About Michael Kaminer
I founded the public-relations agency MKPR in 1992. To focus on writing full-time, I sold the firm in 2006. It’s now called PKPR.
Since starting my journalism career, I’ve contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine’s NYMag.com, The Forward, The Jewish Week, Vegetarian Times, OutTraveler, Portfolio.com, Jewish Living, and others.
I’m also curating an exhibit of art by Jewish women who create confessional comics, based on a story I wrote for the Forward. “Graphic Details” is expected to debut in San Francisco next year. Stay tuned.
About my previous life:
Out magazine, which had yet to launch, became my first client in March 1992. I worked alone, at home. Out became one of the decade’s most successful, highest-profile magazine launches.
By the late ’90s, MKPR had 11 employees and clients like Bloomberg, Time Warner, and AOL.
We were one of the first agencies to represent lesbian and gay businesses to general media. Same with online-media companies; back in 1994, we became one of the first PR companies to promote web businesses to consumers.
The agency’s mission involved doing good while doing well, and doing it all with integrity Clients also included A & E, The New York Times, PlanetOut, The Advocate, PETA, Environmental Defense, and many more.
I’ve also written or co-written a few books; they’re on the home page.
I live with my same-sex partner, Chico, a border collie-shepherd mix.
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Maria Arbulu | August 5, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Dear Mr. Kaminer,
Since you are writer I imagine you have an idea how you can have such an affect on people. POSITIVE of Course, Regarding your article published in the NY Times, July 5th on THE JUNCTION area here in Toronto, was so great. Just having our neighborhood recognized in the New York Times made us feel so proud. I passed it on to several of the local businesses that have just moved into the area, such as Mi Vida Coffee Shop, Fit2 Dance. I am an ex-Patriot from Michigan and have been living in the area for almost 20 years. It is so wonderful to see the neighborhood change gradually and I believe in a compassion and positive way (my husband being from Chelsea, NYC as seen neighborhoods change before his eyes sometimes, ruthlessly with disregard of its original citizens) Simply, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MERCI, MERCI, GRACIAS, GRACIAS. YOu made a group of us feel so proud of what we are contributing to the community but contributing to its growth either in larger or smaller ways. Yours truly, Maria A. Arbulu
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Darnell Lattal | August 29, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Intersting update on your life. and your willingess to give voice to things needed to be said–and voices needing to be heard. Keep it up.
Patrick is doing great work for us, by the way.. Hope you are well.
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Helen Loveki n | October 23, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Dear Michael: Loved your NYT article about the Junction!
Hope to see you in NYC on the 29th at Four Seasons
HL
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