Gardner Loulan

Gardner Willson Loulan (born January 29, 1982) is an online community manager for Tout.com (formerly Kicktag.com) and former television host at MTV Networks and NBC Universal.[1] He has produced and edited a wide variety of television, film and internet media; most recently for NBC's LXTV, and as a member of The Bajillionaires Club (a professional collective of directors, writers, producers and on-camera talent based in Hollywood, California).[2][3] He received an Emmy Award nomination as a television host, for LXTV's "1st Look" on NBC highlighting the best destinations and the latest developments in food, nightlife, art, fashion, travel, and entertainment.[4][5]

Gardner Loulan
Born (1982-01-29) January 29, 1982
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupationonline community manager, television personality, Webhost
Known forNBC television personality, MtvU video jockey, Our Feature Presentation

Biography

His professional television career began as a video jockey, writer and producer for MTV University (MtvU). He was part of the team that won an Emmy for their reporting on the conditions in Darfur.[6] He got this job while a sophomore at Fordham University (Lincoln Center) after sneaking into the Metropolitan Opera House prior to the MTV Video Awards. He later created an irreverent short video about the show.[7][8] The video was passed throughout the dormitory and ultimately into the hands of executives at MTV Networks.[9]

While with MTV University he wrote scripts, produced segments and toured the country interviewing entertainers, celebrities (at the MTV Video Awards and Movie Awards) and students.[10][11][12] MtvU is seen on more than 750 college campuses nationwide.[13]

During his time at Fordham University, he was voted Student Government President and participated extensively in Fordham's Global Outreach programs leading community service projects throughout New York, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Montana, Colorado and Haiti.[14][15][16] In addition to his degree from Fordham he has studied at both NYU and USC film schools.[17]

Gardner Loulan has also worked with the US Forest Service, Habitat for Humanity, Diane E. Watson (Member of the US House of Representatives) as well as the Sisters of Charity and Champions (an outdoor education program based in Los Angeles). In 2006 he co-wrote, directed and co-produced the feature film Our Feature Presentation(90min) which had a theatrical premiere on December 21, 2008 and is now available on DVD.[18][19][20][21][22]

References
  2. 61st Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards
  3. Festival Judge Gardner Loulan
  4. About LXTV.com
  5. "Gardner Loulan's segments". Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  6. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Honors MtvU for its Sudan public service campaign with the 2006 Governors Award
  7. "Irreverent Film Lands Student a Job with MTV". Fordham University. May 2004. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  8. "How to Get a Job as an MTV VJ? Have Fun!". Youtube Website. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  9. Heather Murtagh. "Portola Valley Prankster gets MTV Gig". San Mateo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  10. MIT Team Wins MtvU Eco-Challenge
  11. Halber, Deborah (March 16, 2007). "MIT Biodiesel Student Group Wins National Contest". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  12. "Dowling Students Make "Dean's List"". Dowling College Student Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  13. MTVU website
  14. "Greetings from the Student Body". Fordham Enewsroom.
  15. "Fordham Copes with Sept. 11 Attacks". Fordham Observer Volume XX, Issue 20. October 1, 2001.
  16. "GO West (Part 1)". youtube website.
  17. "The Silver Lining". Youtube Website.
  18. Barry Caine (December 19, 2008). "Coming Attractions: Hey, kids, let's make a movie". Oakland Tribune.
  19. "Friends launch local feature film project". The Almanac. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  20. "Short Takes: 15 minutes of fame in Portola Valley". The Alamanac. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  21. "Woodside readies for its closeup". Palo Alto Daily News. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  22. "Their Feature Presentation". The Almanac. 9 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2008.

Sources
Preceded by
First		 1st Look host (with Angela Sun, Viviana Vigil, and Pedro Andrade)
2008-2010		 Succeeded by
Johanna Botta
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