ABC11 Eyewitness News (www.abc11.com) has announced that anchors Tisha Powell, Frances Scott and Amber Rupinta will be featured in a monthly column, titled “Moms On The Go,” for the Fayetteville-based Women’s View Magazine. The three working mothers will rotate each month, writing about their experiences as moms in the workforce and the challenges they face while maintaining a career and a family. They will provide advice to moms who may struggle or who are looking to improve with sustaining a balance between their work and home life, as well as tips on ways to avoid particular situations that often affect working mothers. The first column, written by Powell, will be included in the June issue and will provide advice for moms who need summertime childcare.

QUOTES:
“We are excited to have Tisha, Frances and Amber contributing to Women’s View Magazine,” said John Idler, president and general manager of ABC11 Eyewitness News. “All three women know what it takes to balance families with successful careers. They will be an incredible resource for Fayetteville moms and will provide great advice on how to manage kids and a job.”

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DETAILS:
- Rupinta joined ABC11 Eyewitness in February 2004. She anchors each weekday at 5 a.m. on Eyewitness News This Morning. She has covered such prominent stories as presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battling for N.C. voters, Hurricane Ophelia, a terrorist attack at UNC-CH, the Conagra plant explosion, and the Carthage nursing home massacre that left eight people dead.

- Rupinta resides in Raleigh with her husband and their two sons.

- Scott joined ABC11 Eyewitness News in 1998. She anchors Eyewitness News at 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. She has covered Hurricanes Bertha, Dennis, and Floyd, the 20-inch snowstorm in 1999, the massive ice storm of 2003, the NCAA National Championship wins of the basketball teams at UNC and Duke, and the Carolina Hurricanes’ run to the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals.

- Scott resides in Raleigh with her husband and three children.

- Powell came to the station in 2004. She co-anchors Eyewitness News at 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. with Frances Scott, as well as Eyewitness News at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. with Steve Daniels. Her major accomplishments have included following the UNC Tar Heels to the Final Four, traveling to New Orleans in 2005 to cover Hurricane Katrina, and emceeing Governor Bev Perdue’s Inaugural Ball. She has also had the opportunity to interview influential people such as Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey.

- Powell lives in Durham, N.C., with her husband and their daughter.

ABOUT ABC11 EYEWITNESS NEWS:
ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 33 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 22-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, ABC11 Eyewitness News Now on Time Warner cable channel 213, and Live Well HD on Time Warner 212. ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company’s worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to http://www.abc11.com.

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Recently switching to the airwaves of WCPT, The Beacon Show is airing from 4:00 – 5:00 pm, every Sunday. Geared toward the interests of veterans, seniors, and people who are disabled, The Beacon Show covers a wide range of disability issues, primarily focusing on vision and hearing impairment.

Some topics covered during the show are law, policy, access, specific disabilities, guidance and advice, as well as events and services offered by The Chicago Lighthouse and other organizations serving the blind and visually impaired community. Adding to aforementioned subjects, technology for people who are blind or visually impaired is reviewed and discussed in a segment titled “Tom’s Corner” in which Tom Perski, Lighthouse’s director of rehabilitation, contributes his critiques and expertise as a guest of the show.

Politicians, professionals within various fields of disability, representatives from organizations, teachers, and many others experts in their respective fields, also make regular appearances and contribute their knowledge to The Beacon Show.

“We are the only show covering vision loss, hearing impairment, and disability. This show means a lot to a lot of people, and many more can benefit, can learn something new, can feel part of a community” stated Bill Jurek, a legendary name in broadcasting who is also the Beacon Show’s producer and co-host with Lainie Williams, Kevin DePhillips, Edie Manzano, and Sue Lamm.

“Now that we have a great time slot, on a great station, we’re really seeing the responses come in,” said Jurek, also highlighting that only after two weeks of broadcasting over the new airwaves, The Beacon Show has had a cumulative audience of 250,000.

Due to the variety of topics covered on the program, as well as the show’s unique subject matter and areas of focus, a diverse group of advertisers can take advantage of promoting on The Beacon Show. Past advertisers have included vision impairment and disability institutions, public transportation providers, as well as restaurants and small businesses/organizations.

The Beacon Show airs in Chicago and surrounding suburbs via radio frequencies 820 AM, 92.7 FM in Northern suburbs, 92.5 for West suburbs, and 99.9 in the South. Listeners, throughout the world, may listen live by visiting The Chicago Lighthouse website at http://chicagolighthouse.org/programs-and-services/cris/listen-live . Downloadable podcasts of The Beacon Show are also offered, http://chicagolighthouse.org/programs-and-services/cris/-beacon-show .

To obtain information on advertising, please visit http://chicagolighthouse.org/programs-and-services/-beacon-show/advertising-opportunities , or contact Bill Jurek for ad rates and other inquires: bill.jurek@chicagolighthouse.org or call 312-666-1331 ext. 3077.

Founded in 1906, the Lighthouse is one of the nation’s most comprehensive social service agencies. Housed under its roof are the oldest and most prominent low vision clinic in the U.S.; one of the few remaining clock manufacturing facilities in America; a nationally acclaimed school for children who are blind with multi-disabilities; a VA program serving veterans in all 50 states; and a radio station. For further information, please contact us at (312)666-1331.

Higher education marketing firm Paskill Stapleton & Lord is offering an encore presentation of their popular webinar “How to Hire Top Performing Admissions Recruiters” on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 2pm Eastern Time.

Many colleges and universities recognize the top performers in their admissions departments, the recruiters who are most successful at recruiting quality students to the school. But most of those same institutions are not aware of the attributes necessary to a recruiter’s success, and are unsure of how to find the best candidate to fill those all important Admissions Recruiter slots. University marketing firm Paskill Stapleton & Lord is stepping in to help Admissions Departments make those all important decisions with knowledge gleaned from years of experience in the field of admissions recruiting. The webinar will discuss the six attributes of a successful recruiter, how to advertise for the position, and how to spot the best candidates during the interview process.

“We have received very positive feedback on this webinar the last time it was offered,” says John Stapleton, Principal and Operations Director for Paskill Stapleton & Lord. The Director of Admissions from Huntington College said, “Very good presentation. Thank you for the invitation. I look forward to future webinars from PS&L.”

This webinar is the third in a series of free webinars that are being presented by Paskill Stapleton & Lord. Each webinar is presented live and each is presented twice to enable as many Admissions Department professionals to attend as possible.

More webinars are planned on various university marketing strategy topics, including the new 80/20 in online marketing, proven ways to recruit more top students from more segments, and making your college recruiting video go viral.

To register for the free webinar “How to Hire Top Performing Admissions Recruiters,” go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/259996905.

About Paskill Stapleton & Lord
Founded in 1986, Paskill Stapleton & Lord is a full service marketing and consulting firm that specializes in admissions recruitment, development and marketing for Colleges and Universities. It has offices in Glenside, PA and Springfield MA. To learn more about their services, visit http://www.psandl.com