Posts Tagged ‘public affairs’
Arkansas-bred Darren Peters leads public affairs firm, Peter Damon Group
7 Questions with Darren Peters How has life changed for you since you left Little Rock, Arkansas? I’m still connected to Arkansas in spirit and ties to the community and that will be always. The song by Wayland Holyfield titled “Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)” is in many ways something that I still hold…
Read MoreAlex Sims: Chicago’s very own political strategist and ‘Olivia Pope’
Alex Sims has a strong handle on public affairs. The former executive with the Office of the City Treasurer in Chicago knows “Change can be created and impact can be made.” It’s why she founded her APS & Associates, a full range public affairs consulting firm. The political strategist has spent the better part of her…
Read MoreGoogle’s Lilyn Hester urges girls to learn to code and get on cool career paths
Lilyn Hester has a job many aspiring public relations professionals desire. Not only is she the head of external affairs and government relations and the public affairs manager for the southeast, she’s also surrounded by the Google Dream Team of engineers who created major Google products like Chrome and Android. Her Carolina office is located near three major universities…
Read MoreGil Noble of ‘Like It Is’ Leaves Awesome Record of Achievement
Gil Noble died Thursday, April 5. Gil Noble was 80 years old and he was the founding producer and host of WABC-TV’s former weekly public affairs series; “Like It Is.” In his 1981 memoir, Black is the Color of My TV Tube, Noble wrote that Malcolm X “taught me the cold, brutal facts of the…
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