Colton Howard
Senior PR Manager
Colton Howard has built his career at the intersection of public relations, television and storytelling. As a Senior PR Manager at Dittoe PR, he draws on his experience in front of and behind the camera to develop compelling stories, build trusted media relationships and secure meaningful coverage for clients including the Western Golf Association, Evans Scholars Foundation, Jiffy Lube of Indiana, Penrod Arts Fair, PopCon, Carmel Christkindlmarkt and the BMW Championship. His work with Bullseye Event Group surrounding Super Bowl LX helped generate over 500 media placements and more than 2.1 billion impressions.
In addition to his role at Dittoe PR, Colton serves as a host of WISH-TV’s nationally syndicated daily lifestyle show, Life.Style.Live!, where he interviews guests and spotlights the people, places and stories of Central Indiana and beyond. Before joining Dittoe PR, Colton worked as a sports anchor at WANE 15 in Fort Wayne and as Director of Media for a sports and entertainment company in Boca Raton, Florida. His work as a videographer has also earned him an Emmy nomination.
A cum laude graduate of Ball State University, Colton earned a degree in Digital Video Production with a minor in Journalistic Storytelling. When he isn’t pitching stories or hosting on air, he’s probably spending time with his adopted pit bull–mastiff mix, Migo.
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