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ICON 2024 Recap: ABC’s Gio Benitez on Setbacks, Storytelling and the Power of ‘Yes’

PRSay

Gio Benitez, ABC News transportation correspondent and co-anchor of “Good Morning America” Saturday and Sunday, was the keynote speaker of the opening General Session at PRSA’s ICON 2024 in Anaheim, Calif., Benitez talked about how he started out and recounted watching the local Miami news as a child.

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5 Challenges to Effective Communication

Cision

Further, whether a person has used the service impacts their viewpoint of whether Lyft or Uber is software or a transportation service. 1 television program on TV (“I Love Lucy”) averaged 68 percent of all households watching the show every week. 1 television program on TV (“The Big Bang Theory”) averages 8.8

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ICON 2024 Q&A: ABC’s Gio Benitez on What He Needs From PR Professionals

PRSay

Gio Benitez, ABC News transportation correspondent and co-anchor of “Good Morning America” Saturday and Sunday, talked with PRsay on a variety of topics, including what he looks for when working with PR professionals. Before his keynote address at PRSA’s ICON 2024 on Oct. 15 in Anaheim, Calif., And it sets you up for the day.

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I work with celebrities. After Liam Payne’s death, can’t we treat them as humans and not gods?

Mark My Words

The immense power of the tabloid media, paparazzi and reality television over our perceptions of celebrities created a backlash when the advent of social media turned celebrities into their own, vastly powerful, autonomous publishing platforms. I’ve watched this phenomenon intensify over the past four decades. We watch that, too.

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4 Powerful Examples of Earned Media in 2020

Critical Mention

Alternative Modes of Transportation. During the quarantine, many forms of public transportation were shut down leaving people to find other methods to get around. Since its release in March, 22.4 million people have bought and played the game making it Nintendo’s second best selling game for the Nintendo Switch.

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Why Lebron James is a PR Superstar

Critical Mention

His status as a controversial figure reached its highest point after “The Decision,” a made for television event where James famously declared who he would be leaving his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers and “ taking his talents to South Beach ,” a spectacle that did not go over well with fans. Free transportation within two miles.

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Meet the Media: John Hitch, Editor of Fleet Maintenance

Bianchi Biz Blog

Previously I was senior editor at sister brand Fleet Owner, which is geared toward fleet executives and other transportation industry leaders. As with anyone writing about the transportation industry, the transition to zero emission vehicles, and what it takes to service them, is top of mind. Meet the Media: Alexa St.

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