Media Process Group

22/11/2024

16/10/2024

Doing our small part to promote democracy: Julie and I have been registering voters at DMV facilities in Milwaukee over the past month. The group we are working with has registered over 7,000 voters in the Milwaukee area since Jan. 1. Amazing!

23/09/2024

To my Chicago area FB friends: please join me this Friday night for a free screening of my film, "Mikva! Democracy is Verb," at the University of Chicago's Max Palevsky Theater, 1212 E. 59th St. at 7:30.
The film tells the remarkable story of former Congressman, Federal Judge, White House counsel and Obama mentor Abner Mikva, including his epic battles with Chicago Machine and the NRA. This is the Hyde Park premiere of the film and we'll have a panel discussion led by journalist Phil Ponce.
The screening comes at a perfect time since Ab's legacy organization, the Mikva Challenge, is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Mikva Challenge is an antidote to our divisive times.
Tell your friends and neighbors!

21/09/2024

When you get the call to work on a special project like this, you can’t say no! It was an honour and privilege to work on this show.
Team KAMALA for President!

19/09/2024

We had an enchanted evening Tuesday night at the Library of Congress in DC. The film I'm producing with director James Sorrels and EP Keith Walker, "Area 2", was a finalist for the Ken Burns/Library of Congress prize for documentary. We attended the amazing ceremony and got to get some pix with Ken Burns. We also got to meet the other 5 finalists for the prize. An incredible array of docs.

02/07/2024

Just returned yesterday from the amazing Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Clair, WI. This year might've been the best lineup yet: Del McCoury Band, Sam Bush, Molly Tuttle, Watchhouse, Sierra Farrell and Them Coulee Boys, among so many others. We went with our 2 sons, Aidan and Jackson, Jackson's girlfriend, Addison Lewis, Julie's sister, Janet and her husband, Phil. It was a jam packed 3 days, for sure.

23/04/2024

As some of you know I've been teaching the documentary production class at Loyola University/Chicago for the spring semester. Last night was a bittersweet night: the last class of the semester. I was blessed with an incredible class of students and I feel we learned from each other. Good luck to the students that are graduating!

14/02/2024

Just a reminder to Chicagoland friends: the screening of Joe Winston's "Punch 9 For Harold Washington" is tomorrow night at the Wayfarer Theater in Highland Park at 7 p.m. There will be a Q/A after the film with Joe and producer Raymond Lambert. Hope you can make it.

Here's ticket info: https://www.wayfarertheaters.com/checkout/showing/punch-9-for-harold-washington-/946132

08/02/2024

Thrilled to report that Joe Winston's amazing film, "Punch 9 for Harold Washington," (of which I was an Executive Producer) is screening next Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Wayfarer Cinema in Highland Park, IL at 7:00 p.m. Joe and producer Raymond Lambert will be there for a Q/A after the film. For tix go to: https://www.wayfarertheaters.com/checkout/showing/punch-9-for-harold-washington-/946132

24/01/2024

Was clearing off an old laptop for recycling when I stumbled across these 2 photos from an interview that I filmed in 2005 with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Supreme Court building. It was a project for the Illinois Holocaust Museum produced by Dave Lundy (also pictured here). It was a great honor meeting Justice Ginsberg.

11/07/2023

Today’s work place.

08/05/2023

Today marks the 25 anniversary death of one of the co-founders of Media Process Group, Bruce Lixey. Although skilled in lighting, directing and producing, Bruce was the driving force when it came to the business side of our industry.
MPG has managed to achieved great heights in our 35+ years, but I can’t help but wonder how much further up the road we would have been with Bruce’s savvy business skills.
We will always cherish the time we had with him.
Bruce Lixey, 1959-1998.