IPR is featuring research and some of the many women pioneers in the communications industry in celebration of Women’s History Month Katharine Graham was born in New York City in 1917. After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1938, Graham worked as a reporter for the San Francisco News. She then joined the editorial staff at … Continue reading Pioneer Katharine Graham (1917-2001)
IPR is featuring research and some of the many women pioneers in the communications industry in celebration of Women’s History Month In 1939, Dorothy Brunson was born in Tattnall County, G.a. She was raised in Harlem, N.Y., and graduated from SUNY Empire State College in 1960. After graduating, Brunson began working as an assistant controller on … Continue reading Pioneer Dorothy E. Brunson (1939-2011)
IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month Aki Kurose was born in Seattle, Wash., in 1925 to Japanese immigrant parents. She lived and went to school with a diverse group of children from her working-class neighborhood in Seattle’s Central District. When … Continue reading Pioneer Aki Kurose (1925–1998)
Patricia Tobin was born in White Plains, N.Y. in 1943. In 1977, she moved to Los Angeles after graduating from the Charles Morris Price School of Journalism. Tobin began working at KCBS-TV and organized weekly networking events for communications professionals. In 1983, she founded her own firm, Tobin & Associates, with an interest in creating PR … Continue reading Patricia Tobin (1943-2008)