{"id":16439,"date":"2023-03-21T17:50:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T17:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviesandshakers.com\/staging\/4428\/?page_id=16439"},"modified":"2023-08-09T15:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:54:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moviesandshakers.com\/staging\/4428\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row fullwidth=”true”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1689798343257{background-image: url(https:\/\/moviesandshakers.com\/staging\/4428\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/source-1.gif?id=16721) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16704″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1689798726537{border-radius: 5px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686238051680{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Movies and Shakers was founded and is written by the husband and wife duo Al and Linda Lerner. With decades of media under their respective belts, they have become a Chicago power couple in the film scene.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16690″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css_animation=”bounceInLeft”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686238099273{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Al Lerner<\/strong>\u00a0is a member of Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle and SAG\/AFTRA. He and Linda, have been covering film, film festivals and interviewing on Red Carpets to get what you want to know about the movies. Al is known for being a Sports Anchor\/Reporter for ABC (WLS- TV News Chicago), and a Feature Reporter for NBC (WMAQ-TV news Chicago). Also recognized as a major radio personality and talk show host on WGN Radio and syndicated on nationally syndicated radio interviewing high profile celebrities in film, entertainment, sports as well as politicians and Presidents. Al is also a Creative for Apple in downtown Chicago.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686238125995{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Linda Lerner<\/strong>\u00a0is a member of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle and the international Women Film Critics Circle. She has been covering film and attending film festivals and Red Carpets with Al for more than a decade. Linda has worked in broadcasting at PBS (WTTW Chicago), KNBC News in LA, WBBM TV News (CBS) in Chicago, as well as for WBBM News Radio. She was a Writer\/Producer for music and movie features covering film junkets for the Radio Disney Network. (52 stations nationwide). Linda was also Supervising Producer of \u201cThe Happiness Club: Doin\u2019 It Right,\u201d musical TV Special for PBS that won 3 Emmys. She is also co-owner of Linda\u2019s Magic Brownies, a baking business out of Chicago.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16691″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”bounceInRight”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16689″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_btn title=”GET IN TOUCH WITH LINDA AND AL!” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#dd9933″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#dd9933″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-envelope” css_animation=”bounceInRight” button_block=”true” add_icon=”true” link=”url:%23|target:_blank”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fab fa-facebook-square” color=”custom” size=”xl” css_animation=”bounceInUp” custom_color=”#dd9933″ link=”url:%23″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fab fa-facebook-square” color=”custom” size=”xl” css_animation=”bounceInUp” custom_color=”#dd9933″ link=”url:%23″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fab fa-facebook-square” color=”custom” size=”xl” css_animation=”bounceInUp” custom_color=”#dd9933″ link=”url:%23″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1691596461198{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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