As publisher of 83 Degrees Media, I want to extend a warm welcome to the delegates, the candidates, the members of the global media and other visitors in Tampa for the Republican National Convention.
83 Degrees Media editors, writers, photographers and videographers tell the Tampa Bay region's stories of
talent,
innovation, global
diversity and sense of place.
We are a community filled with
entrepreneurs, innovators, rising stars and influencers helping to move the nation forward in the global economy.
Whether you are 20-something, 50-something or something else, you will discover that this is a great place to live, work and play.
But don't take my word for it. Spend some time getting to know the people, the neighborhoods, the city of
Tampa itself and the surrounding array of cultural
communities.
I think that when you do, you will discover that you appreciate this region as much as we do.
Diane Egner is the publisher and managing editor of 83 Degrees Media. Sign up to receive our e-zine on Tuesdays. Comments? Contact 83 Degrees.
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Diane Egner is a community leader and award-winning journalist with more than four decades of experience reporting and writing about the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. She serves on the boards of the University of South Florida Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications Advisory Council, The Institute for Research in Art (Graphicstudio, the Contemporary Art Museum, and USF’s Public Art Program) Community Advisory Council, Sing Out and Read, and StageWorks Theatre Advisory Council. She also is a member of Leadership Florida and the Athena Society. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism, she won the top statewide award for editorial writing from the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors while at The Tampa Tribune and received special recognition by the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists for creative work as Content Director at WUSF Public Media. Past accomplishments and community service include leadership positions with Tampa Tiger Bay Club, USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy (WLP), Alpha House of Tampa Bay, Awesome Tampa Bay, Florida Kinship Center, AIA Tampa Bay, Powerstories, Arts Council of Hillsborough County, and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Diane and her husband, Sandy Rief, live in Tampa.