PR Pro Inducted into College's Media Hall of Fame

    SLIPPERY ROCK, PA, November 05, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Doreen Marcial Poreba, APR, president of The PR Czar Inc. in Stuart, Fla., has been inducted into the Slippery Rock University Media Hall of Fame (formerly the SRU Radio Hall of Fame). A 1980 SRU magna cum laude graduate, Poreba became the first female sports director of the college's AM radio station, WRCK, and was the first woman to ever broadcast a men's basketball game on the station.

The Slippery Rock University Media of Fame was established to recognize outstanding professional achievements by SRU alumni and former undergrad students who were members of the campus radio station and pursued a career in media including radio, TV, print, digital, public relations, marketing and education.

During the college's homecoming weekend, Poreba and other honorees served on a media panel and provided tips to students majoring in various media fields. Later that evening, a dinner was held and the honorees were inducted.

Poreba selected one of her sisters, Dr. Melita Schuster, to be her inductor, who gave a lively introduction citing some of Poreba's professional achievements through the years. These included her first career as a television news reporter through the founding of her own PR firm in 1998 and writing and publishing her first book in 2015, "Idiot's Guide: Unlocking Your Creativity."

The other Class of 2017 honorees are CNN and The Weather Channel editor and producer Barb Spryn; Forever Media WGTY (Froggy 107.7)/Gettysburg morning co-host Kim Cosden; Butler Media Group/Butler, PA program director/host Bob Cupp; and Hugh Slack, credited with saving student-run WSRU by moving it from carrier current to FM.

The inaugural Mike McHugh Media Undergrad Award For Excellence also was awarded to SRU senior Morgan Koziar for her work as anchor/reporter/social media director for the school's WSRU-TV. The SRU Media Lifetime Achievement Award went to longtime radio personality Mark French and the inaugural Jim Aronson Founder's Award recognized Aronson, the chairperson of the SRU Media Alumni Committee.

The PR Czar Inc., a full-service public relations firm located in Stuart, Florida, is led by Doreen Marcial Poreba, APR, an award-winning professional with more than 30 years of experience in public relations, marketing, community relations, creativity and innovation, business training and journalism. Founded in 1997, the firm represents a variety of clients by determining and executing PR strategy that yields positive results. Clients include nonprofit organizations, corporations, governmental agencies, media outlets and small businesses. For more information, visit the website, http://www.doreenporeba.com or http://www.prczar.com.

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