Digital agency Razorfish has made two key hires for its production team in Chicago, securing Rob Jaeger and Katie Matson-Walker as production directors. Jaeger will manage content production across broadcast, web, cinema and mobile. Matson-Walker’s focus will be on transmedia brand storytelling and content production.
Jaeger was most recently VP, lead producer at Cramer-Krasselt where he managed and produced campaigns for Corona, Porsche, Crocs and Edward Jones Financials, among others. Prior to his tenure at Cramer-Krasselt, Jaeger was executive producer at Element 79 Partners and broadcast producer at DDB Chicago, where he produced content for Bud Light, Gatorade, Propel and Quaker Foods.
Meanwhile Walker was previously executive producer at digital and social media agency Mekanism, where she built the company’s satellite office in New York. Additional experience includes eight years as a producer with Believe Media. Over her career, Walker has produced commercials, web films, documentaries, music videos and social media campaigns for top global brands Stella Artois, Mac Cosmetics, Samsung, GE and ESPN, among others.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More