yorkers involved with getting the city back on its feet. This special series begins with the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation, which is especially well-known on Staten Island, and its chairman, Frank Siller.
11/27/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Patti Smith Forges Ahead As A Musician, Author & Lover Of Life
Patti Smith has amassed an enormous fan base as a singer and writer, and the passion she felt about her work when she broke on the scene in the 1970s is still as strong, if not more so, today.
6/18/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Author Salman Rushdie Turns The Page On The Fatwa Years
Author Salman Rushdie has a compelling story, but this New York transplant's decade of living under police protection went largely untold, until now.
10/15/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo Fights To Give A Voice To The Voiceless
To many, the roughly two million domestic workers in this country -- nannies, housekeepers and caregivers -- are almost invisible. But they have a champion in Ai-jen Poo, a New Yorker who has become increasingly influential in fighting for their rights.
10/1/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Writer Calvin Trillin Takes His Humor Very Seriously
Author Calvin Trillin is known for decades of musings on humourous matters, food, civil rights, his family and love, and while he is at home in Greenwich Village, he still is inspired by his Midwestern upbringing.
11/7/2011 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Rapper, Actor, Documentarian Ice-T Has Come A Long Way While Staying Connected To His Roots
Ice T’s connection to New York has been cemented by his role as an NYPD detective on "Law And Order: SVU," but his first love remains the music that changed his life -- rap and hip-hop.
9/10/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Author-Comedian Baratunde Thurston Tackles Race, Politics Through New Media
Like so many successful and creative New Yorkers, Baratunde Thurston is hard to categorize — stand-up comic, best-selling author, a self-proclaimed "nerdy digital strategist who is super political." Put them all together, and the result is more and more people are paying attention to Baratunde Thurston.
8/27/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: DoSomething.org COO Aria Finger Backs Up Her Idealism With The Real Thing
Many New Yorkers profiled in "One On 1" have a long career on which to reflect, but others are just getting started but have already begun to do something special. The latter certainly fits Aria Finger, the 29-year-old chief operating officer of DoSomething.org.
6/11/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: David Paterson's Life After Serving As Governor
As with any intriguing and influential New Yorker, there is much to discuss with David Paterson, but during this One On 1 interview, NY1 got a look at a day in his life, a year-and-a-half after leaving the governor's office.
7/30/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Artist Terence Koh Lives A Quiet Life In the Big City, Captures Mystery of Life Through His Work
Not only is artist Terence Koh able to live a quiet life in New York City, he also creates compelling, mysterious art exhibitions.
7/23/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Celebrity-Activist Harry Belafonte Enters A Period Of Reflection
Performer and activist Harry Belafonte has used his instantly recognizable voice to entertain, enlighten and advocate through a career that has spanned seven decades.
1/23/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Advertising Guru Tor Myhren Takes The Leap To Tell & Sell Stories
Advertising maven Tor Myhren says he loves to tell a story, but his own story is pretty compelling, as he arrived in New York five years ago questioning his place in the industry and in the city and has now answered his questions.
7/9/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Hunter College President Jennifer Raab Builds A New York Institution
A compelling journey is often part of the resume of any influential New Yorker, but Hunter College President Jennifer Raab can pinpoint exactly what started the journey of her lifetime -- a school bus ride through Manhattan.
7/2/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One on 1 Profile: Teach For America Founder Wendy Kopp Continues To Combat Educational Inequity
Wendy Kopp has taken her fight for educational equality across America and the world since she founded Teach For America in 1989.
6/25/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Broadway Producer Manny Azenberg Finds Success Behind The Scenes
His given name is Emanuel, but for 50 years Broadway has known Manny Azenberg as a theater lifer connected to some of the stage's most acclaimed shows.
5/17/2010 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: PR Strategist Matthew Hiltzik Is The Powerful Voice Behind The Prominent
Behind so many of the successful and influential is public relations advisor Matthew Hiltzik, a strategist who promotes the good times and manages the bad.
5/21/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Scientist Brian Greene Discusses His Elegant Universe
While he is one of the best-known scientists in the country, Brian Greene's resume might also include translator – making science understandable for the masses.
11/11/2008 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Award-Winning Actor Kathleen Turner Thrives In The Spotlight Despite Chronic Health Issues
Kathleen Turner lived in Venezuela, England and Baltimore before coming to New York, and after bursting onto the scene in the 1981 film "Body Heat," she has been a presence on stage and screen ever since.
5/7/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin
One On 1 Profile: Longtime Fashion Designer Norma Kamali Infuses Her Work With Accessibility, Empowerment
It would be hard to be more of a New Yorker than fashion designer Norma Kamali, as she grew up here, went to school here, and has always had her offices here, but the results of her creativity have long been felt far beyond New York.
4/30/2012 - By: Budd Mishkin