On this week’s “Florida NewsMakers” program, Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews sits down with Sachs Media Group’s Trimmel Gomes to discuss reforms in the state’s prison system. With the nation’s largest outsourcing of prison medical care services now complete, Crews says the change will mean millions of dollars in savings for the state. “We spent, as recently […]
Sachs Media Group is proud to announce that we were nominated for FOUR Suncoast Regional EMMY® Awards! The nominees include television specials Intimate Crimes and Viva Florida 500, as well as PSA series Don’t Miss the Signs and United Way vs. Apathy. Congratulations to Lauren Book, CB Lorch, Charles Belvin, Chucha Barber, Sam Strickland, Marco Barreto, Heather Mitchell, Troy […]
Lauren Book, founder of Lauren’s Kids, speaks out against childhood sexual abuse and encourages victims to ‘shed the shame’ and tell their stories. View the interview at Fox News.
On this week’s “Florida NewsMakers” program, Secretary Ananth Prasad of the Florida Department of Transportation sits down with Sachs Media Group’s Alia Faraj-Johnson. Their discussion centers on the state’s investment in seaports and its changing transportation infrastructure. Florida’s 15 public seaports contributed to Florida’s record year for international trade, which generated $149 billion in 2012, and […]
On this week’s “Florida NewsMakers” program, Lilli Copp, the Director of Florida’s state Head Start office, sits down with Sachs Media Group’s Trimmel Gomes to discuss the impact of the federal government shutdown on Florida’s Head Start programs. As the budget stalemate continues in Washington, Copp says agencies that provide education services to some 10,000 children will […]
Sachs Media Group goes Pink for October in special remembrance of our dear friend and colleague, Marsha Koppe, who lost her courageous battle with breast cancer almost four years ago. We miss her every day!
The campaign to place the Water and Land Conservation constitutional amendment to the November 2014 ballot cleared a major hurdle today when the Florida Supreme Court agreed that it satisfies legal requirements for placement on the ballot. The Water and Land Conservation amendment is the first constitutional amendment to be approved by the Supreme Court […]
What was once just a school lunchroom diversion has hit the big time, as United Way of the Big Bend prepares to host Tallahassee’s first-ever Tabletop Flick Football Tournament next month. As many as 200 players are expected to vie October 12 to claim the crown as the capital city area’s top “flicker” – and […]
Kent Koptiuch, Florida Natural Resource Manager for Nestlé Waters North America, today issued the following statement in response to the final order issued by Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard regarding the proposed Angelo’s Landfill site in northeastern Pasco County: “Today’s decision is a significant victory for Florida’s precious natural resources. The number one […]
The work that goes on behind the scenes of a photo shoot or news conference is not for the faint of heart. Pushing one’s creativity to the limit throughout the planning and execution of a high-stakes event is both exhausting and rewarding. When I’m working all the angles of an event, the devil is always […]
My wife and I have one son who is “other”, another who is “white”, and a daughter who is “Latina.” At least that’s how the schools classify them. We don’t bother to change this classification because it really doesn’t matter. On top of that, we actually think it’s hilarious. I was always excited when our […]
Ryan Cohn, Vice President of Social/Digital Operations at Sachs Media Group, was interviewed by a variety of top marketing and financial news outlets regarding Twitter’s IPO announcement. Here’s a rundown of the top stories.
We turn high-stakes challenges into results
