Ephrata Alumni Association

Committee Names Emcee for Opening Event

At the November 5th meeting of the reunion committee it was unanimously agreed to extend an invitation to Ephrata High School graduate Margo Myers to serve as the mistress of ceremonies for the opening event of the EHS-100 Reunion on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Kiwanis Field on the Ephrata High School campus. Margo has graciously accepted the invitation.

Margo, who resides in Seattle, is best known by local area residents as a news anchor on Seattle’s KIRO and KOMO television stations. With more than 20 years in TV news and public relations, Margo has extensive media experience, including television, radio, print and social media. She’s also an accomplished public speaker, facilitating corporate workshops and fundraising events.

Margo owns Margo Myers Communications, a PR and Communications consulting company. This includes marketing and public relations, writing and placing press releases in relevant media, gaining interviews on radio and TV, as well as writing content for websites and materials. She’s also the Executive Director of the Springboard Academy, a professional development firm. Springboard conducts classes and workshops to help people work more effectively through leadership, teamwork, networking, personal brand, and professional image. Margo also does public speaking and emcees fundraising events for non-profit groups; a perfect fit for the EHS-100 Reunion celebration.

On her website Margo shares, “I grew up in Ephrata, in Eastern Washington, and graduated with honors from Washington State University with a BA in Communications – Journalism. In a varied career as a TV news reporter, anchor and producer, I have covered everything from the downfall of General Manuel Noriega in Panama with U.S. Army troops — to the Loma Prieta Earthquake near San Francisco — to the WTO riots in Seattle. I’ve jumped out of planes, learned to scuba dive, flown with the Blue Angels, and danced with the Seattle Mariners’ groundskeepers – all in search of a great story.”

Margo graduated with the EHS Class of 1979. While attending Ephrata High School she was active in girls’ basketball, tennis and soccer. She was a member of the 1976-77 basketball team that was the first girls’ team to make it to state competition. She was a two-time basketball district champion at a time when girls’ sports were beginning inter-school competition thanks to the passage of Title IX.

Off-court activities included : Honor Society 2,3; Annual Staff 1,2,3; Annual Staff Editor 3; Letterman’s Club 1,2,3; Soccer 1; Basketball 1,2,3; Tennis 1,2; Miss Ephrata Contestant-Princess.