About Bill Oglesby
Bill
Oglesby formed Bill Oglesby Media Consulting, Inc., in 2005 after ten
years as co-founder and owner of Carter Ryley Thomas Public Relations,
now CRT/tanaka, one of the top 20 independent PR firms in the nation.
With a wealth of experience in broadcasting and law, Bill has trained
literally hundreds
of executives, including CEOs, an Olympic Gold Medalist and a PGA Tour
player, in how to deal with the news media. Media training courses are
tailored to fit the needs of individual companies, using lecture-style
classes, small groups and/or one-on-one formats. Bill’s training
sessions prepare clients for interviewing face-to-face, by phone and
in front of live cameras for situations such as media events or crisis
communications. Bill has proven to be a popular speaker on the lecture
circuit and was named a Faculty Star by the Council for the Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE).
Prior to joining CRT, Bill worked for 12 years in broadcast news, primarily television. He has worked at network affiliate stations in Roanoke, Va.; Greenville, S.C.; and Richmond, Va. and has contributed to CNN, ABC and NBC. More than half of those years were spent anchoring as well as reporting. During that time, Bill specialized in covering legal, political and governmental issues, and won numerous awards including an Emmy nomination. He has also been a licensed attorney in Virginia since 1982. In 1991, Bill created a radio feature called "Where Were You," spotlighting news, sports, theater and other events of years past that ran daily on WMXB-FM from 1991 to 1996 and later in print form in Richmond Parents Monthly and Fifty Plus magazines. Bill has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University, teaching courses in broadcast and internet news writing, as well as communications law. A founder of the Richmond Broadcasters Hall of Fame, Bill continues to serve as a frequent news broadcaster and commentator.
Bill received his B.A. in journalism and communications from Washington and Lee University and a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University.