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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings. “I When he graduated from the University of Florida, Stu was in the market for a full-time position in radio.

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9 Little Stories from a One Time Public Relations Gig with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Sword and the Script

The elephants were in full dress and didn’t disappoint the many local news station cameras that came out to film the event. 3) Snakes do Drive Time Radio. What we learned along the way was that it also had the potential for broadcast radio as well. for drive time morning radio. 8) A Serious Crisis Communications Plan.

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PR Pro Showcase: Shonali Burke

Rock the Status Quo

How do you handle crisis communications? While media pitching was a large part of what I was doing, I really wanted a way to illustrate the premise of the “singalong” bit. So I convinced my boss to give me a tiny budget for a community-based effort. Work really hard. THAT’s how hard you have to work.

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Is Traditional Media Still Relevant in PR?

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Americans continue to hold local news in higher regard than national news across a variety of metrics regardless of political party affiliations, a 2022 poll from Gallup and the Knight Foundation shows. AM/FM radio is currently America’s number one mass-reach media, reaching 84% of American adults 18 and older.

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