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Microphones and cups are visible on the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234501473-VQWF5RQQ23E128E76NX6/ASBBrd_07-17-2016_PressMon_1_A003%7E%7E2016%7E07%7E16%7EIMG_Hollis_Towns_Asbury__1_1_PRF0TH8N_L846266585%7EIMG_Hollis_Towns_Asbury__1_1_PRF0TH8N.jpg Community Engagement Hollis Towns in a suit speaks at a lectern with a microphone during a conference or event, with a large backdrop featuring a logo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234514346-OH1Y9X3136DHIXHKYF35/NJPAAWARDS0423F.jpg Community Engagement Hollis Towns receiving an award from another man in suits, smiling, holding an award certificate in an indoor setting with curtains in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234515429-D681VG51POQA2C0IGWUO/one051016l.jpg Community Engagement Hollis Towns and two other people on stage speaking into microphones against a backdrop of a blue-lit screen, wearing business attire, with a brick wall in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/3389b2cf-095e-49d9-8ee3-c95173e3dbaf/Screenshot+2025-04-01+at+7.40.42%E2%80%AFAM.png Community Engagement Spot the Newshound at APP's Red Zone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/45f57296-df60-4dfe-aabc-a2729184349d/IMG_3039+Large.jpeg Community Engagement Hollis Towns and three others smiling and posing for a picture at the Alabama Media Group office, in front of a "Press-Register" sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1743390561282-CNUBLT3K2SGZ54FMDM94/IMG_2461.JPG Community Engagement Hollis Towns and woman dressed formally, smiling in front of a blue banner with 'WHCA White House Correspondents' Association' written on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234514343-Q14418RP71XIDG6SR6KD/news0328a.jpg Community Engagement Hollis Towns presents to an attentive audience in a meeting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234520753-MGJR4PEPJNQPAJP5SHOX/vip047.JPG Community Engagement Hollis Towns and another man in suits standing in front of a backdrop at the Jersey Shore Sports Awards event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234562852-ZSJUZLVV4QG4AOU0YRI9/hollis-student-voices.jpg Community Engagement A classroom setting with a large projection screen displaying 'Welcome to Student Voices 2013-2014' and the Asbury Park Press logo. Several people are at the front, engaging in a handshake ceremony, while others are seated, observing in the audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/4c26ed7e-9a7b-4aa5-bc0f-c72ddc47a3ac/Hollis-takes-a-stand.jpg Community Engagement Hollis Towns headshot image wearing glasses, dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt and red tie, standing against a white background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234563359-8HC2HL1AB31HIP7HDPEF/hollis-with-students.jpg Community Engagement Journalist, Hollis Towns receiving an award certificate, another person standing beside them, while someone takes a photo in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234594444-KWONYO6AZZ3YIUXRD5A6/IMG_0590.jpg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1505010253171-NSKT5QS07AO80OX3TGW0/make-a-difference-day.jpg Community Engagement - All hands on deck (Copy) All hands on deck Pitching in and doing our part to help the community is important. The newsroom team joined the national Make a Difference Day effort by cleaning a local park that would eventually become a veterans memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234594502-8AT8NZJCKSY42833HF5C/IMG_0591.jpg Community Engagement A group of five professionals posing in an office setting, with three men and two women dressed in business attire. They appear to be attending a formal event or meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234594963-T997WJF3RP6WX9LTTGUK/IMG_0616.jpg Community Engagement Audience attending a presentation in a conference room with a "Welcome" slide on the screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234595480-THN8IULDSWDP8HDP7BLS/IMG_0637.jpg Community Engagement Award-winning journalist, Hollis Towns, in a suit speaking into a microphone at a presentation. A Gannett NJ banner is visible, listing several associated media outlets. Audience members are seated in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1474234596800-NK3L4UTRWWZLOVQ235KA/IMG_3195.JPG Community Engagement Poynter Journalism judge Hollis Towns speaking at podium during event with audience, American flag, and keyboard piano nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1505009693201-UPNVZQWF2XKSWLCYRWTO/TownsSportsAwards2017.jpg Community Engagement - Sports Awards 2017 (Copy) Sports Awards 2017 On the red carpet with Jersey native and college basketball announcer Dick Vitale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1497999594088-I8OVQ2WBBOHYDNBAGEYW/Awards.jpg Community Engagement A group of diverse people posing for a photo in a modern indoor setting with a textured floor and wooden backdrop. They are standing in front of a white banner with logos. Many are dressed in formal or semi-formal attire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1497999594007-QN6SYCFDHS77KAZTCGJG/EmployeeAwards-McLean.jpg Community Engagement Pulitzer Prize Juror, Hollis Towns, in suits smiling in front of a backdrop with logos of "USA TODAY NETWORK" and "STORYTELLERS PROJECT." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1505004037574-MK0Y4YSRLB56OGN41AKQ/IMG_0599.jpg Community Engagement - Editorial meets advertising (Copy) Editorial meets advertising I am blessed to work with one of the best editorial teams in the business, but it's the folks in advertising who help us do what we do. Pictured here with Karen Guarisi, vice president of advertising for Gannett New Jersey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1497999596319-WUGGSU5BP2ALSUEP5FDW/Teamwork.jpg Community Engagement Four men in business attire standing together indoors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1505003282978-R9C0C47D65DI23BJ4P6B/Commtalks-9766.jpg Community Engagement - Deconstructing the 2016 Presidential Election (Copy) Deconstructing the 2016 Presidential Election As communities nationwide discussed the results of the presidential election, the Asbury Park Press worked to convene constructive conversations about the way forward. I moderated a panel discussion at Monmouth University, home to one of the nation's most oft-quoted polling institutes, to get insight and feedback. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1505003572954-0V6RS24J3X1IC6BS150T/BLUECLAWSDELMARVA0822J.jpg Community Engagement - Focus on photography (Copy) Focus on photography I've always loved photojournalism—as do most reporters and editors. Recently, I had the good fortune of getting behind the camera at a BlueClaws baseball game in Lakewood, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1505003713305-34TO2BIVQ9MEFMC4EV7F/Commtalks-9746.jpg Community Engagement - Post-election discussions (Copy) Post-election discussions How did the pollsters get is so wrong? Dozens of students, professors, and community leaders turned out for a panel discussion at Monmouth University to dissect the 2016 election. I moderated the exchange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/eeda16e1-cf5e-4686-a493-fa5c049cdebf/hollis-jones.jpg Community Engagement Two men at a formal event wearing suits, one in a red jacket and the other in a blue jacket, standing and smiling. http://hollistowns.com/hollis-home daily 1.0 2025-04-01 http://hollistowns.com/more-about-hollis daily 0.75 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1743390569443-C15HADON2L3VQPEYSI23/IMG_3213.JPG More About Hollis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/7743181b-a58d-42e8-9655-e363bd31e1f5/IMG_1248.JPEG More About Hollis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://hollistowns.com/what-drives-me daily 0.75 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a51d8e5dc6de5c9601da31/1475628794777-XB8SBBODAE1H7THJP2F8/GettyImages-161203884.jpg