Chicago
Primetime Presenters is thrilled to offer classic film and Chicago-based lectures to local communities. Lectures are audiovisual and one hour. Rates vary and are negotiable.
Hundreds of audiences across the country have enjoyed our humorous and informative talks. Please e-mail dan@primetimepresenters.com or schedule a call to discuss bringing a lecture to your community.
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Kelli Marshall
Kelli Marshall is a tour guide, educator, and public speaker who brings film history to life for audiences of all backgrounds. As the founder of Chicago Movie Tours, she helps visitors and locals discover Chicago through its rich cinematic history. Before launching her business, Kelli spent over a decade as a professor of film and media studies. Now, she brings her expertise and passion for teaching beyond the traditional classroom and into real-world and virtual experiences. Kelli holds a Ph.D. in Humanities, an M.A. in English, and a B.A. in English, with minors in history and French.
Stephen Cohen
A lifelong Chicagoan and now a seasonal Florida resident, Dr. Stephen Z. Cohen holds masters and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago. For more than 40 years he was a distinguished educator at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago teaching social group work practice and group psychotherapy. An early expert in the field of gerontology and services to the elderly, he co-authored a book, The Other Generation Gap: The Middle Aged and Their Aging Parents, named ‘Best Non-Fiction of the Year’ by The Society of Midland Authors. He is fluent in Hebrew.
A tried and true presenter that always delivers, Dr. Cohen is also a consultant, entertainer, humorist, freshwater fisherman and lecturer. He’s been vetted and presented by prestigious Jewish and Yiddish arts, cultural, educational, fundraising and religious organizations at hundreds of venues across the country. With a demand for high quality programming and so large a winter population of Jewish residents and visitors, much of his work during the past 15 years has been in South Florida.