Tonya Kerr Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

• Created and managed pro-active media strategies for a national campaign supporting conservative solutions to criminal justice reform.• Created articles, op-eds, speeches, blogs, news releases and media outreach.• Served as spokesperson during breaking news, special events and company initiatives.

• Good Morning America, World News, Nightline, 20/20, This Week, ABCNews.com- Cover breaking news, long-form projects, special events, live interviews and day to day news stories.• Research, pitch, book and produce story segments and interviews.• Hire and manage local crews, staff and feeds.

• Work with marketing teams to design campaigns, video production and internal/external communications.• Act as liaison between media and company facilitating press releases, interviews and engaging consumer content.

Houston, Texas Area

• Created and managed pro-active media strategies for a national visitor management technology company.• Created articles, op-eds, speeches, blogs, news releases and media outreach.• Served as spokesperson during breaking news, special events and company initiatives.

Austin, Texas Area

• Covered breaking news, live interviews and day to day newsroom stories in the studio and in the field.• Anchored the show solo for 10 months during management transition.• Served on numerous committees and hosted community events on behalf of KXAN, including three years as the MC and host of the Texas Conference for Women .

Houston, Texas Area

• Anchored daily live news segments and traffic reports; served as morning and noon news anchor fill-in; covered breaking news, live interviews and day to day newsroom stories in the studio and in the field. • Developed and produced Family First, What's Going Around and Mommy Inventions as weekly segments.• Served on numerous committees and hosted community events on behalf of KPRC.

Houston, Texas Area

• Provided benchmarking and best practices to organizations worldwide in a variety of industries, including sales, high tech; telecommunications; medical and manufacturing.• Developed and facilitated focus groups to grow new business.• Contributed content strategy to sales and marketing team.• Hired as new business sales with award of high sales in two quarters before promotion to content strategist for marketing.

Houston, Texas Area

• Provided full range of pr & advertising agency services to clients in a variety of industries including technology; travel & entertainment; pharmaceutical; and non-profit organizations.• Media relations, executive and internal communications as well as crisis management duties and client training. • Created community relations efforts consisting of donations and volunteer opportunities for clients and the Hively agency.• Developed and facilitated focus groups to grow new business.

Washington D.C. Metro Area Adn Dallas, Texas Area

• Created a pro-active media strategy for a freshman congressman from Texas.• Wrote op-eds, speeches, articles, newsletters and other support materials. • Spoke on behalf of the congressman in breaking news situations and at public events in Washington D.C. and Dallas.Worked two campaigns: Johnson's congressional and Bush/Quayle '92. Working the Republican National Convention in Houston and facilitating advance work on both campaigns.

London And Washington D.C.

Spilled coffee on Ted Koppel and told Sam Donaldson that his toupee was slipping moments before Air. Supported the overseas Executive Producer for PrimeTime by gathering interviews, traveling to other countries to set up shoots, and producing remotes through the London Bureau during the first Gulf War.

Lubbock, Texas

Morning & Noon News Anchor, Producer and ReporterCovered breaking news, live interviews and day to day newsroom stories in the studio and in the field.