Mark J. Coyle

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Mark J. Coyle was a political consultant in West Virginia. Coyle started as a radio reporter, but in the early 1990s he moved into public relations. [1] In 1996, he worked for former astronaut Jon McBride, who ran unsuccessfully for governor of West Virginia, [2] and he later played a key role in George W. Bush's 2000 victory in that state. [1] [2] More recently he directed media relations for the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, founded by Betsy McCaughey Ross. [3] He died October 13, 2007, at age 42, in a car crash on his way to a football game at Syracuse University where he had been a student at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Schudel, Matt (October 24, 2007), "Obituaries: Mark Coyle, Political Consultant", Washington Post .
  2. 1 2 3 Porterfield, Mannix (October 16, 2007), "Ex-W.Va. GOP consultant killed in New York crash", The Register-Herald .
  3. "What happens when you call a briefing and nobody comes?", Modern Healthcare, January 16, 2005.