Amy Currie - Senior Publicist
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Senior Publicist |
| Location | Austin, TX, United States |
| Introduction | Formal bio: Since joining Phenix & Phenix in 2006, Amy Currie has successfully managed dozens of national publicity campaigns, securing media bookings for a broad spectrum of subject matters, from financial topics to science fiction. Major media hits include a recent placement in Money magazine; top national radio slots on “The Thom Hartmann Show,” “The Mancow Show,” and “The Young Turks”; and widely syndicated articles in the Dallas Morning News, the Christian Science Monitor and Dow Jones’ Marketwatch. Currie holds a B.A. in radio-television-film and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. During her time at the university, Currie served on both the commercial production and news production teams at Austin’s CBS affiliate, KEYE-TV, and also served as an advertisement coordinator for Cinematexas International Short Film Festival. |
| Interests | Film, books, music, running, traveling, knitting, gangster flicks, British comedies, Irish culture and politics |
| Favorite movies | The Royal Tenenbaums, Goodfellas, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Lord of the Rings trilogy, When Harry Met Sally, The Departed, In the Name of the Father, Trainspotting, Michael Collins, No Country for Old Men |
| Favorite music | The Beatles, Oasis, the Verve, the Arctic Monkeys, Elvis, Amy Winehouse, Babyshambles, Buddy Holly, Radiohead, the Ronettes, U2, The National, Hank Williams |
| Favorite books | A Wrinkle in Time, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Fool's Tale, The Road, Frenchman's Creek, The Return of the King, Trainspotting, The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs, Sense & Sensibility |