Bio

Chris Metinko
Media Relations Specialist
Business Wire
@BusinessWire

Chris Metinko is the media relations specialist for Northern California, Alaska, Colorado and Hawaii at Business Wire—a global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure for more than 50 years. His responsibilities included developing and maintaining relationships with western U.S. media outlets, increasing media reach, promoting Business Wire products and services to writers and blogging.

Chris came to Business Wire in November of last year after more than a dozen years in journalism where he covered a variety of business and metro beats, including county government, City of Oakland politics and criminal courts for papers such as the Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune newspapers. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.