Gayle Falkenthal
San Diego, CA USA
20 Years Experience
Professional Experience
Award-winning content creator, journalist and PR pro. Adept with articles, columns, op-eds, blog posts, website copy. Can write any length, any style, all formats. National columnist for Communities Digital News. I write quickly, concisely, and without drama, grammatically correct and error free. Let me help you tell your story and find your voice.
Expertise
- Content Editor (online) 20 Years
- Editor 20 Years
- Writer 20 Years
Specialty
- Sports & Recreation 10 Years
- Business (general) 15 Years
- Law 10 Years
Industries
- Online/new media 10 Years
- Broadcasting - News - Radio (Local) 15 Years
- PR (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients 10 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Patch.com(6-10)
- Communities at Washington Times(10+)
- San Diego Daily Transcript(6-10)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Associated Builders and Contractors, San Diego(10+)
- San Diego County Taxpayers Assn.(10+)
- Fleischer & Associates(10+)
Other work history
Director of Public Affairs, San Diego District Attorney; Communications Director and Disaster Public Affairs Officer, American Red Cross (San Diego)
Technical skills
Photoshop
Foreign Language Skills
N/A
Unions
N/A
Computer skills
Microsoft Office suite, general CMS
Equipment
MacBookPro user (but not a total fanboy)
Work permits & visas
N/A
References
Contact me for references.
Awards
San Diego Press Club, Health Care Communicators of San Diego, RTNDA Golden Mikes (Southern California broadcasting)
Associations
San Diego Press Club, Online News Association
General
Media Migraine
(Communities Digital News at Washington Times 2/1/2013)
Column on current media issues; opinion, news and interviews
Ringside Seat
(Communities Digital News at Washington Times 2/1/2013)
Boxing column for national online news platform.
Puppy Bowl IX: America's Super Bowl of Cute
(Communities Digital News at Washington Times 2/1/2013)
Feature story with interview.
How to complain to the FCC about loud TV commercials
(Communities Digital News at Washington Times 12/26/2012)
Consumer or "how-to" story example.