Journalist and Contract Writer
san diego, california, united states
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Claim your profileI live on both sides of the street - as a journalist and a pr/communications pro. Here are my current projects: S-Reporter: Creating and curating a fresh and authentic platform devoted to San Diego news, people, culture and events. The San Diego Reader: I write 3,500- to 4,500-word cover stories exploring a range of issues including education, homelessness and mental health, surfing, and politics. Three of those articles were awarded 1st-place by the 2024 San Diego Press Club’s awards committee, while another article brought home the silver, or second place. Adam Behar Communications: Speechwriting, executive communications, website, digital marketing, SEO copy, articles, profiles, PR, media materials, and more. My Advice: Know what makes us humans unique * Get good at the stuff AI can't do Awards/Honors * Three 1st-place awards and one 2nd-place award, 2024 San Diego Press Club Awards * #1-rated communications and media trainer, AVID Center * Best Brochure – Public Relations Society of America, San Diego * Best Blog (“Autism Dad”) - Featured on national television (“The Talk” on CBS) and honored by Wordpress * Author of chapter on strategic communications for college-level textbook * Lyndon B. Johnson Research Fellow, UCLA AFFILIATIONS San Diego Press Club, Member, Board of Directors * San Diego County Parks Society, Past Board Member * Association for Training and Development, San Diego Chapter, Member *San Diego County Tax Payers Association, Past Board Member * San Diego County Public Relations Society, Past Member






Master Of Business Administration, Marketing at San Diego State UniversityGraduated: 2002
Bachelor Of Arts, Law, Political Science at UclaGraduated: 1989