Alisyn Camerota, Fox & Friends, & Britt Menzies – From the Mailbox

Britt Menzies and her StinkyKids are having quite a year!

Earlier this week, Britt wrote us to share the news that the Off Broadway Alliance named StinkyKids The Musical the Best Family Show for the 2011-2012 Season. Then she followed that up with a note saying that she would be visiting fellow Honoree Alisyn Camerota on the set of Fox and Friends this weekend!

StinkyKids the MusicalStinkyKids The Musical has been playing to sold-out audiences since its debut at the Vital Theatre in March 2012. From Peter Breger, chairman of the Off Broadway Alliance:

“We’re thrilled to announce StinkyKids The Musical as Best Family Show. There were many terrific shows for children this season and StinkyKids was bursting with great storytelling and wonderful musical numbers for families.”

Stephen Sunderlin, Artistic Director at the Vital Theatre added that “StinkyKids The Musical is our best-selling regular season show to date and we’re thrilled to be recognized by the Alliance.”

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This Saturday, Britt and her little stinKers will sit down with fellow Mom’s Choice Awards® honoree Alisyn Camerota, co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend, to talk talk about her journey as an entrepreneur and award-winning author, and inspire others to work hard to make their dreams come true.

Be sure to tune in to Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 8:20 a.m.

Congratulations, Britt from all of us at the Mom’s Choice Awards®!

About Britt Menzies
StinkyKids comes from the creative mind of Britt Menzies, a mom who was inspired by her daughter’s simple request to paint her as a ballerina. StinkyKids is a brand with a fun, unique and fresh approach that teaches life’s lessons through its products and books featuring 10 diverse StinkyKids characters. The StinkyKids characters are little stinKers who learn to make right choices through their childhood mistakes and who live by the motto: “Always Be a Leader of Good.”

StinkyKids is an innovative brand that appeals to parents for the values it represents and to kids because the characters are real kids getting into real mischief. Since inception, StinkyKids donates 10 percent of its profits to Books, Bears and Bonnets, Inc., a charity founded in honor of Britt’s aunt who died from uterine cancer. Books, Bears and Bonnets, Inc. delivers gift boxes to children and adults fighting cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. To learn more about the organization and StinkyKids, visit the StinkyKids website at www.StinkyKids.com.

About Alisyn Camerota
Alisyn Camerota is a host of FOX & Friends Weekend, the number one cable morning news show.  As an anchor and national correspondent at FOX News Channel, Alisyn has covered the country’s most gripping breaking news stories. She anchored around the clock coverage for unfolding events such as the launch of the Iraq War, the crash of JFK Jr’s plane, the 2000 Presidential recount and the 2004 presidential election, and the crash of American Airlines flight 587.  She was live on the air when the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded and stayed on the air providing non-stop coverage for several hours.  When a Rhode Island nightclub went up in flames with hundreds trapped inside, Alisyn anchored the network’s breaking news coverage for several consecutive hours.

Influential people Alisyn has interviewed some include U.S. Presidents, Cabinet Officials, top athletes, and musicians.  She has also  covered major stories in London, Rome, Canada and Mexico.

Alisyn got her start in journalism under the tutelage of Ted Koppel.  She worked for Koppel’s production company Koppel Communications, helping to research and produce his prime-time, award-winning specials called The Koppel Reports. She attended the American University in Washington, D.C. on a full academic scholarship and graduated cum laude with a major in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Criminal Justice.

About Off Broadway Alliance Awards
The Off Broadway Alliance is a non-profit corporation organized by theater professionals dedicated to supporting, promoting and encouraging the production of Off Broadway theatre and to making live theater increasingly accessible to new and diverse audiences. Since 2011 the Alliance has recognized outstanding Off-Broadway productions with the Off Broadway Alliance Awards. For more information, please visit www.offbroadwayalliance.com.