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#MediaMonday – Teresa K. Traverse
Alison Bailin | Sep 19, 2016
Teresa K. Traverse, who’s quickly made a name for herself as a freelance writing machine here in the Valley between her work at the Phoenix New Times, Modern Luxury, Phoenix Magazine, and with the Lifestyle Pubs’ family of magazines, among others, may seem like an expert on all things Phoenix and beyond – but she just moved here last summer from Virginia! Click the link to read all about how she got her start in writing, all about starting her career on the East Coast, how and why she made her move to Arizona. Of course, she also shares the types of stories she likes to get pitches on along the way.
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#MediaMonday – SPJ Valley Publicity Summit 2016
Rachel Brockway | Sep 12, 2016
The Valley Publicity Summit 2016 presented by the Valley of the Sun Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is being held this Saturday, Sept. 17 at Arizona State University. Since receiving the list of attendees, the team at HMA has been busy preparing and we thought it might be helpful to share the list, including some participants who have been featured on past HMA Public Relations #MediaMonday profiles. Click on the link for the full list and many of their stories.
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#Media Monday – Tim Healey
Scott Hanson | Aug 29, 2016
With the college football season ready to open, today’s #MediaMonday should get you in the spirit. It comes from the longtime voice of Arizona State University athletics, Tim Healey, who was named the 2015 Arizona Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. He’s getting ready for his 19th season as the radio play-by-play voice for ASU football, men’s basketball and baseball. To read his profile, simply click on the link!
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Friday Edition of #MediaMonday – What’s New With Catherine Anaya
Abbie Fink | Aug 26, 2016
We featured Catherine Anaya back in April 2010 when she was full time into her anchoring career at CBS 5 News and very active in the local community. And then life happened. And Catherine made the decision to step down from the anchor desk and focus on her family. But that didn’t mean she gave up on her career, it simply meant that she re-prioritized things. And lucky for us, that means that we’re going to see her on the air again, as host of a new program on AZTV. in honor of her new gig, we update our initial profile on Catherine, available in the link. Enjoy!
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Crisis Communications – I’m sorry Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
Rachel Brockway | Aug 23, 2016
On my drive into work last Friday I was listening to KTAR and they mentioned that swimmer Ryan Lochte had issued an apology via Instagram and Twitter, for “confusing”the details of being robbed in Rio during the Olympics. I’m not really concerned about the fact that he “confused” the details of what happened but I […]
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#MediaMonday – Dave Munsey
Scott Hanson | Aug 22, 2016
On Thursday, October 13, Dave Munsey will be inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He’s been in the radio and television industry for more than 50 years and has been at FOX 10 for more than 40 years, where he currently reports the weather on the station’s 5, 6, 9 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Dave has a trophy case full of Emmys for his weather reporting and his water-safety initiatives “Watch Your Kids Around Water” and “Summer of Supervision.” Fun fact - He’s one of the people who helped inspire Scott's broadcasting career. As a kid, Scott had the opportunity to visit Dave at work – when he was doing both the morning show at KOOL-FM and the weather at Channel 10. All these years later, Scott played the part of reporter, interviewing Dave about his life in today's #mediamonday. Click the link to read the great story!
READ MOREBusiness Lessons We Can Learn From the #Olympics
Abbie Fink | Aug 16, 2016
There have been so many news stories coming out of the Olympics – those focusing on the athletes, their personal lives, and the countries they represent. And of course, there are the news stories about the commentators and the media, both traditional and social, and all the good, bad and ugly that that represents. As […]
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#MediaMonday – 2016 Rocky Mountain Silver Circle Edition
Alison Bailin | Aug 15, 2016
Each year, the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), of which Alison in our office is on the board of directors, accepts nominations for its prestigious Silver Circle. While the induction will take place at the formal Emmy Gala in October the word is out on the 2016 Silver Circle inductees. To see who is being honored this year, please click on the link below.
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Crisis Communications – Sexist Olympic PR Problems
Rachel Brockway | Aug 12, 2016
All this week I have been planning to write about the Olympics, since I really enjoy watching them (and no, not just the tennis portion). At first I was going to write about the Russian athletes who were banned from the Olympics for failing drug tests. I had written earlier in the year about Sharapova’s […]
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MediaMonday – Commander Bill Henderson
Scott Hanson | Aug 8, 2016
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from a long-time Valley voice: Commander Bill Henderson, with Total Traffic & Weather Network (TTWN), part of IHeartMedia Inc. TTWN provides traffic, weather and sports reports to radio and TV stations in more than 200 metropolitan areas across the country, including 96 of the top 100 markets. To read his full profile, please click the link below.
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The Olympics – Bringing the World Together
Abbie Fink | Aug 2, 2016
The Summer Olympic Games in Rio start on Friday, Aug. 5. The Paralympic Games, also in Rio, begin Sept. 7. Athletes from around the world, representing their country with pride, come together to compete on a global stage. These are the best of the best in their chosen sport. These athletes have trained virtually their […]
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Media Monday – Super Snake
Scott Hanson | Aug 1, 2016
Today’s #MediaMonday is home grown. It’s from Mega 104.3 afternoon on-air personality Super Snake. It’s important to note, his afternoon gig is just a tip of the iceberg for this multi-media talent. He’s also the program director for both KAJM – Mega 104.3 and KNRJ – 101.1The Beat. To read his full profile, click the link below.
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