First, who is the Presenter?

   "Rick Busciglio, is a retired broadcast executive and music
    historian  (vp marketing for a cable network in the US and the UK,
    radio and  tv host , and television advertising executive)
    who has combined his life-long love of films and music and
    experience in communications to create a series of mostly nostalgic
    programs (or lectures) that he presents in the NJ/NY/Pa area and
    internationally to the cruise community. Most of the presentations
    include stories of the famous people he has worked with, or met, e.g.
    Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, John Denver, Bob Hope,
    Miss Piggy (his favorite), etc."     
Recorder Newspapers (NJ)

     "RICK BUSCIGLIO IS A MASTER STORYTELLER"

     "YOU ARE THE JONATHAN  SCHWARTZ* OF THE SEA !"

   
   

   
   
   


   
 The list of rivers and oceans on which we have presented our lectures
    include the Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean,  Aegean, Adriatic, English Channel,
    North Sea,  Baltic, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, the Nile, St. Lawrence Seaway,
    Canada's Inner Passage, and the Mississippi, Ohio and the Tennessee rivers.

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What do we offer? Nostalgia

   Specifically, 45-60 minute audio/video presentations, or lectures, on a wide range
    of entertainment topics concentrating on the performers, the music, the movies
    and history of yesteryear. From Jolson to Sinatra, Glenn Miller to
    Tommy Dorsey, George Gershwin to Cole Porter, Amos n' Andy to Burns and Allen,
    the music of Broadway, Hollywood and London's West End...and much more.

   
  What is unique about the presentations?

  The presentations, or lectures are designed to be "edu-tainment" that are
    very
interactive. Audience participation, via quiz and comments, is a key part
    of all presentations.......
ALL WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HUMOR .

  The audio and visual support comes from the use of a laptop (or DVD player), tv set or video projector.
   See examples in pictures below and in photo gallery. The presentations are
   PowerPoint and average 350 "pages." All music is edited to fit the program time requirements.

    



 

                                                                                                                               

           
                                   
        


                                                                             
Presenter: RICK BUSCIGLIO
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Rick Busciglio hosting a 1999 PBS TV
pledge drive in Virginia
(WHRO-TV)
Rick Busciglio with T.J. Lubinsky on NJN
TV (PBS) pledge drive 2004
Rick Busciglio with Bob Hope,
DuPont Boardroom, Wilmington, Del.
Rick Busciglio with Cary Grant, after lunch
together at the Bel Air Hotel (1979)
 Rick Busciglio with Miss Piggy
                                 SELECTED  2004-2008   SPECIAL EVENTS

        April  2004             Co-Host of NJ PBS TV's Pledge Drive (" Stars of The 50's")

           Sept. 18-25 '04       Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises-Zenith   NY-Bermuda

           Nov. 20 '04              Lecturer-Black River Playhouse-"Big Band Era"  Chester, NJ

           Nov. 25-Dec. 6 '04  Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises-Galaxy   Texas-Panama Canal

           Jan. 23-30. '05        Lecturer- Delta Queen "Legends Of The Fifties"   New Orleans*
        
           Jan.
30-Feb. 6  '05  Lecturer- Delta Queen "Legends Of The Fifties"   New Orleans*

           May 28-June 9 '05 Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises-Infinity   San Fran.-Alaska

          Sept. 3-9  '05           Lecturer-Delta Queen "Legends Of The Fifties"   Chatt-Cinci*

           Sept. 9-12 '05         Lecturer-Delta Queen "Legends Of The Fifties"    Cincinnati *       
                                 
           Oct. 29-Nov.10 '05 Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises-Constellation   NJ-East. Caribbean

           Jan. 26  '06             Lecturer-M/S Hatour  on the Nile (Luxor to Aswan, Egypt )

           April 19-29 '06       Lecturer-Princess Cruise Line-Dawn Princess   San Fran-Mexico

           October 5-16 '06    Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises-Constellation    NJ-N.Eng.-Quebec

           Nov. 10-20 '06         Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises-Galaxy    Rome-Sicily-Nice-Livorno

           Nov. 20-Dec.
1 '06  Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises-Galaxy   Rome-Athens-Istanbul

           Apr. 28-May 13 '07 Lecturer-Princess Cruise Line-Regal Princess  Los Angeles-Hawaii

           June 16 2007          Lecturer    "Big Band Era"  Nassau Club  Princeton, N.J.

           Aug. 4-18  '07         Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises- Constellation  Dover, Eng. -St. Petersburg, Russia

           Aug. 18-Sept. 1'07 Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises- Constellation  Dover, Eng. -St. Petersburg, Russia

           Jan. 28 '08  
            Lecture American Songsters Series (Cole Porter)  JCC MetroWest  Whippany, NJ

           Feb. 4 '08  
              Lecture  American Songsters Series (George Gershwin)  JCC MetroWest  Whippany, NJ

           Feb. 11 '08              Lecture  American Songsters Series (Frank Sinatra)  JCC MetroWest  Whippany, NJ

           May 23-June 4 '08 Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises- Summit    Venice-Athens-Rome-Barcelona

           June 4-16 '08          Lecturer-Celebrity Cruises- Summit    Barcelona-Rome-Athens-Venice


           Sept. 8/15/22 '08     Lecture Series- Big Bands/ Glenn Miller/ Ballroom  JCC MetroWest  Whippany, NJ
John Denver with Rick -ABC-TV
Who and where is your audience?

Anywhere the fans of the music, movies,
history and performers of yesteryear gather.
      
Lectures, of course, can be tailored to your specific
organization, nostalgia or  memorabilia show, client, cruise
or community requirements, interests, time allowance, etc.

Click on the blue buttons at the top for information on
audience reaction/comments, details about currently
available presentations, view video sample ...and more..
" You brought
back so many
wonderful
memories
for me"


" You were the
best thing on
this cruise...
I loved your
lectures"
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* FYI: Jonathan Schwartz is the premier radio voice of the music from  The Great
American Songbook. He can be heard weekend afternoons on WNYC in the New York
City area and on satellite radio. We share a great appreciation for the music of Frank
Sinatra. Older fans may remember listening to Jonathan on the legendary WNEW-AM.
"Your four
lectures were
the highlights
of the cruise
for me!"
" Your
presentation
was terrific
and certainly
provided the
'edu-taiment'
promised"
“You enhanced
our cruise
experience
greatly!"
"Thank you for
a great trip down
memory lane"
"Most of his presentations highlight the GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK from
the golden era of song-making, when Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and
Nat “King” Cole were in their prime."  
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“This is the most
enjoyable event
we’ve ever had!”
Copyright 2008 Rick Busciglio