LookTV Staff
Jesse H. Jackson III – President, Chief Creative Officer
Jesse has been in the marketing/advertising business since 1977. Beginning at the Schenectady based premiere full service ad-agency Madison North as director of broadcast services. In the years that followed he co-founded the Albany based full service marketing & communications firm, Schnurr & Jackson Inc. For over 13 yrs they were “the” creative agency. They serviced a wide range of clients including A&E television networks, Comedy Central, NYC Ballet, SPAC, & auto dealer ad groups for Mercedes Benz, BMW, and Honda. In 1994 he moved to NYC to oversee the Marketing/Creative Services for the A&E Television Network & The History Channel. He then held the same position for VH1 at MTV Networks. Jesse is also President of Hood Communications, a marketing consulting firm with clients in the USA and Europe. Jesse has received numerous regional and national awards in recognition for his work.
David Storey – News Producer
David Storey is the News Producer at Look TV and oversees all news, web and social media content. David comes to Look TV from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania where he worked as a producer for 28 News on WBRE-TV. Previously David worked for Moray First Radio in his home country of Scotland.
Ashley Benjamin – Reporter
Attended the New School of Radio and Television in Albany NY, at Hudson Valley Community College, where she received her Associates degree in Broadcast Communications. Prior to joining LOOK News, she worked at Channel 13 in Albany.
Ed Gazel – Creative Director
Joel Barlow – Master Control / Tech Director
Maxim Van Scoy - Traffic Manager / Tech Director
Mark Curri – Camera Operator
North Country Weather Staff
Jeremy Davis – Meteorologist
Jeremy has been forecasting the North Country’s weather on LOOK News over the last three years. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from Lyndon State College in Lyndonville Vermont. Jeremy is an avid skier and even runs a website detailing “Lost Ski Area’s” in the New England region.
Brian Whitley – Meteorologist
Originally from the Boston area, Brian graduated from Lyndon State College in VT in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. Since graduation, Brian worked as Chief Meteorologist at WAGM-TV in northern Maine for several years, and then to Syracuse, NY. Brian joined LOOK News in November of 2006 and is happy to call the North Country, home.
LookTV Talent
Ed Bartholomew – Host of ‘Beyond the Headlines’
Sally Longo – Host of
‘Dinner @ 8′
Sally Longo has been the chef/owner of Aunt Sally’s Catering, a renowned local catering company in the Adirondacks, for twenty years. She is the host and producer of the popular regional cooking show Dinner at 8, which has been running for six years. Sally has also appeared on Look TV news with “Sixty Second Helpings.” She conducts cooking classes and does seminars and public speaking. She is the seasonal chef at an exclusive Adirondack great camp, and has published articles on food, catering, and travel. Her first cookbook, Aunt Sally’s Adirondack Kitchen, focuses on do-ahead methods to make cooking and entertaining easier for today’s busy home cooks. Sally has traveled all over the world and is currently working on her second cookbook, which will feature recipes from many different cultures.
Gay Congdon – Host of ‘Our Time’
Gay is a successful businesswoman in the North Country, running her own fitness company. Gay has extensive experience in issues affecting the health and well being of people living in this area. Gay also hosts OUR TIME, an original LOOK TV production focusing on issues facing the “Boomer” generation.