Leo Burnett could see departure of the $40 million Sara Lee account this month. Pitching it are Element 79 and O&M, Chicago, TBWA/Chiat/Day, L.A. and McKinney & Silver, Raleigh.
Rumor has it that Zanies’ next comedy class, starting Feb. 2, will be taped for a TV show.
Musical arrangement, honoring new arrangements of existing songs for commercials, is a new AICP Show category, along with original music and sound design. Feb. 13 is the 2004 AICP Show entry deadline. See www.aicp.com and www.beam.tv.
Congratulations to Element 79 for winning Alberto-Culver as its first new account, after a shoot-out with Tatham.
Adwoman Carol Williams returned to Chicago from years in Oakland, Cal., to open an agency bearing her name at 401 E. Illinois. A former Ad Woman of the Year, she was a Burnett CD before moving to the Coast.
New Towers PAs: Chmielarski, a UIC grad and Ch. 32 News PA, works on “Storm Stories;” Sarah Pagura, on “American Justice,” was previously an associate producer on a feature-length documentary.
Chicago Community Cinema’s 2004 season opens Feb. 3 at Excalibur. Save March 2 for its 4th anniversary celebration.
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