Here are some media mentions and appearances of yours truly. By no means a complete list, but continuously updated.
TV
- Dates TBA, 2008: Knit & Crochet Today, Knitting Daily TV appearances
- March 2008: Applause with Dee Perry
- July 2007: That’s Life with Robin Swoboda
- October 2005: Knitty Gritty (DIY Network), episode “Goin’ to the Dogs.”
- July 2005: Three episodes of Uncommon Threads (DIY Network).
- February 2005: Crafters Coast to Coast episode 262 (HGTV). Photos here.
- June 2001 — TV interview with Cleveland FOX affiliate about Sexiest Geek Alive competition.
See also my IMDb profile (may not be updated as frequently as this page). Streaming video of above appearances coming soon!
Print & online links to print publications
- “Shannon Okey creates crafting empire in Cleveland,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, 6 January 2008
- Shannon was named one of “Knitting’s New Guard,” along with Debbie Stoller, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Clara Parkes and Vickie Howell in the Vogue Knitting 25th anniversary issue (fall 2007).
- Press about Shannon’s shop Stitch Cleveland is maintained here
- Reviews of Shannon’s books in various publications are collected here.
- February 2006: Seamless “computational couture” show coverage; Shannon co-designed integrated iPod wedding dress with Alexandra Underhill called “iDo.”
- October 2005: Media Bistro’s Claire Zulkey interviewed Shannon here.
- Fall 2005: Knitgrrl reviews and events: Toronto Metro, knit.1 magazine, Booklist, School Library Journal…more available on the Knitgrrl site.
- August 2005: Yarn Market News mention
- 5 September 2002 — “Blog, blog, blog” by Steven Woo, Cleveland Free Times
- 15 May 2002 — photo gallery with captions, by Meg Herbert of digitalMASS and Boston.com, re: Shannon’s involvement with bostonblogs.com
- 5 April 2002 — Dash’s Corner, by Dan Hanson, Inside Business
- June 2001 — Cover story, on Shannon as Ohio competitor in national “Sexiest Geek Alive” competition, Cleveland Plain Dealer (no link available — scanned copy coming soon)
- 13 June 2001 — “2nd networking group targets women” by Shasta Clark, Crain’s Cleveland Business / Northeast Ohio CrainTech
- 28 August 2000 — “Women’s web of support: IT group’s new local chapter out to plug tech gaps” by Gayle Horwitz, Crain’s Cleveland Business.
