When

Thursday June 9, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Where

Provence 
Stuyvesant Plaza
1475 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
 

 
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Contact

Siobhan Kent, APR, PRSA Capital Region President 
Public Relations Society of America - Capital Region 
518-446-9638 
prsacapitalregion@gmail.com 
 

PRSA Capital Region's
5th Annual Media Speed Pitching Event
 

**Please note: Online registrations are now closed, but walk-in registrations are available. We'll see you tonight!**

Join PRSA Capital Region for the 5th Annual Media Speed Pitching Event! This is your chance to tell reporters/editors about your organization, events and issues in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. Participants will get 3 minutes with each journalist, so make your pitches short and snappy!

PRSA Capital Region's
5th Annual Media Speed Pitching Event
Thursday, June 9
6:30 - 6:55 p.m. Registration and networking
7:00 p.m. sharp: Pitching begins!

Provence, Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Avenue in Albany
Hors d'ouevres and beverages  |  Cash bar

Speed Pitching Rates:
$35 PRSA members  |  $50 nonmembers

Networking Only Rates (No Speed Pitching):
$20 PRSA Members  |  $25 nonmembers

Not a member yet? Click here to join today! Get a FREE chapter membership (a $50 value) when you join by August 31!

Participating Journalists*:

  • Sarah Allen, Assignment Manager, Time Warner Cable News
  • Joe Bianchino, Assignment Manager, CBS 6 News/WRGB
  • Nick Cowdrey, News Director, Time Warner Cable News
  • Ali Hibbs, Reporter, Spotlight News
  • David Klepper, Newsman, Associated Press
  • Anne McCloy, Noon and 5pm Anchor, CBS 6 News/WRGB
  • Matt Miller, News Director, WTEN/News 10
  • Tracy Ormsbee, Senior Editor/Features, Times Union
  • Brett Samuels, Reporter, Daily Gazette
  • Brianna Snyder, Senior Editor, 518Life and Women@Work magazines

*As of June 7, 2016. All registrants will receive a complete list of participating journalists two days before the event.

PRSA Capital Region's reservation policy: all no-shows will be billed. For attendees who have pre-paid and pre-registered, refunds will only be made to those who cancel their reservation in writing via email to prsacapitalregion@gmail.com no less than 48 hours prior to the event.