ABOUT US

Ross Kirgiss, President and CEO, started Powerhouse Media after spending 20 years as an award winning reporter, anchor and producer. He most recently was an on-air reporter at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He's also worked at WEWS-TV and KTHI-TV and has produced for ABC Network News. Ross worked in radio news for five years at WJON, WWJO, KKCM and WYRQ.


Karen Olson Burkhartzmeyer, Senior Account Supervisor, has more than a decade of experience in news, most recently as a Senior Producer at WFLD in Chicago. She's also worked as a producer and reporter at KEYC-TV, and was an Washington D.C. correspondant for WISC-TV and WHO-AM. She's also held positions as a local newspaper reporter, freelance writer and has worked in non-profit public relations.


Michelle Blonigen Kirgiss, Account Supervisor, brings more than 25 years of management experience. She was a member of senior level management with Express, Aeropostale and Dayton-Hudson.


  
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"PITCH PROS"


It's our job to convince newsroom decision makers to do a story about you. That's called "pitching" a story, and it's where our actual newsroom experience makes all the difference. We know what producers and editors want.

Newsrooms turn down more than 90% of stories pitched to them because most PR firms fail to understand how the process works. We do, and we put our practical insight to work on your behalf.