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#MediaMonday – Tim Ring
Alison Bailin | July 18, 2016
I knew there was something about KTVK sports director Tim Ring I liked. Turns out, his dad (like mine) went to #NotreDame. GO IRISH! His story, which culminates on the broadcast side in him joining KTVK 3TV in 2009, is a great one. Very happy to have him as our #MediaMonday today so he can share it.
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#MediaMonday – Kaely Monahan
Scott Hanson | July 11, 2016
Today’s Media Monday comes to us from Kaely Monahan, a news anchor and reporter for KTAR and the recently-elected secretary of the Valley of Sun Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She’s an international journalist who is the former editor of GetOut at the East Valley Tribune; creator, executive producer and editor of Popcorn Fan Film Reviews podcast; and a film critic for the Phoenix Film Festival. Kaely, time to share: (Click below for more)
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#MediaMonday – Jody Oehler
Alison Bailin | June 27, 2016
It is no secret that I am a huge – HUGE – fan of sports. (Go Irish! Go Cards! Go Suns…once you get a new owner!) And while I am neither a huge fan of orange nor red, there is a ginger-haired radio personality who I honestly think is the next big thing in Arizona sports broadcasting: Jody Oehler. Jody joined long-time Arizona Cardinals insider Mike Jurecki and FOX Sports 910 producer extraordinaire Mike Bauer on The Drive with Jody, MJ and Bauer – a 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekday sports radio talk show – in 2013. He came from Tucson, where he hosted a popular radio program on ESPN Tucson and even tried his hand at TV sports reporting at KGUN-TV. Since The Drive debuted three years ago this summer, the team has found so much success, in fact, that they have been asked to serve as fill-in hosts for nationally syndicated talk shows including The Dan Patrick Show and The Rich Eisen Show, among others. Today’s Media Monday is all about Jody – so you can say you knew him when. Jody, what do you want to tell the blogosphere about yourself today? [Click below for more]
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#MediaMonday – Lauren Grifo
Alison Bailin | June 20, 2016
KTAR News on 92.3FM is among the most trusted – and most popular – news outlets in Arizona. And if you pitch their team well, you have a great chance of good coverage on their station. With 24 hours to fill, there the news opportunities abound. But should you just blindly sent out a pitch to a bunch of reporters and hope for the best? No! No! No! We always recommend getting to know the media – and how they work – before hitting the send button on even the best story idea. That’s actually how these now-regular #MediaMonday posts came about. What is #MediaMonday, you ask? Each Monday, we here at HMA post a handy dandy blog to help our readers get to know the media just a little bit better. With a TWIST! No, we aren’t posting story pitch tips or media lists, but instead great stories from the media themselves about their lives, their work and other little known facts! Think of it as your first “networking” opportunity of the week! Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from KTAR’s own Lauren Grifo. So, Lauren, time to share! [Click below for more...]
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#MediaMonday – Angel Fuchs
Alison Bailin | June 13, 2016
Oh no – it’s 9 a.m. and I am already hungry. Like always… And reading today’s blog is just making me hungrier! That’s because this #MediaMonday we are profiling Angel Fuchs, who runs her own local website (don’t call her a mommy blogger though!) and writes for Phoenix Bites (Hi, Taryn!). I first met her […]
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#MediaMonday – Fernanda Santos
Rachel Brockway | June 6, 2016
I am honored to feature today’s #MediaMonday, Fernanda Santos, a veteran New York Times reporter and its Phoenix Bureau Chief since 2012, and the author of a new book, “The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and One of the Deadliest Days in American Firefighting.” Prior to moving to Phoenix, home base […]
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#MediaMonday – Christina Barrueta
Alison Bailin | May 23, 2016
As we hope you know by now, each Monday, we share a blog post to help our readers get to know the media just a little bit better. With a TWIST! This isn’t necessary about pitch tips or creating media lists, but instead great stories from the media themselves about their lives, their work and […]
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#MediaMonday – Geeks Who Eat
Alison Bailin | May 16, 2016
As we hope you know by now, each Monday, we share a blog post to help our readers get to know the media just a little bit better. With a TWIST! This isn’t necessary about pitch tips or creating media lists, but instead great stories from the media themselves about their lives, their work and […]
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#MediaMonday – Mark Ragan
Shelby Ray | May 9, 2016
I’ve been reading PR Daily since I was a junior in college. I had just transferred into Illinois State University’s public relations program and joined the ISU PRSSA Chapter. To this day, I still remember our chapter’s president, Kaitie Ries, telling our group of more than 100 aspiring PR practitioners, “If we’re not reading PR […]
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#MediaMonday – Bob Boze Bell
Scott Hanson | May 2, 2016
Today’s #MediaMonday comes from the Wild West. Actually, it’s from Bob Boze Bell, executive editor of True West magazine, which captures the history of the American frontier through authentic literary nonfiction and heritage travel narratives in the spirit of the Wild West. Started in 1953, True West is the world’s oldest, continuously-published Western American magazine. Bob […]
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#MediaMonday – Paul Fletcher
Scott Hanson | Apr 25, 2016
Today’s #MediaMonday is completely legal! It’s from Paul Fletcher, publisher and editor-in-chief of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Virginia Medical Law Report and www.valawyersweekly.com, where he’s been at the helm for 28 years. In addition to running the legal publications, Paul is the current national president of the Society of Professional Journalists. I had the opportunity to […]
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#MediaMonday – Weldon Johnson
Scott Hanson | Apr 18, 2016
With the 100-degree temperature mark looming, today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Weldon Johnson, part of the Explore Arizona team for the Arizona Republic. He has been with The Republic in various roles starting as a high school sports reporter in 2000. Weldon also worked as a community news reporter at the Republic in Scottsdale, […]
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