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The survey results appearing in this issue were conducted by PR NEWS in June 1999 with editorial staff of Phillips Business Information’s newsletters and magazines. Most of the journalists below can be reached at 301/340-7788.… Continued

Entertainment Tonight 5555 Melrose Ave. Mae West Bldg., 2nd Floor Hollywood, Calif. 90038 Editor’s Note: "Entertainment Tonight" is entering its 19th season this fall and is the No. 1 syndicated entertainment magazine show. ET reports… Continued

Robert Doughty, Vice President, Public Relations and Communications, Burger King Corp. The Early years Hometown: Tampa, FL High School: Berkley High School, Berkley, Mich. College: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky; A.B. in PoliticalScience/English, Ohio University,… Continued

Opus Makes a “Play” for New York Market In recently opening its new two-person office in New York City, Opus Event Marketing of Richmond, Va., is hoping to bring fun back to Madison Avenue’s marketing… Continued

After a proposed dues hike a few years ago was met with resistance, the Public Relations Society of America decided the next effort would have to include the kind of community outreach that’s in line… Continued

Media Relations Manager/NY Standard & Poor’s Develop campaigns. Responsible for placing positive stories in media. Must have 3-5 years experience in equity services media relations. Excellent skills in media relations, writing and public relations. Proven… Continued

M&A Activity Expected to Rise Better brush up on your M&A communications skills. More than 60 percent of senior executives polled by The Conference Board expect the number of M&As in their own firms to… Continued

E-List Provides Aid To E-mail Marketers SRDS has a system, E-List, that allows subscribers to cull a detailed list of well-targeted and receptive customers on a wide range of topics. The service contains listings of… Continued

Multiple faxes, phone calls on deadline and outright sales pitches are a few pet peeves journalists share in their contact with PR professionals. And unfortunately, too many in media relations are committing those offenses daily.… Continued

The Envelope, Please PR firm Campbell & Co. snagged this year’s Thoth Award from the PRSA National Capital Chapter. The award, named for the Egyptian God of communications, went to the Alexandria, Va.-based firm for… Continued