Lisa Messinger Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Greater Los Angeles Area

Full-time Editorial Quality Assurance (QA) Manager for nation's top syndicated radio website, digital and mobile Premiere Networks division of iHeartMedia, Inc. Final editorial clearance for VP of Digital Media, Web Producers, Social Media Manager, producers and consultants and Graphic Designer of homepage and all web pages for one of nation's top-five.

Serve as regular opinion/technology columnist at DrLaura.com, website of Dr. Laura Schlessinger, longtime No. 1 female broadcaster in the USA. Created/enterprised concepts for external strategic communication bylined columns. Often promoted on Homepage revolving main-feature-of-the-day carousel. Column is TECHNOLOGY & YOU: VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS VS. REAL.

Write weekly award-winning nationally syndicated columns for one of nation's top newspaper and online syndicates. "Bought" by Creators Syndicate with Pulitzer-Prize-winning Copley News Service (by which I was syndicated since 1994 and for which I traveled the globe multiple times) in 2008 and immediately offered new contract, which has since been renewed.

Under contract to work directly with president/publisher to develop new titles, bring in authors and write popular nonfiction health, fitness, nutrition, food and cookbooks, many with exciting co-marketing partners, such as "Mrs. Cubbison's Best Stuffing Cookbook" with Mrs. Cubbison's brand, "The Complete Wood Pellet Barbecue Cookbook" with largest wood.

National

Weekly nationally syndicated columnist with two recruited columns, including one taken over from San Diego Union-Tribune daily newspaper until Pulitzer Prize-winning Copley News Service bought by larger national news service Creators Syndicate in 2008 (through Present). Traveled the world multiple times. Winner: First place nationally for writing. Two.

Santa Monica, CA

In Survey Research Group, recruited and promoted from top Interviewer on RAND Corp/UCLA cancer study to full-time Lead Operations Specialist, who was lead interviewer and reporter of results to survey directors for RAND Corp/CDC AIDS study and largest U.S. Hurricane Katrina study.

Recruited by founder and president as managing editor of Zagat-style city dining guide books for multiple large cities, published in partnership with AOL. Published nine books in nine months. Edited 100 writers nationwide.

Recruited as daily newspaper managing section editor for food for three Los Angeles County newspapers (Torrance Daily Breeze; Santa Monica Evening Outlook; and San Pedro News-Pilot); created, wrote and edited cover stories and columns; edited columnists; managed work of photographers and graphic artists for daily newspapers.

Daily newspaper managing section editor for food and health for award-winning Los Angeles County newspaper covering 1,500 square miles.Assistant features editor, then recruited and promoted to managing section editor.Created, wrote and edited cover stories and columns; edited columnists; managed work of photographers and graphic artists for daily newspapers.

Hired by Vice President of Editorial as then-youngest-ever full-time staff editor/writer for country's largest health publisher. Wrote and edited New York Times best-selling "By the Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books" series. Excerpts printed as articles in Prevention Magazine, U.S. No. 1 health magazine.

Responsible for coordinating operations and bookings at national satellite television network for major live events and regular programming.

Los Angeles

While attending journalism school at the University of Southern California, worked part-time at KTLA-TV as guest relations page (chosen over 3,000 competitors), promoted to senior head supervising page (for national TV series People's Court, Hour Magazine, Too Close for Comfort, Solid Gold, Richard Simmons Show), promoted to Programming Asst. (operations.

Bachelor’S Degree, Print Journalism, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Graduated cum laude with 4.0 GPA in journalism major courses; received certificate/minor in the Study of Women &.

Master’S Degree, Ms Communication & Strategic Communication Management, Brian Lamb School Of Communication, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Recruited, contracted by Purdue University/John Wiley & Sons Publishers as opinion-news commentary blogger on.