AASP News

AASP Media Interviews (February 2008 – April 2009)*

Published on: May 11, 2009

• Self Magazine (Diane Whaley)
• Discovery Channel Magazine (Jack Lesyk)
• Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal (Mark Hogue/Michael Sachs)
• History Channel (extensive research to locate someone with skydiving experience)
• QUT student for sport psych story (Marty Ewing)
• News Virginian (championship rings)
• Denver Sports radio (Mitch Abrams/anger management interview)
• Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (Doug Hankes on athlete depression)
• Wall Street Journal (Sean McCann/researching possible story on recovery phase of sport psych)
• Runners World (pre-competition issues)
• Self Magazine (Diane Whaley/goal setting)
• New York Times (Karen Cogan/archery and target panic)
• The Indianapolis Star (health and fitness)
• New York Times (Ansley Smith/archery and target panic)
• PsychologyToday.com (Charlie Brown)
• Denver Post (Peter Haberl/Mental Game)
• Denton Record-Chronicle/Dallas Morning News (Karen Cogan)
• Kansas City Star/McClatchy Newspapers (Colleen Hacker)
• New York Times cover story (Charlie Brown/Michael Phelps After the Games)
• WOR Radio (Charlie Brown as a result of NYT story)
• WKYC-TV (Jack Lesyk/Olympic pressure)
• KSDK-TV (Sean McCann/AASP Conference)
• KTVI-TV (Sean McCann/AASP Conference)
• St. Louis Business Journal (Brenda Bredemeier)
• Muscle & Body Magazine (home gym motivation)
• U.S. News & World Report (when to find a new sport)
• MSNBC.com (Diane Whaley/fitness motivation)
• Get Active (Diane Whaley/motivation for fitness program)
• Washington Post (Diane Whaley/audio and visual motivation)
• New York Times (Sean McCann, Charlie Brown, Kate Hayes, Dan Gould/referred for book research)
• Washington Post Express (Tom Raedeke/staying motivated for winter workouts)
• Realage.com (Diane Whaley/keeping an exercise journal)
• British publication (“buzzwords” for fitness and nutrition)
• Best Health Magazine (Diane Whaley/surprising fitness tips)
• MSN Health (Diane Whaley/efficient ways to use the gym)
• Asylum.com (Rick Grieve/unusual sport celebratory traditions)
• WKYC-TV Good Company: (Jack Lesyk & Parker Pennington/U.S. Figure Skating Championship)
• The Plain Dealer (Jack Lesyk/mental training needed in figure skating)
• NewsNet5.com skating blog (Mental training tips used in figure skating)
• News-Herald (Jack Lesyk/sport psychology techniques as a follow up to skating championships)
• Omaha World-Herald (Backup plan after sports career)
• Muscle & Fitness magazine (Karen Cogan/bodybuilding and sport psychology)
• Spirit Magazine (Delta in flight publication) (Rick Grieve/fans and sport behavior)
• Self Magazine (Kristen Dieffenbach/emotional and mental aspects involved in cycling for pleasure)
• Book author on sport psychology and figure skating (Jack Lesyk)
• Documentary filmmaker (Dan Wann/fan behavior)
• Yes TV, New York City (William Wiener/slumps and comebacks)
• Fitness Magazine (Barbara Walker/using techniques to improve performance/motivation)
• CKNW, sports talk radio in Vancouver (Rick Grieve/what causes fans to riot)
• Columbia University (Barbara Walker/mental stamina needed for those who walk in marathons)
• Medill Reports Chicago (Mike Zito/influence of coaches on high school athletes)

*Yopko Penhallurick, AASP’s public relations agency, coordinates media inquiries/interviews and when possible utilizes AASP Certified Consultants for interviews. If you are an AASP Certified Consultant and wish to be added to the database for future media interview opportunities, email jr@yp-pr.com.