press agent
noun
: an agent employed to establish and maintain good public relations through publicity
press-agent
verb
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Supporting roles like the principal Mr. Hawkins (Cole Campbell) and the panicky press agent Sheldon (Jordan Bunshaft) get an extraordinary amount of stage time and earn it.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
Every time a star is in a scandal, the right press agent will tell them to go to PEOPLE.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Ten years later the Count was discussing business with his press agent on the corner of Broadway and 51st Street in Manhattan.
—Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
Eleanor Coppola died on Friday at her home in Northern California's Napa Valley, according to a statement from her family shared with NPR via her press agent.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
Every time a star is in a scandal, the right press agent will tell them to go to PEOPLE.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Ten years later the Count was discussing business with his press agent on the corner of Broadway and 51st Street in Manhattan.
—Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
Eleanor Coppola died on Friday at her home in Northern California's Napa Valley, according to a statement from her family shared with NPR via her press agent.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Press agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20agent. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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