Bridgette A. Lacy Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Regularly pitch stories on behalf of clients to local, regional and national print, digital and broadcast media outlets.Create press releases for several N.C. authors and small business owners, including Tonya Council, the granddaughter of the late and legendary Mildred Council, who was the founder of Mama Dip’s Kitchen in Chapel Hill. Worked with Ms. Council on press for the opening of her Sweet Tea and Cornbread gourmet shops in Raleigh and her restaurant at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Managed media relations, including press releases and press conferences for the late Nancy Olson, owner of Quail Ridge Books & Music during the sale of her iconic bookshop and introduction of the new owner.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Report and write stories—including business articles and profiles—for a variety of publications and online outlets that include The News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer, Duke Alumni Magazine’s Fuqua Business School Zoned Section, Duke Divinity Magazine, Faith & Leadership online magazine, N.C. State Alumni magazine, UNC Chapel Hill Alumni magazine, The Independent Weekly, Our State, Salt and O’Henry magazines. Wrote stories and profiles about board members for Research Triangle Park Foundation. Well-known and connected former features writer for The News & Observer. Still write for them as a contributor.Specialized in human interest stories in the arts, food and culture, as well as religion.Wrote profiles of business leaders, artists and authors. Reported and wrote general features, an unemployment column and first-person opinion pieces.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Write both fiction and non-fiction. My literary terrain covers the personal and the professional. Covered subject matter ranging from battling a brain tumor to navigating unemployment. My sharp sense of humor and irony is often showcased in the work. My short story, “Lilly’s Hunger” was featured in “Streetlights: Illuminating Tales of the Urban Black Experience,” (Penguin Books, 1996). "Sweetie" was featured in the 2009-2010 double issue of Obsidian: Literature in the African Diaspora. An oral history of my unemployment journey is showcased in D.W. Gibson’s “Not Working: People Talk About Losing a Job and Finding Their Way in Today's Changing Economy,” (July, 2012). Interviewed on two national radio shows regarding unemployment and invited to participate in a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill by U.S. Rep. John Conyers in May 2013. My essay, “A Literary Place,” is featured in the newly released “27 Views of Raleigh: The City of Oaks in Prose & Poetry,” (Eno Publishers, fall 2013.)

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

I’ve turned my love for food into my first cookbook, Sunday Dinner. I offer an ode to a meal that, notably in the Sabbath-minding South, is more than a meal. Sunday dinner is "a state of mind. It is about taking the time to be with the people who matter to you." Describing my own childhood Sunday dinners, in which my beloved, culinary-minded grandfather played an indelible role, I explore and celebrate the rhythms of Sunday food traditions. Sunday Dinner provides remedy and delicious inspiration any day of the week. Available now for pre-order. In stores, September 7, 2015.

Raleigh, Nc

Researched and produced arts-related copy for newsletters, reports, blogs and websites for the North Carolina Arts Council. Stories included a feature on the Building of a Cultural Legacy: The Expansion of North Carolina Museums and profiles of North Carolina fellowship recipients, artists, writers and arts-related trend stories for NC Arts Council website. Increased visibility of North Carolina artists and their stories, exposing larger audiences to their work. Pitched story ideas about the arts industry to local, regional and national media outlets including the 2010 folk artist Vollis Simpson story written by AP reporter Martha Waggoner that appeared in more than 100 print and online sites. Also produced monthly newsletter highlighting local, regional and national arts-related news for stakeholders.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Covered the arts, authors, food and culture for the newspaper. Known for painting word portraits of bestselling authors such as travel writer Frances Mayes and mystery writer Walter Mosley. In 1994, I won the National Association of Black Journalists’ Feature Writing Award for my profile of peach farmer and author Dori Sanders. During my 16-year tenure, I penned a monthly food column, Morsels which featured local food entrepreneurs and a weekly gadget column, Try This. Reported and wrote some of the newspaper's first profiles of African American authors, lawyers, restaurant owners and business men and women.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Wrote hard news stories ranging from traffic fatalities to unsolved murders. Also, reviewed books and wrote a popular diet series.

Wrote news and feature stories for the Metro and Weekly sections. Based out of the Alexandria, Va. bureau.

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Features Editor of The Hilltop

Certificate, Planning The Entrepreneurial Venture

Certificate, Online Social Media Tools For Job Seekers

High School Diploma