About Michelle Tennant

Good Morning America Producer Mable Chan calls Michelle Tennant a “Five Star Publicist.” Tennant, a partner and executive publicist with Wasabi Publicity Inc., calls herself a “storyteller to the media.” Her passion is telling “truly good stories” and “exclusively representing people who make a positive difference in the world.” For 30+ years, media friends have solicited her help in crafting news stories by requesting sources, sound bites, and statistics. An award-winning writer, Michelle peppers campaigns with insight from her master’s degree in human development, BFA from a top 25 drama school, and expertise seeing PR transition from typewriters to Twitter. She’s either spinning stories or spinning at the gym. After hours, she savors the Smoky Mountains with her husband, Siberian Husky, and backyard chickens. Learn more about her work through her column at Psychology Today. Check out the clients she's currently pitching at SearchPressKits.com.

NEWS HOOKS Ink, Inc. and Inq. – Bombshells, Racism and Police Training

By |2016-10-13T16:38:03-04:00March 13th, 2015|

Got ink? Well, if you're inked or can comment about tattoos, you're going to like today's news cycle. A Texas man was booted from a restaurant. (News venues are calling the Texas-based Bombshells a "breastaurant" which opens up a whole other discussion about sexism in the restaurant industry.) This Atlanta news team said it best, "The [...]

NEWS HOOKS First Human? Fossils, Emails and Net Neutrality

By |2016-10-13T16:38:03-04:00March 4th, 2015|

Well, let's see, today's news is interesting in particular because scientists say they may have found a fossil of the first human in Ethiopia. If you're an expert in fossils, history or can explain why this is such a monumental discovery, media friends may be looking for you. Fossils to emails are a big jump, [...]

NEWS HOOKS So You Want to Be a Billionaire? IHOP, Forbes, Netanyahu and Measles

By |2016-10-13T16:38:03-04:00March 3rd, 2015|

Show me the money. It’s a famous phrase from a popular movie. I watch that clip and realize in business that’s really what we’re all saying in meetings, is it not? Well, in today’s news it’s no different. Forbes reveals the richest women in the world. It’s a surprising twist on the report. Minorities seem to be […]

NEWS HOOKS Who doesn’t like free? Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme, Ronda Rousey

By |2016-10-13T16:38:03-04:00March 2nd, 2015|

Dairy Queen did it. So did Krispy Kreme. People love to get things for free so when celebrating anniversaries and store openings, think about giving away ice cream and donuts. Well, that is if you sell those sweet things. If you sell something else, think about giving that away or some other way to get […]

NEWS HOOKS #LLAP: Leonard Nimoy, Kanye West and Jihadi John

By |2016-10-13T16:38:03-04:00February 27th, 2015|

If you’re using a computer today, chances are you were like me and played rock, paper, scissors and watched Star Trek in your childhood. My father and brother watched it almost daily. I was there watching with them. It certainly was a Sunday television sport, right next to Shirley Temple and The Three Stooges. If you watched that […]

NEWS HOOKS Earning PR: Madonna, Modern Family, Better Call Saul

By |2016-10-13T16:38:03-04:00February 26th, 2015|

The Breaking Bad sequel Better Call Saul illustrated the challenge of PR in its most recent episode airing this past Monday, February 23, 2015. [Here’s your spoiler alert warning. Don’t tell me later I didn’t warn you.] Just like The Walking Dead, these AMC TV series thoroughly explore the juxtaposition of right/wrong and human desires/needs. […]

NEWS HOOKS That’s insane or is it? American Sniper Trial; Human Rights; Media Favs-Babes & Dogs

By |2016-10-13T16:38:03-04:00February 25th, 2015|

People say it all the time with little thought to what they’re actually saying, “That’s insane.” Is it actually insane? Today, the media is asking that question and they need experts who can help the public discussion about what constitutes sane or insane behavior as they process the guilty verdict in the American Sniper trial. […]

NEWS HOOKS As the smoke clears: Alaska Legalizes Weed, Boko Haram, American Sniper

By |2016-10-13T16:38:04-04:00February 24th, 2015|

Before today’s news goes up in smoke, take note of a few things. Like all stories, there is a beginning, middle and end. News is just a summary of compelling stories for the day. They’re being written newly each day and by offering yourself as a source to media contacts, you can help shape and […]

NEWS HOOKS Having a Say About Equal Pay; Safety at Races & Malls

By |2016-10-13T16:38:04-04:00February 23rd, 2015|

Patricia Arquette leads today’s news feeds. Last night she accepted her Oscar at the Academy Awards and called for equal pay. Here’s a PR tip: If you’re doing work about women’s rights, now’s the time to pitch the media about how you’re making Arquette’s call-to-action a reality. Arquette is using her fame to move forward […]