The Resident
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The Resident is an online video talk show hosted by American
video producer Lori Harfenist. The show was one of the first original 75 YouTube
Content Partner channels.
's (MNN) channel 67 in New York City in December, 2004. It continues to run weekly on both media. She's also an activist-reporter for "G Word," the daily news program on Discovery Communications environmentally-conscious network, PlanetGreen.
She also acts as an "on-the-street" reporter for RT
in New York City.
In addition, Harfenist has worked as talent and/or content producer for many entertainment companies including E! Networks, DirecTV, CNN, Fox News Channel, Turner Broadcasting, Atari, Nike, UGO, and Macy's. Harfenist graduated cum laude with a BA
in Communications: Writing for the Media, from Pace University
in New York City
, and she attended the School for Film and Television.
She is married to Chris Harfenist (aka Tomato
), lead singer and drummer of alternative rock
band Sound of Urchin
.
United States
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video producer Lori Harfenist. The show was one of the first original 75 YouTube
YouTube
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Content Partner channels.
About Lori Harfenist
Harfenist started producing The Resident for the Internet in 2000 and began airing it weekly on Manhattan Neighborhood NetworkManhattan Neighborhood Network
Manhattan Neighborhood Network is a non-profit organization that broadcasts programming on four public-access television cable TV stations in Manhattan, New York and provides a community media center that enables individuals and groups to produce shows for its network.-History:It has operated...
's (MNN) channel 67 in New York City in December, 2004. It continues to run weekly on both media. She's also an activist-reporter for "G Word," the daily news program on Discovery Communications environmentally-conscious network, PlanetGreen.
She also acts as an "on-the-street" reporter for RT
Russia Today
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in New York City.
In addition, Harfenist has worked as talent and/or content producer for many entertainment companies including E! Networks, DirecTV, CNN, Fox News Channel, Turner Broadcasting, Atari, Nike, UGO, and Macy's. Harfenist graduated cum laude with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Communications: Writing for the Media, from Pace University
Pace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
in New York City
New York City
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, and she attended the School for Film and Television.
She is married to Chris Harfenist (aka Tomato
Tomato (musician)
Tomato is an American musician who is known for being the lead singer/drummer, for the alternative rock band Sound of Urchin. Tomato was born in New York City, grew up in Rockland County, NY, and presently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Tomato is the principal songwriter and leader of Sound of Urchin...
), lead singer and drummer of alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Sound of Urchin
Sound of Urchin
Sound of Urchin is a diverse "outsider arena-rock" band from Brooklyn NY and New Hope PA. SOU is known for their eclectic songs and for their energetic, spontaneous live shows and heavy touring schedules...
.
About The Resident
"The Resident" is a counter cultural online video show that provides social and political commentary, news coverage, and cultural satire. Segments include Vlogs, on-the-street segments, and one-on-one interviews. The Resident was an online video show five years before YouTube went live. Since its inception, "The Resident" has received several honors, including:- Named one of the best Internet personalities by Yahoo! Video
- Featured frequently on YouTube and Yahoo! Video homepages
- TV Guide Vlog Award, 06/2006
- Guest speaker at YouTube's Business Development and Sales Conference
- Panelist ("Digital Distribution") at NATPE's LA TV Fest, 2007
- Panelist on Roland Martin CNN special for the CNN/YouTube Democratic Presidential Debates
The Resident on YouTube
Harfenist established "The Resident" channel on YouTube on February 21, 2006. Her first video to appear on the homepage was "Health Insurance Sucks in the USA," followed by "Kurt Vonnegut Is The Resident's Peeps," which YouTube featured on their homepage the day of Vonnegut's death and garnered over one million views. Another video to reach more than one million views on YouTube is "Sexy Halloween."The Resident on network television
Segments from "The Resident" have also appeared on many national network television programs, including:- "The FOX Report with Shepard Smith" on FOX News
- "The Roland Martin Show" on CNN
- "News To Me" on CNN Headline News
- "The Fizz" on DIRECTV