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#MediaMonday – Dr. Adrian McIntyre
Alison Bailin | Mar 18, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from a new neighbor: Dr. Adrian McIntyre. McIntyre is the producer and host of Valley Business RadioX, which is located in a radio studio at HMA Public Relations world headquarters in Arcadia! To listen to recent interviews on the platform, click here. Below, we share his journey to the Valley, […]
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#MediaMonday – Merichelle Norwood
Alison Bailin | Mar 11, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Merichelle Norwood of both She Forks PHX and New Times Food and Drink. So, Mer, time to share! Tell us how you got your start in writing? Tell us your story! I’ve always been a writer. In college, I was editor-in-chief of the alternative newspaper and interned at VIBE […]
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#MediaMonday – Nick Piecoro
Alison Bailin | Mar 4, 2019
It’s time for baseball. And today’s #MediaMonday is from Nick Piecoro, who covers the Arizona Diamondbacks for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Nick was recently named Arizona Sportswriter of the year by the National Sports Media Association. Nick, time to share: My Career I’d like to say I was drawn to journalism because I was […]
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#MediaMonday – Kim Quintero
Alison Bailin | Feb 25, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Arizona’s Family’s own Kim Quintero. So, Kim, time to share! Tell us how you got your start in journalism? Tell us your story! I always wanted to work in TV News, even as a small kid. My dad, who worked at a men’s suit shop, frequently had customers who […]
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#MediaMonday – Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Alison Bailin | Feb 19, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday is special for a few reasons. First, it’s technically posting on a Tuesday given Presidents’ Day was yesterday. And second, it is on a member of the media near and dear to my heart for more than 10 years now. It all started in the mid-2000s when HMA was working with […]
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#MediaMonday – Dr. Cacinda Maloney
Alison Bailin | Feb 11, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Dr. Cacinda Maloney of PointsandTravel.com, who is also a digital influencer, travel ambassador and columnist for Travelocity and #SuperCurator and Travel Expert for Flip Board. Tell us how you got your started in journalism? Actually travel was the catalyst. I share my love of travel thru my writings about adventure, culture, […]
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#MediaMonday – Gabe Trujillo
Alison Bailin | Feb 4, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Gabe Trujillo, a digital journalist at KPNX-TV, 12 News in Phoenix. Gabe covers the Valley community on the 12 News social accounts, website and app. He also produces and hosts “The Disabled List,” a podcast that features interviews with influencers from across Arizona and the world of pop culture. […]
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#MediaMonday – Mallory Gleich
Alison Bailin | Jan 28, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from the new editor of Arcadia News, Mallory Gleich. Tell us how you got your start in journalism? I’ve been writing in journals since I was able to form a word, and when I started high school, I knew I wanted to be a writer of some sort. I wasn’t […]
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#MediaMonday – Connor Dziawura
Alison Bailin | Jan 21, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Connor Dziawura, who not only serves as assistant editor for the West Valley View, but as a contributing writer for many other Times Media Group publications, including Lovin’ Life in Tucson, The Entertainer! and College Times. How did you get into writing? As a child, I enjoyed writing – […]
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#MediaMonday – Zahid Arab
Alison Bailin | Jan 14, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from one of the best-dressed staffers at Arizona’s Family (both for CBS 5 and KTVK TV 3), Zahid Arab. Wait a minute! Zahid, weren’t you just working in the community relations department a few months ago? And now you are doing what? Tell us about your journey at the station? […]
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#MediaMonday – Kelsey Myers
Abbie Fink | Jan 7, 2019
Kelsey Myers is a producer with CBS News, based in Los Angeles. He reached out to me as I was the spokesperson for a story he was working on. It was an intense couple days, lots of back-and-forth emails and phone calls. The stories turned out great. Once complete, Abbie reached out to Myers for this profile, which is similarly great. Take a look.
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#MediaMonday – Bryan James
Alison Bailin | Dec 17, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Bryan James of Yavapai Broadcasting and Verde Valley Television, which includes The Q 102.9, KKLD 95.9FM, KVRD 105.7FM, KVNA-FM 100.1FM, KYBC 96.3FM, KNVA-AM Flagstaff (ESPN affiliate). Bryan, how did you get into broadcast journalism? I started as intern in high school. I worked special events on location, dubbed in […]
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