Crosswords Communications Co.

Crosswords Communications Co. was founded in 2006 by Doris Bloodsworth, APR, an award-winning journalist and author. Her reporting was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and has appeared in national publications.

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Doris is a published author and was named Writer of the Year. She is nationally certified in public relations and was inducted into a regional hall of fame.

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Doris' journalism career includes major investigative reporting, and her public-relations work won a statewide award. Her communications experience includes assisting a wide range of business and nonprofit clients as well as full-time work in municipal government.

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Some career highlights include working on the PR team that launched LEGOLAND Florida®, earning more than a million impressions and securing a documentary for a Habitat Orlando Blitz Build and spearheading the Choice of Champions® branding for the City of Clermont. She has secured publishers for several writers. Crosswords partners with top graphic designers, illustrators, event planners and printers to provide full service.

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Here is a snapshot of her experience and professional achievements.

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EXPERIENCE - Communications

• Communications Director and PIO for the City of Clermont, Florida

• Communications and Marketing Director for the South Lake Chamber of Commerce

• Media Relations and Research head for TWSquared PR and marketing firm, Orlando

• Copy Writer and Project Manager for CRM2 marketing firm, Orlando

• Crosswords Communications, Winter Park and Clermont

• Taught writing at the Professional Golfers Career College, Orlando

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EXPERIENCE - Journalism

• Growing Bolder magazine

• Bloomberg

• Orlando Sentinel

• The Wall Street Journal

• The Gainesville Sun

• Articles also appeared in Central Florida Family magazine, Black Family Today magazine, 

       The Strategist magazine and Tactics newspaper, among other publications.

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EXPERIENCE - Author & Editor

• CLERMONT: From Gem of the Hills to Choice of Champions

• Images of America: Clermont, Arcadia Publishing

• Images of America: Groveland, Arcadia Publishing

• Legendary Locals of Lake County, Arcadia Publishing

• 2010 and 2011 Songwriter's Market, "Babyboomers & Songwriting," Writer's Digest Books

• Katie and the Corduroy Kangaroo (collaboration with Disney illustrator Ethan Long for a charity event)

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Reporting nominated for the Pulitzer Prize

• Nationally-certified in Public Relations - APR

• Hearst National Finalist

• Best of 2020 Awards - Public Relations

• Society of Professional Journalists Award

• Knight Fellow

• Orlando Sentinel News-Gathering Award

• Florida Bar Media Award

• Lake County Women's Hall of Fame

• Lake County Schools Hall of Fame

• Communications Award for Public Relations - FACP

• Writer of the Year and Historian of the Year

• UF's Dean's Cup for Professional Promise

• UF's Buddy Davis Award for Promise in Reporting & Editing

• Key to the City - Clermont

• Gem of the Hills Award for Outstanding Community Service

• Cooper Memorial Library Association Board Member

• Project Scholars committee member

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EDUCATION

• Graduated with highest honors from the University of Florida's College of Journalism with a minor in English

• Attended the University of Central Florida