Trib’s Gedalius join Castor congressional office
August 20, 2008 at 12:31 pm by Wayne GarciaTampa Tribune City Hall reporter Ellen Gedalius is leaving 200 S Parker for the warm and comfy confines of politics. Ironically, she replaces Agustina Guerrero, who left for PricewaterhouseCoopers, the destination for nearly a dozen other Trib scribes.
Here’s the Castor news release:
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) announced today that Tampa Tribune journalist Ellen Gedalius will serve as Castor’s new Press Secretary effective September 8, 2008.
Gedalius has a familiar byline to Tampa Bay area residents as a primary reporter on Tampa City Hall, the Hillsborough County Commission and government for The Tampa Tribune since February 2002. Gedalius also served as the Tribune’s South Tampa bureau education reporter and covered the Florida Legislature and politics, including the 2004 Florida U.S. Senate race. Her primary assignment since April 2005 has been Tampa City Hall. “Ellen Gedalius is a talented writer and communicator. Her work ethic, experience and knowledge of the Tampa Bay area will serve the community well as we advocate for a change in the direction of the country, high quality affordable health care and access to education,” noted Castor.
Before joining the Tribune, Gedalius was the county government reporter for The Courier News in Bridgewater, N.J. She has graduate and undergraduate degrees from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism with a minor in Spanish.
Castor’s former press secretary, Agustina Guerrero, joined the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tampa as a Communications Senior Associate. Guerrero’s hard work, creativity and zeal for public service helped get Castor off to a strong start from her first day in Congress. “Agustina Guerrero is a true professional,” said Castor. “Her communication skills helped bring hope to our neighbors by communicating the efforts and accomplishments of the New Direction Congress and tackling the many challenges that face families today.”
Before joining Castor’s staff, Guerrero, was a reporter in her native Argentina, in Chicago, New York and with the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Guerrero also hosted programs on Bay News 9 En Espanol.
Ellen Gedalius, like her predecessor, will be based in the Tampa Bay District Office. She will begin working with Castor on September 8.
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August 20th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Another good reporter gone. She’ll be missed. I’m not saying they COULD replace her, but will they even try or will they just waste away until there are only three people left (one for news, two for ads)?
August 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I find this announcement very interesting, since Ellen was the lead reporter for the Tribune’s coverage of the 2006 US Congressional campaign, that Ms Castor won. I don’t beleive in conspiracies, but DO remember that the -R- candidate Eddie Adams Jr, was unable to get any press coverage of his positions or events during the 2006 campaign.
Ms Castor has spent the 1st 2 year term, doing Nancy Pelosi’s bidding, no drilling, tax increases of 2500% [two thousand five hundered percent] on the [cigar] hometown industry and positioning herself for the next career move. Another example of the self-dealing that goes in with the insider “power-structure” of Tampa Democrats.
In 2008, vote for the first time politicain, Eddie Adams Jr for US Congress from Tampa.
Throw the bums out… all of them. No more of the “same old stuff”. Let’s get a Congress that will quit self dealing, quit wasting money and serve “the people” for a change.