Crisis Communications
David Hains spent 23 years on the reporter’s side of a microphone,
covering everything from simple press conferences to complicated
investigative reports.  He interviewed master communicators like Ronald
Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Arnold Schwarzenegger and many other
politicians, celebrities and everyday people.

David also spent three years as one of those people being interviewed
when he served as spokesman for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the
26th largest public school system in America.  Here he learned that
successfully working with reporters and news organizations required a
mix of equal parts of truthfulness and savvy in understanding what
reporters were seeking.

His training focuses on the practical aspects of dealing with reporters
and includes extensive on-camera work and critiquing of all participants.  
He has presented the training to individuals and groups in the utility and
chemical industries as well as to public school superintendents and
principals.

David is the author and narrator of “Ringmaster in a Media Circus,” an
audio training recording that teaches people how to effectively deal with
the news media in a crisis situations.
David Hains Media Solutions
Crisis Communications