Jeff Pollack (media consultant)
| Jeff Pollack | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Music and media expert and Emmy-nominated producer |
| Known for | CEO of Pollack Media Group |
Jeff Pollack is an American music and media expert and producer. He is currently the CEO of Pollack Media Group, which is an international media + music consultancy that specializes in connecting content and distribution partners with consumers. Pollack Media has experience on every continent in television, music, live events, artist strategy, film, radio, print, and digital media.
As a program director, Pollack was instrumental in resuscitaing the long suffering WMMR, transforming "the troubled station into a rating winner and made a name for himself across the country." In an interview with WYSP, Howard Stern eulogized the glory days of Philadelphia's FM stations. During the interview, Stern named Pollack as one of the many legends of WMMR.
In 1981, Pollack went on to create his own company, which has grown to include clients as diverse as MTV, VH1, CMT, Shazam, Spotify, SFX Entertainment, Delta Air Lines and Smithsonian.
As a producer, Pollack has participated in some of the largest music and charity events of the past decade including U2/Green Day's Music Rising performance at the NFL's reopening game at the Superdome, Live 8, Live Aid, Live Earth, Movies Rock (Emmy-winner), the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, the 70th Anniversary of the Apollo, and many others.
Jeff served as creative music consultant for the MGM TV series Fame L.A., which garnered an Emmy Award nomination for its theme song; on-air music correspondent for Good Morning America; executive music consultant on Pavorotti's televised concert event for Bosnian war victims featuring U2 and others; co-producer of NetAid, the largest Internet event in history at the time; executive producer of Quincy Jones' Lincoln Memorial pre-inauguration event, "Call to Reunion" on HBO; co-executive producer of Billboard Music Awards honoring George Harrison; executive producer of Love Rocks; EIF's Humanitarian Award honoring Bono, with performances from No Doubt, Lauryn Hill, R.E.M., Cher, Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Kevin Nealon, plus guest appearances from Tom Cruise and Kevin Spacey.
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