The Resident

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The Resident[1] is an online video talk show hosted by American video producer Lori Harfenist. The show was one of the first original 75 YouTube Content Partner channels.

About Lori Harfenist

Lori Harfenist
Born Lori Dudek[2]
USA
Nationality American
Years active 2000–present
Known for Infotainment
Notable work(s) The Resident
Website
http://www.theresident.net

Harfenist started producing The Resident for the Internet in 2000 and began airing it weekly on Manhattan Neighborhood Network's (MNN) channel 67 in New York City in December, 2004. It continues to run weekly on both media. She's also an activist-reporter for "G Word," the daily news program on Discovery Communications environmentally-conscious network, PlanetGreen.

She also acts as an "on-the-street" reporter for RT in New York City.[3]

In addition, Harfenist has worked as talent and/or content producer for many entertainment companies including E! Networks, DirecTV, CNN, Fox News Channel, Turner Broadcasting, Atari, Nike, UGO, and Macy's. Harfenist graduated cum laude with a BA in Communications: Writing for the Media, from Pace University in New York City, and she attended the School for Film and Television.

She is married to Chris Harfenist (aka Tomato), lead singer and drummer of alternative rock band Sound of Urchin.[4]

About The Resident

"The Resident" is a counter cultural online video show that provides social and political commentary, news coverage, and cultural satire. Segments include Vlogs, on-the-street segments, and one-on-one interviews. The Resident was an online video show five years before YouTube went live. Since its inception, "The Resident" has received several honors, including:

  • Named one of the best Internet personalities by Yahoo! Video
  • Featured frequently on YouTube and Yahoo! Video homepages
  • TV Guide Vlog Award, 06/2006
  • Guest speaker at YouTube's Business Development and Sales Conference
  • Panelist ("Digital Distribution") at NATPE's LA TV Fest, 2007
  • Panelist on Roland Martin CNN special for the CNN/YouTube Democratic Presidential Debates

The Resident on YouTube

Harfenist doing an interview on RT America.

Harfenist established "The Resident" channel on YouTube on February 21, 2006. Her first video to appear on the homepage was "Health Insurance Sucks in the USA,"[5] followed by "Kurt Vonnegut Is The Resident's People,"[6] which YouTube featured on their homepage the day of Vonnegut's death and garnered over one million views. Another video to reach more than one million views on YouTube is "Sexy Halloween."[7]

The Resident on network television

Segments from "The Resident" have also appeared on many national network television programs, including:

  • "The FOX Report with Shepard Smith" on FOX News
  • "The Roland Martin Show" on CNN
  • "News To Me" on CNN Headline News
  • "The Fizz" on DIRECTV

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theresident.net
  2. ↑ http://www.thefrisky.com/tag/lori+dudek/
  3. ↑ http://rt.com/about/on-air-talent/lori-harfenist/
  4. ↑ "Lori Harfenist, NYC Uberchic". Ask a New Yorker.com. May 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 
  5. ↑ Health Insurance Sucks In The USA, youtube.com
  6. ↑ Kurt Vonnegut Is the Resident's Peeps, youtube.com
  7. ↑ Sexy Halloween, youtube.com

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