By Rick Griffin
XETV/CW6 San Diego has announced it will carry 13 Atlantic Coast Conference college football games this fall in a return to live sports programming.
Games will air from 9 a.m. to noon starting Saturday, Sept. 3. The games follow the “CW6 News in the Morning Weekend” show (8-9 a.m.). It’s the first time since July 2008 that Channel 6 has carried live sports, according to Chuck Dunning, CW6 VP and GM.
“At that time, we were a Fox network affiliate we carried a Yankees-Red Sox baseball game,” Dunning said. “The ACC is one of the six collegiate power conferences where its champion qualifies for the BCS (Bowl Championship Series). This addition is just another piece to CW6’s 21st century program strategy of being unique, exclusive and DVR-resistant.”
ACC teams include Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
Christian Publishing Company for Sale
Selah Media Group, publishers of Refreshed, a San Diego-based, Christian, faith-based lifestyle magazine, is for sale, reports Lamar Keener, owner. “Publishing is not what it used to be,” said Keener, who changed Refreshed from a four-color magazine to tabloid newspaper format in January of this year. Also, the publishing schedule changed from monthly to every other month with the March-April 2016 issue.
Keener entered publishing in 1988 when he purchased what was then called the San Diego Christian Classifieds that was founded in 1983 and he renamed it Christian Times. In 2003, it became the Christian Examiner. In 2014, Christian Examiner changed from a newspaper to a monthly magazine printed on glossy paper.
In addition to Refreshed, Keener recently added the title of executive director of the Evangelical Press Association, whose members include Christian magazines, newspapers and newsletter. He was named executive director of the 300-member trade group in January 2015, but in April of this year became the first fulltime executive director in the association’s 68-year history.
Communicator of the Year Winner Joins Bridgepoint Education
Anna Davison has left AMN Healthcare as director of corporate communications and has joined Bridgepoint Education as vice president of corporate communications and investor relations. She joined AMN in March 2015. At Bridgepoint, she will oversee public and media relations, employee communications, investor relations, and will positively promote the external reputation of the organization and its universities, according to Ross Woodard, Bridgepoint executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
“Anna’s impressive communication experience, knowledge, and leadership skills made her an excellent candidate for this position,” Woodard said.
“I am thrilled to be joining the Bridgepoint Education team,” said Davison. “Bridgepoint is dedicated to providing high-quality, innovative education solutions for today’s students and I look forward to creating and implementing communications and investor relations initiatives that will support this important mission.”
Prior to joining AMN, Davison served for two years as director of corporate communications at FTD Companies, previously Provide Commerce, and in a variety of roles for 13 years at Science Applications International Corp., including director of marketing and communications, deputy director of electronic communications and operations manager. Earlier this year San Diego’s International Association of Business Communicators chapter honored Davison with its 2016 Communicator of the Year award. She has been elected to serve as IABC/San Diego’s 2016-2017 board president.
Direct Marketers Hosting Free Mixer
SD Direct, formerly the San Diego Direct Marketing Association, will host a free summer social mixer from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, at Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits, 9045 Carroll Way in San Diego. The event will include a meet-and-greet with recently elected board members, including Vanessa Allen, 2016-2017 president. Additional guests will include speakers at previous SD Direct events. Brewery tours also will be available. For more information, visit www.sddma.org/events.
Rick Griffin is a San Diego-based public relations and marketing consultant. His MarketInk column appears weekly on Mondays in Times of San Diego.
