Paul McGuire, a respected veteran PR executive, is leaving the world of corporate communications after 33 years. Known for his professionalism, honesty and sense of humor, McGuire is not retiring and says he plans to open his own shop, aptly named Last Resort PR.
For the past 10 years, McGuire was at Warner Bros, serving as SVP Worldwide Corporate Communications. He became the studio’s go-to person for crisis management, handling lawsuits, internal investigations and any kind of controversies involving the studio, handling even unseemly matters with grace.
McGuire, a longtime favorite of trade journalists, had been mulling a departure for quite a while and made his decision to leave early this year.
His association with Warner Bros dates back to 2001 when he became EVP Network Communications for the studio’s broadcast network, the WB. He led the net’s communications department until the CW and Upn merged into the CW in...
For the past 10 years, McGuire was at Warner Bros, serving as SVP Worldwide Corporate Communications. He became the studio’s go-to person for crisis management, handling lawsuits, internal investigations and any kind of controversies involving the studio, handling even unseemly matters with grace.
McGuire, a longtime favorite of trade journalists, had been mulling a departure for quite a while and made his decision to leave early this year.
His association with Warner Bros dates back to 2001 when he became EVP Network Communications for the studio’s broadcast network, the WB. He led the net’s communications department until the CW and Upn merged into the CW in...
- 11/20/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
No More Heroes: The Stranglers superfan and PR guru Paul McGuire is departing Warner Bros. after a lengthy run at the company, including the past ten years as senior VP, worldwide corporate communications.
McGuire plans to open his own communications shingle, Last Resort PR, when not blasting The Cramps (R.I.P. Lux Interior) on “The Funhouse,” his Sunday night rock show on Khug-fm internet radio.
After a decade in Warner Bros. corp comm, McGuire decided to make a change. His exit coincides, but is not believed to be related, to recent rounds of layoffs at the company. He’s the latest high-profile departure in marketing and communications inside the conglom following longtime Warner Bros. TV Group marketing chief Lisa Gregorian and Scott Rowe, a PR vet who exited the studio after nearly 30 years.
McGuire’s candor, dry wit and knowledge of the biz has made him a highly respected...
McGuire plans to open his own communications shingle, Last Resort PR, when not blasting The Cramps (R.I.P. Lux Interior) on “The Funhouse,” his Sunday night rock show on Khug-fm internet radio.
After a decade in Warner Bros. corp comm, McGuire decided to make a change. His exit coincides, but is not believed to be related, to recent rounds of layoffs at the company. He’s the latest high-profile departure in marketing and communications inside the conglom following longtime Warner Bros. TV Group marketing chief Lisa Gregorian and Scott Rowe, a PR vet who exited the studio after nearly 30 years.
McGuire’s candor, dry wit and knowledge of the biz has made him a highly respected...
- 11/19/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Paul McGuire is the latest longtime exec to leave Warner Bros. Television.
The senior vp worldwide corporate communications has departed the studio after a lengthy run at Warner Media. Sources note that he made the decision to leave in early 2020, before the pandemic that upended Hollywood and triggered a massive leadership restructuring at the company.
“It’s been a privilege to play a small role the last 20 years in the great production that has been Warner Bros.,” McGuire said in a statement Thursday. “I was lucky enough to join the company thanks to a questionable decision ...
The senior vp worldwide corporate communications has departed the studio after a lengthy run at Warner Media. Sources note that he made the decision to leave in early 2020, before the pandemic that upended Hollywood and triggered a massive leadership restructuring at the company.
“It’s been a privilege to play a small role the last 20 years in the great production that has been Warner Bros.,” McGuire said in a statement Thursday. “I was lucky enough to join the company thanks to a questionable decision ...
- 11/19/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Paul McGuire is the latest longtime exec to leave Warner Bros. Television.
The senior vp worldwide corporate communications has departed the studio after a lengthy run at Warner Media. Sources note that he made the decision to leave in early 2020, before the pandemic that upended Hollywood and triggered a massive leadership restructuring at the company.
“It’s been a privilege to play a small role the last 20 years in the great production that has been Warner Bros.,” McGuire said in a statement Thursday. “I was lucky enough to join the company thanks to a questionable decision ...
The senior vp worldwide corporate communications has departed the studio after a lengthy run at Warner Media. Sources note that he made the decision to leave in early 2020, before the pandemic that upended Hollywood and triggered a massive leadership restructuring at the company.
“It’s been a privilege to play a small role the last 20 years in the great production that has been Warner Bros.,” McGuire said in a statement Thursday. “I was lucky enough to join the company thanks to a questionable decision ...
- 11/19/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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