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Contact ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP at:						apitts@arrl.org
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ARRL to Unveil New Course for Public Information Officers:
Overall goals for the course are:
* To clarify the role of the PIO in the Field Organization.
* To establish a base set of expectations (job description) for a PIO to fulfill, and peer pressure to do the job well.
* To establish, teach and verify that course graduates have the common basic skill set needed to accomplish expectations set forth in the PIO job description.
* To create a pool of trained PIOs who can be confidently called upon to represent Amateur Radio in their region during breaking news events.
* To create a spirit of pride in being a trained and active PIO.
* To increase the productivity of PIOs and resultant positive media coverage.
PR-101 is expected to be first shown to the public in May at the ARRL EXPO at the Dayton Hamvention.