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#MediaMonday – Jeremy Stevens
Alison Bailin | June 17, 2013
Fun fact – HMA’s own Scott Hanson was once an ace television reporter. It’s true – and it was in the 1980s, so he did it with a PERM! (think Mr. Brady in the later years of the Brady Bunch). Much like our Mr. Hanson, we have another ace television star in our midst – […]
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#MediaMonday – Hannah Hayes
Stephanie Lough | June 10, 2013
Oh, how we love AZ Big Media! Not only does it publish some of our favorite magazines (including AZRE, Ranking Arizona, Experience AZ, Arizona Business, to name a few) and host some of our favorite events (like Arizona’s Most Admired Companies, People to Know, Healthcare Leadership Awards and Fifty Outstanding Women in Arizona Business), it […]
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#MediaMonday – Bret McKeand
Scott Hanson | June 3, 2013
Bret McKeand, president of the Arizona operations of Independent Newsmedia, Inc. USA, recently received The Order of the Silver Key Society from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Valley of the Sun Chapter. The award pays tribute to journalists from any medium with at least 25 years of experience in the state of Arizona (consecutive or cumulative) […]
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#MediaMonday – SPJ First Amendment Awards
Scott Hanson | May 20, 2013
The Valley of the Sun Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has recognized some of the top journalists in Arizona with its annual awards – spotlighting some of the best in the industry. The First Amendment Award honors published or broadcast work in 2012 that involved significant reliance on public records and open meetings. […]
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#MediaMonday – Sharing is Caring
Stephanie Lough | May 6, 2013
We at HMA Public Relations pride ourselves on our media relationships. We’ve had the pleasure of profiling a lot of media professionals in our #MediaMonday blog series over the past three years with nearly 140 individuals and publications featured. We also own FinderBinderAZ, a top database of Arizona media contact information. Another thing we love […]
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#MediaMonday — Mark Field
Scott Hanson | Apr 29, 2013
There are some 700,000 veterans living in Arizona. A “thank you for your service” is always appropriate. Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Mark Field, a U.S. Navy veteran himself. He is the publisher and editor of Arizona Veteran’s Magazine, a new publication dedicated to Arizona residents who have served our country. This isn’t Field’s […]
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#MediaMonday – Pat Summerall: One of the All-Time Best
Scott Hanson | Apr 22, 2013
Today’s #Media Monday is a little different. One of broadcasting’s most recognizable voices went silent last week when Pat Summerall died at the age of 82. I wasn’t born when Pat Summerall was playing in the National Football League. In his second career, however, he was among the very best. As I embarked upon my […]
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#MediaMonday – Marc Buckhout
Alison Bailin | Apr 8, 2013
The Valley really is the smallest “big city” of all time. Get this: For the past several years, I have not only been pitching the Foothills Focus, which is a popular weekly newspaper covering all things in Anthem, Black Canyon City, Carefree, Cave Creek, Desert Hills, New River, north Phoenix and north Scottsdale, on a […]
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#MediaMonday – The Tishin Update Edition
Alison Bailin | Mar 25, 2013
In September 2011, we profiled proud Arcadian media gal Tishin Donkersley about her life, work and everything in between as part of our regular #MediaMonday profile series. It was a match made in heaven for us and Tishin, as everyone at HMA became quick friends with the then-Green Living AZ editor. Today, we are pleased […]
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#MediaMonday – Terrance Thornton
Alison Bailin | Mar 18, 2013
The Valley is nothing if not segmented — and then segmented within its segments. Take Scottsdale, for example. There’s Old Town, Arcadia, North Scottsdale, etc. Or what about the Southeast Valley? There’s Chandler, but also San Tan, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, and so on. Don’t even get me started on the Phoenix/Ahwatukee/Central Corridor/Downtown/Desert Ridge/West Side segmentation. […]
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#MediaMonday – Brett Fera
Stephanie Lough | Mar 4, 2013
Today’s #MediaMonday takes us East…to the East Valley, that is. Brett Fera recently assumed the position as managing editor of East Valley Tribune, the Valley’s second-largest paper and all-things Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Queen Creek as well as state-wide and national news. He moved to Arizona for college, leaving Los Angeles in his rear-view […]
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#MediaMonday – Dave Cherry
Scott Hanson | Feb 25, 2013
Have you ever felt like you needed an advocate? Today’s #MediaMonday comes from Dave Cherry, who recently joined CBS 5 in Phoenix as the station’s CBS 5 Advocate. Through his on-air advocacy work in 2011 for his previous station, KPNX-TV, Dave and his team were able to help consumers save more than $1 million. He […]
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