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Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA200316

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Featuring Guests

1. Vesta Copestakes, Graphic Designer and Publisher, Sonoma County Gazette  

2. Karleen Arnink-Pate,  Chief Revenue Officer, Sonoma Media Investments; Founder, Sonoma County Women in Conversation speaker series

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Our Featured Guests

1. Vesta Copestakes shares her path, mentored as a young girl by Brenda Starr in the comic strip that first appeared in the newspapers in 1947, to be educated as a graphic artist.  Vesta took over the Freestone Chamber of Commerce newsletter in September 2001 as the 911 Terror was unfolding and she used the newsletter to give voice to concerned readers who authored the articles. It was an experiment in citizen journalism. Vesta bought the newsletter in 2003 to publish it as the the Sonoma County Gazette. She describes herself as a marketer, bringing local businesses to the attention of readers through ad supporting the publication of the free monthly newspaper. In December Vesta sold the newspaper to the locally owned Sonoma Media Investments, owner of the Press Democrat and other brands in radio and online, but will remain as Publisher until she can be replaced. 

 About our Guest:  Vesta Copestakes is a Graphic Designer and Publisher for the Sonoma County Gazette was Influenced by the comic strip Brenda Star as a young girl Vesta took the path of doing what she loves which lead her to Publishing a newspaper an idea which was never h on her to-do list and believes it was her graphic design and editorial skills led right to it. She has taken the path of doing what I love which has lead her to working within the community of exceptional individuals. To Vesta nothing is more fulfilling for her than connecting people through the pages of my newspaper.
Vesta owned and published the Sonoma County Gazette from 2003 until December 2019  when she sold the paper to Sonoma Media and the formal announcement was made on December 17, 2019. Vesta will remain publisher until they find a person to fill her shoes.

Guest Link: Sonoma County Gazette https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/

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2.  Karleen Arnink-Pate describes her path to leadership in the media industry, first mentored by her mother, who was a working mom. Karleen found work with her art degree in an advertising firm and she quickly realized there was opportunity for her in this field.  She became a firm believer in the power of outreach, which made her sales approach convincing.  After leadership positions in the San Francisco Chronicle and Gannet Company, Karleen joined Sonoma Media Investments.  Karleen was chosen to work on the purchasing deal of Sonoma County Gazette with Vesta Copestakes because of her experience with other small papers.

About our Guest:   Karleen Arnink-Pate is the Chief Revenue Officer for locally owned Sonoma Media Investments, publishers of the Press Democrat and a variety of other brands found online and in print. Previously Karleen served as the Vice President of Strategic Revenue at the San Francisco Chronicle and sfgate.com/Hearst, and she served the Hawaii and Nevada markets as Advertising Director for Gannett Company (publishers of USA Today and over 100 Print, Digital and Television brands nationwide).
Recognized as an industry leader, Karleen was a national Folio “Top Women in Media 2019” Honoree, in the Change Maker category & described as “a woman who has successfully altered the course of their brand or the industry for the better.” She founded the popular Sonoma County Women in Conversation speaker series and serves on the board of Sonoma County CASA and the Steering Committee for United Way, Women United.

Guest Link: Sonoma Media Investments https://www.sonomamediainvestments.com/

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This Week in Herstory

A larger Compilation is at the National Women's History Alliance

Media Herstory

January 4, 1739: Elizabeth Timothy became the first female in the American colonies to assume the role of publisher of a newspaper, the South Carolina Gazette, after her husband, Lewis Timothy, died. She turned the role over to her son, Peter, in May 1746, and died in April 1757.

Sarah Joseph Hale, who began her journalism career at age 40, while impoverished and raising five children, became the first female magazine editor of a nationally recognized publication, when she moved to Philadelphia in 1837 to became literary editor of Godey's Lady Book, a monthly magazine devoted to morality issues, literature, and fashions..
Margaret Fuller became literary critic for a major daily newspaper at the New York Herald Tribune, when Horace Greeley hired her as the paper's first female staff member. In 1846, she became a foreign correspondent for the Tribune, when she traveled to Europe and reported on the Italian revolution of 1847.

Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, known professionally as Kate Smith and The First Lady of Radio, was an American singer, a contralto, well known for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". She had a radio, television, and recording career spanning five decades, which reached its pinnacle in the 1940s.

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Announcements

Check links in case of postponements or cancellations due to pandemic precautions.

April 19, 2020, 7 to9 PM, Rachel Carson Returns, starring Lilith Rogers. Presented by Sonoma County NOW and the Arlene Francis Center, at the Arlene Francis Center, 99 6th St., Santa Rosa, $10 Donation,  No one turned away.
 Tel. (707)528-3009 or info@nowsonoma.org 
arlenefranciscenter.org

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The NOW 2020 Woman Suffrage Centennial Calendar is available. Suggested donation $15. Contact NOW Sonoma at info@NOWSonoma.org

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January 25 through September 13, 2020,  From Suffrage to #MeToo at Museum of Sonoma County.  Please note: Fee is required for entry to museum. For more information visit https://museumsc.org/suffrage-metoo/

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League of Women Voters of Sonoma County has scheduled candidate debates and ballot measure discussions. See their webpage listing the events at https://www.facebook.com/lwvsonomacounty/

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Sonoma County Women's Suffrage Project  https://socowomen2020.org/
with Calendar of related Events at https://socowomen2020.org/calendar

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Music Selections:

The Opening and Closing Theme song is with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin: