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Maryland Public Television – MPT – is the only state wide broadcaster in Maryland and is also seen in DC, and parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. A member of the Public Broadcasting System (PBS), MPT celebrates its 50th anniversary of service to Maryland this year. “Made possible by viewers like you” is (more…)

From LinkedIn and Facebook, to social action and algorithms, we’ve gathered some of the best social experts Baltimore has to offer to take your social and digital skills to the next level. Join BPRC for the 3rd Annual Social Media Spring Training Workshop to learn about best practices, engagement, and to network with fellow communications (more…)

Are you a PR professional who dreams of making your own rules, setting your own schedule and having the freedom to do the job the way you think it should be done? What’s involved in going out on your own? How do you get started? What are the advantages – and disadvantages – of making this leap? (more…)

WJZ-TV “Channel 13” is a CBS owned-and-operated television station that has been serving the Baltimore area since 1948. This was the local home of Oprah Winfrey, Nick Charles and Maria Shriver, along with beloved Baltimore broadcast legends, the late Jerry Turner & Al Sanders. When WJZ’s new state-of-the-art news set premiered last August, WJZ-TV also expanded (more…)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and what better way to make your holiday season even more wonderful than joining fellow PR pros for a night of drinks and holiday themed fun? Join BPRC for a fun evening of networking at our annual Holiday Networking event. Speaker: Ted Capshaw, Chief Learning Officer, Ted Capshaw (more…)

Registration is now closed.  No walk-ins will be allowed. As the BPRC kicks off the start of a New Year, we hope you will join us for our first program of 2019 – A Morning with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Sinclair, based in Hunt Valley, is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting (more…)

“Light for All”: The Baltimore Sun has served the area for 181 years. But things have changed a lot since 1837! Now owned by Tribune, the Baltimore Sun Media Group includes a variety of local and hyper-local papers (online & print) including The Baltimore Sun, Capital-Gazette, Towson Times, The Aegis, Carroll County Times and Columbia (more…)

Are you a private-sector PR professional or a journalist who is intrigued by the idea of a job in public-facing public relations? Do you want a better grasp of the challenges public information officers – the people you see on TV and see quoted in the paper – face, and how they differ from private (more…)

WMAR-2News is Maryland’s first commercial television station (1947) and the 11th in the nation. With a proud history that includes many technological breakthroughs including the first color film processor for TV news and production, and first zoom camera lens for film and tape cameras, the station can also boast Baltimore’s first female director in 1948. Their (more…)