Every once in a while, there’s a story that really, viscerally reminds me of why I got into journalism, why I stayed it in for two decades–and why I consider myself a journalist for life even if I’ve been committing repeated acts of public relations for the past half-decade or so. It’s the opportunity to […]
Some will decry the move as March Madness gone too far, but I say it will undoubtedly go down as one of the most courageous coaching disciplinary decisions ever. As was reported first by an Indianapolis television station (see link below), Butler basketball coach Brad Stevens has suspended four of his five starters for unspecified […]
Me in my succinctly stated sweatshirt. The journalism school where I studied at Northwestern University used to be known simply as the Medill School of Journalism. Often it has been referred to even more simply as “Medill.” With only a period after it. Or so my increasingly tattered sweatshirt declares. That piece of punctuation proclaimed, […]
The laurels keep coming for J.C. Restoration, which last week learned that it had received the Blue Ribbon Small Business Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.In the last year, the Rolling Meadows-based company and its president, Warner Cruz, have won at least four significant industry, regional and even national awards, including Cruz’s selection as […]
More than 90 percent of my clients say Oprah’s name when discussing their PR goals. Typically, the words “want” and “get on” are in close proximity to the wildly successful talk show host’s name. While Oprah’s talk show is nearing the end, shows like hers are an enduring part of the media landscape. Susan Harrow […]
From the front page of the Feb. 15, 1991 edition of The Courier-News in Elgin, Ill. This past Sunday was the 20th anniversary of my start with The Courier-News of Elgin, Ill. When Mike Bailey hired a 22-year-old guy who had trouble navigating his way to the newsroom all the way from Chicago, it was […]