Gingrich, Devine, Profughi and Finneran Join GoLocal and WHJJ
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
GoLocalProv.com and 920WHJJ are teaming up for the most comprehensive on-air, online, video and social media coverage of the 2012 election.
GoLocal’s Tracey Minkin and Dan McGowan will team up with talk show host Helen Glover and Clear Channel’s Bill George to anchor the coverage. GoLocal and WHJJ will begin coverage at 4 pm and run through 10 pm. GoLocal’s news teams will be reporting from across the state and posting real time video on GoLocalProv.com.
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Guests scheduled for interview include:
Tad Devine, leading national Democratic political consultant and RI native
Newt Gingrich, Former U.S. Speaker of the House and Presidential candidate,
Tom Finneran, Former MA Speaker of the House and GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™
Bill Powers, NY Times Bestselling author, Director of the Crowdwire, and RI native
Grace Ross, Green and Rainbow Candidate for Governor in MA and GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™
Victor Profughi, Quest Research and faculty member, University of RI
Val Endress, Professor of Communications, RIC
John Robitaille, former GOP nominee for Governor of RI
Rob Horowitz, Democratic consultant and GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™
More than 10 other leading political consultants, reporters and academic leaders from Rhode Island, New England and Washington, D.C. will be on GoLocal and on air on WHJJ.
GoLocalProv.com will offer on site:
• Real-time election results directly from Board of Elections
• 16 reporters and videographers across RI and Massachusetts reporting at election halls, candidates' offices, the Board of Election and party election headquarters
• Video reports real-time from across the state and at each of the headquarters
• Social Media updates real-time
“GoLocal will provide insights into the key elections in Rhode Island, how the Presidential election will impact our state and unmatched coverage of the all the local races for the General Assembly,” said Josh Fenton, Co-Founder and CEO of GoLocal24.
GoLocal24 is a rapidly growing digital media business delivering local news and information to mid-sized markets. GoLocal24 operates local news content sites in two markets — Providence, RI and Central Massachusetts. Both sites have realized rapid growth. GoLocalProv.com has grown by more than 500% in the past 12 months to now more than 2.7 million pageviews per month. The recently launched GoLocalWorcester.com exceeded 1 million pageviews in July.
In recent weeks, GoLocal’s content has been picked up by Politico, Huffington Post, CBS Radio, ESPN, Yahoo Sports, Clear Channel, Deadspin, Cumulus, Entercom’s WEEI, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Providence Journal, and dozens of other news organizations.
GoLocal24 focuses on delivering the highest value local content – enterprise investigative stories, lifestyle, and local sports. The sites do not publish stories from news services. GoLocal’s model highlights the work of many of the best journalists in the region and features top opinion writers including former Massachusetts Speaker of the House Tom Finneran, broadcast sports icon Bob Lobel, progressive leader and former candidate for Governor Grace Ross and includes the work of more than 60 other reporters, editors, experts, and MINDSETTERS™.
Learn more about GoLocal24 www.golocal24.com
