Will A.J. come to Union?
The campus was abuzz this week after a recent episode of The Sopranos in which the character Bob
Wegler told Carmela Soprano, A.J.'s mom, something like “Union
College took a chance on me, and I
turned out alright.”
Which prompted another question: how did the College
arrange that bit of publicity?
Well, it helps to have alumni among the producers and
friends of HBO's hit show. Ilene Landress '83, an executive producer on the
show said that while she cannot take full credit, the influence may have come
from her or from Scott Siegler '69, a movie executive who is good friends with
another Sopranos producer.
“Whatever the origin,” wrote Ilene, “enjoy the free
publicity.”
For more about Ilene Landress and her life with The Sopranos, click here: http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=1483.
What kind of publicity the mention represents may depend
on whether Union stays in the story line. Said one
alumnus this week, “I'd love to see [father] Tony Soprano and A.J. watching The Way We Were as another fun way of
hyping A.J.'s interest in Union.”