NEW YORK: Jody Miller, a 25-year veteran of entertainment PR, is retiring and closing her agency, JLM PR, effective August 2009. Miller represented clients including Iggy Pop, Al Green, John Mellencamp, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, and Russell Simmons and his nonprofit and for-profit properties.

"This has been an incredible 25 years, filled with some wonderful people and experiences," Miller said in a statement released March 24. "It's fascinating to look back and acknowledge how differently things were ...