Motherhood In Hollywood

Do you need a publicist? What performer doesn't like the idea of someone whose sole job is it so talk them up to the media? My guest is Katie Barker, Vice President of Publicity for CBS and she is a wealth of information kids, so listen up! I asked her when actors need a publicist and when they don't and the answer might surprise you. Katie works with some of the biggest names in television today like LL Cool J, Michael Weatherly, and Scott Bakula. That's because she represents the entire "NCIS" franchise, as well as the new Joel McHale show coming out this fall called "The Great Indoors" on CBS. She explains the difference between a network publicist, a studio publicist and personal publicist. She also talks about the challenges of working the red carpet and trying to get press coverage for a client because the media isn't interested in talking to everyone who walks the carpet. Who knew? Side note: I'm terrified one day I'll be walking down the carpet, all dressed up, and no one will want to talk to me.