Get on Tv!: The Insider's Guide to Pitching the Producers and Promoting Yourself

By Jacquie Jordan

Expert advice on how to get booked and asked back

"Jacquie ought to know how to get you on TV...she's put half the country on TV, including me." --Maury Povich

In Get on TV , Jacquie Jordan brings her expert advice straight to you--the entrepreneurs, experts, authors, and future reality stars looking to land a television spot. Jacquie shows you the ins and outs of the TV business and what you need to do to get booked (and asked back), including:

The importance of tape and materialsSpeaking the language of the television producerBeing persistent without being annoyingWhat to do when you're booked and cancelledHow to get asked back again and again

If you know the right moves, you can get on TV

"Jacquie has the ability to maintain a fair balance between the voice of the project she is producing and the needs of her guests." --John Edward, psychic medium and author of Crossing Over, host of John Edward: Cross Country

Jacquie Jordan has been involved in booking, supervising or producing over 10,000 television guests, as well as coaching countless people on how to get on air.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402205910
• ISBN13: 9781402205910
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Publicity made easy from A-Z

I have worked in media for over 25 years and Jacquie even taught me things! She takes you from wanting to promote your idea to becoming a "guestpert" that television producers want to call back...over and over again. She gives you the lay of the land and who all the players are in the field...easily and simply. It's a great resource for those who want to be in the "biz" or need the "biz" to promote their product or services.

Works on Multiple Levels

OK. I admit it. When I agreed to review "Get on TV" by Jacquie Jordan it was for my own selfish reasons. My new novel had just been released, and I was looking for a way to get on TV for added exposure. So naturally, I chose the book with the perfect title, and man am I glad I did. In "Get on TV" veteran TV producer and insider Jacquie Jordan (who has worked with folks like Donny Osmond and Maury Povich) reveals valuable information on what it takes to get on television. The books gives detailed information on topics such as how to assemble a press kit, how to speak the language of TV producers and how to set realistic expectations on appearing on your favorite (and not so favorite) news and talk shows. "Get on TV" works on multiple levels, mainly because the reader can feel the author's genuine authenticity when reading between the lines. It's not one of those books that was written solely to promote the author's business. In fact, Jordan even shares ways to circumvent the need to hire an agency like hers. You gotta love and respect that. Though the book is packed with outstanding information, including a sample release form, contact information for all of the major networks and Jordan's insider info, some of the material (like definitions and learning the lingo) seemed to be overkill. But don't let this minor distraction fool you. Jacquie Jordan knows her stuff, and if you follow the advice in this book it wouldn't surprise me at all if I saw you on TV soon after. Buy this book and follow the advice given and I know I'll see you on the small screen. Emanuel Carpenter Author of "Where is the Love?" emanuelcarpenter dot com

Jacquie Jordan KNOWS the business

I had the pleasure of working with Jacquie on a couple projects as talent, and I can say firsthand, she KNOWS the business inside and out. Her book will give you the essential tools to getting yourself out there and on television. A must have for anyone serious about their career.

"Thorough with anecdote and academics."

Jacquie Jordan has written this book for a person who may want to take their area of expertise and get television exposure. But she helps develop an edge or a "Hook" to stand above all the other experts. Television being only a jump start to further avenues when the TV exposure settles down. The real gem for me was Jacquie's capacity to share her personal experiences and struggles as a producer. She mingles this with a very, very thorough knowledge of the process. Working in TV and Film for a few years now, I can tell you she has pegged the process very accurately. All due respect to other books on production, GET ON TV has an aliveness combined with good instructions. I recommend this book to professors, students, and people seeking employment in TV and Film. Jacquie reveals the fundamentals of production (the producer's role) here and for me they can apply to film production as well. The idea that once you understand what the producer wants the more likely your project will be born. Again although geared toward potential TV Guest-experts, Jacquie in her unwitting genius gave me more. I wish I had the knowledge in this book a few years a ago, because it would have cut the pain of "Hollywood" in half. I have also had the opportunity to hear her speak and "she made me sit up in my chair."

Jordan Demystifies the Process of Getting on TV

Jacquie Jordan is that rare guru who is both a PR insider and a TV insider. This book is short on theory and long on the exact and precise steps you need to take to get on TV, and, more important, get invited back repeatedly. Jordan demystifies the process for beginning TV experts by showing them how to succeed without mortgaging their homes for high-powered publicists. And yet "Get on TV" also contains enough advanced tips and insider nuance to make the most grizzled media mavens feel like they've learned something new. "Get on TV" is an important part of my media and PR library.