Thoughtful Preparations: Media Spin Blog

I remember checking out Amanda Congdon and those clever daily online videos on Rocketboom, but I’m a busy dude, and I just kinda forgot about all that cleverness going on with them. The blogs are buzzing today that Amanda is departing from New York to pursue new opportunities in Los Angeles. Hey, if Stuttering John from the old Howard Stern FM radio show can become Jay Leno’s Ed McMahon announcer, then it’s just a no brainer, the next logical step.

True, Rocketboom can be seen as a “bellweather for homebrew media success.” Back in my days of making public access cable television shows in Madcity, we would have loved to have the distribution reach of today’s Internet, and yes, perhaps we too would have become little stars, and then big stars. Actually, I learned that I needed a better acting coach, and we needed better writers and directors.

Rocketboom’s main page message is bound to change, so for archival purposes germane to this story, here is what it states:

ROCKETBOOM ANNOUNCEMENT:

Amanda Congdon has decided to move to L.A. to pursue opportunities that have arisen for her in Hollywood.

We wanted to meet her demands to move production out to L.A., however, we are a small company and have not been able to figure out a way to make it work, financially and in many other ways at this time. While we continue to remain with open arms, Amanda has in fact quit and left Rocketboom. So sadly, we bid Amanda adieu and wish her all the best.

Rocketboom goes on.

Andrew Baron, the founder and creator of Rocketboom, will stay with the company in New York and will continue to produce and direct the show. We are in the daunting process of recruiting a replacement for Amanda.

While Amanda will be sorely missed, we have big plans for Rocketboom and are determined to make the show better than ever.

After Field Week and a week on hiatus, we know that you are hungry for the news! Rocketboom will be back with a news episode and an interim host this MONDAY, JULY 10.

Stay tuned for Amanda’s replacement.  To learn more, go ask a ninja.