Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)

Current

• Communications Director (2005-Present) at Atlanta Wine School
• Communications Director (2003-Present) at LocalWineEvents.com
• Freelance Journalist (2001-Present) (Self-employed)

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Past

• Senior Writer at CNN.com
• Television Newswriter at CNN
• Producer, Editor, Writer at CBS News (Radio)

• Producer, Editor, Newswriter > CBS News (Radio) at CBS News
• Supervising Producer, News Editor, Writer (WCBS Newsradio 88) at CBS
• Television News Producer, Assignment Editor, Writer, Soundman at WPVI

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Education

• Syracuse University
• Marple-Newtown High School (PA)

Connections

48 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• LocalWineEvents.com in "Time"
• Atlanta Wine School - Courses
• My Resume

Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)’s Summary

Publicist + Communications > Atlanta, GA > Resume > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris

CURRENT (freelance):

--Communications Director:
LocalWineEvents.com (www.LocalWineEvents.com)
World's Largest Calendar of Food/Drink Events > Food - Wine - Beer - Spirits

--Communications Director:
Atlanta Wine School (www.AtlantaWineSchool.com)

--Freelance Journalist

PREVIOUS (full-time):

ATLANTA
--CNN.com (Senior Writer, Editor)
--CNN Domestic (Writer)

NEW YORK
--CBS News / Radio (Writer, Producer, Editor)
--WCBS-AM Newsradio (Writer, Producer, Editor)

PHILADELPHIA
--WPVI(TV) "Action News" (Producer-Editor, Writer, Soundman)

EDUCATION
--Syracuse University > New York
--Marple-Newtown High School > Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Full Resume > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris

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Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)’s Specialties:

What I Do:
--Transform your information (words / ideas / raw data) into clear, concise and compelling content;
--Evaluate and improve your communication, including website content. Less is more!
--Find mistakes (and suggest corrections);
--Communicate effectively, using my skills as a speaker, presenter, writer, editor, interviewer, researcher -- and listener!

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Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)’s Experience

• Communications Director (2005-Present)

  Atlanta Wine School

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

  2005 — Present (3 years)

  I am a freelancer, specializing in publicity and communications. One of clients is the Atlanta Wine School: http://www.atlantawineschool.com/contactus.php

• Communications Director (2003-Present)

  LocalWineEvents.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  2003 — Present (5 years)

  I am a freelancer, specializing in publicity and communications. My biggest client is LocalWineEvents.com -- www.localwineevents.com -- the world's largest calendar of food and drink events: Food - Wine - Beer- Spirits. We are the #1 food/drink website on Google: http://www.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/Drink/Wine/Events/
  
  Also: Read about us in Time magazine (next to last paragraph): http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1580402,00.html

• Freelance Journalist (2001-Present)

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2001 — Present (7 years 11 months)

  Based in Atlanta: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris

• Senior Writer

  CNN.com

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 1995 — January 2001 (5 years 5 months)

  My online resume includes a link to the stories I wrote while Senior Writer at CNN.com in Atlanta: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris
  
  My position at CNN.com was eliminated in the aftermath of the AOL/Time-Warner merger.

• Television Newswriter

  CNN

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Broadcast Media industry)

  March 1990 — September 1995 (5 years 7 months)

  News writer at CNN (Domestic) in Atlanta.
  
  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris

• Producer, Editor, Writer

  CBS News (Radio)

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CBS; Broadcast Media industry)

  1982 — 1990 (8 years)

  CBS News (Radio) / New York:
  Editor, RadioRadio,
  Producer, Radio Newsfeed,
  Newswriter
  
  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris

• Producer, Editor, Newswriter > CBS News (Radio)

  CBS News

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1982 — 1990 (8 years)

• Supervising Producer, News Editor, Writer (WCBS Newsradio 88)

  CBS

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CBS; Broadcast Media industry)

  1975 — 1982 (7 years)

  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris

• Television News Producer, Assignment Editor, Writer, Soundman

  WPVI

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  1971 — 1975 (4 years)

  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/resumes/jimbmorris/jimbmorris

Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)’s Education

• Syracuse University

  Bachelors, TV - Radio - Film - Journalism - Communications, 1967 — 1971

  Back in the day (grin) the TV/Radio/Film majors (including me) were in the School of Speech and Dramatic Arts (SDA) but we also took some classes at Newhouse.

  Activities and Societies:

  WAER

• Marple-Newtown High School (PA)

  High School Diploma, College Prep, 1963 — 1967

Additional Information

Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)’s Websites:

• LocalWineEvents.com in "Time"
• Atlanta Wine School - Courses
• My Resume

Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)’s Groups:

Atlanta Press Club, North Druid Hills Residents Association

•    Syracuse University Alumni Network
•    Beer Wine Spirits Network
•    CNN Alumni

Jim Morris (Jim@LocalWineEvents.com)’s Contact Settings

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