Gonzo
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Industry | Communications or Media |
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Occupation | Public relations practitioner, journalist |
Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
Introduction | Formerly an instructor of public relations in the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication (1986-2019) and currently a public relations consultant and blogger for Gonzo PR, John Charles Mitchell, APR, Fellow PRSA retired in 2008 after nearly 24 years in public relations at Eugene Water & Electric Board. Prior to EWEB: public relations director at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital in Springfield; writer/editor for the U.S. Forest Service in Seattle, Washington; and reporter, photojournalist and editor for several daily and weekly newspapers in the Northwest. Undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Oregon in 1976; completed graduate studies in journalism from the UO and marketing communications from Washington State University. |
Interests | Reading, writing, photography, teaching, backpacking, mountaineering. |
Favorite Movies | The Graduate, Citizen Kane, Field Of Dreams, Casablanca, Groundhog Day, The Eiger Sanction, Five People You Meet In Heaven. |
Favorite Music | The Who, Pat Metheny, Pink Floyd, B.B. King, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Steely Dan, The Police, Sting, Tom Grant, MIles Davis, Dave Brubeck. |
Favorite Books | Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Sometimes A Great Notion, Sand County Almanac, The Catcher In The Rye, Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven. |