Triad Media Contacts

Are you an artist, musician, non-profit organization, restaurant owner or a new business opening and looking for ways to publicize your news or events? You’ve come to the right resource!

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.

Business

The Business Journal Of  The Triad
100S. Elm St. Suite 400
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 271-6539
Editor – triad@bizjournals.com

WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL/Business Section
(Daily)
PO Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 727-7366
fdaniel@wsjournal.com

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WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL/Arts Section
(Daily)
Lynn Felder –Features Editor
PO Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 727-7298
dfelder@wsjournal.com
Sunday Arts section 12:00pm Tues. prior

RELISH
(Weekly entertainment)
Lynn Felder
PO Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 727-7298
dfelder@wsjournal.com

The Winston-Salem Chronicle*
1300 E. Fifth St
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 722-8624
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
Mark Bee
3600 Clemmons Rd.
P.O. Box 765
Clemmons, N.C. 27012
(336)766-4126
courier8@bellsouth.net

Jamestown News
Publisher
5500 Adams Farm Lane, Suite 204
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 316-1231
jamestownnews@northstate.net
Deadline: Friday by noon

Thomasville Times
Jackie Seabolt, Editor
210 Church Ave.
High Point, N.C. 27262
336-888-3590
editor@tvilletimes.com

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

Dispatch*
Arts Editor
PO Box 908
Lexington, NC 27292
(336) 249-3981
news@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

High Point Enterprise
Cinde Ingram – Arts and Entertainment
PO Box 1009
High Point, NC 27261
(336) 888-3534
cingram@hpenews.com

Go Triad Magazine
(Weekly Entertainment)
Kim Stacks Mills, Editor
200 E. Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 373-7014
kim.mills@greensboro.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)
Katie Murawski, Editor
5500 Adams Farm Lane, Suite 204
Greensboro, NC 27407
publisher@yesweekly.com
Leadtime: by 5:00 p.m. Friday

Triad City Beat
(Weekly Newspaper)
Brian Clarey, Editor
Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
1451 S. Elm-Eugene St. Box 24
Greensboro, NC 27406
336-256-9320
brian@triad-city-beat.com

Forsyth Magazines
Forsyth Woman and Forsyth Family (monthly publications)
Forsyth Woman Engaged (bi-annual publication)
6255 TownCenter Drive
Clemmons, NC  27012
888.892.3204
For upcoming events:  Calendar@ForsythMags.com
Lead time:  7th of the month prior to month for advertising or event

Winston-Salem Monthly Magazine
(Monthly)
Micheal Breedlove, Editor
418 N. Marshall Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 994-4275
wsmonthly@winstonsalemmonthly.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

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

Our State/ NC Signature
(Monthly Magazine)
Elizabeth Hudson, Editor
P.O. Box 4552
Greensboro, NC 27404
editorial@ourstate.com
(800)948-1409

College Press

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

Radio

WFDD- FM 88.5
NPR
PO Box 8850
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Arts- triadarts@wfu.edu
Community – wfdd@wfu.edu
(336) 758-8850
Lead time: 1 week

WSJS-AM 600
WMFR
210 N. Main St. Suite 330
Kernersville, NC 27284
Main Office – (336) 777-3900
Studio for on-air calls: (336) 777-1600

WUAG 103.1 FM
UNCG College Radio
Brown Building. UNCG
Greensboro, NC 27412
336-334-5588
Sam Haw – 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
Casey Carter
2B-PAI Park
Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 822-2000
casey.carter@iHeartMedia.com

WOZN-FM 98.7*
www.987simon.com

WQMG- FM 97.1 *
www.wqmg.com

WJMH-FM 102.1*
www.102jamz.com

WEAL-AM 1510*

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

WTHZ-FM MAJIC 94.1
200 Radio Drive
Lexington, NC 27294
(336) 248-2716
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
601 Marin Luther King Jr. Drive
Hall-Patterson Bldg. First Floor
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
wsncfm@wssu.edu
336.750.8733

and

Brian Andrews
General Manager
601 Marin Luther King Jr. Drive
Hall-Patterson Bldg. First Floor
Winston-Salem, NC 27110

Television

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

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

WGHP Fox 8
Box HP-8
High Point, NC 27261
news@wghp.com

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

News 14 Carolina (Spectrum News)
200 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 250
Greensboro, NC 27409
Phone: (336) 856-9497
Toll-Free: (866) 907-9497
triadnews@charter.com

New Media

Smitty’s Notes * – Monthly Email Newsletter
smitty@smittysnotes.com
smittysnotes.solidspace.com
Post on event community calendar on web site
Deadline for e-newsletter content: 10th and 28th of each month

336Events
www.336events.com
info@336events.com
336-285-0158

Sample Press Releases

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.