Victoria Sánchez De Alba Sign Up Now for Our April Meeting: “The Power of You: Paving Your Own PR Path,” with Victoria Sánchez De Alba What: San Francisco Public Relations Round Table’s Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon, With Keynote Speaker Victoria Sánchez De Alba When: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Where: Golden Gate University, 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, […]
Read MoreValentine’s Day Gala — Love Was in the Air!
Photos: Kingmond Young On Thursday, February 14, 2019, the PR Round Table hosted its annual fundraising gala — this time with a distinctly romantic flair befitting its Valentine’s Day date. Our members and their guests were enthralled by our absolutely glamorous MC and live auctioneer, San Francisco drag icon Donna Sachet, as well as our […]
Read More2019 Gala Auction Offers Amazing Experiences
Our reimagined fundraising gala fell on Valentine’s Day — February 14, 2019 — and featured our best auction items yet. To add to the fun, Donna Sachet, a drag performer known as the First Lady of the Castro, was on hand to do a live auction of our big-ticket prizes. We thank our many donors, […]
Read MoreOctober Speaker Carol Pogash: Chutzpah, drive and good writing hallmarks of journalist’s career
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 […]
Read MoreDonate to the Silent Auction, Support a Student
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 […]
Read MoreMichael Krasny, Veteran Journalist and Host of KQED’s “Forum,” Draws Full House for August PRRT Meeting
“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 […]
Read More“As Real as It Gets — AIDS, Murder and Donald Trump” in the Words of Bay Area Journalist and Author Carol Pogash
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 […]
Read MoreLeah Garchik Takes Off Her Hat and Lets Down Her Hair at June Mixer
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 […]
Read MoreAugust 28, 2018: Behind the Scenes at KQED’s “Forum” With Host Michael Krasny
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 […]
Read MoreLane Kasselman’s Talk Inspires PR Newbies and Veterans Alike
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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