Dan Klores hires NBC veteran for crisis work
16 Dec 2005 | by Mark Hand
WASHINGTON: Dan Klores Communications (DKC) has hired former NBC News senior correspondent Fred Francis to handle crisis communications and enhance the firm’s presence here.
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WASHINGTON: Dan Klores Communications (DKC) has hired former NBC News senior correspondent Fred Francis to handle crisis communications and enhance the firm’s presence here.
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