For someone who never took a journalism class, Carol Pogash has had an amazing career as a reporter. Stringer for the New York Times; feature writer for the San Francisco Chronicle; on-air reporter at The News Room; author of bestselling books – she’s done it all. Her stories of local events have run in national […]
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It wouldn’t be a Holiday Party without the Silent Auction! The Holiday Party’s Silent Auction is the primary source of funding for the PR Round Table’s signature public service, the Philip N. McCombs Scholarship Program, which gives out $10,000 or more each year to Bay Area college students majoring in public relations, communications, marketing, media […]
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“Forum” Host Michael Krasny (left) was joined by Senior Editor Dan Zoll at the PRRT’s August talk. “You’ll never get rich in public radio,” Michael Krasny told the packed house at the August 28, 2018, meetng of the S.F. PR Round Table. “What you will do is make a difference.” Krasny, the legendary host of […]
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Bay Area reporter and author Carol Pogash describes herself as an “all-terrain communicator.” Her stories appear in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Huffington Post and many other publications. She’s a TV reporter, magazine writer, newspaper columnist, online editor, blogger, radio essayist and deadline reporter. Early in her career, she covered the Patty Hearst […]
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The Equinox Club provided the perfect backdrop for Leah Garchik’s talk. Veteran SF Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik was the speaker at the PR Round Table’s Mixer networking event on Tuesday, June 26, regaling the more-than 50 guests with tales from her past and tips for landing an item in her column. Appearing without the trademark […]
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Location: Golden Gate University, 536 Mission Street, 6th Floor (University Center), San Francisco Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Time: 11:30 am networking 12 noon – 1:30 pm lunch, talk and Q&A (And while you’re at it, why not invite a colleague, and/or donate to the PR Round Table’s Scholarship […]
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Lane Kasselman headlined the April 24, 2018, program at Golden Gate University. PR pro and former Uber communications executive Lane Kasselman had some sage advice for the attendees at the PR Round Table’s April 24, 2018, Scholarship Program lunch: “Fake it ’til you make it” — a lesson he learned the hard way, several times […]
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2018 Scholarship Winners: Left to right, Irma Guardado, USF; Elsabete Kebede, SJSU; Angela Mesgarzadeh, UC Berkeley; Jasmine Garcia, SJSU. The Scholarship Awards took place as part of the April 24, 2018, meeting, held at Golden Gate University. The four winners of the SF PR Round Table’s 2018 Philip N. McCombs Scholarships are going places, […]
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Let’s give a warm welcome to Jennifer Byrd, Paula Reinman and Scott Maier, our newest members! Jennifer has returned to the Bay Area after serving as the national director of communications for the Salvation Army in Washington D.C. Many of you may already know her from her earlier years here in SF, where she was the […]
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When: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Where: The Sumptuous Equinox Club, Overlooking Market Street 747 Market Street, San Francisco (One block from the MUNI/BART Powell Street Station, plus nearby parking in Union Square, the SF MoMA lot, and more) Featuring: SF Chronicle Columnist Leah Garchik; catered hors d’oeuvres by Bi-Rite; unlimited wine and […]
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