PORTZFOLIO
My writing portfolio, with nearly 30 years of highlights -- some recent, some favorites, some award-winners and some odds and ends.
RECENT
PROFILES / INTERVIEWS:
- Honking Harrisburg: HSO director of development founded 'hit-and-run' street band, Central Penn Business Journal, 1/8/16
- Penn State Harrisburg chancellor oversees growth, change, Central Penn Business Journal, 12/25/15
- Hanover native serves up Pa. Dutch-inspired dishes in Nashville, Central Penn Business Journal, 12/25/15
- MSNBC host finds 'home away from home' in Lititz, Central Penn Business Journal, 12/25/15
- From Local Legend to Hitmaker: Q&A With Dan Hartman, larryportzline.com, 7/5/14
EDUCATION REPORTING:
- Business skills on the menu at HACC's culinary program, Central Penn Business Journal, 11/27/15
- York College student's winning elevator pitch draws interest from Apple, Central Penn Business Journal, 11/23/15
- Former CEO wants to turn PSU Harrisburg students into Entrepreneurs, Central Penn Business Journal, 10/9/15
- School partners with employers to hire young adults with autism, Central Penn Business Journal, 9/18/15
- Central Pennsylvania manufacturers licensed to crank out Penn State products, Central Penn Business Journal, 9/4/15
BUSINESS REPORTING:
- York-area business leaders discuss economic growth, challenges, Central Penn Business Journal, 11/18/15
- After years of struggle, Allegro Winery uncorks success, Central Penn Business Journal, 10/23/15
- Teamzila creates sportswear for Olympics-bound field hockey team, Central Penn Business Journal, 9/17/15
- Fresh eyes take a look at Pennsylvania's aging workforce, Central Penn Business Journal, 8/14/15
- As Atomic Design grows, it seeks local talent, Central Penn Business Journal, 7/17/15
- First round of Women's Open draws crowds, midstate business leaders, Central Penn Business Journal, 7/9/15
- Shank's Strings in E-town repairs string instruments from across the globe, Central Penn Business Journal, 5/1/15
CORPORATE & NONPROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS:
- Retired medical director was part of beginning of geriatric specialty, eDiakonnect, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, 1/20/16
- Seniors sharing compassion and creating connections, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries blog, 2/3/16
- Meeting the needs of older adults where they live, Dialog, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Fall 2015
- Dresden sets Luther Crest resident on spiritual journey, Dialog, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Spring 2015
- Student volunteer memorializes father in Christmas display, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries blog, 1/28/15
- From warehouse to God's house, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries blog, 11/16/14
- Diakon chaplain helps to bring water to impoverished country, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries blog, 10/20/14
OLD FAVORITES
PROFILES / INTERVIEWS:
- From Entertainer to Educator: Q&A With Michael Sevareid, Harrisburg Magazine, September 2005
- A Harrisburg Perspective on Hollywood: Q&A With Carmen Finestra, Harrisburg Magazine, September 2004
- Smothers Take Brother Act to Elizabethtown College, Press & Journal, 10/14/92
- First Lady Barbara Bush in Central PA, Press & Journal, 10/14/92
1ST-PERSON FEATURES:
- Clowning Around: My Night As a Ringling Brothers Clown, Press & Journal, 7/15/92 (1st Place, Feature Story, 1993 Keystone Press Award)
- The Life Lion: Waiting for the Call to Help, Press & Journal, 6/27/90 & 7/4/90 (2 parts)
NEWS REPORTING:
- NRC to TMI: Response to Plant Intrusion Was 'Appropriate' / Pierce Nye Was Not the First, Press & Journal, 4/14/93
- Senators Ask at Hearing in DC: Could TMI Be Targeted by Terrorists?, Press & Journal, 3/31/93
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Muscles Up to Area Youngsters, Press & Journal, 5/1/91
- Guardsmen Home From Middle East: Family & Friends Offer Big Welcome, Press & Journal, 10/3/90
- Cleanup at Three Mile Island: The Workers Speak Out, Press & Journal, 2/14/90
BUSINESS REPORTING:
- Panic Disorder in the Workplace, Central Penn Business Journal, 7/29/92
- Indy 500 Winner Bobby Rahal: Can He Win in This Car Business?, Central Penn Business Journal, March 1989
- Pennsylvania: Backlot for Hollywood, Central Penn Business Journal, June 1988 (featuring Mike Farrell of "M*A*S*H")
CORPORATE & NONPROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS:
- 100 Years Later, We're Still Clipping, Onsite, Warner Lambert, 11/6/95
- Turnaround Time at Chicle, Onsite, Warner Lambert, 10/23/95
- Medical Entrepreneur Joins Forces With Long-Time Friend and Competitor, Outlook, Continental Medical Systems, July 1993
- Caseworker Makes Lasting Impression, Outlook, Continental Medical Systems, January 1993
GOVERNMENT:
- Court Far Afield in Overturning Amendment, Patriot-News, 5/3/97 (on behalf of PA Senator Jeff Piccola)
- Floor Remarks to Close Special Session on Crime, PA Senate, 10/30/95 (delivered by Future PA Attorney General Mike Fisher)
OPINION / EDITORIAL:
- Indie Bookstores Have What You Didn't Even Know You Wanted, Harrisburg Magazine, February 2004
- New Projects Will Breathe Life Into Dauphin County, Press & Journal, 9/2/92
- A 4-Year University Here? Penn State Harrisburg of Course, Press & Journal, 10/10/90
BOOK REVIEW:
- Unfortunate but Good Timing: New Books On the New Deal's WPA, Shelf Awareness, 10/27/08
ACADEMIC WRITING:
- Spirochete: A "Living Newspaper" of the Federal Theatre Project's Philadelphia Unit, Penn State Harrisburg, 2000 (the thesis I didn't do)
- The Poster as Subsidized Fine Art: An Overview of the Federal Art Project's Poster Division, Its History, Influences, and Output, Penn State Harrisburg, 1999
- Little Men and Angry Prophets: Paddy Chayefsky's Mad-as-Hell Heroes, Penn State Harrisburg, 1999