Local Media Contact Blitz -Dec 20th

[Ethek]

Here are vital Local Media Contacts for the D.C./ MD area. I have not had a chance to contact any of these outlets. Before dawn.. and hopefully before liftoff I think it is vital that we have something intelligent to TIP to these news outlets.


D.C. News Stations

NBC4
http://www.nbc4.com/contactus/index.html
(202) 885-4111 News Tip Line


WJLA ABC7
DC/MD/VA
Iwitness reports - self footage
http://www.wjla.com/pageloader.html?js=wjla&page=iwitness

News Tip Line
Main: 703-236-9555

WJLA Contact info
http://cfc.wjla.com/contact.cfm
I think it would be intresting to use the drop down dept box for the weather team. Ask Doug about the blimp weather after give a
little blimp background and let him know you submitted a news tip on it. Everyone in the area seems to love Doug the weather guy.


WUSA9
DC/MD/VA
mynewsnow@wusa9.com


Baltimore
http://www.wbaltv.com/station/1178818/detail.html
WBAL-TV 11
3800 Hooper Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 467-3000


wJZ Baltimore 13
http://wjz.com/contact
newsroom@wjz.com



MAJOR MAJOR PRINT MEDIA

Baltimore Sun
http://www.baltimoresun.com/about/bal-about-sun-contact,0,2796354.htmlstory

Seperate Harford County News Desk
News tips: Contact the bureau at 9 W. Courtland Street, Suite 102, Bel Air, Md 21014-3950. Telephone: 410-803-2133. Fax: 410-803-0486. Email: harford.sun@baltsun.com. We invite readers to submit notices about community events and people. Mail, fax or email them to the bureau: harford.calendar@baltsun.com. Send letters to the editor to harford.letters@baltsun.com


Washington Post News Beuras
http://www.washpost.com/news_ed/news/bureaus.shtml
Hartford CO is not in this area. Howard or Ann Arundel Beruase might be intrested in the story.

[Ethek]

If the blimps are doing flyovers I guess it would be good to get the when and where. Also any local radio would be good. I gotta run since it took longer than I expected just to get the list together.

[Ethek]

bump

[hueylong]

It's fairly easy to get coverage from local TV and print in most markets (especially mid to smaller sized markets).

All you need, is to be doing something visual... Waving signs on a corner, holding a bake sale, whatever...

Send a notice to local TV, radio & newspapers (email is okay) with the 5's: Who you are, what you're doing, where you're doing it, when you're doing it, and why.

Huey

[Ethek]

Who you are, what you're doing, where you're doing it, when you're doing it, and why.

Huey

My only complaint with the blimp so far is that its often difficult to give enough adequate information to meet these points.

[Margo37]

WMAR - ABC2

6400 York Road
Baltimore , MD 21212
(410)377-2222

All Station Matters

VP & General Manager:
Bill Hooper


Newsroom:

News Director Manager: David Silverstein
Assistant News Director
Kelly Groft


News Operation Manager:
Al Petrasko


News Tip Line:

(410)435-TIPS

Annapolis Bureau

Reporter:



Main Number:

(410)269-5535

Fax Number:

(410)269-5321

[tekkierich]

This was all done yesterday.

I recommend flying over TV hill in the middle of the city. All TV studios and one or two local radio talk stations are there