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#MediaMonday – Blanca Esparza-Pap
Alison Bailin | Oct 15, 2012
You know her. You love her. Today’s #MediaMonday focuses on a gal beloved by the local PR, civic and fellow broadcast community – 3TV’s Blanca Esparza-Pap. A calming force for good, this multi-tasking momma to a four-year-old harnesses her powers of organization and enthusiasm as the community relations manager for 3TV, effectively utilizing […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Rocky Mountain Emmys
Alison Bailin | Oct 8, 2012
This past weekend was a special one for Arizona’s broadcast media as its best and brightest in television production, talent, direction and camera work were honored at the 35th Annual Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards. Some great friends and colleagues were honored during the event, including 12 News for Station Excellence, 3TV for Feature […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – That’s what tape delay is for
Abbie Fink | Oct 1, 2012
By now, everyone has probably heard about Friday’s high-speed chase in the Phoenix-area that ended with the suspect taking his own life…live on TV. Yep, that’s right. Fox News was high above the skies of Phoenix, live, during the incident. And although reporter Shepard Smith was calling for the tape delay, the control […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Jim Small
Scott Hanson | Sep 24, 2012
Each Monday, we are posting a 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 […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Denise Naughton
Alison Bailin | Sep 17, 2012
Anyone who has done PR here in town over the past five years knows Denise Naughton. As the queen of producing for Sonoran Living on ABC15, not a day passes when she isn’t working with at least a dozen communications folks. And now, you can work with her in a totally new way […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Arizona Republic launches new subscription model
Abbie Fink | Aug 27, 2012
I say it is about time! I have thought for quite some time that the newspaper industry was way behind the rest of the media business…providing all that content for FREE. What is up with that? Sure, it may have come as a surprise to most people when the Arizona Republic announced it […]
READ MORE“What is…” Wednesday – What are the five deadly sins of communicating in a “digitoral era”?
Katie Snyder | Aug 22, 2012
Everyone can tell a story or sell a product but becoming a modern-day marketer requires communicating a message in a compelling manner. I recently read the book Winning the Story Wars by marketing master, Jonah Sachs, who has been featured by dozens of media outlets ( CNN, New York Times and Fox News […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Tim Hattrick
Scott Hanson | Aug 20, 2012
Each Monday, we are posting a 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 […]
READ MORE“What is…” Wednesday – What is the Thought Revolution?
Scott Hanson | Aug 15, 2012
Not sure how Thought Revolution: How to Unlock Your Inner Genius by William A. Donius ended up on my desk. But it did – so I read it. Donius was a successful corporate climber, but wasn’t happy with his personal life, including relationships, creativity and his own fears. He used what’s called “intuitive […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Terri O
Alison Bailin | Aug 13, 2012
OMG! Terri O – MG, to be more precise. So happy to see the one and only Terri O starting her new gig on Sonoran Living this morning. As such, it was only fitting to ask her to be today’s #MediaMonday to celebrate! So, Terri O – what do you want to tell the blogosphere […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Fields Moseley
Scott Hanson | Aug 6, 2012
Each Monday, we are posting a 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 […]
READ MOREBig Mouths, Unite!
Alison Bailin | Aug 2, 2012
Andy Cohen and I have two very major things in common – a passionate love for the evil magic tube known as the “television” and big mouths. And just like Cohen, my love for television has honestly helped me in my communications career, while my big mouth has gotten me into trouble. In […]
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