Ryan McCormick Publicist

Ryan McCormick is President of Rising Sun Public Relations based in New York, NY. McCormick is best known for his publicity work in comedy where he serves as both Publicity Director for the Comic Strip Live and the New York Underground Comedy Festival. McCormick has been Publicity Director of the NYUCF since 2004.

Notable Achievements

* On June 5th, 2008 McCormick set a Guinness World Record for the "Most Consecutive Hours Ever Worked by a Publicist (it was 64)." He accomplished this working the Comic Strip Live's Guinness World Record Event show - a 50 hour stand up comedy show and the longest stand up comedy show in history.

* In 2005, McCormick was cited by PR News as on of their "15 to Watch"

* Some of the comedians McCormick has worked with include: Judah Friedlander,Jim Gaffigan, Judy Gold, Sal Governale, Richard Jeni, Dave Attell, Rick Overton, Dom Irrera, Adam Ferrara, Colin Quinn, Bill Burr, Nick DiPaolo, Sal Governale, Bonne McFarlane, Jim Norton, Rich Vos and Eddie Brill.

Distinctions

* McCormick has a notorious reputation in New York for working days without sleep in order to 'get everything done'
* McCormick is rarely seen without a suit & tie.

History

Prior to public relations, McCormick has an extensive tenure working in the media. He is a former editor of Long Island Business News. McCormick also became an Associate Producer and then was promoted to Senior Producer of WCTV-CBS News. There McCormick spent close to a year producing a 2-hour local morning show, writing scripts, and booking guests. He also spent several years freelance writing for the New York Post and Long Island Entertainment News.

In 2004, McCormick became both PR Director for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Long Island Chapter and the New York Underground Comedy Festival. In 2005, McCormick was honored by PR News for his work with NMSSLI and in 2006, McCormick's PR work was cited by online media critic [http://gawker.com/news/page-six/paula-froelich-really-wants-you-to-go-to-the-new-york-city-underground-comedy-festival-198482.php Gawker] . In January 2006, Ryan formed Rising Sun Public Relations.

PR Mentors

Michael LevineAlyssa NightingaleJoan StewartLucy Rosen

External links

* [http://wwww.risingsunpr.com.com Ryan McCormick's Official website]
* [http://www.stagetimemag.com/stm5058.html Ryan McCormick Interview in StageTime Magazine (2/15/07)]
* [http://www.prnewsonline.com/awards/15_to_watch.html PR News Online - 15 to Watch]
* [http://www.prblognews.com/2007/09/12/nyc-reporters-yuck-it-up-for-troops/ New York's Funniest Reporter Show (10/01/07)]
* [http://gawker.com/news/page-six/paula-froelich-really-wants-you-to-go-to-the-new-york-city-underground-comedy-festival-198482.php Paula Froelich Really Wants You To Go To The New York City Underground Comedy Festival]