Lona Lucille Morris Jupiter was born November 29, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Mary Helen Welch Morris and Earl Morris. She passed away on August 30, a few months shy of her 90th birthday. Reared in Madison, Wisconsin, Lona was a proud graduate from the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in […]
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Greetings, Round Table Colleagues and Friends: When we wrote to you in February 2023, we explained that the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table was at a crossroads after a difficult couple of years, and we asked for your help in figuring out how we should proceed. As a result, we heard from a number of Round Table […]
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“The beauty of public-sector work is you have to stay on your toes and address what’s next with lessons learned.” That’s how veteran communicator Karen Boyd described her work in an unprecedented post- pandemic world as director of communications for the City of Oakland. A new Round Table member, Boyd has overseen dozens of high-profile and complex communications […]
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Meet Our 2022 Scholarship Winners We were gratified—once again—this year to review the impressive applications of the talented public relations and communications students who applied for recognition in our Philip N. McCombs Scholarship Program. We received applications from students attending California State University East Bay, San José State University, Santa Clara University, University of San […]
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Paul von Beroldingen might have made a career as a jazz pianist. Instead, he became an award-winning communicator whose client list ranged from small family enterprises, law firms and nonprofits to international corporations. Over a four-decade career in public relations, his work for clients included both traditional and online media communications. Paul died Saturday, April […]
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An SFPRRT panel on navigating PR challenges in a post-COVID world. Join us at noon on Thursday, May 19, for an illuminating conversation with a panel of Public Information Officers (PIOs) from three of the Bay Area’s largest government agencies. We’ll talk about how they navigate the challenges of serving a region rapidly re-opening […]
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A thoughtful and outspoken public relations professional, Sam Singer of Singer Associates Public Relations cares deeply about San Francisco, the Bay Area and the country as a whole. He’s got opinions about the issues we face in today’s world, and doesn’t mince words when he talks about the corruption he sees at City Hall, the […]
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See our auction page, where you can donate items and also bid on auction items. The San Francisco Public Relations Round Table’s fourth annual Valentine’s Gala and Fundraiser is set for Thursday, February 10, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Even though it’s virtual, the vibe will still be festive and fun, all for […]
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December 10, 2021 From the Co-Chair, Molly Walker Wow, 2022, we look forward to your arrival. I’ve penned a few newsletters the last two years, but I haven’t managed an official co-chair’s letter till now. It seems time. I want to thank the Round Table’s Board of Trustees and all our members and colleagues for […]
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When Frances Dinkelspiel and two partners founded Berkeleyside.org in 2009, they had eight employees. Today, they have 26. In 2019, the partners expanded their reach through a new local outlet called The Oaklandside, which now boasts having the largest newsroom in Oakland. How did they do it, during an era when the big news from newsrooms across […]
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