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GERRY (GERALDINE) COFFEY
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 MEDIA/PR/INTN'L
RELATIONS/ENVIRONMENT/NUTRITION & FITNESS
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" HEALTH EDUCATOR/SPEAKER/PHOTOGRAPHER/WRITER:
Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, Jan 2004
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" CERTIFIED CAJA: Court Appointed Juvenile Advocate
for Abused & Neglected Children: Since 2003
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" SPEAKER/CHAIR/COUNCILOR: 35th World Vegetarian
Congress "Food for all our futures," Scotland, 2002.
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" CERTIFIED LIVING FOODS ASSOCIATE CHEF, Living
Light Culinary Institute, Calif. June 2002
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" HEALTH EDUCATOR/CO-PRODUCER: Training Manuals/Videos
for Health Ministers/Students: 2001
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" ALABAMA Coordinator: YOUNG EARTH TRUSTEES &
Earth Day: 1990- Present
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" STATE Campaign Chair: Jerry Brown for President,
1996 & Natural Law Candidate: John Hagelin, 2000
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" COUNCILOR/Public Relations Officer: Int'l Vegetarian
Union & Veg. Union of North America:1997-Present
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" CO-HOST WLRH-FM, Nat'l Public Radio, Huntsville:
Armed Forces/Veteran's/Memorial Day 1987-Present
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" FREE-LANCE WRITER: Huntsville Times/Decatur
Daily, Associated Press:1974-Present.
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" ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONS: Account Executive:
Emcee: National Cable Promotions
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" PUBLIC AFFAIRS/TRAVEL COORDINATOR: Madison
Travel Agencies: VIP Press Conferences, Etc. '84-5
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" HEALTH EDUCATOR/PR/MEDIA LIAISON: Grady Memorial
Hospital, Atlanta, GA. 1977-1980.
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" TOURISM COORDINATOR/V.I.P. HOSTESS: CITY &
CHAMBER-OF-COMMERCE, Decatur/N. AL 1974
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE:
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" HOST: "FEEDBACK," WLRH-FM Public
Radio: 2-hour Call-in Forum w/UN Ambassadors/Newsmakers
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" PRODUCER/REPORTER: World Luminaries on Nutrition,
Fitness, Environment
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" FREE LANCE NEWS/FEATURES: National Public Radio,
WNDA; WHOS, WMSL, ALA-NET
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" PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/REPORTER:Rural America Radio
Network (200 NPR Stations) 1984-85
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" PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/MODERATOR: "Coffey Break
w/Gerry," WOWL-TV: audience & Newsmakers
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" NEWS & PRODUCTIONS: Announcer/Public Affairs
Programs: WHNT-TV: CBS Affiliate. 1978-'79
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" PR/FIELD REPORTER: WYUR-TV, HSV, AL: Coord
Good Will Tour: Thai Royalty: UN Ambassador
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE:
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" NEWS/FEATURES: ATHENS NEWS COURIER; Decatur
Daily; Huntsville Times, Associated Press
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" CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: A.P, U.P.I, Christian
Science Monitor; Asia Magazine, Total Fitness Magazine
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" REPORTER/EDITOR: Bangkok World (NYTimes Affil):
3-page daily section:Royalty, World Leaders
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" Men/Women-of-the-world series: Pres. Ferdinand/Imelda
Marcos; German Chancellor; R. Reagan; Bob Hope
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" "Ambassador Row":profiles on diplomats:
Work published in 9 SE Asian countries, Europe & Africa
EDUCATION
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" B.S. Degree, Radio/TV/Journalism, Uni. Of North
Alabama, 1980
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" Assoc. of Arts Degree, Radio/TV Broadcasting,
J.C.Calhoun Community College, 1974.
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" Continuing Education: Health/Nutrition &
Fitness
AWARDS/HONORS/AFFILIATIONS
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" Pres., Huntsville Advanced Toastmasters Club;
Past State Public Relations Officer Alabama Toastmasters
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" Award-winning PSA for WAAY-TV; Arranged HSV
TIMES Earth Day Media Award at UN in NYC
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" Only journalist privileged to accompany/report
on trips with King & Queen of Thailand
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" Officially presented to Queen Elizabeth, Prince
Philip & Princess Anne
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" Qualified for the First-Journalism-in-Space
Program
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" Judged in Top 5 % of Female College Athletes
Age 18-25 (then age 45, mother of 4 teens)
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" One of Top Five in Nation to host & lead
network TV aerobics on USA Network
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" First-Place-Feature-Writing, Alabama Intercollegiate
Press Assn., 1980.
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" Outstanding Student Award, Radio/TV
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