Ms. Swedlow, is the CEO, publisher, and editor-in-chief of InteractiveTV Today [itvt], which she founded in early 1998.

Her writing has appeared in many leading newspapers and trade publications, including the New York Times, the San Francisco Examiner, PC World, Multimedia World and VR World. Topics she has covered include virtual reality, email communities, privacy and technology, online gravesite memorials, and, of course, interactive television. Her work has received awards from the Computer Press Association and the Western Regional Magazine Association.

Prior to founding [itvt] she was chief evangelist at eGroups.com (now Yahoo! Groups); new media editor at PC World; a producer and director for Telemorphix, a pioneering interactive TV company, and a video producer at Steve Michelson Productions in San Francisco.

A regular presenter at ITV industry conferences and panels, and a frequent guest on television and radio shows, Ms. Swedlow communicates her understanding of interactive TV trends, technologies, and industrial dynamics to audiences around the world. She has served as the founding chairperson and judge of the "Television" and the "Broadband" categories respectively for The Webby Awards since its inception, was the emcee and chairperson of the 2005 AFDESI ITV Awards (held in Cannes every year at Milia), and regularly produces editorial events and awards programs benefiting the ITV industry (e.g. The annual TV of Tomorrow Show).

Other experiences include voiceovers on many feature films while at Sound One in New York City (e.g. "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "9 1/2 Weeks"); participation in the Director/Playwright Workshop at Playwright's Horizons in New York City with founder, Bob Moss; participation on various experimental technology multimedia theater showcases directed by the visionary George Coates in San Francisco; conceiving, producing, directing the first 3 fashion shows (as interactive theater) on the Black Rock Desert in the early years of the Burning Man project, and directing an episode of the Twlight Zone called "The Obsolete Man" at the Dark Room in San Francisco. In August 2005, she created and directed a politically-charged multimedia "blogtheater" piece that focused on post-election America called "Fuck That!: The Political Science Show." In her non-spare time, Swedlow produces and edits the occasional book such as "Desert to Dream" (a photography book) and "Train of Thought" (a children's book), improves her art car (see below), trains as a traditional boxer, and pretends to be a painter.

Ms. Swedlow's education includes a Ph.D fellowship in directing at the University of California, Berkeley; a Masters degree in Dramatic Criticism from Northwestern University; a certificate in French and French Literature from the Université de Cannes; a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater History from Tulane University; studies in Drama at the Royal Holloway College at the University of London; as well as a high school degree from Culver Military Academy in Indiana.

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