01/06 ANTHONY DIAS BLUE, BLUE LIFESTYLE, TASTING PANEL MAGAZINE, DAVE KING, THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

ANTHONY DIAS BLUE – BLUE LIFESTYLE / TASTING PANEL MAG

Anthony Dias Blue is recognized worldwide as a leading food, wine, spirits and travel expert. Along with being a published author, columnist, TV and radio personality, Mr. Blue also heads of a food & wine events company and hosts food & wine competitions worldwide. His award-winning work spans all forms of media and is circulated to more than 30,000,000 consumers each month.

Radio
Blue has a long-running feature spot on WCBS radio in New York City featuring restaurant reviews and lifestyle subjects, mostly associated with food and wine. Now called The Blue Lifestyle Minute, the feature has been on every day for more than 30 years (except for the two weeks following 9/11). Blue received a James Beard Award for the Minute in 2001.

A separate, localized version of The Blue Lifestyle Minute began airing in 1999 on KFWB in Los Angeles. In 2009, this feature moved to KABC along with the addition of a new weekend show called The Taste Buds co-hosted with Meridith May and Merrill Schindler. In 2014 Blue left KABC and moved The Blue Lifestyle Minute to KNX (AM) 1070. This brings Blue's listenership to over 200,000.

Publications
In 1978, Blue became West Coast Editor of Food & Wine magazine and then later in 1980 he became Wine and Spirits Editor of Bon AppétitMagazine, a position he held for 26 years. Anthony also wrote a weekly syndicated wine column that appeared in the Bay Area, first in the San Francisco Chronicle and then in the San Jose Mercury News. For 10 years, Blue wrote and edited the Zagat Guide for northern California for his friend Tim Zagat, with whom he attended Riverdale.

After leaving Bon Appétit in 2007, Blue purchased in partnership with Publisher Meridith May Patterson's Beverage Journal, a 65-year-old beverage trade publication that was renamed The Tasting Panel. It has become the highest circulated beverage industry publication. In December 2013, The Tasting Panel magazine acquired The Sommelier Journal with Blue as the new Editor-in-Chief along with a team of top wine and hospitality industry writers.

Competitions
Blue runs the San Francisco International Wine Competition, the largest international wine competition in the US. In 2000 Blue launched the San Francisco World Spirits Competition which has become the largest spirits competition in the United States and second largest spirits competition in the world.

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DAVE KING - LIVE FROM THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW  

Dr. Cool Tech – Dave King - For the past 20 years, Dave has captivated audiences in virtually every performance medium available – especially television. In 2009, responding to hosting requests from consumer electronics companies, Dave relocated from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and created the Dr Cool Tech™ brand. As Dr Cool Tech, Dave funnels his passion for all things electronic into a showcase for products that, to some, may seem complicated, complex or dull. Dave makes them simple, easy to understand, and lots of fun!

Dave joins us live from the 2015 Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas! He'll take us on a virtual “tour” of what’s new and noteworthy in the world of tech and gadgets in the New Year.

From upgrades and updates to new innovations, Dave will unveil/show/tell/demo and discuss the coolest news of 2015.