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- URL: https://www.smdp.com/in-with-the-new/
- Published: 2006-11-09T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:04:32.000Z
- Author: Melody Hanatani
- Tags: Entertainment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Talks of all things TV, film and theater continue at SMC. The Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment and Technology’s entertainment industry speakers series extends into November with more talks.

All lectures in SMC’s Mary Pickford Speakers Series are free and are held at 7 p.m. Monday evenings at SMC’s Academy of Entertainment and Technology’s Screening Room, 1660 Stewart St., Santa Monica.

The speakers in November are: n Nov. 13: Jon Kroll — executive vice president for original programming at New Line Television who has produced a number of TV shows, including the Emmy-winning “Amazing Race.” n Nov. 20: John Balma — character actor with 20 years experience in theater, film, television and commercials, including the “I’m in debt up to my eyeballs!” role in a LendingTree commercial. He has worked with such actors as Danny DeVito, Dustin Hoffman and Jeff Bridges and has made guest appearances on such shows as “Friends” and “The West Wing.”

Seating is on a first-arrival basis. For more information, call (310) 434-3777.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 9, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/110906.pdf?ref=smdp.com)