User:Jericartwright

Jeri Cartwright, APR, is a former journalist and current public relations, media relations professional and blogger in Salt Lake City, UT. She began her broadcast career at KXRK FM (K-96) in Provo, Utah in 1980. She also worked as news director at the Salt Lake radio stations KLUB AM and KISN FM. Her first job in television was at KUTV(CBS) in Salt Lake as a late night news producer, then as a reporter and morning anchor from 1982-1986. At KUTV, She was also a mountain west regional news "cut-in" anchor on the now defunct Satellite News Channel, which was purchased by then CNN owner Ted Turner in 1983 and turned off to eliminate his competiton. She was then hired as a weekeday evening anchor at KOLD (CBS)in Tucson, AZ. In 1989, she worked as communications director for the elected Salt Lake County Commissioners and in 1991, was hired as communications director for the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau. Her firm, Cartwright Communications, was founded in 1996. Cartwright had a prior career in the 1970s in Salt Lake's community theater, performing in more than 30 plays at the University of Utah, Theatre 138 where she worked with renowned set designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Johnpacklambert/Ariel_S._Ballif_Jr. Ariel Ballif]. She also performed at the Gaslight Dinner Theater where she was part of a cast starring Bob Denver (Gilligan of Gilligan's Island TV show) in the play "Play it Again Sam."