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PR Rock Stars: Life Time’s Dan DeBaun

Communications Conversations

I was a radio news reporter for three years in St. I reported on just about anything during my time in radio…Breaking news, traffic reports, school board meetings…I even interviewed cats at the humane society one time (look it up; Editor’s Note: Ha! I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism.

Radio 167
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Holding out for a hero

Stephen Waddington

Recovering from a broken hip he had previously only been able to exercise indoors. Daisy sent out a press release on 7 April to local media contacts and a JustGiving page was set up. The story is linear – an idea to raise some money from friends and family grew in ambition to include the local community.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Jen Peterson

Solo PR Pro

She had a summer internship at a local station in Connecticut and discovered the job wasn’t the right fit for her after a particularly gut-wrenching day where she had to interview a grieving mother who had tragically lost her children in a fire. It seems like it’s just enough exercise for me to enjoy it and not hate it.”.

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Ditch the Land Rover shots: PR advice to Prince Edward and Sophie before Caribbean tour

Mark My Words

He told local radio the letter followed concerns raised by others including over the absence of “an apology from the crown both as a family and as an institution for their role in the enslavement of African people”. But it’s 60 years on. A lot of water has passed under the bridge.”

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

Radio, television and streaming are also holding up or growing. Established examples include Joe Wicks’ daily exercises, Martin Lewis’ financial information and Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s disco sing-a-longs. Our local BBC news programme and even the national idents are based on clips from social media.

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Royal Oprah: How chat show queen Oprah has built an empire Meghan Markle would love

Mark My Words

There is a lot for her brand to lose if the interview is just a bit of a patsy exercise. While still a teen, she went to work at a local radio station, before becoming the first black female news anchor at a prominent TV network in Nashville. But Meghan and Harry may have been a little shocked by their chat with Oprah.

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4 MARKETING SECRETS FOR VIRAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORD EVENTS

MaccaPR

Chief marketing officers are in love with the idea of breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® event record and having their brands bask in the seemingly viral eruption of TV, radio, print and online buzz that comes from that honor. The 3,010-pound scoop of strawberry ice cream generated 769 TV, radio and other media mentions for $1.7

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