Award-Winning Social Good PR and Marketing Firm Tara Dowdell Group Taps Seasoned MSNBC Producer for Senior Public Relations Advisor Role

JERSEY CITY, NJ (Wednesday, May 7, 2024) — Tara Dowdell Group (TDG), an award-winning social good PR and marketing agency headquartered in Jersey City, has announced Carly Rubel, former Booking Producer for The Mehdi Hasan Show and AM Joy with Joy Reid on MSNBC, as its new Senior Public Relations Advisor. With a rich background in broadcast journalism, Carly brings a wealth of experience and expertise, furthering the marketing agency’s reach and mission to uplift social good stories. In this role, Carly will assist and lead in developing data-informed publicity strategies and thought-provoking news angles for TDG’s clients.

“We are thrilled to welcome Carly, an exceptionally gifted and incisive leader in national media, to TDG,” stated Tara Dowdell, President of Tara Dowdell Group. “I started TDG with a vision to build a full-service PR and marketing agency that maintains the highest level of excellence and integrity while supporting organizations engaged in social good. Carly’s immense talent and extensive experience in researching, pitching, and booking globally recognized leaders and experts will amplify our public relations, storytelling, and media portfolio. Carly’s dedication to journalistic excellence reflects our core values at TDG, and we look forward to the innovative contributions she will bring to our team.”

Carly will report to Zy Richardson, Vice President of Communications for Tara Dowdell Group, and lead the day-to-day management of the agency’s public relations team.
Having previously held pivotal roles at networks such as MSNBC and Current TV, Carly has a proven track record of success in booking high-profile guests and shaping dynamic programming. Beginning with a tenure at Current TV, Carly learned the frontlines of live television, orchestrating guest appearances for programs like Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer. At Current TV, she honed the craft of researching, pitching, and booking guests.

Following her time at the cable news startup, Carly became a Booking Producer for MSNBC, working with the network’s highest-profile talent to cover some of the most defining political moments. From The Ed Show with Ed Schultz to Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd to The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart and The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross, she navigated the tumult of election seasons. Despite Sunday network competition, Carly secured interviews with high-profile guests such as Senator Elizabeth Warren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and an exclusive joint interview with Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and Rep. Ilhan Omar.

“I am excited to be joining this stellar team of PR and marketing professionals. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Tara and the TDG team many times in my previous role as a booking producer and have long admired their passion and dedication to clients engaged in social good,” Carly said. “Elevating the voices of those who have historically been marginalized has been a driving force in my career. I am grateful for the opportunity to assist TDG’s clients aligned in this mission in uplifting their impactful work.”

Additionally, Carly’s tenure at AM Joy with Joy Reid contributed to the show’s status as the most-watched weekend program in the network’s history. Carly consistently landed bookings, including then-candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, Robert De Niro, and the late Congressman Elijah Cummings. Most recently, she supported The Mehdi Hasan Show, where she helped to re-launch the program into a weekly format with in-depth commentary, high-profile interviews, and debates.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. She lives in West Orange with her husband, Michael Feller, and their two-year-old son, Ethan.

About Tara Dowdell Group
Tara Dowdell Group (TDG) is an award-winning certified M/WBE public relations and marketing agency with a passion for promoting organizations, institutions, and businesses that are engaged in social good. Our clients consist of foundations, nonprofits, public sector agencies, healthcare organizations, and mission-driven businesses. Our services include public relations, community outreach, branding and marketing, graphic and website design, and video production. The most effective communication strategies unify these services, which is why we offer all of them in-house. To learn more, visit www.TaraDowdellGroup.com.