OAHCA Media Training Session
July 18, 2006

Ohio Advocates for Health Care Access held a media training session for its members. Ed Belkin, Vice President for Communications & Public Affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) in Washington, D.C., led the session.

Ed has vast media experience, previously serving as a Senior Vice President at Hill & Knowlton’s Washington, D.C. office, the Senior Director of Communications for U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger (R-Minn.), the Managing Editor at the NBC Radio Network in New York and Washington, and the Executive Editor and News Director at KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, managing the nation’s top-rated, all-news operation.

Media training session participants were able to go through Ed’s training presentation, as well work on their communications skills during taped mock interviews.

Please see Ed’s presentation in the area to the right.

Ed Belkin, Vice President for Communications & Public Affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) in Washington, D.C.

Media Training: The Keys to Successful New Interviews (.pdf)

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Ed Belkin, from PhRMA, does a mock interview with Jody Noble of the Lupus Foundation of America - Northwest Ohio Chapter. Attendees received DVD copies of their taped mock interviews.