Qwoted 100: Maria Amezquita, in the know at Hill + Knowlton
Not even five years ago, Maria Amezquita was finishing up high school in California — and. look at her now. After earning a degree in communications and PR at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, Amezquita is making her presence known at Hill + Knowlton Strategies, working out of their Los Angeles office. Hill + Knowlton […]
ESPN preps layoffs, Intersect launches, Bankadelic hits 20K mark: TBN Ticker for March 24
In this week’s ticker, check out our editor and publisher Lou Carlozo’s “Bankadelic” podcast as longtime banking industry veteran, Chris Aliotta, discusses the many causes behind Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. We never seem to shake off the layoff news as ESPN is the latest outlet to brace itself for job cuts. Ah, but there’s The Intersect, […]
Reports: Major layoffs to hit ESPN
The following excerpt was sent out from www.sportspromedia.com: Sports broadcasting giant ESPN is preparing to make significant staff layoffs as part of Disney’s restructuring operation, according to multiple reports. Last month, Disney chief executive Bob Iger announced the media giant would cut 7,000 jobs to achieve US $5.5 billion in cost savings, with the elimination […]
Bankadelic podcast explores story behind Silicon Valley Bank collapse
A longtime banking industry veteran, Chris Aliotta, discusses the many causes behind Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, on “Bankadelic.” The podcast is hosted by TBN editor and publisher Lou Carlozo. Aliotta, the president and CEO of Quantalytix, goes deep into the roles regulators, bank execs and investors played in SVB’s failure, which has touched off panic […]
Biz journalist Bel Bruno launches The Intersect
Longtime business journalist Joe Bel Bruno has launched The Intersect, which covers how the entertainment industry and Wall Street collide. Bel Bruno had most recently been at The Wrap as an editor at large. “I started The Intersect because there’s no real independent source of news that’s looking out for investors who sink cash into entertainment stocks,” […]
Qwoted 100: The cool, calm and creative Joe Garvey of Wachsman
Based in Dublin, Joe Garvey has established an expertise in tech-related content at Wachsman, a worldwide agency known for advising the up-and-coming generation of leaders driving the new economy. In a little more than two years, Garvey has made good on the promise he showed when jumping from a waiter position to a marketing […]
Fortune’s views explode, a WSJ shakeup, three big Bloomberg moves: TBN Ticker for Fri. March 17
In this week’s ticker we see Fortune reporting a sound 2022 year with huge milestones being accomplished including nearly doubling its pageviews. The Wall Street Journal braces for a shakeup as editor in chief Emma Tucker plans to axe the paper’s “internal bureaucracy.” Let us see what the future holds for CoinDesk as its acquisition […]
Fortune nearly doubled pageviews in 2022
Fortune magazine CEO Alan Murray sent out the following to the staff on Wednesday: Hello Fortune team! As we continue to spring forward through 2023, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the amazing audience growth we’ve achieved over the past few years—a trend we plan to continue! On Fortune.com, we saw 90% […]
Michel Martin named co-host of ‘Morning Edition’
The following excerpt was sent out via WBUR in Boston: NPR announced today Michel Martin has been selected as the fourth host of Morning Edition, NPR’s morning drivetime news magazine carried by 840 public radio stations nationwide. Her last day hosting weekend All Things Considered will be March 12, and her first day hosting Morning Edition will be March 27. Michel […]
Qwoted 100: The art of PR with Jordan Goularte of the Abbi Agency
Who says you can’t make an impressive impression in media relations straight after graduation? Jordan Goularte hit the ground running after earning his bachelors in communication from Cal State Fullerton in 2020. He’s been with the Reno-based Abbi Agency for close to year now; there he creates pitch and places content, researches the right journalists […]
