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Ann Karrick Talk Show Host & News Anchor Marketing, Media & Public Relations Consultant Ann Karrick was the host and producer of For The Record, a national weekly television talk show on ION Media Networks. The show airs in Connecticut and Rhode Island, on many of the 60 stations on the ION network. On occasion, you used to find Ann in the newsroom at News12 in Westchester. Ann also was one of the regular hosts on Issues and Answers -- a live television show out of New Haven -- and hosted other local television and radio shows. You can hear Ann on 103.9 WFAS in New York or on WEBE-108 and WICC-600 just outside of New York in Connecticut, mornings or afternoons -- hosting a talk show, co-hosting the morning show, delivering news, reporting on traffic, or playing music. Previously, Ann was the Morning Show co-host on Q105 (WQGN) in New London, CT. During a five month assignment as the morning show news anchor on WEBE & WICC the stations achieved a combined share of 22.9 and WEBE was named "Radio Station of the Year," earning an R&R Industry Achievement Award. In The Fairfield County Weekly's 2008 and 2003 Best Local Radio Personality poll, Ann placed second and third, respectively. Ann also was a co-host and the producer of This Week with Ann Karrick & Vincent Caprio, a live weekly radio talk show focusing on current events and business issues. In the late '90s, Ann was part of the morning-drive news team on WSTC/WNLK as an anchor and reporter, and filled-in on the morning shows on WKHL and WEFX. Prior to her position in Norwalk/Stamford, Ann worked at WELI in New Haven, and provided live reports to WPKN in Bridgeport and WWYZ in Hartford -- from Mardi Gras and the Atlanta Olympics. She worked with Ski Watch, part of the Connecticut Radio Network (CRN), as a skiing reporter and researcher. In addition to her on-air broadcasting positions, Ann works as a marketing, media, and public relations consultant. Currently, she works for Saga Communications as the programming coordinator and with Creative Concepts as a client development manager. Former clients and employers include IBM, AT&T, and Golf Digest as well as sports marketing companies, public relations agencies and an online retail company. Ann helped with pro-bono media and public relations work for a local non-profit group, Nutmeg Curling. Thanks to Ann, the club was featured on Anthony Bourdain No Reservations on the Travel Channel, as well as on local television programs out of Hartford, New Haven, and Fairfield counties, and in numerous local newspapers. Ann runs a direct sales businesses, and sometimes substitutes as a math or foreign language teacher in Westport at Greens Farms Academy, and has instructed at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. She also is a Mountain Ambassador at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont, and is a long time Moderator on election day at the polls in Westport. Ann is very involved with local business and community organizations including the Westport Chamber of Commerce, Westport Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Westport Continuing Education, the Congressional District Advisory Council for the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), and is a former director/leader of both the Women in Sports Careers (WISC) Network and the Fairfield Network of Executive Women (FNEW).

2012 Coming up … May 15^th – Getting The Message Out, Combining Online & Traditional PR Methods, Westport 6:30p Previously … Curls For Cancer Divvies Fundraiser 2011 FINE Business Networking FNEW Networking IAAP Contact Ann Karrick to speak Healthy Nutrition, Healthy Home, Healthy Weight Enjoy a Good Life Now! Fairfield & New Haven Counties

Educationally Speaking Ann is a cum laude graduate of Hollins University in Roanoke, Va., with a bachelor's degree in computational sciences (math, statistics and computer science), and concentrations in economics and studio art.  Ann also completed the Financial Management course at the IBM Advanced Business Institute (aka IBM Executive Business Institute) She later took courses in television and radio broadcasting. Life and Times Ann grew up in Fairfield County and is a former competitive figure skater and speed skater. She remains active in skating, skiing, curling and USTA tennis--and enjoys arts, music, movies, dancing and outdoor activities. Ann lived in Miami (Florida) for six years and studied abroad in Paris (France); in addition to English, she speaks French and limited Spanish.