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'''Shirley Braha''' (born December 26, 1982) is an American [[TV producer]]. She created the music television show [[New York Noise]], which ran on [[NYC TV]] from 2003-2010.<ref name=camille>{{cite web|last=Dodero|first=Camille|title=Is New York Noise a Victim of NYC-TV's Post-Scandal Rebranding?|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/02/is_new_york_noi.php|publisher=Village Voice|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref>
'''Shirley Braha''' (born December 26, 1982) is the adoptive owner of popular internet dog [[Marnie the Dog]]. She has also been a [[TV producer]] and creator of the music television show [[New York Noise]] (2003–2010)<ref name=camille>{{cite web|last=Dodero|first=Camille|title=Is New York Noise a Victim of NYC-TV's Post-Scandal Rebranding?|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/02/is_new_york_noi.php|publisher=Village Voice|accessdate=28 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911224810/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/02/is_new_york_noi.php|archivedate=11 September 2011}}</ref> and MTV Hive's indie music video show Weird Vibes (2011–2013).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Braha is a native of Brooklyn. At 16 she started a record label called Little Shirley Beans Records.<ref name=diy>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Amy|title=Best of NYC 2002: Best DIY Go Girl (Under 21)- Shirley Braha|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2002/award/best-d-i-y-go-girl-under-21-492734/</|publisher=The Village Voice|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=am>{{cite web|last=Fanelli|first=James|title=NYC Show Aims to Fill MTV Video Void|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycmg/downloads/pdf/NYCTV_AMnewyork_04-03-06.pdf|publisher=AM New York}}</ref><ref name=groupie>{{cite web|last=Kramer Bussell|first=Rachel|title=Best local music groupie - 2006: Shirley Braha|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2006/award/best-local-music-groupie-493212/|work=Best of NYC 2006|publisher=The Village Voice}}</ref> From 2001-2002 she was programming co-director for the streaming internet radio site indiepopradio.com <ref name=diy /> At Smith College, Braha was a DJ at [[WOZQ]] and their Events Director.<ref name=image>{{cite web|last=Harari|first=Yvonne|title=New York Noise Interview With Shirley Braha|url=http://www.imageusa.com/index.php/home/75-jewish-personalities/81-new-york-noise-interview-with-shirley-braha|publisher=Image Magazine}}</ref> In 2001, Braha was featured in [[YM Magazine]] as "One of the 21 Coolest Girls in America".<ref name=diy /> The Village Voice named her "Best D.I.Y. Go Girl Under 21" in their 2002 "Best of NYC" issue.<ref name=diy />
Braha is a native of the [[New York City]] borough of [[Brooklyn]]. At 16, she started a record label called Little Shirley Beans Records.<ref name=diy>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Amy|title=Best of NYC 2002: Best DIY Go Girl (Under 21)- Shirley Braha|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2002/award/best-d-i-y-go-girl-under-21-492734/</|publisher=The Village Voice|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=am>{{cite web|last=Fanelli|first=James|title=NYC Show Aims to Fill MTV Video Void|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycmg/downloads/pdf/NYCTV_AMnewyork_04-03-06.pdf|publisher=AM New York}}</ref><ref name=groupie>{{cite web|last=Kramer Bussell|first=Rachel|title=Best local music groupie - 2006: Shirley Braha|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2006/award/best-local-music-groupie-493212/|work=Best of NYC 2006|publisher=The Village Voice}}</ref> From 2001-2002 she was programming co-director for the streaming internet radio site indiepopradio.com <ref name=diy /> At Smith College, Braha was a DJ at [[WOZQ]] and their Events Director.<ref name=image>{{cite web|last=Harari|first=Yvonne|title=New York Noise Interview With Shirley Braha|url=http://www.imageusa.com/index.php/home/75-jewish-personalities/81-new-york-noise-interview-with-shirley-braha|publisher=Image Magazine|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003124703/http://www.imageusa.com/index.php/home/75-jewish-personalities/81-new-york-noise-interview-with-shirley-braha|archivedate=2011-10-03}}</ref> In 2001, Braha was featured in [[YM Magazine]] as "One of the 21 Coolest Girls in America".<ref name=diy /> The Village Voice named her "Best D.I.Y. Go Girl Under 21" in their 2002 "Best of NYC" issue.<ref name=diy />


==New York Noise (2003-2010)==
==New York Noise (2003–2010)==
Braha created [[New York Noise]] [http://www.nynoise.tv], an indie-rock TV show, in 2003 while interning at [[NYC TV]].<ref name=gothamist>{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Jen|title=Shirley Braha, New York Noise|url=http://gothamist.com/2008/03/27/shirley_braha_n.php|publisher=Gothamist.com|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=smith>{{cite web|last=n/a|title=Smith College People News|url=http://www.smith.edu/news/people/200506.php|publisher=Smith College News|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=daily>{{cite news|last=Katchen|first=Andrew|title=Ch. 25's 'Noise' has its ear to the Underground Music Scene.|newspaper=NY Daily News|date=August 16, 2005}}</ref> "
Braha created [[New York Noise]], an indie-rock TV show, in 2003 while interning at [[NYC Media]].<ref name=gothamist>{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Jen|title=Shirley Braha, New York Noise|url=http://gothamist.com/2008/03/27/shirley_braha_n.php|publisher=Gothamist.com|accessdate=28 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629174133/http://gothamist.com/2008/03/27/shirley_braha_n.php|archivedate=29 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=smith>{{cite web|last=n/a|title=Smith College People News|url=http://www.smith.edu/news/people/200506.php|publisher=Smith College News|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=daily>{{cite news|last=Katchen|first=Andrew|title=Ch. 25's 'Noise' has its ear to the Underground Music Scene.|newspaper=NY Daily News|date=August 16, 2005}}</ref> "
She produced & edited the series.<ref name=gothamist /> The program showcased underground music in unusual ways.<ref name=camille /><ref name=am /><ref name=groupie /><ref name=gothamist /><ref name=nyt>{{cite web|last=Winnie|first=Hu|title=Hour After Hour, One Station Is Devoted to Pulse of New York|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/nyregion/22nyctv.html|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=rad>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Amy|title=Best Unnecessary but Totally Rad Use of the City's Money, Music Division - 2005 : New York Noise|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2005/award/best-unnecessary-but-totally-rad-use-of-the-citys-money-music-division-493454/|work=Best of NYC 2005}}</ref> Her production style “brought much needed originality to her field” according to the Village Voice.<ref name=groupie /> According to the New York Times, it is "a groundbreaking show that has attracted a loyal following <ref name=nyt />"
She produced & edited the series.<ref name=gothamist /> The program showcased underground music in unusual ways.<ref name=camille /><ref name=am /><ref name=groupie /><ref name=gothamist /><ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last=Winnie|first=Hu|title=Hour After Hour, One Station Is Devoted to Pulse of New York|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/nyregion/22nyctv.html|work=The New York Times|date=22 May 2006 |accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=rad>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Amy|title=Best Unnecessary but Totally Rad Use of the City's Money, Music Division - 2005 : New York Noise|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2005/award/best-unnecessary-but-totally-rad-use-of-the-citys-money-music-division-493454/|work=Best of NYC 2005}}</ref> Her production style "brought much needed originality to her field" according to the Village Voice.<ref name=groupie /> According to the New York Times, it is "a groundbreaking show that has attracted a loyal following <ref name=nyt />"


==Weird Vibes (2011-present)==
==Weird Vibes (2011–2013)==
Shirley Braha is creator & producer of "Weird Vibes," a 30-minute indie music video show that she developed for an online subsidiary of MTV Networks.<ref>{{cite news|last=McKinley|first=James|title=MTV to Start Webcast Devoted to Emerging Bands|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/mtv-to-start-webcast-devoted-to-emerging-bands/|accessdate=18 August 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> The show launched in August 2011.
Shirley Braha was creator & producer of "Weird Vibes," a 30-minute indie music video show she developed for MTV Hive.<ref>{{cite news|last=McKinley|first=James|title=MTV to Start Webcast Devoted to Emerging Bands|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/mtv-to-start-webcast-devoted-to-emerging-bands/|accessdate=18 August 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> The show ran from August 2011 to September 2013.

==Marnie the Dog (2012–2020)==
Braha adopted an elderly Shih Tzu dog on December 20, 2012, and named her [[Marnie (dog)|Marnie]]. Marnie became quite a celebrity when Braha began regularly posting photos of her on [[Instagram]] and [[Twitter]], as well as video's on [[Vine (service)|Vine]] in February 2014. Marnie died on March 5, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marnie the Dog |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ciuMYHEMG/ |website=Instagram |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:14, 28 December 2022

Shirley Braha
Born (1982-12-26) December 26, 1982 (age 41)
New York City, United States
Occupation(s)Television producer, TV program creator, music label founder
Known forowner of Marnie the Dog

Shirley Braha (born December 26, 1982) is the adoptive owner of popular internet dog Marnie the Dog. She has also been a TV producer and creator of the music television show New York Noise (2003–2010)[1] and MTV Hive's indie music video show Weird Vibes (2011–2013).

Early life

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Braha is a native of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 16, she started a record label called Little Shirley Beans Records.[2][3][4] From 2001-2002 she was programming co-director for the streaming internet radio site indiepopradio.com [2] At Smith College, Braha was a DJ at WOZQ and their Events Director.[5] In 2001, Braha was featured in YM Magazine as "One of the 21 Coolest Girls in America".[2] The Village Voice named her "Best D.I.Y. Go Girl Under 21" in their 2002 "Best of NYC" issue.[2]

New York Noise (2003–2010)

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Braha created New York Noise, an indie-rock TV show, in 2003 while interning at NYC Media.[6][7][8] " She produced & edited the series.[6] The program showcased underground music in unusual ways.[1][3][4][6][9][10] Her production style "brought much needed originality to her field" according to the Village Voice.[4] According to the New York Times, it is "a groundbreaking show that has attracted a loyal following [9]"

Weird Vibes (2011–2013)

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Shirley Braha was creator & producer of "Weird Vibes," a 30-minute indie music video show she developed for MTV Hive.[11] The show ran from August 2011 to September 2013.

Marnie the Dog (2012–2020)

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Braha adopted an elderly Shih Tzu dog on December 20, 2012, and named her Marnie. Marnie became quite a celebrity when Braha began regularly posting photos of her on Instagram and Twitter, as well as video's on Vine in February 2014. Marnie died on March 5, 2020.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dodero, Camille. "Is New York Noise a Victim of NYC-TV's Post-Scandal Rebranding?". Village Voice. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Phillips, Amy. </ "Best of NYC 2002: Best DIY Go Girl (Under 21)- Shirley Braha". The Village Voice. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Fanelli, James. "NYC Show Aims to Fill MTV Video Void" (PDF). AM New York.
  4. ^ a b c Kramer Bussell, Rachel. "Best local music groupie - 2006: Shirley Braha". Best of NYC 2006. The Village Voice.
  5. ^ Harari, Yvonne. "New York Noise Interview With Shirley Braha". Image Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03.
  6. ^ a b c Carlson, Jen. "Shirley Braha, New York Noise". Gothamist.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  7. ^ n/a. "Smith College People News". Smith College News. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  8. ^ Katchen, Andrew (August 16, 2005). "Ch. 25's 'Noise' has its ear to the Underground Music Scene". NY Daily News.
  9. ^ a b Winnie, Hu (22 May 2006). "Hour After Hour, One Station Is Devoted to Pulse of New York". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  10. ^ Phillips, Amy. "Best Unnecessary but Totally Rad Use of the City's Money, Music Division - 2005 : New York Noise". Best of NYC 2005.
  11. ^ McKinley, James (August 10, 2011). "MTV to Start Webcast Devoted to Emerging Bands". New York Times. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Marnie the Dog". Instagram. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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