Mainstream Media: this is a list of contacts that will assist you to promote your projects in the mainstream media.  The following will receive media releases and some may attend your event or opening to review it.  Remember that just an email alone probably won't attract anyone's attention, so be sure to follow up with a phone call:

Newspapers

Newcastle Herald

- Galleries contact -  Jill Stowell, email: jstowell@bigpond.net.au, phone: 02 4963 2063. 

Entertainment contact -  Anita Beaumont, email: abeaumont@theherald.com.au, phone: 02 4979 5301, fax: 02 4979 5999.

General News - email: news@theherald.com.au, phone: 02 4979 5000, fax: 02 4979 5999.

The Post - Michael Blaxland, email: michaelb@newcastlepost.com.au, phone: 02 4961 0310, fax: 02 4961 4570

The Star -  Kim-Cherie Davidson, email: thestarnews@newcastle.fairfax.com.au, phone: 02 4935 6006

Daily Telegraph - Newcastle branch - Neil Keene- email: keenen@dailytelegraph.com.au, phone: 02 4926 4188, fax: 02 4929 3460
 

Radio

ABC Newsroom - Liz Farquar (editor) - phone: 02 4922 1250, fax: 02 4922 1255, email: farquar.liz@abc.net.au

KOFM/NXFM - Phone: 02 4942 4812, fax: 02 4942 1426,  email: news@kofm.com.au

2HD/NEWFM - Phone: 02 4967 6333, fax: 02 4960 2616, Email: news@2HD.com.au

Television

NBN - Phone: 02 4929 2126, Fax: 02 4926 3393, Email: news@nbntv.com.au

Prime - Phone: 02 4952 0500, Fax: 4952 0502, Email: news.newcastle@primetv.com.au

Southern Cross Ten - Phone: 02 6652 2777, Fax: 02 6651 3968, Email: nnswnews@scten.com.au

Online Community Noticeboards: the following offer a free service for you to post directly to their online community noticeboard.  Some may require you to register:

Culturehunter.org - Greer Allen, Email: info@culturehunter.org

Infonet (Prime Television Noticeboard) - http://newcastle.iprime.com.au/index.php/lifestyle/infonet

Community Connect (Southern Cross Noticeboard) http://www.mycommunityconnect.com.au/?rt=submitevent

Community Noticeboard (NBN)- http://www.nbntv.com.au/index.php/community/

The Big Diary (ABC Newcastle) - http://www2b.abc.net.au/EventCentral/View/Summary.aspx?ci=0&p=0

Community Switch (KOFM) - http://www.kofm.com.au/whatson/commswitch/index.php

Community Switch (NXFM) - http://www.nxfm.com.au/whatson/commswitch/index.php

Community Calendar (2HD/NEWFM) -email: mail@2hd.com.au

Current as of March 2011