41st annual

Media Day

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Schedule

10 a.m. Kickoff With Keynote Speaker - Ballroom 108.2

10:45 a.m. Panel Session 1 - Ballrooms 108.1 & 108.2

11:45 a.m. Panel Session 2 - Ballrooms 108.1 & 108.2

12:30 p.m. Reception - Atrium

1:30 p.m. Networking - Ballrooms 108.1, 108.2, and 108.4

1:30 p.m. Student Showcase - Ballroom 108.3

Keynote speaker

Karlyn Exantus Taylor ’06

Script Supervisor

IATSE Local 161

Karlyn Exantus Taylor is a filmmaker with an extensive history in the craft, from production assistant, second unit, producing, script supervisor, and more. Her credits include films and shows such as Queens, Die Hart, Clover, The Banker, Black Lightning, Jacob’s Ladder, The Resident, Moon and Me, Queen America, MacGyver, Dynasty, Superstition, and more. Her work includes working with some of the best filmmakers and artists at the top of their game, including but not limited to: Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith, John Travolta, Kevin Hart, and Eric Appel. Dedicated to developing the talent of her peers and mentoring, she is a longstanding member of The Art of Continuity, Georgia Script Supervisors, and Digital Script Supervisors. Through those groups, she has assisted other up-and-coming filmmakers entering the union. Exantus Taylor is one of our very own, earning her B.A. in mass communications from UWG.

Distinguished Service Award winner

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

University of West Georgia

Amy Parrish

Promotions Lead

Panel 2:

Career Success in an

Evolving Media Landscape

Click headshots for biographies!

Angela Dailey

Networking

3 Dogs Company, Table 22

404 Communications Firm, Table 1

95.5 WSB Radio, Table 12

Angel Media, LLC , Table 34

Atlanta Sports Radio 92.9 The Game , Table 27

BET+, Table 14

Brandon La Sure, Table 16

Brunet - Garcia, Table 20

Carroll County School System, Table 6

City of Atlanta, Table 8

Clearview Communications & Public Relations, Table 26

CNN, Table 28

Cox Media Group, Table 12

Dalton Agency, Table 26

Delta Airlines, Table 4

Fangoria, Table 25

Freelance, Table 9

Georgia Film Academy, Table 11

Georgia Municipal Association, Table

Georgia Power, Table 22

Gradick Communications, Table 19

Gwinnett County, Table 15

Hibu, Table 35

Home Depot, Table 15

Instacart, Table 19

Jim Ellis Automotive Group, Table 18

Josey Young & Brady Realty, Table 25

KMS Healthcare, Table 16

LaGrange College, Table 14

Lucie Content, Table 33

Miami Ad School, Table 21

Nelsons, Table 9

Newspapers of West Georgia, Table 2

One Compelling Picture, Table 3

The Partnership, Table 36

Payroc, Table 6

Playstation Studios, Square Enix, 2K Games, Table 7

Production Crew, Table 9

RedCube Creative, Table 5

Rhythm Communications, Table 27

Salem Media Group, Table 13

Schiller Productions, LLC, Table 33

Southwire Company, Table 17

Stand and Stretch, Table 21

Tanner Health System, Table 13

Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts, Table 18

UWG Athletics, Table 20

WDSU NBC News, Table 24

The Weather Channel, Table 24

Williams Mills Agency, Table 10

Yoshfilmss, Table 7

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

PRSSA, Table 31

The WOLF, Stage

WUTV, Table 30

The West Georgian, Table 32

bluestone, Table 31

NBS, Table 29

UWG Debate, Table 32

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