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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
5/20: Updates on Flip Spiceland, Clarence Reynolds
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two WXIA-TV alums have landed new jobs.
-Clarence Reynolds, who left WXIA earlier this month as an anchor after two and a half years, has joined AID Atlanta as director of communications. This is a non-profit group providing educational and support services for people with HIV and AIDS. He is thrilled to build his PR skills in hopes of eventually starting his own non-profit group with some connection to antiques.
-Flip Spiceland, a meteorologist for eight years at WXIA after a long stint at CNN, left in February to also go into PR. He joined the Facility Group, a real estate company that has been the target of a federal investigation for fraud. That happened literally days after he joined the company.
“First thing I thought was, this can’t be that big a deal,” he said. But when it became obvious it was, he met with attorneys and realized he was in over his head. Faclity Group needed a crisis management PR firm. “I didn’t even know those existed!” he said.
So he has found a second PR job at North Metro Technical College. He’s a big supporter of tech schools. He notes that North Metro is the fastest-growing tech college in the state and has 2,000 students at any one time.
