Richard Strauss |
President
Prior to forming Strauss Media Strategies in January of 1996, Strauss served three years as the first-ever White House Radio Director. In this capacity, Strauss was responsible for creating and implementing the radio communications strategy for the Clinton Administration. While working at the White House, Strauss was responsible for coordinating and producing President Clinton's weekly Saturday morning radio address, booking and implementing talk radio interviews for the administration, and coordinating live remotes and other radio events and projects for the Executive Office of the President. Before working at the White House, Strauss served as the Director of Radio for both the Clinton for President campaign and the Clinton/Gore transition team.
Strauss began his radio career as a news reporter at radio station KTRB-AM in Modesto, California. Strauss also started a company called Universal Media Service in Los Angeles, which covered news, entertainment, and sporting events in Southern California for radio stations around the country. Strauss has also written freelance news and sports stories for the Modesto Times and San Francisco Chronicle.
Strauss served two years as the Learning Chair for the Washington, DC chapter of the Entrepreneur Organization (EO) and was named President of the DC chapter in June, 2009.
Strauss graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a degree in political science, resides in the District of Columbia. |