A Statement by the Board of Trustees of the Public Relations Round Table of San Francisco It is hard to find the right words to say to people who are feeling great pain, and this, most unfortunately, is that time. We are all disturbed about our world in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of […]
Read MorePriya Clemens: A Journalist’s Journey Across the Country and Back

“Knowledge is our most precious resource,” says journalist Priya Clemens. She learned that during her stint as editor-in-chief of her elementary school newspaper. It’s still the foundation for all she does. And what she’s done! Washington, DC, New York, California – she’s been a TV producer and reporter for network and local news stations all […]
Read MoreHow Your PR Round Table Colleagues Are Coping With COVID-19

It’s early May 2020. We’ve all read the stories about how people are coping with the current pandemic. While some of us have it easier than others, it’s no party for anyone. We asked five PR Round Table members to share with us what life has been like since the onset of COVID-19. We also […]
Read MoreMeet the 2020 Scholarship Winners

Go to the end of the story for videos of our scholarship winners, or view on YouTube. At a time when the Covid-19 crisis is disrupting colleges across the land, and putting many students and their families in a financial bind, the PR Round Table’s long-running Philip N. McCombs Scholarship Program will bring welcome relief […]
Read MoreKQED Newsroom Host Priya Clemens Discusses PR, the Media and COVID-19

JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC RELATIONS ROUND TABLE FOR THIS FREE ONLINE EVENT PR Round Table Virtual Scholarship Lunch with “KQED Newroom” host Priya Clemens will focus on what it’s like to work in news during COVID-19. New KQED Newsroom Host Priya Clemens generously said “yes” when asked to join PR Round Table at our annual Scholarship […]
Read MoreColumnist Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez Gives the City Hall Back Story at Valentine’s Day Gala

Scholarship Fund Nets $5,000 at PR Round Table Annual Fundraiser “What? No weapons? No hatchets?” Such was the surprise expressed by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, political columnist with the San Francisco Examiner, on finding himself addressing an audience of public relations practitioners at the PR Round Table annual fundraiser on February 14, held at the top […]
Read MoreIt’s Time to Renew Your PR Round Table Membership!

New for 2020: Discounted Corporate Memberships It’s time to renew your San Francisco Public Relations Round Table (PRRT) membership! We’ve made it easy to pay your dues via Eventbrite. As a PRRT member, you enjoy networking opportunities with some of the Bay Area’s top PR practitioners and mentors. You receive discounted access to our luncheons, networking […]
Read MoreRing in the Holidays With a Tour & Tasting at the Dandelion Chocolate Factory

The San Francisco Public Relations Round Table is offering its members and guests a special holiday treat: a tour of Dandelion Chocolate’s active bean-to-bar chocolate factory at 16th and Alabama streets in San Francisco, within walking distance of the 16th Street BART station (at Mission). One of Dandelion’s knowledgeable tour guides will lead us through […]
Read MorePJ Johnston Shares the Chase Center’s Real Hoop Dreams Story

“It was like a once-in-a-career launch where everything sort of worked, and it was beautiful.” That’s how public relations strategist PJ Johnston described the very beginnings of the Golden State Warriors Chase Center campaign when he spoke in October to the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table at Golden Gate University. The media relations consultant […]
Read MoreDoug Fruehling Looks for Scoops and “Actionable” News at the San Francisco Business Times

Mind-blowing. Surreal. Comic-Con? Burning Man? No. Those are words Doug Fruehling uses to describe his move from Washington, DC, to San Francisco earlier this year. The newly appointed editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Business Times spoke at the August 27, 2019, meeting of the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table. He talked about his decision […]
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