Golden Globes Publicity to Be Dealt with by PR Dept

The Hollywood International Press Affiliation, Dick Clark Productions and NBC introduced Tuesday that veteran leisure publicist Chet Mehta and his agency PR Dept have been retained to steer publicity for the upcoming Golden Globes.

The eightieth annual awards return to airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock on Jan. 10, 2023, after the community paused the published this 12 months within the wake of controversy surrounding the HFPA. The journalist group got here underneath fireplace for lack of range amongst its membership.

The Globes will happen on the Beverly Hilton lodge. Questions stay over which celebrities will agree to participate within the festivities. No host for the present has been introduced.

Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins will function government producer and showrunner of the eightieth annual Golden Globe Awards. Dionne Harmon will function government producer.

Mehta involves the Globes with greater than 20 years of expertise. “We’re thrilled to be working with PR Dept to convey a recent perspective to the eightieth Annual Golden Globes and our iconic pink carpet,” HFPA president Helen Hoehne mentioned in an announcement. “Chet Mehta and his staff will play an integral function in making certain the press marketing campaign for our historic eightieth anniversary places a robust deal with inclusion throughout the leisure trade and past. We’re excited to have them as a companion to drive pre-show and tune-in press, pink carpet and post-event press following the awards present.”

Established in 2012, PR Dept has labored with Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and Netflix’s multicultural advertising and marketing and DEI groups in spearheading tasks for the streamers throughout LGBTQ+, AAPI, Latino and Black Curiosity viewers initiatives.