One of Shafer Communications’ specialties is media relations. Provided below are samples of recent media coverage we’ve gained for clients:

 

 

November 9, 2009

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth in Fort Worth Business Press; one of ten BGC organizations across country chosen for BE GREAT: Graduate pilot program.

 

October 25, 2009

In-studio interview on CW33’s DFW Close Up with Daphne Barlow, president of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth

 

October 14, 2009

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth featured on Fox and CBS evening news in Dallas/Fort Worth; story about kids helping to design new playground

 

October 2, 2009

Feature article about Kids Who Care Musical Theatre’s District XI – Believe in Me! in Dallas Morning News

 

September, 2009

Kids Who Care featured on a national TV show called “The Art of Living” on Veria TV

 

September 17, 2009

Kids Who Care in D Magazine Blog – “Dalton Sherman Scores Hug from Jenna Bush Hager”

 

September 9, 2009

Stylemakers Salon’s new hair laser therapy services featured on CBS evening news in Dallas/Fort Wort

 

September 1, 2009

NPR in Austin interviews Karla K. Morton, 2010 Texas State Poet Laureate

 

August 17, 2009

Boys & Girls Clubs’ Boxing at the Ballroom event in Fort Worth Business Press

 

August 10, 2009

Kids Who Care’s District XI – Believe in Me! Musical Spotlighted in Cultural Issue of Fort Worth Business Press

 

August 10, 2009

Karla K. Morton, 2010 Texas State Poet Laureate, featured on front page of Fort Worth Business Press

 

August 1, 2009

Critic Review of Kids Who Care’s District Xi – Believe in Me!

July 27, 2009

Kids Who Care’s original musical District XI – Believe in Me!, inspired by Dalton Sherman’s famous YouTube video, featured on CBS evening news in Dallas/Fort Worth

 

July 9, 2009

North Texas Roofing Contractors Association featured on CBS news about roofing supply theft ring

 

July 9, 2009

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth featured on NBC, Fox and CW33 news in Dallas/Fort Worth; story about Morgan Stanley Million Meals program

 

July 8, 200

North Texas Roofing Contractors Association (NTRCA) on CBS news in Dallas/Fort Worth in story about growing roof supplies theft problem

 

July 8, 2009

Karla K. Morton, 2010 Texas State Poet Laureate, featured on CBS evening news

 

June 30, 2009

Dallas Morning News feature story about Karla K. Morton, 2010 Texas State Poet Laureate

 

March 30, 2009

Top chefs from 12th Annual Cookin’ for Kids Celebrity Chef Cook-Off announced in Fort Worth Business Press.

 

March, 2009

Fort Worth Foodie magazine features Grand Cru Wines & Gifts

 

February 20, 2009

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Social Eyes Column - “Something Wonderful is Cookin’ for Kids Who Care”

 

February 16, 2009

Grand Cru Wines & Gifts feature article in Fort Worth Business Press

 

January, 2009

Grand Cru Wines & Gifts in January issue of Indulge magazine

 

December 28, 2008

Grand Cru Wines & Gifts in Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

December 23, 2008

Fort Worth Weekly features Circle Theatre’s holiday show, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant

 

December 1, 2008

Dallas Morning News review of Circle Theatre’s holiday show, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant

 

November 18, 2008

Dallas Examiner article about Circle Theatre’s holiday show, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant

 

November 16, 2008

Fort Worth Star-Telegram article about Circle Theatre’s holiday show, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant

November 1, 2008

Golf Etc. Tech Studio in Mansfield News Mirror

 

October 6, 2008

Stylemakers Salon featured on front page of Fort Worth Business Press

 

January 6, 2008

Gray Hair Management featured in the Chicago Tribune   
 
December 7, 2007
FamilyLobby.com featured in the Dallas Morning News
 

December, 2007
FamilyLobby.com featured in Essence Magazine, “Family Reunion Planning Tips”


November 23, 2007
Kids Who Care in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Go! Section, “Holiday Arts Planner”

November 19, 2007
Kids Who Care’s Deborah Jung featured in the Fort Worth Business Press Great Women of Texas award insert, selected as 2007 “Woman of Influence”

November 19, 2007
Gray Hair Management’s Jack Heyden in SHRM Career Article about job searching during the holidays

November 5, 2007
Karla K. Morton in Fort Worth Business Press

November 2, 2007
Kids Who Care in the Dallas Morning News, Friday Guide section, KidBeat column

November 1, 2007
Karla K. Morton featured in Salado Village Voice, “Texas Poet at Gathering”

November, 2007
RFD-TV featured in Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

November, 2007
Bizstarters named to Kiplinger’s “Best of Everything 2007” list as Best Guide for Entrepreneurs

November, 2007
Bizstarters in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, “The 40+ Life: Starting Your Own Business”

October 30, 2007
Gray Hair Management in Workspace by Diane Stafford, the workplace columnist for the Kansas City Star

October 29, 2007
Gray Hair Management Age Discrimination Survey in Industry Week, Leadership & Strategy Benchmarking

October 27, 2007
Gray Hair Management’s Scott Kane in Chicago Daily Herald, Dave Huen’s Column

October 24, 2007
Gray Hair Management Age Survey Article on WorldatWork.org

October, 2007
Karla K. Morton’s Wee Cowrin’ Timorous Beastie featured in Fort Worth Business Press’ Homestyle magazine, “Lone Star Library”

Fall, 2007
Bizstarters in Kiplinger’s Retirement Planning 2007, “Act II: Retire to a New Career”

 

October 10, 2007

Gray Hair Management founder Scott Kane interviewed live on “The Brent Clanton Show” on BizRadio Network in Houston

 

October 9, 2007

Poet Karla Morton in the Austin American-Statesman, Literary Calendar

 

October 6, 2007

RFD-TV and Superior Productions interviewed live on “The Shivaun Palmer Show: Everything Fort Worth” on BizRadio Network

 

October 5, 2007

Kids Who Care featured in the Dallas Morning News, “Earth Tones: International Group Stages Musical About Saving the Environment”

 

October 5, 2007

Kids Who Care feature in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Go! entertainment guide, Family Fun section

 

September 30, 2007

Gray Hair Management in the Daily Herald

 

September 24, 2007

Kids Who Care featured in full-page article in Fort Worth Business Press Back to School Guide

 

September 17, 2007

Kids Who Care Musical Theatre in Grand Prairie Times

 

September 17, 2007

Fortune magazine features FamilyLobby.com’s co-founder Brenda Cannon  

 

September 17, 2007

Poet Karla K. Morton reviewed in the Fort Worth Business Press

 

September 10, 2007

*Worthington National Bank’s Fort Worth President profiled in the Fort Worth Business Press

 

September 9, 2007

NexGym and MyTime Women’s Fitness story in the Dallas Morning News

 

September 2, 2007

Poet Karla K. Morton in the Denton Record-Chronicle

 

September 2, 2007

MyTime Women’s Fitness in The Plano Insider

 

September, 2007

Rave review of Karla K. Morton’s Wee Cowrin’ Timorous Beastie

 

Fall 2007

*Worthington National Bank’s CEO Greg Morse featured in TCU Magazine

 

August/September, 2007

NexGym featured in In Magazine, “Around Town – What’s Hot”

 

August 29, 2007

*Worthington National Bank’s Building Highlighted in Fort Worth Weekly

 

August 17, 2007

MyTime Women’s Fitness in The Plano Star Courier

 

August 20, 2007

NexGym in Fort Worth Business Press, FW Medicine special issue

 

August 24, 2007

MyTime Women’s Fitness in The Plano Star Courier

 

 

June 28, 2007

StartupNation Interviews Bizstarters' Jeff Williams

 

July, 2007

Bizstarters Founder Jeff Williams Quoted in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and Kiplinger’s 2007 Retirement Planning Guide

 

June 15, 2007

Kids Who Care Featured in Go! Section of Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

June 7, 2007

*Worthington National Bank in Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

June 6, 2007

BusinessWeek Quotes Bizstarters Founder Jeff Williams Extensively

 

June 5, 2007

Kids Who Care in Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

June 4, 2007

AAA Translation Byline Article on BrandChannel.com

 

June 2, 2007

BizRadio Network Interviews Kids Who Care Executive Director

 

May 31, 2007

Kids Who Care to Host 50 International Exchange Students, Story on North Texas e-News

 

May 11, 2007

Kids Who Care Performs Salute to Moms on NBC in Dallas/Fort Worth

May 2, 2007

 

April 30, 2007

Worthington National Bank featured in Fort Worth Business Press
 
April 30, 2007

JODesign in Fort Worth Business Press

 
April 29, 2007

Kids Who Care in Cleburne Times-Review

 
April 27, 2007

AAA Translation in St. Louis Business Journal, p. 2 “Greek to You”?

 
April 25, 2007
AAA Translation on dbusinessnews.com
 
April 23, 2007
*Worthington National Bank in Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Wins Texas Historical Foundation Award
 
 
April 20, 2007
JODesign Wins International Communications Award
 
April 16, 2007
*Worthington National Bank in Fort Worth Business Press; Hosts 3rd Annual Heart Gallery
 
April 12, 2007
Kids Who Care in Kerrville’s Daily Record
 
April 6, 2007
 
April/May 2007
 
March 28, 2007
 
 
March 14, 2007
 
 
March 2, 2007
 
March 2, 2007
 
 
February 26, 2007

February 25, 2007

 
February 21, 2007

February 5, 2007

 
February, 2007
VocationVacations Feature Article in More Magazine

 

 

 
January 13, 2007
The TODAY SHOW and More Magazine launch VocationVacations Dream Job Sweepstakes

 

January 13, 2007

NBC TODAY SHOW, Weekend Edition - VocationVacations Founder Interviewed Live in the Studio

 

January 12, 2007

NexGym Featured on NBC5 "Commit to Be Fit"

 

January 11, 2007

NexGym Featured Live on Fox4 "Good Day" Morning Show

 

January 4, 2007

NexGym featured in West Plano People

 

January 3, 2007

NexGym featured on Fox4 News

 

December 30, 2006

NexGym featured in The Plano Insider

 

December 29, 2006

NexGym featured in McKinney Courier-Gazette

 

December 28, 2006      

NexGym featured in Plano Star Courier

 

December 28, 2006

NexGym featured on SeriousGamesSource.com

 

December 28, 2006

NexGym featured on GameCareerGuide.com

 

December 22, 2006

Kids Who Care featured on NBC5 Morning News

 

December 21, 2006

Kids Who Care's "Narnia" Production Receives 5 out of 5 Stars on Gather.com

 

December 19, 2006

Kids Who Care's "Narnia" Production Receives Rave Review from Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

December 15, 2006

Kids Who Care in Fort Worth Star-Telegram Star Times, "Fine Arts, Spotlight on Culture," p. 22 

 

December 15, 2006

Kids Who Care in Dallas Morning News Friday Guide, KidbBeat, "Narnia Sings," p. 20

 

December 14, 2006

Kids Who Care in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Sneak Peek"

December 11, 2006

 

December 7, 2006

Kids Who Care story in Hood County News

 

December 5, 2006

Kids Who Care in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Things to Do in December" and "Places to Go in December" 

 

December, 2006

Fort Worth Child Magazine - Kids Who Care Voted "Best Theater/Drama Classes" in Fort Worth and "Narnia" Featured, pages. 22, 48, 52

 

December, 2006

Kids Who Care in D Magazine, p. 98

 

December, 2006

Kids Who Care in Fort Worth Weekly, Holiday Guide 2006, p.26

 

December, 2006

Kids Who Care in Dallas Observer, "Dream World of Magic"

 

November 24, 2006

Kids Who Care in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "December Holiday Highlights" 

 

November 24, 2006

Kids Who Care included in Dallas Morning News, "Holiday Roundup"

 

November 22, 2006

AAA Translation Featured in The St. Louis Daily Record

 

November 20, 2006

Kids Who Care Featured on Front Page of Fort Worth Business Press

 

October 31, 2006

Bizstarters Founder Partners With BoomersTV!

 

October 23, 2006

AAA Translation in St. Louis Business News
 
October 18, 2006
 
October 12, 2006

September 12, 2006

 
 
 
September, 2006
VocationVacations featured in British Airways in-flight magazine
 
 
August 18, 2006
August 18, 2006

August 11, 2006

USA TODAY features VocationVacations (Front Page, Money Section)

 

August 10, 2006

VocationVacations featured in the Seattle Times

July 14, 2006

July, 2006

VocationVacations featured in Reader's Digest, p. 2

June 19, 2006

 
 
Spring/Summer, 2006
Access Trips Featured in Outside Traveler Magazine, p. 29-31
 

*Working with JODesign, agency of record for Worthington National Bank

 

 

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Featured Client News

 
FamilyLobby.com in Fortune
 

Feature article about Kids Who Care’s original musical Earth and Soul

 
Front page feature about Kids Who Care Musical Theatre
 

Article about NexGym and MyTime Women’s Fitness

 
Review of Poet Karla K. Morton’s book/CD
 

Podcast interview with AAA Translation’s Susanne Evens

 

NexGym featured on NBC news in Dallas/Fort Worth and around the country

 

Bizstarters’ Jeff Williams quoted extensively

 
VocationVacations featured on NBC Nightly News
 

VocationVacations on front page of USA Today Money section