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#MediaMonday – Yasmeen Hassan
Alison Bailin | Feb 27, 2012
We say it here at HMA all the time – we PR folks wear a lot of hats. Sometimes, we have our writing hats on. Other days, we have our event planning and story pitching hats on. And sometimes, we have our crisis management and business consulting hats on. Heck, most days we wear all […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Brien McElhatten
Alison Bailin | Feb 13, 2012
As an “Alison” who spells her name with only one “L,” I can appreciate the importance of spelling others’ names correctly. As a “Brien” with an “E,” ABC15’s multimedia journalist Brien McElhatten can too. I first met Brien when he visited a Rocky Mountain Emmy meeting in late 2011, interested in joining our board. He […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Jim Cross
Alison Bailin | Feb 6, 2012
When I first saw News Talk 92.3 FM senior reporter Jim Cross, I thought he looked like a real-life, present-day cowboy. When I first spoke to Jim Cross, I knew I came face-to-face with one of the true local media vets of our great state. But, when I first started writing this, I was not […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Lauren Gilger
Alison Bailin | Jan 30, 2012
You may know her as ABC 15 journalist supreme, but others may mistake her for Picasso – or Annie Leibovitz. Yep, ABC 15 reporter Lauren Gilger is a true Renaissance woman with journalism in her blood, literally. Today, we are thrilled to profile her as part of our weekly #MediaMonday series of blogs all about […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Marie Saavedra
Alison Bailin | Jan 23, 2012
I love native Chicagoans! Not because I am one, mind you. But my family is originally from South Bend, Indiana (yes, home to Notre Dame). Being merely 90 minutes from Chicago and a whole four hours from Indianapolis, Chicago always seemed more like “our big city” even though it was technically in a different state. […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Wag-Worthy Edition!
Alison Bailin | Jan 16, 2012
As most of our loyal readers know, each Monday we post a blog focusing on one member of the media, aptly titled “#MediaMonday,” where we ask one simple question: What do you want to tell the blogosphere about yourself today? We’ve had some pretty epic responses from nearly 100 media folks thus far, which you […]
READ MOREWhen Pride Still Mattered -Scott’s take on the story of Vince Lombardi
Scott Hanson | Jan 12, 2012
When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss is a biography on Vince Lombardi, arguably the greatest football coach who ever lived. He is best-known for his coaching career with the Green Bay Packers that included seven NFL and/or Super Bowl titles in nine seasons. There are a lot of stories and descriptions about his life, […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Local Lily
Abbie Fink | Jan 9, 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 it […]
READ MORE10 Great Careers for Women Who Want a Life
Abbie Fink | Jan 6, 2012
I spent the extra couple days of the New Year’s weekend getting caught up on my magazine reading. Some local stuff (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix) mindless stuff (Entertainment Weekly), some business stuff (Inc., Fast Company) and some stuff in-between (Oprah, More). Flipping through the November issue of More (ok, I know I’m behind) I […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Scott Bordow
Scott Hanson | Dec 19, 2011
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Arizona Republic sports columnist Scott Bordow. In addition to his regular columns, you can often hear Scott filling-in as a guest host on some of the Valley’s sports talk radio shows. So,Scott, time to share! What do you want to tell the blogosphere about yourself today? Well, let’s see. […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Ed Baker
Alison Bailin | Dec 12, 2011
It’s always so random how you meet people in this business. I had the pleasure of meeting Ed Baker, editor of the College Times for the past 10 years, in Ken Koziol’s office at Entertainment Solutions back in 2004 or 2005. Entertainment Solutions was putting on its annual Tempe Music Festival and the College Times […]
READ MORE“I Have a Facebook Page, Now What?” – an eBook Report
Brittany Richardson | Dec 8, 2011
For this month’s book report, I read an ebook Abbie referred called “I Have a Facebook Page, Now What?” from the folks at sayingitsocial.com. Having Facebook in the title was what originally got my attention, but the more I read, the more I realized how much this book can really help people who are administering […]
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