Media & Society Lecture Features Media Insight from PR Professional

Tim Brown, partner and executive vice president of Richter7 advertising and public relations agency in Salt Lake City, is the fall semester Media and Society lecturer at Utah State University Thursday, Nov. 15. He speaks at 10:30 a.m. in the Eccles Conference Center Auditorium on the USU campus. The lecture is free and open to all.

The Media and Society Series is a program in the department of journalism and communication at USU.

 

Brown’s speech, “Can’t We All Just Get Along,” focuses on the positive relationships between media and public relations professionals. He will share advice from 24 years experience working with local, state, national and international media professionals. The presentation includes anecdotes and first-hand experiences from his vast network of contacts in television, radio, print and online media.

 

The presentation promises to benefit future media and journalism professionals, as well as current professionals who use the media for public relations, marketing or promotional purposes. The presentation also provides a better understanding of public relations and the media.

 

“Tim’s presentations are always lively, fun and very informative,” said Troy Oldham, lecturer from the journalism and communication department at USU. “Our relationship with Richter7 and Tim Brown has been invaluable in the development of our PR program, as well as the professional development of our PR students.”

 

Brown’s PR firm is well respected and known for its creativity and high standard of work. Richter7 is the largest locally owned advertising/PR/web firm in Salt Lake City. Brown has handled creative PR efforts for clients that include the Hard Rock Café, Southwest Airlines, Café Rio, The Home Depot, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Park City, Disney/Touchstone Pictures, Mrs. Fields Cookies and the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii. “Creative Magazine” said Richter7’s creativity is among the brightest, adding the agency’s work is “always fresh.”

 

“Brown has been a positive driving force in the professional interaction between his firm and USU,” Oldham said. “He provides informative insight into media relations with real-world applications for our students. We feel very privileged that Tim is coming to speak on campus and welcome all USU students and community members.”

 

For information on Brown’s presentation at USU or the Media and Society Lecture Series, contact the department of journalism and communication, (435) 797-3292. The department is a part of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at USU.

 

Contact: Troy Oldham (435) 764-2979, oldhamtroy@gmail.com
Writer: Kevin Crouch, kevin.crouch@aggiemail.usu.edu