Do you want to be newsworthy?

Meeting 8:00am-12:00pm

How do you accomplish this? Learn from KUOW’s news director since 2001, Guy Nelson. He supervises the staff of reporters, interns and freelancers in covering the local news each day. How is the news selected? What is the criteria? What makes the stories stand out from the other millions? How can you and your company appear newsworthy? Get into this conversation to understand how to be notable and quotable . ( He also fills in occasionally as host of the daily talk show “The Conversation.”)

Guy Nelson, KUOW News Director

Guy has been in public radio in the Seattle area for more than 20 years. He started as music host at community station KAOS in Olympia, then moved on to KPLU in Tacoma as a reporter. After living in Japan for a couple years he returned to Seattle in 1992 to work for KUOW as host for “All Things Considered.” Guy left public radio for two years to join an internet radio startup but when that venture proved short lived he returned to KUOW in his present position.

Guy has won dozens of regional and national awards for his work as a reporter, producer and editor. Most notably, two projects that he edited for KUOW reporter Patricia Murphy won national awards, one from the Public Radio News Directors, Inc. for best documentary, and one from the Radio and TV News Directors Association for best series.

Outside of work, Guy enjoys exploring the world and studying languages. He’s also an accomplished actor on Seattle area stages and has composed music for several theatre groups and choirs. He has a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin and a B.A. from The Evergreen State College.

Guy has been a journalism Fellow at the Poynter Institute in Florida, RTNDA’s RIAS program in Berlin (twice), Stanley Foundation/Reuters Workshop in Beijing, China, and the East–West Center Journalists Exchange in Japan.

Saturday, September 11th, 8:00am – 12pm the Coast Hotel in Bellevue, Washington.

If you were an early bird, one of the first 20 to sign up and be in a drawing for one of the following:

• 1 minute to talk on stage about your business during the meeting
• Buy one, get one free main meeting certificate
• 1 hour one presentation powerpoint coach with Dave Ashcraft

Event Pricing:
$40 – Members
$55 – Affiliates
$50 – First Time Guests
$85– Returning Guests

Day of Meeting Pricing:
$50 – Members$65 – Affiliates

NSA Northwest Event Cancellation Policy
Because our costs are non-refundable for our meetings, our cancellation policy is as follows:
75% Refund –  for cancellations 15 days or more before the event.
50% Refund – for cancellations 8-14 days or less before the event.
No Refund – for cancellations  7 days or less before the event.

What did you learn at the meeting?