National Public Radio
I’ve secured several stories over the years on NPR shows, but as the publicist to jazz singer Kurt Elling, I was proud to book him on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me hit quiz show for the “Not My Job” segment as part of his Grammy nomination strategy. The show has an audience of more than 3.8 million listeners weekly and is filmed in Elling’s hometown of Chicago. I also led his Grammy award-winning campaign that earned him his first Grammy for Best Jazz Singer, and I booked him to host the pre-telecast awards show that same year, which precedes the televised Grammy Awards but honors a majority of artists. A highlight of my career was escorting him on stage when his name was announced for his first and well deserved Grammy award.
Los Angeles Times
Worked with reporter, faculty, and students to secure LA Times feature on Loyola Marymount SFTV students, and their perspective on the future of film. Piece ran online, and Sunday's March 5th hardcopy issue. Includes additional video interview with MFA student, and links to student work throughout. A group of film students at Loyola Marymount University discuss the state of Hollywood and their plans to disrupt it.
Variety
Pitched and secured five LMU SFTV students to be profiled in Variety's "Students to Watch" and a write-up on the school in their Entertainment Impact Report issue. Variety is one of the major industry and trade publications, and I strategically placed stories in this outlet to reach key stakeholders, build LMU’s reputation to secure jobs for students and make connections with alumni, and expand exposure for faculty.