Deirdre Childress Hopkins, Director of Public Relations for Visit Philadelphia and the current President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association joins Kristen in studio along with Bonnie Grant, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Congress and a past president of Philadelphia Public Relations Association (and a PPRA Hall of Famer). They talk about the Public Relations field in general, as well as the PPRA’s origins, 75 year history, and impact on its members and the city itself.

Join them for their 75th Anniversary Jubilee this Thursday, January 16th from 6-9pm at the Bellevue Hotel (where the PPRA began). Featured speakers at the event include: Cecily Tynan from 6ABC, Jim Rosenfield from NBC10, Ukee Washington from CBS3, Governor Ed Rendell, the Phillie Phanatic and more! Purchase tickets HERE.