Author Archives: Alison Bailin
#MediaMonday – Priscilla Torres
Alison Bailin | Dec 10, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Priscilla Torres, who hosts Acceso Total Arizona on Telemundo. Priscilla, how did you get into broadcast journalism? I always loved anything related to entertainment and communications, but it was something I thought was difficult to achieve so once I graduated High School in Puerto Rico, I decided to pursue […]
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#MediaMonday- Andrea Evans
Alison Bailin | Dec 3, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from none other than Andrea Evans, the publisher of Frontdoors. For anyone who has been in the Valley a long time, we know Frontdoors has a long history. Andrea, tell us about the magazine, website and how you came to be its publisher? Frontdoors News was started in 2001 by […]
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#MediaMonday – Tammy Fellows
Alison Bailin | Nov 26, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from a newer member of the local media scene: Tammy Fellows. A Valley native (several generations back), Tammy graduated from the UofA before making a name for herself in publishing on both US coasts. After returning to Arizona years back she is now a mom of four. Well, five if […]
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#MediaMonday – Erin Thorburn
Alison Bailin | Nov 19, 2018
Erin Thorburn is both a freelance writer with some great media opportunities for local PR folks AND a children's book author. Click here for more.
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The Great Debate: Early Bird or Night Owl?
Alison Bailin | Nov 8, 2018
A few years ago, I wrote a post titled “A.M. All Star or P.M. Powerhouse?” Back then, I wrote it because I honestly had no idea how several of my co-workers Woke. Up. So. Early. All of the time. Even on weekends! If you check it out above, the post both softly begs them to […]
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#MediaMonday – Andrea Abbott
Alison Bailin | Oct 29, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from a delicious source! It’s Andrea Abbott, founder and editor of Arizona Bites. How did you get into writing about food? Tell us your story/journey? One of my friends didn’t want to go to an Arizona blogging event alone and asked me to go since I do photos/video. I was […]
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#MediaMonday – Chandler Peterson
Alison Bailin | Oct 22, 2018
While it’s #MediaMonday, this post makes us feel like it’s #WineWednesday or #FoodFriday (is that a thing? It should be!). That’s because it comes to us from Chandler Peterson, the founder and editor of Phoenix Food and Wine. How did you get into reporting/editing in the first place? What’s your story? Over years of chatting with […]
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#MediaMonday – Charlene Bisson
Alison Bailin | Oct 8, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from a publisher with a whopping list of media outlets. It’s none other than Charlene Bisson, Arizona publisher for Independent Newsmedia, Inc. In her role, she oversees the Daily News-Sun, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent, Glendale Today, Peoria Today, Scottsdale Independent, Sun City Independent, Sun City West Independent, Sun Life Magazine, […]
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#MediaMonday – Steve Burks
Alison Bailin | Oct 1, 2018
Football – both college and the NFL – is back! The NBA is ramping up. And, baseball has started its playoffs. As a sports fan, this marks the start of my favorite time of the year. So what better time to profile a sports media vet who now has time to watch games for fun? […]
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#MediaMonday – Marilyn Hawkes
Alison Bailin | Sep 24, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes from Marilyn Hawkes, a prolific freelance writer in Arizona who’s been published in PHOENIX magazine, Arizona Highways, Jewish News and various Times Media Group publications. How did you get into reporting/editing in the first place? What’s your story? A lifetime ago, I got a degree in English, but never used it professionally. […]
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#MediaMonday – Corina Vanek
Alison Bailin | Sep 17, 2018
Up until a few months ago, whenever I heard the name “Corina,” I could not help but think of Whoopi Goldberg and her “two r” role in Corrina, Corrina, one of my old roommate’s favorite movies. But that all changed when I met Corina Vanek, a Sun Devil alum who just moved to the Valley […]
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#MediaMonday – Kristine Cannon
Alison Bailin | Sep 10, 2018
Rewind to 2012. Back then, we profiled Kristine Cannon as part of our #MediaMonday series when she served as editor of Scottsdale Living and associate editor at AZ Big Media, which also publishes AZ Business Magazine and Ranking Arizona, to name a few. But SO MUCH changes in six years. So much so, we are […]
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