Pitch Me: Nikki Buchanan

By Charlotte Shaff on July 27th, 2010 In Pitching

NAME: Nikki Buchanan
EMAIL: lucybuck@cox.net or tips@wildlavender.com
PHONE: 480-242-7426
1. What are your main daily duties? I write two Southeast Valley restaurant reviews per week for the Arizona Republic, one of about 700-800 words, the other anywhere from 500-750 words. I also create a “hotlist” of Southeast Valley restaurants offering great _______ (fill in the blank here): hot dogs, [...]

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Phoenix PRSA Publicity Summit

By Charlotte Shaff on July 21st, 2010 In Pitching

You probably pitch them frequently. But, how well do you really know Valley reporters, editors and producers? How well do they know you?
The Phoenix Chapters of PRSA and SPJ present the 6th Annual Publicity Summit, your opportunity to meet representatives from the area’s top media outlets face-to-face. This year’s event is Saturday, August 21 at [...]

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Pitch Me: Jodie Wilson

By Charlotte Shaff on July 20th, 2010 In Pitching

Name: Jodie Wilson
Title:  Executive Editor/Publisher
Outlet: Discover the Phoenix Region Magazine
Phone: 623.249.4220
Email: Jodie@discovertheregion.com
1. What are your main daily duties? As Executive Editor and Publisher I oversee the editorial content of the magazine and coordinate all aspects of the publication process. I work closely with [...]

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Pitch Me: Dawson Fearnow

By Len Gutman on June 22nd, 2010 In Pitching

Name: Dawson Fearnow
Title: Editor-in-Chief
Outlet: Desert Living Today/Scoop Factory
Phone: 480-286-1128
eMail: dawson@scoopfactory.com
1. What are your primary duties and responsibilities?
I’m the new (old) editor at sister publications, Desert Living Today and Scoop Factory. (I also steered the magazine through the CITY AZ/Desert Living transition before leaving in 2004 to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of Arizona Foothills.) I spend [...]

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The SMR is dead — long live the SMR!

By Len Gutman on April 29th, 2010 In Pitching

Quite a lot of activity Wednesday over at Ragan on Mark Evans’ column asking whether or not the social media release has outlived its relevance. Yeah, SMRs are so 2009!
Seriously, I think Evans has missed the point. The press release is dead, whether or not it’s optimized for social media. When was the last time [...]

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Producer changes at GMAZ

By Charlotte Shaff on April 19th, 2010 In Media, Pitching

Need to pitch Good Morning Arizona Weekend? You have a new producer to contact. It is Jeff Sabato.
Next Saturday morning will be producer Matt Johnson’s last weekend show before he permanently moves to weekdays, where he will be covering the 6 a.m. weekday Good Morning Arizona newcasts.
They may both be sharing the same phone number. For now, keep 602-207-3406 [...]

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