A Former LA TV/Radio Network News Correspondent To Speak to Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power

Veteran newsman George McQuade to speak at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on "How to create a buzz for your business."

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 8, 2004 --Vice President George McQuade of MAYO Communications, a Los Angeles full service public relations firm will speak at the Los Angeles Dept. of Power and Water auditorium March 17, 2004, at Noon, on creating a buzz for your business."

It is literally the last thing new startups and big corporations think about, but when a crisis strikes or when the media is interested investigating a CEO or company, theyre often unprepared," said McQuade, who specializes media training and media placement. McQuade earned five PRSA awards in 2003.

As vice president of new business and media relations, Mc Quade and his staff earned Best Media Placement-Print," Best Public Affairs Campaign," and Best Media Kits," from the Public Relations Society of America, PRSA, where he served as a board member for four years.

Since January 2000, McQuade has been the West Coast Bureau Chief for Jack ODwyer Publications, an inside report on publicity, public relations and agencies in the U.S. He was previously the Media Relations Director at Cerrell Associates, Inc, a leading public affairs and political lobbying independent firm in Los Angeles. He serves as a board member on the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society in LA.

MAYO Communications, a public relations and publicity firm was co-founded by McQuade, where he led a successful media campaign to convince the MTA to provide the funds needed to complete the 710 Freeway project. In 1998, McQuade launched Linux Mandrake Operating Software on the same day RedHat (1st distributor) went public. Stocks skyrocketed from $9 a share to $109 in two hours.

During 1992, McQuade covered breaking news and city hall stories as a radio and TV news reporter and anchorman in both Washington State and California. He also worked radio news, providing live reports from his L.A. City Hall office on everything from earthquakes that have damage the historical building to the Rodney King beating and the firing of Police Chief Daryl Gates.

Later, he became a network correspondent, covering the stories such as the Rodney King LAPD officers beating trial live to L.A. Riots that followed for UPI, AP Radio, NBC and CBS radio Networks and the aftermath for KNX and KFI. He covered many high profile stories for NBC Mutual News from LA. On his days off he worked for ABC Entertainment Radio Network.