Tom Parnell

Current

• Account Supervisor at Schwartz Communications

Past

• Anchor / Reporter at WGGB-TV ABC 40
• Reporter at WLKY-TV CBS 32
• Anchor / Reporter at WEVV-TV CBS 44

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Education

• Syracuse University
• University of Notre Dame

Connections

144 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company
• My Facebook
• My Twitter

Tom Parnell’s Summary

As an account supervisor, Tom’s work has spanned both public and private companies in enterprise search, Web 2.0 education tools, mobile medical software, legal, e-commerce, health care systems, consumer technology, plus pro bono initiatives.

His current clients include: DubMeNow, Epocrates, Finnegan and Slooh. He has placed positive coverage in media outlets including: The Associated Press, The Boston Globe, FOXNews.com, STORES, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, WCVB-TV and Women's Health.

Prior to Schwartz, Tom spent 8 years reporting and anchoring at television stations in Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. His broadcast journalism experience covered the full spectrum of news.

Tom Parnell’s Specialties:

Broadcast Journalism

Tom Parnell’s Experience

• Account Supervisor

  Schwartz Communications

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

• Anchor / Reporter

  WGGB-TV ABC 40

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2004 — May 2007 (2 years 7 months)

  -Monitored news on an hourly basis to generate ideas for new and compelling story angles
  -Pitched story ideas to producer upon researching each storyline, including identifying supporting data and determining newsworthiness with respect to competitive stations
  -Developed relationships with sources within local community, leading to exclusive interviews
  -Wrote, reported and performed four to six live on-camera reports and interviews for the morning, noon and evening newscasts
  -Filled in for lead anchor and contributed stories for various newscasts as needed

• Reporter

  WLKY-TV CBS 32

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  June 2001 — April 2002 (11 months)

• Anchor / Reporter

  WEVV-TV CBS 44

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  March 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 4 months)

Tom Parnell’s Education

• Syracuse University

  M.A. , Broadcast Journalism , 1998 — 1999

• University of Notre Dame

  B.A. , Communications , 1993 — 1997

Additional Information

Tom Parnell’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Facebook
• My Twitter

Tom Parnell’s Groups:

•    Notre Dame Alumni Network
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    Public Relations Professionals
•    Lead Generation and Nurturing
•    Network of PR Professionals
•    PR Professionals
•    Identity Theft
•    Red Flag Forum
•    DubMeNow
•    Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
•    My ID Score – Your Identity Theft Resource

Tom Parnell’s Honors:

Bell Ringer Award: Bell for New Media 2008; Merit for Product/Service Publicity: Healthcare 2008

SABRE Award: Product Media Relations (Trade Media) 2008

Bulldog Award: Best Special Event/Stunt 2009; Best New Product Launch — Business 2009

Tom Parnell’s Contact Settings

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