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“Today” is So Yesterday

So, what’s going on at the Today show?  Can you imagine what breaks must be like for Ann, Matt and Al this week?  Yipes. I never thought Ann was the right fit for the hole Meredith left.  Meredith was a vibrant and intelligent co-host, while Ann talks too much and too fast and isn’t an insightful interviewer.  So NBC got… Read more →

Climbing the Best Practices Summit

Nothing says spring in NYC then 40 degrees and windy.  No wonder all those New Yorkers (and I’m a native) walk at like a 5mph pace.  It’s just to stay warm in March. I was on my way to the 2011 Ragan Media Relations Best Practices Summit. It was a terrific Ragan Communications conference where I spoke with my colleague… Read more →

Moose & Me

I never really wanted a dog to begin with. I’m allergic and also figured I’d be the one stuck walking it. So, it was all my daughter’s fault. At eight years old she came to my husband and me with pictures and descriptions of dogs in the hopes of twisting our arm. Well, it worked.
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