McCurry MD of New Venture
Former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry is managing director of a new venture, The Public Strategies Group, the brainchild of government affairs and lobbying firm Public Strategies, Washington, D.C., and strategic communications firm Public Strategies, Inc., Austin. McCurry left the White House Oct. 1, but hadn't announced his professional plans at that time. (PR Newswire)
News/Broadcast Network Now on AOL's Digital City
America Online's Digital City channels in New York and Washington, D.C., are serving up News/Broadcast Network, Inc.'s video and audio news releases in a just-sealed deal. N/BN provides a range of media services for the PR industry, including SMTs and VNRs. (News/Broadcast News, 800/840-6397)
An Idea About Employee Communications Efforts
Log onto http://www.TheIdeaLab.com for a five-minute survey that analyzes how your employee communications efforts stack up. O'Connor Kenny Partners, a communications consultancy based in Memphis, developed the Web site so visitors can get a scorecard on their internal communications. Unfortunately, if your score leaves something to be desired, there isn't a hot link to an easy solution. For those who aren't up to snuff, we recommend a company-wide survey as a starting point. (OKP, 800/339-0515)
PRSA's Int'l Section Honors Foster
Lawrence G. Foster receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Section of the Public Relations Society of America. Foster is renowned for helping Johnson & Johnson manage its Tylenol crisis, a case often cited as a litmus test for effective crisis management.
Foster now is a consultant. He retired as corporate VP of Johnson & Johnson in 1990, having first made his mark there when he came on board in 1957 to form the company's first PR department. (PRSA, 212/460-0310)