Training Announcement

PUBLIC RELATIONS & INTERVIEW SKILLS

A Fire Officers & PIOs Guide to Navigating the Media

“Tell Your Story or Someone Else Will...”

Presented By:

Chief Rob Reardon, Duxbury, MA Fire Department
Betty-Jo Cugini, Weathervane Communications

Betty-Jo Cugini is the former NBC-10 News Director and is
the granddaughter and mother of RI fire chiefs. She holds
several Emmys, a Silver Circle, & Edward R. Morrow Award.
In addition, she continues to teach media at Emerson
College, produces documentaries for PBS, and is the
Director of New Media at URI.

Chief Rob Reardon- Join us as we get tips & tricks from Chief Reardon, a former news photographer, an award winning fire photographer, an expert in public safety social media and media relations. His media classes have been featured at FDIC and Firehouse Expo. He has been interviewed on news outlets locally, nationally, and internationally.

TWO OFFERINGS!
THURSDAY JANUARY 25TH, 2024
12:00PM (FOLLOWING RIAFC MEETING) &
6:30PM

RIFA - 4 GREEN LANE EXETER, RI

Preregistration is requested for this free class
online at: www.risouthernleague.com.

Lunch & dinner provided to those attending

Sponsored by: Rhode Island Association of
Fire Chiefs & Rhode Island Southern
Firefighters League

Hosted by: Rhode Island Fire Academy

FIRE CHIEFS, FIRE OFFICERS, PIOS, AND ALL WHO INTERACT WITH THE MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THIS CLASS.