(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 15, 2008 ) CHICAGO, IL (May 15, 2008) – Registered dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner has hired Empower Public Relations to spearhead her PR campaign. Blatner owns her own business offering individual patient counseling, corporate consultations, wellness lectures and professional seminars. Aside from being the top dietitian in the country she is a thought leader in a variety of channels such as MyLifetime.com, Fitness Magazine, USA Today and Time Out Chicago. She is also the national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association

CEO of Empower PR Sam Chapman states, “Dawn Jackson Blatner is the most dynamic and talented personality in her space. It is an honor to represent someone of her caliber.” Blatner is an instructor at the Chopping Block where she teaches “Healthy in a Hurry” cooking classes and has two books coming out in 2008: Counseling Overweight Adults: The Lifestyle Patterns Approach and Toolkit (American Dietetic Association) and The Flexitarian Diet (McGraw Hill.)

Media inquiries: Lina Khalil
312.255.4017
Lkhalil@EmpowerPR.com

ABOUT DAWN JACKSON BLATNER RD, LDN
Dawn Jackson Blatner is a registered and licensed dietitian in Chicago, IL. She is a national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association and has appeared in USA Today, Dateline, Newsweek, Cooking Light and WebMD. Blatner regularly appears on television for healthy eating and is the dietitian for Lifetimetv.com where she contributes a weekly column and educational videos. She is a food and nutrition blogger with USA Today and a nutrition expert on the advisory board of Fitness magazine and Time Out Chicago. Blatner is an instructor at the Chopping Block in Chicago where she teaches “Healthy in a Hurry” cooking classes. For more information please visit www.DawnJacksonBlatner.com

ABOUT EMPOWER PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Empower Public Relations is one of Chicago's most accomplished PR firms, with a focus on television appearances. Empower has clients in a variety of industries, ranging from the nation’s leading sex therapist, six Chicagoland Morton’s restaurants, The Berghoff, Swissôtel Chicago and the Chicago Fire Team as well as ultra premium liquor brands. Clients have appeared on the nation’s largest television outlets, including Good Morning America, 20/20, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Empower Public Relations CEO Sam Chapman has been featured in several media outlets such as Good Morning America, BBC Radio News, Fox & Friends, Eye on Chicago, BusinessWeek, Advertising Age, and the CNNMoney website. For more information, please visit www.Empowerpr.com.

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