Tag: pioneer
What Will Paramount-WBD Deal Mean for TV’s Premium Pioneer?
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Michael Schneider examines the questions swirling around HBO as the storied...
Sylvia Moy Book Spotlights Motown Pioneer, But Her Family Isn’t Happy
Margena A. Christian hoped to shine a light on an under-appreciated artist with the just-published It’s No Wonder: The...
Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90 | Music
Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor, a definitive force behind the highlife genre, has died age 90.His son Kweku Taylor announced...
Style Icon and Pioneer of Modern Dance
American actress, choreographer, dancer, Kennedy Center Honoree and fashion swan, Carmen de Lavallade was, as WWD wrote in 1983,...
A Pioneer of Electronic Music Reanimates Old Songs
The project evolved out of an informal recording session. In the summer of 2025, the Copelands were offered two...
John Gentry, OpenX CEO and Adtech Pioneer, Dies After Battle With Cancer
John Gentry, a longtime advertising executive and the chief executive officer of supply-side platform OpenX, died Wednesday evening after...
Only Known Daguerreotype Photos of Computer Pioneer Ada Lovelace Join UK National Portrait Gallery Collection
The only known photographs of Ada Lovelace, widely regarded as the world’s...
Norwex unveils first-ever rebrand as eco pioneer evolves from cleaning cloths to premium personal care
Norwex is a direct-selling company best known...