About Issac

Issac Morgan is a 2009 graduate of Florida A&M's award-winning journalism program with a concentration in public relations. Hailing from Tallahassee, FL, his diverse background and experience allowed him to venture into many fields as a communications professional, utilizing public relations tools to better serve an organization and its publics. With a passion for community service, nonprofits, entertainment and journalism, Morgan has applied integrated marketing skills to increase awareness of various organizations in Florida for more than 7 years and was selected for a temporary paid position with Warner Music Group in sales and marketing upon graduation.

As a freelance journalist, Mr. Morgan has published articles in several online and print publications. Quincy newspaper Gadsden County Times was his starting point, contributing stories in different sections and covering community events and town council meetings. As a former sports news assistant with the Tallahassee Democrat, a Gannett owned media company, his role providing statistics for high school and college sports expanded into writing daily high school sports stories, including highlights from prep sports with quotes from interviewing sources.

His creative writing portfolio continues to grow, as he enjoys covering different beats such as sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and regularly contributes to blogs such as Celebrity Net Worth and others. A former radio promotions assistant, Morgan began his tenure in college radio, which led to working with Cumulus Radio, the second largest radio station operator in the United States. As an example of his networking and interpersonal skills, he was able to assist in securing major music videos deals for notable artists in which one of his clients was featured on BET's hit show 106 N' Park. Presently, he has joined forces with Christopher 'Play' Martin, from the iconic hip hop duo Kid N' Play, managing and editing content for his digital media platform, handling bookings and also serving in a marketing capacity. He continues to serve as a mentor and help small businesses with content management thru social media platforms and has been regarded as a young force to be reckoned with due to his diverse skill set and proven track record of success.

Education

Florida A&M University

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations December 2009

Tallahassee Community College

Associate of Arts (with honors) June 2007

Work

Proclaim Marketing Group

Public Relations Specialist January 2015- Present

  • Serve as content editor for Christopher ‘Play’ Martin’s B-Newz media group, carefully editing article submissions
  • Manage social media platforms for Brand Newz, providing engaging posts, breaking news stories and news briefs
  • Attend special events to cover feature stories for B-Newz
  • Prepare and strategically distribute press releases for various clients to media personnel
  • Assist with bookings for celebrity client Christopher ‘Play’ Martin
  • Produce special feature stories for FAMU Athletics and the FAMU Alumni publication

Tallahassee Democrat

Sports News Assistant December 2014- March 2016

  • Serve as primary contact for sports department, ensuring quality customer service via phone and email
  • Compile stats for various local collegiate and high school sports and prepare online and print packages using NewsGate
  • Cover local sports events, interview key sources such as coaches and players for quotes in articles
  • Gather high school sports schedules and create daily electronic folders with matchups that are sent to design team for publication
  • Write local high school sports news brief, highlighting the top games each week
  • Produce weekly content for the sports sections Prep Athlete Update, which are articles on former local high school athletes

Gadsden County Times

Stringer February 2014- July 2015

  • Covered various events related to entertainment in Quincy and the surrounding areas
  • Provided fresh content for the weekly newspaper and online publication
  • Carefully selected and interviewed sources for various stories, gather accurate, verbatim quotes for credibility
  • Reported news objectively, adhering to AP style guidelines
  • Attended monthly city town council meetings in Quincy, Havana and Gretna

Skills

News writing and reporting, Microsoft Word, Publisher, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, QuarkXpress, Keyboardist, News Gate, Triton LE Music Workstation, Media Base, Nielsen SoundScan, AP Style, Promo Suite, Mac proficient, Accu Track

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