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Listing of qualified, leading professional experts for news interviews for journalists worldwide.  Below are business experts, industry spokespeople and knowledgeable individuals who are available for broadcast and print news interviews about related subjects.  Reporters and editors are encouraged to contact these business and industry experts for interview purposes.

Advertising marketing promotions radio broadcasting business sales
Dick Kalt, CRN International,
www.crnradio.com, 203.288.2002.

Breast Cancer healthcare patient support mental health new york state
Hillary Rutter, New York State Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, rutter@adelphi.edu, 516.877.4313.

Broadcasting Industry TV
sports industry broadcast television tv news video production nfl nba mlb league
Steve Dresner, TV sports producer,
stevedres@aol.com, 202.256.2049.


Construction Job Training
employment construction apprenticeship liuna hazardous waste associated general contractors
Jay Sabitoni, Laborers'-AGC Program, 860.974.1455.

Construction Power Plants energy policy design engineering mechanical
Peter Hessler, Construction Business Associates, constrbiz@aol.com, 860.742.8642.

Construction
contracting business public buildings schools quality construction labor road building
John Farnham, Associated General Contractors,
www.ctconstruction.org, 860.529.6685.

Construction Project Labor Agreements
tax dollars municipal construction contractor liuna laborers waste government legislature
Charles LeConche, Connecticut First Coalition,
www.ctfirst.com, info@ctfirst.com, 860.296.8697.

Cooking
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Chef Adrian Myles, Myles Catering,
chefmyles@mylescatering.com, 860.305.0009.

Corporate Gifts promotional products incentive contest logo identification branding promotion business
Gerald Barker, Barker Specialty Company,
www.barkerspeciality.com, 203.272.2222.

Corporate Nonprofit relationship nonprofit community outreach children business corporate charity
Cathy Poulin, Bob's Discount Furniture, www.mybobs.com, cathy.poulin@mybobs.com, 860.474.1315.

Democratic Party Politics
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Sam Gejdenson, Sam Gejdenson International,
www.gejdenson.com, sam@gejdenson.com.

Economic Trends Jobs
tax money budget state legislature politics democrats republicans economic development
Charles LeConche, Connecticut First Coalition,
www.ctfirst.com, info@ctfirst.com, 860.296.8697.

Entertainment Music & Television
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Jeff Newman, Entertainment Video Production Group, 703.362.8320.


Feline Issues Behavior Nutrition Health cats pets health
Sally Bahner, International Assoc. of Animal Behavior Consultants, sebahner@snet.net, 203.488.3495.

Film Entertainment Industry movies video entertainment hollywood theater billboard variety tv television movies films
Tony Romano, Class Entertainment,
www.classentertainment.net, 203.306.8383.
Sean McNamara, Director,  Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, 310.727.3353.

Food
catering cooking corporate entertainment gourmet food channel culinary food channel business entertainment culinary
Chef Adrian Myles, Myles Catering,
chefmyles@mylescatering.com, 860.305.0009.

Furniture Consumer Products home furnishings retail bed children nonprofit advertising tv radio retail
Cathy Poulin, Bob's Discount Furniture,
www.mybobs.com, cathy.poulin@mybobs.com, 860.474.1315.

Genealogy
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Joanna Fletcher, JewishGen,
www.jewishgen.org, jfletcher@jewishgen.org, 281.535.2200.

International Trade & Commerce congress president state department agreements senate congressional committee
Sam Gejdenson, Sam Gejdenson International,
www.gejdenson.com, sam@gejdenson.com.

Internet Marketing search engine google yahoo web site .com .net .org spider
Jonathan Hockman, JE Hockman & Associates,
www.jehockman.com, jeh@jehockman.com.

Internet Web Subjects ecommerce web design
Jeff Cohen, ImageWorks,
www.imagesites.com, jeff@imagesites.com, 860.647.7725.

Jewish Community Israel
news coverage publishing politics community affairs Israel jewish community
Richard Greenfield, Connecticut & Western Mass. Jewish Ledger Newspapers,
www.jewishledger.com, 860.231.2424 ext. 3005.
Bob Fishman, JFACT, 860.727.5770.

Job Training
construction labor municipal development employment program liuna
Jay Sabitoni, Laborers'-AGC Program, 860.974.1455.

Labor Laws Unions Project Labor Agreements prevailing wage job classification laborers public project
Jim Duffy, Labor Management Foundation of Connecticut, 860.617.0635.
Charles LeConche, Connecticut First Coalition,
www.ctfirst, info@ctfirst.com, 860.296.8697.

Media
tv radio newspaper online magazine news media satellite radio podcast corporate pr news coverage web news
Ron Dresner, Dennis PR Group,
www.dennispr.com , ron@dennispr.com, 800.990.6685.

Media Training
radio television newspaper interviews
TJ Walker, Media Training Worldwide,
www.mediatrainingworldwide, 212.764.4955.

Meteorology
television radio broadcast weather forecasting
Joe Sobel, PhD, Forensic Meteorology, AccuWeather, sobel@accuweather.com, 814.235.8765.


Pet topics city & Suburban Living Health
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Diane West, New York Tails Magazine, Newyorktails@aol.com, 212.214.0653.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery medicine hospital plastic surgery operations nose face body
Dr. Michael Gartner, D.O.,
www.associatesinplasticsurgery.com, 908.208.4189.

Politics Campaigns Elections
democrats republicans senate congress elections presidential politics race
Sam Gejdenson, Sam Gejdenson International,
www.gejdenson.com, sam@gejdenson.com.
Ron Dresner, Dennis PR Group,
www.dennispr.com, ron@dennispr.com, 800.990.6685.

Public Relations Media Relations image perception crisis pr spin media tv radio news reporting television cable news reporters
Cathy Poulin, Bob's Discount Furniture,
www.mybobs.com, 860.474.1315, cathy.poulin@mybobs.com.
Ron Dresner, Dennis PR Group,
www.dennispr.com, ron@dennispr.com, 800.990.6685.

Publishing Media Industry
newspaper reporting
Richard Greenfield, NRG Publishing, 860.231.2424 ext. 3005.

Radio Industry
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Ron Dresner, Dennis PR Group,
www.dennispr.com, ron@dennispr.com, 800.990.6685.
Dick Kalt, CRN International,
www.crnradio.com, 203.288.2002.

Retail Industry furniture business bed desk couch home furnishing holiday shopping retail business
Cathy Poulin, Bob's Discount Furniture, 860.474.1315, cathy.poulin@mybobs.com.

Satellite Radio Media Industry xm sirius howard stern hd radio ipod itunes radio industry clear channel infinity cbs
Ron Dresner, Dennis PR Group,
www.dennispr.com , ron@dennispr.com, 800.990.6685.


Sports Trends Media Coverage
tv sports news radio major league minor league basketball teams network tv coverage
Steve Dresner, sports producer,
stevedres@aol.com, 202.256.2049.

Technology internet web office ecommerce business
Jeff Cohen, ImageWorks,
www.imagesites.com, jeff@imagesites.com, 860.647.7725.
Matthew Nemerson, Connecticut Technology Council,
www.ct.org, 860.289.0878.


Unions Labor Issues laborers aflcio liuna building trades public buildings tax dollars legislature senate house
Charles LeConche, Connecticut First Coalition,
www.ctfirst.com, info@ctfirst.com, 860.296.8697.

Weather tv radio radar broadcast forecasting Doppler
Joe Sobel, PhD, Forensic Meteorology, AccuWeather, sobel@accuweather.com, 814.235.8765.

Web Internet design navigation software ecommerce
Jeff Cohen, ImageWorks, Inc.,
www.imagesites.com , jeff@imagesites.com, 860.647.7725.
Kevin Davidson, RP Web Design,
www.rpdesign.com, kevin@rpdesign.com.