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Below you will find a list of Triad area media contacts and a sample press release for promoting your events and new information. Remember to check the required lead times (where applicable) so that you don’t miss the deadline.  The *s indicate publication that publish a community calendar.

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Business

The Business Journal Of  The Triad
100S. Elm St. Suite 400
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-2895
Editor - triad@bizjournals.com

WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL/Business Section
(Daily)
PO Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 727-7374

business@wsjournal.com

 

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Print

Business Leader Magazine -Triad
(Monthly)
4101-A Piedmont Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27410-8110
(336) 812-8810
Editorial Submissions


WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL/Arts Section
(Daily)
Alan Cronk –Features Editor
PO Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 727-7211
Heidi Freeman (calendar for Galleries)
hfreeman@wsjournal.com
acronk@wsjournal.com
Sunday Arts section 12:00pm Tues. prior

RELISH
(Weekly entertainment)
Lynn Felder
PO Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 727-7314
lfelder@wsjournal.com



The Winston-Salem Chronicle*
617 N. Liberty St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 722-8624 Ext. 113
news@wschronicle.com
Deadline: Monday by 5pm

Enterprise-Record*
Editor
PO Box 99
Mocksville, NC 27028
(336) 751-2120
Lead Time: 1 week

Mt. Airy News*
Managing Editor
PO Box 808
Mt. Airy, NC 27030
(800) 820-6397
Lead Time: 1week

Clemmons Courier
Dwight Sparks
3600 Clemmons Rd.
P.O. Box 765
Clemmons, N.C. 27012
(336)766-4126
dsparks@clemmonscourier.com

Jamestown News
Ogi Overman
PO Box 5762
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 841-4933
jamestownnews@northstate.net\
Deadline: Friday by noon

Thomasville Times
Lisa Wall, Editor
521 Turner St.
Thomasville, N.C. 27360
336-472-9500
editor@tvilletimes.com


Kernersville News*
John Owensby
PO Box 337
Kernersville, NC 27284
(336) 993-2161
publisher@kernersvillenews.com
Deadline: Monday by 2pm

Dispatch*
Arts Editor
PO Box 908
Lexington, NC 27292
(336) 249-3981
jill.doss-raines@the-dispatch.com
Deadline: 9am daily

News & Record
Carl Wilson (Calendar Editor)
PO Box 20848
Greensboro, NC 27420
(336) 373-7145
carl.wilson@news-record.com
Lead time: 1-2 weeks

Greensboro News & Record
Jeri Rowe, Metro Columnist
Box 20848
Greensboro, NC 27420
jeri.rowe@news-record.com
 

High Point Enterprise
Vickie Knopfler – Arts and Entertainment
PO Box 1009
High Point, NC 27261
(336) 888-3601
vknopfler@hpe.com


Go Triad Magazine
(Weekly Entertainment)
Carla Kucinski, Editor
106 South Church Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Carla@gotriad.com


Courier Tribune*
Editor
PO Box 765
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 766-4126
courier9@bellsouth.net
Deadline: Tuesday by Noon

Yes! Weekly
(Weekly Magazine)
Brian Clarey, Editor
5500 Adams Farm Lane, Suite 204
Greensboro, NC 27407
publisher@yesweekly.com
Leadtime: by 5:00 p.m. Friday

Hippo
(Monthly Magazine)
Allan McDavid
518 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 707-9188
amcdavid@triad.rr.com
Lead time: 24th of proceeding month

Latitude
(Monthly Magazine)
Laura Moritz, Kelly Riddle
1138 Burke Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 245-0668
submit@latitudemagazine.com

Downtown Winston Salem News
(Monthly Newspaper)
305 W. Fourth St., Suite 2-E
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336)354-1500
admin@dwsp.org

Community Arts Café*
(Monthly Magazine)
Jim Tedder
PO Box 5067
Winston-Salem, NC 27113-5067
(336)725-2372
Events@CommunityArtscafe.com

Art of Wellbeing
(Quarterly Magazine)
Piedmont Triad edition
Sybil Harmon
PO Box 1348
Jamestown, NC 27282
Info@artofwellbeing.com
(336) 333-1682

Forsyth Woman
(Monthly Magazine)
PO Box 1218
Clemmons, NC 27102
(336) 749-1947
keela@forsythwoman.com
Lead time: 12th prior of every month

Winston-Salem Monthly Magazine
(Monthly)
418 N. Marshall Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 727-7396
lelineback@mediageneral.com


Q Living
PO Box 221841
Charlotte, NC 28222
editor@q-notes.com
(704) 531-9988
Lead time:

Our State/ NC Signature
(Monthly Magazine)
Mandy Stovall
P.O. Box 4552
Greensboro, NC 27404
editorial@ourstate.com

(800)948-1409
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College Press

Old Gold & Black*
Editor
Wake Forest University
PO Box 7569
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
(336) 758-5280
Deadline: Wed. by 2pm

ogb@wfu.edu



THE CAROLINIAN
Box N1 Elliot University Center
UNCG
Greensboro, NC 27412
336-334-5752
thecarolinian@hotmail.com


The Guilfordian
www.guilforian.com/calendar


The Kudzu Gazette
(Quarterly)
336-761-6016
newsroom@kudzugazette.com

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Radio

WFDD- FM 88.5
NPR
Marian Wilson
PO Box 8850
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Arts- georgebk@wfu.edu
News- franklid@wfu.edu
Community - wfddnews@wfu.edu
(336) 758-8850
Lead time: 1 week

WKTE
Public Service Director
PO Box 465
King, NC 27021
(336) 983-3111
wkte@wkte1090.com
Lead Time: 2 days

WIST- FM 98.3
1607 Country Club Rd
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 887- 3055

WSJS-AM 600
WMFR
875 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Brian Freeman
Main Office - (336) 777-3900
Studio for on-air calls: (336) 777-1600
bfreeman@wsjs.com


WUAG 103.1 FM
UNCG College Radio
Taylor Building. UNCG
Greensboro, NC 27412
336-334-5588
Jack Bonney- News Director
wuag@uncg.edu

WQFS
Guilford College
17714 Founders hall
5800 W. Friendly Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27410
336-316-2352
wqfs@guilford.edu

WTQR-FM 104.1
WMAG-FM 99.5
WVBZ- FM 100.3
WGBT- FM 94.5
Angie Ward
2B-PAI Park
Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 822-2000
angieward@clearchannel.com


WOZN-FM 98.7*
Jeff Whicker
www.987simon.com

WQMG- FM 97.1 *
Renee Vaughn
www.wqmg.com

WJMH-FM 102.1*
Afrika
www.102jamz.com

WMQX-FM 93.1*
Lee Ann Petty

WEAL-AM 1510*
Joseph Level

WPET
Dave Compton*
(for above contacts)
7819 National Service Rd.
Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 605-5200
Lead Time: 4 days

WKEW-AM 1400
WPOL-AM 1340
4405 Providence Lane
Suite D
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
(336) 759-0366
www.1340thelight.com

WTHZ-FM MAJIC 94.1
Ethan Briner
200 Radio Drive
Lexington, NC 27294
(336) 248-2716
ethan@majic941.com
www.majic941.com

WKZL- FM107.5 and
WKRR-FM 92.3
Public Service Director
192 E. Lewis St.
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 849-9577

WSNC 90.5
Monica Melton, Program Director
601 Marin Luther King Jr. Drive
Hall-Patterson Bldg. First Floor
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
(336) 750-2321
meltonm@wssu.edu

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Television

ABC- WXLV
Public Service Director
3500 Meyer Lee Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 722-4545
egabriel@sbgnet.com
NO NEWS, JUST COMMUNITY CALENDAR INFORMATION

WXII-TV 12
700 Coliseum Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
(336) 703-6200 Newsroom
cojohnson@hearst.com (Assignment Editor)
communitycalendar@wxii12.com


WGHP Fox 8
Box HP-8
High Point, NC 27261
New and Press Release submissions


WFMY-TV
Public Service Director
PO Box TV2
Greensboro, NC 27420
(336) 379-9369
dpickett@wfmy.gannett.com

News 14 Carolina (Time Warner Cable News)
5921 W. Friendly Avenue
Suite #A
Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: (336) 856-9497
Toll-Free: (866) 907-9497
media@news14.com

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New Media


Smitty’s Notes * – Twice Monthly Email Newsletter
(336)722-2446
smitty@smittysnotes.com
www.smittysnotes.com
Post on community calendar on web site at “add event” anytime
Deadline for e-newsletter content: 10th and 28th of each month
3three6Events.com
info@336events.com
702-396-3744
http://www.localcityevents.com/336/

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Sample Press Release (all names are fictitious):
For Immediate Release
Date
Contact Information:
Jane Doe, Doe Public Relations
Telephone: 336/555-5555
Fax: 336/555-5555
E-mail: jane.doe@doepublicrelations.com
Festival Celebrates World Class Art and Musicians

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Fine art and Music Lovers will enjoy Winston-Salem’s
August 5th celebration “Art of Tomorrow”, featuring eccentric art and musicians
from around the country. The day long festival, sponsored by the Winston-Salem
Artist Connection, will begin at 10 am until 7pm at Herrington Park.

The day’s events include individual presentations of each artist’s renowned
works, several musical performances, and a wine and cheese social hour at
5:30pm. “We are excited about bringing all these fantastic artist in one place.
With a large crowd we hope to bring this event to the community each year”
according to Janis Doe - Executive Director, Winston-Salem Artist Connection.
Various Children’s games and activities will also be available. The park is
located at 739 Park St. For directions and more information call The Artist
Connection at (336) 555-5555 or log on to the Artist Connection events website
at www.artistconnection.com.

Remember to include:

Name of the event, times, dates, event location, brief description, and cost (if
applicable). It would be helpful to have a contact person, their name, address,
phone and fax numbers. Include e-mail address and web site (if applicable).

Quotes from the organizers noting the significance of the event should be also
incorporated in the press release.

To help better promote your news and events in a timing matter, and to be
considered by the media outlets, please be aware of the submission deadlines.

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