Geller, Valerie

Valerie Geller is president of Geller Media International, a broadcast consulting firm working with news, talk, information and personality programming for radio, podcasting and television in 42 countries.  Geller coaches talent, leads "Creating Powerful Communicators" workshops and seminars, and has helped people at more than 500 stations in 31 countries develop and grow their audiences by training communicators to work more effectively.

Geller, an in demand conference and keynote speaker and seminar leader,  is the author of four books about broadcasting including her fourth book,  "BEYOND POWERFUL RADIO - A Communicator's Guide to the Internet Age" Focal Press 2011 is available from Routledge, Focal Press. More at: www.beyondpowerfulradio.com

. Geller's "Creating Powerful Communicators"  training methods along with her books have made their way around the world. Translated editions of her books are available in several languages including Turkish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Albanian and  French.

With more than 30 years of experience, Geller works with commercial and public broadcasting in the USA, Europe and throughout the world.

Geller leads workshops, works one-on-one coaching broadcasters, Podcasters, DJs, news reporters, writers, anchors and producers, talk show hosts, programmers and managers and consults national, regional and local radio.   Geller is the recipient of the Conclave's prestigious 2010 Rockwell Award for LIfetime Achievement in Radio (YOU TUBE video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxu4fPXiTdA ) - and for the past several years has been named by  America's "Radio Ink" magazine as one of the "50 Most Influential Women in Radio," and   Radio Ink has listed Geller as one of the "Top Broadcasting Consultants." She serves on the board for Mentoring Women in Radio and the IRTS New York Festivals Awards.