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Matthew Hutchison is a senior communications professional with significant agency and corporate PR experience.

A former journalist, Hutchison is now vice president of press for MTV Networks’ Music Group. At MTVN, Hutchison helps define and direct communications initiatives for the company’s digital properties, which include the new URGE digital music service, wireless offerings, virtual worlds and broadband channels, among others. He is based at the company’s Times Square headquarters in New York.

Previously, Hutchison served as a director of corporate communications for Sony Electronics and as a senior manager for Apple Computer. At Sony, he was responsible for developing PR campaigns for the company’s $1-billion-plus business-to-business and consumer media product lines. For Apple, he served as a senior manager directing PR initiatives for the company’s hardware, software and Internet products.

A Michigan native, Hutchison earned his bachelor’s degree at Michigan State University. He began his career as a journalist, interning and later writing for a number of respected media outlets, including The Star-Tribune of Minneapolis-St. Paul, The Milwaukee Journal, The Jackson (MI) Citizen-Patriot, and NewsChannel 8, the 24-hour all-news cable station serving The District, Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland.