PR  Media Consultants®

Public Interest Media Since 1968

• Owner, PR Media Consultants®, a leading consulting firm for public interest advocates, environmental and sustainable agriculture groups, libraries, museums, universities, and First Nations/Native Americans.

• Workshop leader.  To date, Richards' "How Media Really Work and How to Work the Media," "The Press and You - How to Have a Healthy Relationship," writing, and editing workshops have reached over a thousand public interest staff and board members from almost every state and province.
  
• Journalism teacher
  
• Writing and editing instructor
  
• Technical editor
  
• Freelance editor, researcher, and writer
  
• Information management consultant
  
• Contributing writer, Treasure State Journalism Review
  
• Contributing writer, Small Corporate Offering Report
  
• Professional musician
  
• Founder and Member, Board of Directors, Boulder Food Cooperative
  
• Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests
• Founder and Member, Board of Directors, Deerlodge Forest Defense Fund
• Founder and Member, Board of Directors, Deerlodge Conservation Coalition
• Member, Jefferson County Historic Bridges Committee
• Founder and Member, Board of Directors, Southwest Montana Wildlands Alliance 

Paul Richards of PR Media Consultants® 
Journalism - Past Experience:

- Newsman, The Associated Press
- Stringer, United Press International
- Executive Producer, Big Sky Connection--Montana Radio News Service
- Investigative Reporter, Institute on Money in State Politics
- Syndicated columnist, 12 newspapers
- Manager, statewide news service for weekly newspapers
- State Manager, The Associated Press/United Press International Election Service - 1982, 1984
- State Manager, The Associated Press Election Service - 1986, 1988
- State Manager, News Election Service (AP, UPI, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC) - 1990
- Press Liaison, gubernatorial campaign - 1992 primary
- Press Liaison, congressional campaign - 1992 general
- Press Liaison, numerous legislative campaigns - 1974 to present
- Host, Montana Review, television interview program
- Contributor, Left Bank: Writing and Fishing in the Northwest, Blue Heron Publishing
- Co-author White Is, Grove Press, 1970
- Editor, Paper Tiger, monthly newsmagazine
- Co-Editor, Borrowed Times, statewide biweekly newspaper
- Political editor, Montana Eagle, statewide weekly newspaper

- Member, Montana House of Representatives
- Member, Montana Advisory Council on Children and Youth
- Member, Montana Youth Justice Advisory Council
- Member, Montana Drug Education Consortium
- Member, Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Committee
- State Director (first), Common Cause/Montana
- Founder, Montanans for Lobbyist Disclosure (successful initiative group)
- Founder, Deerlodge Forest Defense Fund
- Co-founder, Deerlodge Conservation Coalition
- Co-founder, Southwest Montana Wildlands Alliance
- Founder, Americans for Wilderness Coalition
- Founding Member, Boulder Food Cooperative
- Founder, Highway 12 Committee
- Founder, West Helena Committee
- Founder, Committee to Save the Old High School
- Founder, Southern Cross/Georgetown Foundation
- Board Member, Montana Wilderness Association
- Board Member, Clark Fork - Pend Oreille Coalition
- Land Use Planning Intern, Washington State Legislature
- Intern, Thurston (WA) Regional Planning Council
- Recipient, Montana Wilderness Association Brass Lantern Award
- Recipient, Alliance for the Wild Rockies Outstanding Conservationist Award

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PR MEDIA CONSULTANTS®
Public Interest Media Since 1968
P.O. Box 422
Boulder, MT 59632 USA

Ph: 406-225-4235
Fax: 406-225-4235

E-mail: Paul@PRMediaConsultants.com

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