MEETINGS
The program's being planned. Stay tuned.
Time & date: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24
Place: Petroleum Club, Carter-Burgess Plaza, 777 Main St., 39th floor
Parking: $2.50 in parking garage at Seventh and Commerce streets
Cost: $20 members, $25 nonmembers, $18 students (online sign-up add $1)
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Engaging Employees to Advance Your Brand
Come to the PRSA October luncheon and leave equipped with the tools to improve internal communications and involve employees in advancing your organization's brand. Teisha Van de Kop, a senior VP in the Dallas office of Weber Shandwick, will present case studies on building brands with employees.
Using American Airlines as an example, Van de Kop will explore its extensive internal communications accompanying the "We know why you fly" campaign in 2004. She also will share insight into ExxonMobil's seven-city employee communications campaign, which generated excitement about the company's new line of motor oils.
Time & date: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11
Place: Petroleum Club, Carter-Burgess Plaza, 777 Main St., 39th floor
Parking: free valet in parking garage at Seventh and Commerce streets
Cost: $25 members, $30 nonmembers, $20 students
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Curry-Moore: They Call It Sparring
Tarrant County DA Tim Curry and his challenger in the Nov. 7 election, Terri Moore, will front what promises to be a rowdy session at Joe T. Garcia's (actually La Puertita, the renovated church the restaurant owns, south of the main building) on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
Moore, former deputy chief of the felony trial division in the Tarrant County district attorney's office and founder of its gang crime unit, says her former boss has lost his passion for the job. "Thirty-four years is long enough for anyone," she said. "We don't own these elective jobs."
Curry, who has been district attorney since 1972, said he stands on his record and pledges to continue to run the best DA's office in the state. "The Tarrant County DA is not elected to try any one case that happens to be in one of our courts at any given time," he said. "This is a very well-managed office, and I've worked hard for it to be that way. I've delivered on my end of the deal, and I will continue to do that."
Moore was a state prosecutor for almost 10 years and a federal prosecutor for four. She said that if elected she will appoint a veteran prosecutor to every homicide case, revitalize the gang unit and put more resources into stopping computer crime, including internet fraud, ID theft and online pornography.
Curry said the most important job of the district attorney in a large, metropolitan county is making wise hires and that he has hired "156 of the best prosecutors in the country."
Time & date: mingling 5:30 p.m., eats around 6, then the program Wednesday, Oct. 18
Place: La Puertita, the converted-church dining room south of Joe T. Garcia's, 2201 N. Commerce St.
Cost: $15 members, $20 nonmembers, $5 students
Menu: Joe T.'s famous family-style enchilada dinner
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STRAIGHT STUFF
The McCormick Tribune Foundation, Northwestern University's Media Management Center and the National Association of Minority Media Executives Foundation seek applicants for the 2007 McCormick Tribune Fellowship program. Eight media execs of color will attend the executive development program at Northwestern. More here.
IABC local update: Joel Frey, PR manager for Travelocity, and Denisha Stephens, APR, executive vice president of Vollmer Dallas, will outline their strategic plan for Travelocity's IABC Gold Quill-winning customer championship campaign at this year's Dallas IABC Quill Awards luncheon, Friday, Oct. 6. Business communicators from across the Metroplex will be recognized for their work in categories ranging from government relations and marketing communication to crisis communications, writing and design. Learn more here.
PRSA local update: Prior to the regular October meeting, a free, members-only seminar will help attendees make more effective pitches to broadcast news organizations. Assignment editors Deitria Coleman, KTVT; Lance Conrad, WFAA; Gary Daniels, KDFW; and Stephen Wright, KXAS, will explain what television news looks for and a lot more. GFW PRSA president-elect Marc Flake will moderate the panel, scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Petroleum Club on the 39th floor of Carter-Burgess Plaza. Expect an extended question-and-answer period with Q&A's flying in all directions.
PRSA local update II: Greater Fort Worth PRSA is partnering with the Texas Public Relations Association to sponsor the 2007 Silver Spur/Best of Texas Awards, the only statewide contest for Texas PR practitioners. Entry deadline is Jan. 25. Info should be available at tpra.com by late October.
PRSA local update III: Betty Nguyen, co-host of CNN's "Saturday & Sunday Morning" and a former news anchor at KTVT CBS 11, will keynote Dallas PRSA Media Day 2006 on Friday, Oct. 20. More here.
PRSA local update IV: It's another doubleheader program in November, with two UTA professors and marketing/management experts, and worthy of advance notice. The morning session will address how to create a strategic plan, analyze competitors and create a measurable strategy for your company. At lunch it's "Strength-Based Leadership: Learning How to be a Better Leader." Details next month.
SPJ national update: Foley scandal: GOP leader calls Washington Post to change story; and Senate panel freezes bill on legal protection for reporters. Did the Republican leadership in Congress attempt to cover up its lack of oversight and action when tipped off about possible ethical problems related to Rep. Mark Foley? The prominent House Republican resigned Sept. 29 after the revelation that he exchanged raunchy electronic messages with a teenage boy, a former congressional page. Once his resignation letter was read to the House, Republicans spent the night trying to explain -- six weeks before congressional elections -- how this could have happened on their watch. The Washington Post carried this remarkable passage Sept. 30: "House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of inappropriate 'contact' between Foley and a 16-year-old page. Boehner said he then told House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.). Boehner later contacted The Post and said he could not remember whether he talked to Hastert." More here and here. ... The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed consideration of a federal shield law for journalists after hearing new objections from the Justice Department. Passage of the legislation is doubtful given powerful opposition in the House and from the Bush administration. More here.
