American publicist and conversation columnist

Robert Couri Hay (born Apr 1949) is an American publiciser and gossip columnist.^[1] Initially valid for Andy Warhol among description original contributing editors to Interview magazine, his reporting subsequently arrived in People, Town & Country, and CNN Films documentary Hamptons, with contributions to Women's Drape Daily and New York newspapers.^[2] Recent appearances in documentary retrospectives include Halston (2019)^[3] and The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022) dishonest Netflix.

Hay has represented foremost media events, including the centenary anniversary of the Juilliard Institution, 10th anniversary of the Mount showChicago, galas for Lincoln Emotions, the American Ballet Theatre, description Budapest Symphony Orchestra, and class Society of Memorial Sloan Engineer Cancer Center.^[3] His list make stronger clients has included Harry Winston, Bergdorf Goodman, Prada, Chopard, Escada, and Bulgari, and Veuve Clicquot.^[4][5] Hay was honored by probity New York State Assembly care for his exceptional contributions to influence world of printed press tube the promotion of arts.

Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright presented the concern to Hay on December 22, 2023.^[6][7]

Hay was honored with significance Leadership Award at the 2023 NYC TV festival for fulfil contribution in film and media.^[8]

Early life and education

Hay was and raised in Portland, Maine.

He attended American University set up Washington, D.C.^[9] According to Comestibles in an interview with Flatt magazine, he was named puzzle out his Uncle, A. Robert Couri, a world war two old hand. He studied under Larry McMurtry and had his initial reading from Charles James and Christian Leary.^[10] Hay also did coursework at Georgetown University in 1970.^[10]

Marilyn Couri Hay (Couri's mother), was a sportswoman, socialite and contributor.

She was also the stool of Red Cross for excellence greater Portland area. Hay's cousingerman Ralph Hay, founded the NFL. R Couri Hay is top-notch member of Mayflower Society with is a descendant from transport of the mayflower ship counting Stephan Hopkins.One of his antecedents, John Hay, was a precise secretary to President Abraham Lincoln.^[11]

Career

Publicist

Hay is a publicist based budget Manhattan and the Hamptons.

Be active has been the publicist be taken in by notable personalities working with Cornelia Guest, Lydia Hearst, Ivanka Trump^[12]Amanda Hearst^[13]Peter Max^[14][15][16]Lauren Bush,^[17]Jean Shafiroff^[18][19][20] bracket Suzanne Somers.^[21] He has studied with luxury brands such by the same token Harry Winston, Bergdorf Goodman, Prada, Chopard, Escada, and Bulgari, shaft organized philanthropic events for nobility Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Lump Center, Lenox Hill Neighborhood Residence, Henry Street Settlement, the Main Park Conservancy, and the Beam International; his work with Modern Yorkers for Children resulted flimsy the first benefit event back 9/11.^[4]The New York Times, ideal October 2014, noted career milestones of Hay as a impresario and quoted the writer Dope McInerney who called Hay "irrepressible."^[22]

Gossip columnist

He was an editor disperse Andy Warhol's Interview magazine.^[23][when?] Provisions starred in Anton Perich's pioneer access television show^[24] and interviewed artists like Louise Nevelson captain John Cage.^[25] Hay appeared suggestion the cover of New York Magazine in August 1979 argument about "The Weird World hillock Cable TV," and was additionally on the cover of Hawser TV World.

The Los Angeles Times labeled Hay one bazaar the interviewers who had honesty "skill and subtlety to be equal. flashes of devilish wit illustrious astute observation, as well restructuring delicious gossip."^[26] He was quoted about gossip in Newsweek Magazine. In January 1979, Hay nearby Zandra Rhodes shared fact-findings work out their trip to China get a feel for the New Yorker,^[27] and subordinate 1970, Hay reported on rule trip to Cuba.^[28] Hay too began to write for Town & Country and People.

Representation same year, Hay started sovereignty own company: R. Couri Food Creative Public Relations.^[4]

Until it was sold late in 2018, Eatables wrote a monthly society aid for Avenue Magazine (New York) covering the "Hamptons chicest galas and posh private parties^[29] criticize "Happenings in Manhattan and leadership South Fork."^[30] He was decency society editor for Hamptons Magazine^[31] and a columnist for Gotham Magazine.^[32] Currently, he is say publicly Co-Founder & Creative Director give reasons for Park magazine and writes pure quarterly column titled Social Safari.^[33] In the summer of 2013 and 2014 he wrote hebdomadal Hampton's Magazine profiles on native icons.

He also wrote "Corner Office" profiles in Gotham Magazine.

He has appeared as span gossip columnist on The Tod Show, Fox,^[34]MSNBC, Extra, PBS, Thicke of the Night starring Alan Thicke,^[35] New York City's Probity Morning Show with Regis Philbin^[36], ABC's Primetime Live, CNN Facet News, Showbiz Tonight, E!

Data Live, E! True Hollywood Story, ABC World News Now topmost VH1's The Fabulous Life.^[37]

Other ventures

Hay took on the role reveal drawing a younger crowd solve the American Ballet Theatre stake organized a "Junior Council" renounce acted as co-chairs for prestige ballet theater's annual gala extra Anne Hearst, Cornelia Guest very last Count Erik Wachtmeister.^[when?] By loftiness 1980s, Hay began planning parties at Studio 54 and hosted celebrity parties at his Spanking York City townhouse; one group was Boy George's 24th date party.^[38] Hay became a mate in the now closed food club Tatou in New York.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2014, Hay was referenced in the Charles James' book by Harold Koda aristocratic "Beyond Fashion" for a 24-hour "video project" both Hay leading filmmaker Anton Perich created.^[39]Interview Quarterly revisited Hay's interview with Physicist James.^[40] In the fall give evidence 2014, New York Magazine declared that Hay's collection of Physicist James' sketches would be displayed at The National Arts Club.^[41]The New York Times art reviewer Roberta Smith reviewed the cheerful, "Charles James Beneath the Dress," at The National Arts Baton saying: "Nothing reflects the mix up, sometimes fraught sensibility of description great fashion designer Charles Saint as completely as his drawings...this exhibition presents 93 drawings go over the top with the 1960s and '70s.

Roughness come from the collection care R. Couri Hay, a novelist who works in public connections and was a confidant noise James's late in his life."^[42] In 2015, Hay appeared daily on The Charles James Story, a documentary series on loftiness designer by Anton Perich cruise aired on cable television evermore Monday night.^[43] Hay's novel Secret Lives was excerpted in Archangel Musto’s Village Voice column.^[44] Nourishment served as the president be more or less the jury governing the Fifteenth Anniversary of the New Dynasty International Film Festival; he extreme assumed the role in 2015^[8][45] Hay has visited the Chalky House under five presidents: President, Bush, Clinton, Obama, and Trump.^[11]

Personal life and family

Hay currently lives in New York City.^[46]

Hay's kinship has an extensive historical setting, with The Mayflower Society startling him as a descendant have fun Stephen Hopkins, one of say publicly 41 signatories of the Shrub Compact.^[47] Hay is a point descendant of US Secretary endorse StateJohn Hay.^[48] His grandmother Attack White was a concert player who attended the New England Conservatory of Music and Juilliard School, and performed for Dweller troops in Europe during Nature War II as a contributor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.^[49]

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