Blogging/Podcasting Panelists at MegaTech Day in New York. From left, Don Bates of Media Distributiion Services, panel moderator; Steve Rubel, vice president of CooperKatz Public Relations; BL Ochman of What'sNextOnline blog; Steve Lubetkin; Emiliano DeLaurentiis of Isant� online magazine. Photo courtesy Henry Feintuch, KCSA Public Relations.
 

One last GG-1 photo for the archives. This one, taken in October 1981, shows Judy and Steve in the cab of GG-1 #4935 in PRR livery on the day of the last run for NJ Transit, the day the engine's main power transformer blew out on the return trip from Newark to Matawan, and the excursion train had to be towed back to Newark from Rahway. Sad end to a magnificent motor! Photo credit for this shot goes to Don Campbell, my much beloved first boss on the railroad and mentor.

Archive Photos: GG-1 locomotive ride, October 1980

David Kwechansky of Toronto, a market research consultant, rode New Jersey Transit's GG-1 #4884 on October 27, 1980 after picking up a painting he had commissioned from famed Pennsylvania Railroad artist Grif Teller, that showed the GG-1 crossing paths with a 4-8-8-4 configuration steam locomotive. Kwechansky wrote about the experience in Trains Magazine. More GG-1 photos at http://www.lubetkin.net/Albums/Kwechansky

PRSA Luncheon Panel on Advertising and PR Collaboration

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America sponsored a luncheon panel, "Check Your Ego at the Door: Tips for Successful PR and Advertising Collaboration," at its meeting September 28, 2005 at the Union League Club in Philadelphia.

Panelists discussed tactics for PR professionals to work more effectively with marketing and advertising colleagues. The program is available as a podcast from the PRSA/Philadelphia website, and by subscription to Lubetkin's Other Blog RSS feed, or from the blog page.

Shown after the program were (from left): Dana King, director of marketing, Gregory/FCA, a member of the PRSA/Philadelphia Chapter board; and panelists Kristina Broadbelt, group supervisor, Dorland Global Public Relations; Maribeth Roman Schmidt,
president of FCF Schmidt Public Relations; Kate Shields, vice president, FCF Schmidt Public Relations, and Nancy Bacher Long, president of Dorland Global Public Relations.