Chartered August 1, 1916 || Volume 34, No. 18 || December 3, 2018 The Rotary Club of Reno meets at the at Noon on Monday

Monday’s Program Liz has worked for such major clients as Quaker Oats, Times Mirror, and Arco Oil as Liz Goodgold well as with small business owners, employ- 5 Sizzling Secrets for the Creating ees, and start-ups. You can reach her at 858- the Brand Called YOU! 550-7000 or Liz@redfi rebranding.com. Many execu- tives and entre- preneurs believe that branding is Upcoming Events only for big con- Visit www.renorotary.org to sign up sumer product companies with Food Bank Volunteer Day even bigger bud- Dec 1, 2018 | 8:00 am to 10:00 am gets. But, the Food Bank of N. truth is that em- Rotary Holiday Social ployees who harness the power of personal Dec 17, 2018 | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm branding reach their career goals faster and Napa Sonoma South with higher salaries; entrepreneurs who em- brace personal branding principles boost their visibility and profi tability. Liz Goodgold is a brand master, speaker, au- thor, coach, and consultant. This fi ery redhead is the author of 3 books: upcoming How to Speak Gooder, Red Fire Branding, and DUH! Marketing. She was the branding meetings columnist for Entrepreneur magazine reach- December 10, 2018 ing over 1.1 million readers each month. Chip Bowlby, Reno Land Development Always quick with a sexy quip, Liz is the “go Park Lane Mall & Other Project Updates to” expert for the media including Fox, NBC, CBS, The Huffi ngton Post, The New York December 17, 2018 Times, Fortune, and The Wall St. Journal. NO NOON MEETING Catch her on TV as she dishes the dirt on per- Club Social sonal brands for Hollywood Scandals and The December 24, 2018 Kennedy Files. NO MEETING The Renotarian

Meet Fellow Rotarian The Renotarian Kurt Mische Published by THE ROTARY CLUB OF RENO Kurt Mische Reno, Nevada is the President & CEO of KNPB-TV, the PBS member station in Reno, Nevada. He joined the station in The Rotary Club of Reno September Offi cers and Directors 2009 and leads a staff of 35. Phil Mahoney ...... President A native of the Chicago area, Mische’s Mary Brock ...... President Elect career spans 44 years in the broadcasting Tom Young ...... President Nominee industry. A 1978 graduate of Southern Illinois Bill Boon .... Immediate Past President University’s Department of Radio-TV, he has Carl Fuetsch ...... Executive Secretary held sales and management positions at broadcast stations in Illinois, Indiana, Florida, Oliver Grosz ...... Secretary Tennessee, and Las Vegas; and was a sales Vic Bucher ...... Treasurer and management consultant with In-Station Stefanie Scoppettone ...... Director Sales Training of Boston, Massachusetts. His Mark Meich ...... Director experience includes 11 years at Vegas PBS in Tom Hall ...... Director Las Vegas and as the Vice President of Grace Nichols ...... Director Advancement at KOCE-TV, the public Dan Nichols ...... Director television station in Orange County, California. Reno Rotary Foundation Under his leadership, KNPB has earned a Laurie Leonard ...... President regional Emmy nomination in 2012 and 38 Harvey Fennell ...... Vice President awards for production; a PBS Inspiration Phil Mahoney ...... Ex-officio Club President Award for fundraising in 2010 and has been Mary Brock ...... Trustee a Greater Reno/Tahoe Best Places to Work Allen Gray ...... Trustee Finalist four times. At KOCE-TV he and his Phil Stone ...... Trustee staff earned a PBS Development Award for sponsorship sales in 2008. During his 11 years Tom Taelour ...... Trustee at Vegas PBS the station earned 12 national Craig Wesner ...... Trustee awards for fundraising. Mische served on Andrea Cantlon ...... Trustee the PBS Development Advisory Committee in Carl Fuetsch ...... Secretary 2006-2009. He was named the 2014 Vic Bucher ...... Treasurer Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the John Spears ...... Investments Reno Association of Fundraising Professionals, Video Broadcast Manager of the Year at the Newsletter/Website 2003 Electronic Media Awards, and is the David Spillers ...... Newsletter Editor recipient of many other industry awards and Oliver Grosz ...... Web-master recognitions. Mische has earned two certifi cations from the Radio Advertising Bureau. He has served The Renotarian on industry wide committees and has been Last Meeting Volunteers featured in articles in publications such as Scanner: ...... Mary Wink Radio Ink, Radio & Records, and Sound Greeter: ...... Jim Endres Management. Under his leadership, KSNE- Raffl e Tickets: ...... Cate Kegg FM in Las Vegas was a fi nalist for the National Invocation: ...... Phil Mahoney Association of Broadcaster’s prestigious Pledge: ...... Debe Fennell Crystal Award and was Billboard Magazine’s Sgt. At Arms: ...... George Golbov AC Station of the Year. He was a writer and Sgt. At Arms: ...... Maria Sheehan trainer of the PBS CSPI Corporate Support Photographer: ...... Dan Nichols Sales Training Initiative. Mische has been a panelist and featured speaker at the National Association of Broadcasters’ conventions, NETA, PBMA and PBS Development Conferences. Mische is a member of the board of directors of the Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce, the Holland Project’s Community Advisory Board, CTE Coalition and the Downtown Reno Rotary Club. He is the current chair of California Public Television. He and his wife Judy are the parents of two President Phil inducts Michele DeLuca (second adult children and a grandson. His hobbies from left) next to her sponsor Corry Castaneda, and include golf, music and raising collies. Rechelle Murillo (second from right) next to her sponsor Jerry Hall.

President Phil presents Toni Harris with her Blue badge.

WE CONNECT PEOPLE

Rotary unites more than a million people Through Rotary clubs, people from all continents and cultures come together Dr. Karen Gedney spent 30 years working in the to exchange ideas, and form friendships Nevada State Prison system. At our last meeting, and professional connections while she presented a great briefi ng of the impact of making a difference in their backyards medical services on the prison population and how and around the world. it could be better structured to be more effective. The Renotarian

What is Rotary? How To Introduce Your We’re a leadership organization of Guests And New Members local businesses, professional and civic At A Club Meeting leaders. When introducing a guest or new members during a Club meeting, the correct way is to greet We meet regularly, get to know each the Club President, fellow Rotarians and guests, other, form friendships & through that introduce yourself and state your classifi cation, we’re able to get things done in our and then introduce your guest, their title and community and in countries around the business affi liation. Please do not introduce any world. guest as a prospective new member or that they are looking for a position or clients. Our motto: Service Above Self For more than 110 years, our guiding principles have been the foundation of our Attendance values: service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, Please make sure you turn in make-ups to Carl and leadership. Fuetsch at a club meeting or by email: info@ What we do renorotaryclub.org. Don’t forget that you need Rotary members believe that we have a to attend or make up at least 50% of club shared responsibility to take action on our regular meetings in each half of the year (rolling world’s most persistent issues. Our 35,000+ six months) and attend at least 30% of this clubs work together to: club’s meetings in each half of the year. Credit can be received for Rotary committee work and Promote peace other offi cial Rotary functions. Fight disease Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene Save mothers and children Support education Grow local economies Club of Reno

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