
National Press Coverage, Print Media, and Broadcast Appearances
Decide Better!
featuring
Michael E. McGrath
Television:
FOX Morning News Job Shop: "Business Decisions in 2010" with Michael McGrath, author of Business Decisions! - Boston (Dec. 28, 2009)
CNBC Street Signs: "Best & Worst Business Blunders - Picking the Best and Worst Business Decisions of the Past Decade" with Michael McGrath, author of Business Decisions! (Dec. 10, 2009)
PBS American Public Television: "Tim Janis: Celebrate America" - Decide Better! For a Better Life and Decide Better! For College (Dec. 2009 - March 2010)
FOX Business with Neil Cavuto: "White House Steps Up Anti-Biz Attacks on Various Industries" - Business Decisions! - (Oct. 26, 2009)
FOX Morning News: "Planning for College" - Decide Better! For College - (April 2, 2009)
ABC News Now / Money Matters: "Selecting College During Recession" - Decide Better! For College - (March 31, 2009)
PBS-NJN Public Television: "Tim Janis: Celebrate America" - Decide Better! For a Better Life - Trenton, NJ (March 3, 2009)
FOX Business with Neil Cavuto: "Gas Tax" (Dec. 10, 2008)
CBS-11 KTVT News: "Making Better Decisions in this Economy" (Oct. 19, 2008)
FOX Business with David Asman: "Decision Making for Management: Bailout Plan Mismanaged?" (Sept. 30, 2008)
CNN International: "The Current Financial Crisis" (Sept. 26, 2008)
Print:
Promotional Consultant Magazine: "When Bad Decisions Happen to Good People" - Business Decisions! (May, 2010)
Nashua Telegraph: "Hey, Fans, this Clydesdale's for you - But Now for a $2,000 Fee" - Business Decisions! - New Hampshire (April 18, 2010)
The Star Tribune: "Policy Decisions by Apple about the iPhone and iPad" - Business Decisions! - Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN (April 2010)
Industry Week: "The Season of Snap Judgments" - Business Decisions! (April 21, 2010)
The Sunday Times (London) - Business Decisions! (March 7, 2010)
Canadian Business Magazine: "What Happens When Companies Hoard Too Much Talent" - Business Decisions! (March 1, 2010)
Daily Finance "Executive Compensation: Reforms Are Slowly Gaining" - Business Decisions! (Feb. 26, 2010)
Manufacturing Digital World Class Operations: "The Ford Turnaround" - Business Decisions! (March 7, 2010)
Black Enterprise Magazine "Best & Worst Business Decisions of the Decade: Ford's Turnaround and Lessons We Can Learn from Business Decisions!" (Feb. 2010)
The Oakland Press Business: "Ford Posts $2.7B Profit: Automaker has First Profitable Year Since 2005" -Business Decisions! (Jan. 29, 2010)
The Star-Ledger New Jersey Business News: "NBC Debacle is a Good Example of Bad Decision-Making" -Business Decisions! (Jan. 22, 2010)
Les Affaires Canada: "Nobody understood what the merger of AOL and Time Warner would bring" - Business Decisions! (Jan. 10, 2010)
Hudson Valley Business Journal - Business Decisions! (Jan. 2010)
Peoria Journal Star - Business Decisions! (Jan. 2010)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Workzone: "The New Year is No Time to be Timid about Making Changes" - Business Decisions! (Jan. 4, 2010)
Woman's World: "Make Your Happiest Decisions in 2010" - Decide Better! For a Better Life (Jan. 4, 2010)
Waterloo Courier Times - Business Decisions! (Jan. 2010)
San Diego Union Tribune - Business Decisions! (Jan. 2010)
Investors Business Daily Management - Leaders & Success: "Make the Winning Calls" - Business Decisions! (Dec. 28, 2009)
New Haven Register "Highs and Lows: 2000s Brought Good, Bad, and Ugly Business Moves" by Angela Carter (Dec. 27, 2009)
New Haven Register: "Best and Worst Business Moves of the Decade" - Business Decisions! (Dec. 27, 2009)
Bloomberg: "Whitacre GivesReuss, Reilly New Roles in GM Management Shuffle" - Business Decisions! (Dec. 4, 2009)
New Haven Register: "Adapting to Change: Businesses Tweak Strategies to Survive" by Angela Carter (Nov. 15, 2009)
The Boston Globe: "Auto Dealership Troubles" (Dec. 23, 2008)
Washington Times-Tribune: "One Person, One Vote... or a Percentage Thereof" (Oct. 23, 2008)
Forbes: "Death-Defying Acts" (Jan. 1, 2007)
Press Releases:
Decide Better Launches "Decide Daily" iPhone Application (May 2010)
Decide Better! For College wins iParenting Media Award (Sept. 2009)
Michael E. McGrath, Author of Decide Better! For College, to hold Book Signing at Southern Methodist University (SMU) Barnes & Noble - Dallas, TX (March 25, 2009)
Decide Better! For a Better Life Selected as a Finalist for the Benjamin Franklin Book Award (May 2009)
Decide Better! For a Better Life Selected as a Finalist for the ForeWord Magazine Book-of-the-Year Award (April 2009)
Decide Better! For a Better Life Selected as a Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award (Spring 2009)
Decide Better! For College Now Available In Bookstores (March 9, 2009)
Michael E. McGrath, Author of Decide Better! For College, to hold Book Signing at Barnes & Noble in Hingham, MA (Feb. 12, 2009)

Op-Ed's:
Obama Assigned a Grade of "B+" for His Running Mate Decision (Aug. 25, 2008)
Decide Better! Offers Vice Presidential Decision-Making Advice to McCain and Obama (June 16, 2008)
In College Acceptance Season, New Decision-Making Resource Available to Students and Parents to Decide Better! (Feb. 26, 2008)
This New Year More People are Resolving to Make Better Decisions than Ever (Dec. 31, 2007)
Do Voters Use Issues For Deciding What Presidential Candidate To Support? (Dec. 5, 2007)
Radio & Podcast (2010):
- WSVA News Radio with Jim Britt: "The Best and Worst Business Decisions of the Recession" - Business Decisions! - Harrisonburg, VA (May 19, 2010)
- Lou Dobbs: "The Best and Worst Business Decisions of the Recession" - Business Decisions! - LouDobbs.com (May 18, 2010)
- Craig Crossman's Computer America: "The Apple iPad" - Business Decisions! - Nationally Syndicated (April 27, 2010)
- WDUN: "The Apple iPad" - Business Decisions! - Atlanta, GA (April 22, 2010)
- WVLY: "The Apple iPad" - Business Decisions! - Wheeling, WV (April 14, 2010)
- WFIN: "The Apple iPad" - Business Decisions! - Findlay, OH (April 7, 2010)
- KLPW: "Toyota's Crisis Decisions" - Business Decisions! - St. Louis, MO (Feb. 25, 2010)
- WTBQ Dirks on Strategy: "Best & Worst Business Decisions of the Decade" - Business Decisions! - NY (Feb.17, 2010)
- Relevant Radio: "How the Economy is Affecting College Decisions" - Decide Better! For College - Nationwide Affiliates (Feb.16, 2010)
- KUIK-AM: "Toyota's Crisis Decisions" - Business Decisions! - Portland, OR (Feb. 9, 2010)
- CBS - KMOX: "Toyota's Crisis Decisions" - Business Decisions! - Portland, OR (Feb. 8, 2010)
- WOOD-AM NewsRadio: "Best & Worst Business Decisions of the Decade" - Business Decisions! - Grand Rapids, MI (Jan.14, 2010)
- WDNA NPR: "The AOL/Time Warner Decision ~ Best & Worst Business Decisions of the Decade" - Business Decisions! - Miami, FL (Jan. 13, 2010)
Radio (2009):
- KXYL: "Best & Worst Business Decisions of the Decade" - Business Decisions! - Brownsville, TX (Dec. 31, 2009)
- KIRO-FM: "Decisions that Businesses Should be Making for 2010" - Business Decisions! - Seattle, WA (Dec. 30, 2009)
- WINA-FM: "Best & Worst Business Decisions of the Decade" - Business Decisions! - Charlottesville, VA (Dec. 30, 2009)
- KFBK News Talk: "Best & Worst Business Decisions of the Decade" - Business Decisions! - Sacramento, CA (Dec. 22, 2009)
- KMMT: "How People Can Make Better Decisions" - Decide Better! For a Better Life - CA/NV (Dec. 17, 2009)
- KORN: "How the Economy is Affecting College Decisions" - Decide Better! For College - Mitchell, SD (Dec. 16, 2009)
- WDRC, WMWW, WWCO, WSNG with Brad Davis: "Obama's Afghanistan Decision" - Business Decisions! - CT (Dec. 8, 2009)
- KURV: "Obama's Afghanistan Decision" - McAllen, TX (Dec. 1, 2009)
- WFTL with Russ Morley: "Holiday Decisions" - Decide Better! For a Better Life and Business Decisions! - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Nov. 27, 2009)
- KXYL Going Home with Mark Cope: "Making Better Decisions for 2010" - Decide Better! For a Better Life - Brownwood, TX (Nov. 25, 2009)
- WHIM: Decide Better! For a Better Life and Business Decisions! - Orlando, FL (Nov. 23, 2009)
- KATQ: "Why People Have a Problem Making Decisions" - Decide Better! For a Better Life - Plentywood, MT (Nov. 19, 2009)
- WSRT Mary in the Morning: "How to Make Better Decisions in this Economy" - Traverse City, MI (Nov. 12, 2009)
- WDSN with Gary Stormer - DuBois, PA (Oct. 29, 2009)
- WTBQ Dirks on Strategy: "Business Decision-Making Strategies" - Business Decisions! - NY (Oct. 28, 2009)
- WRNJ with Reverend Dr. Frank Fowler (Oct. 26, 2009)
- WWNC News Radio (Oct. 22, 2009)
- BusinessWeek Smart Answers with Karen E. Klein: "A Better Way to Make Decisions" (Oct. 19, 2009)
- WGY Joe Gallagher Show - Albany, NY (Oct. 10, 2009)
- KZST - Santa Rosa, CA (Oct. 7, 2009)
- KFBK with Kitty O'Neal - Sacramento, CA (Oct. 1, 2009)
- KFOR with Dale Johnson - Lincoln, NE (Sept. 28, 2009)
- WGY News Talk - Albany, NY (June 7, 2009)
- KATQ Radio International - MT/ND (June 3, 2009)
- CBS - KMOX with Tom & Maria - "In this tight economy, what type of summer jobs should college students be pursuing?" - Decide Better! For College (May 31, 2009)
- WTRC News Radio - Indiana (May 26, 2009)
- WMYX FM - Milwaukee, WI (May 10, 2009)
- CBS - WDSY Tracey Morgan Show - Pittsburgh, PA (May 5, 2009)
- WJNO - West Palm Beach, FL (April 29, 2009)
- WOWO AM - Fort Wayne, IN (April 28, 2009)
- KFBK with Scot Murdock - Sacramento, CA (April 7, 2009)
- CBS - KMOX: "Can You Afford College in this Economy?" - St.Louis, MO (March 27, 2009)
- KBFP with Miranda Whitworth - Bakersfield, CA (March 26, 2009)
- WJNO with Natalie Nichols - West Palm Beach, FL (March 25, 2009)
- KFOR with Sandy Connors - Lincoln, NE (March 25, 2009)
- WRVA with Trey Yeatts - Richmond, VA (Feb. 27, 2009)
- Business Talk Radio Network: Ask Andrea (Feb. 26, 2009)
- KTLK with Perry Langdon - St.Paul, MN (Feb. 21, 2009)
- WWJC with Ted Elm - Duluth, MN (Feb. 18, 2009)
- WDXY with Susan Trautsch - Columbia, SC (Jan. 12, 2009)
- WDOH with Ron Williams - Lima, OH (Jan. 12, 2009)
- WHBC with Kathy and Rik - Cleveland, OH (Jan. 8, 2009)
- WHLO with Matt Patrick - Cleveland, OH (Jan. 7, 2009)
- WJNO with Jim Edwards - West Palm Beach, FL (Jan. 6, 2009)
- KKZZ with Coach Ron Tunick - Los Angeles, CA (Jan. 6, 2009)
- WBAL with Ron Smith - Baltimore, MD (Jan. 5, 2009)
- WFTL with Russ Morley - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Jan. 2, 2009)
- WKRQ with Amy Tobin - Cincinnati, OH (Jan. 1, 2009)
Radio (2008):
- WILM with Joe Lecompte - Wilmington, DE (Dec. 31, 2008)
- WCUB with Debbie Denk - Janesville, WI (Dec. 31, 2008)
- KFTM with Jim Bunner - Ft. Collins, CO (Dec. 26, 2008)
- WFTL with Russ Morley - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Dec. 11, 2008)
- KKZZ with Coach Ron Tunick - Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 9, 2008)
- WDRC with Brad Davis - Hartford, CT (Dec. 9, 2008)
- WGY with Read Shepherd - Albany, NY (Dec. 7, 2008)
- KQBZ with Mike Cope - Brownwood, TX (Nov. 25, 2008)
- WNCT with Jeff Diamond - Greenville, NC (Nov. 18, 2008)
- WDOH with Ron Williams - Lima, OH (Nov. 17, 2008)
- KTSU with Maurice Thompson - Houston, TX (Nov. 12, 2008)
- WWCO with Brad Davis - Hartford, CT (Nov. 4, 2008)
- WROW with Sherman Baldwin - Albany, NY (Oct. 30, 2008)
- KFKA with Trevor Carey & George Gray - Greeley, CO (Oct. 22, 2008)
- WAKR with Ray Horner - Akron, OH (Oct. 21, 2008)
- KCRS with Robert Hallmark - Odessa, TX (Oct. 16, 2008)
- WMOV with Greg Gack - Huntington, WV (Oct. 15, 2008)
- WROW with Sherman Baldwin - Albany, NY (Oct. 13, 2008)
- WTTB Judyth Piazza - Vero Beach, FL (Sept. 2008 and Jan. 2009)
- WFSH with Kevin & Taylor - Atlanta, GA (Sept. 30, 2008)
- WDNA with Charlie Kaufman - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Sept. 23, 2008)
- WJSU with Othor Cain - Jackso,n MS (Sept. 18, 2008)
- Health Radio Network with Barbara Alexander (Sept. 18, 2008)
- WIBA with Mitch Henck - Madison, WI (Sept. 16, 2008)
- WBOB with Andy Johnson - Jacksonville, FL (Sept. 11, 2008)
- KKNW Dr. Pat Show - Seattle, WA (Sept. 24, 2008)
- WSBA with Dennis Edwards - York, PA (August 12, 2008)
- KMCR with Lori St.James - Montgomery City, MO (August 12, 2008)
- KKNW Chat with Women Pam & Rochelle - Seattle, WA (August 6, 2008)
- KKNW Money Thing with Howard Bono - Seattle, WA (August 6, 2008)
- CNN Radio with John Lorinc (Aug. 3, 2008)
- WNCX with Kim Mihalik - Cleveland, OH (July 30, 2008)
- WDRC with Mary Jones - Bloomfield, CT (July 29, 2008)
- WDSN with Gary Stormer - DuBois, PA (July 10, 2008)
- WVAS with Robert Taylor - Montgomery, AL (July 9, 2008)
- WTRC with Bill Darwin - Elkhart, IN (July 3, 2008)
- WBNW with Barry Armstrong - Needham, MA (June 23, 2008)
- WMIS with Mark Ricci - St.Paul, MN (June 23, 2008)
- KION with Mark Carbonaro - Salinas, CA (June 17, 2008)
- WCAP with Lou Blasi - Lowell, MA (June 16, 2008)
- WJNO with Brian Mudd - West Palm Beach, FL (June 12, 2008)
- WBRS with Jack Roberts - Boston, MA (June 12, 2008)
- KOND with Jeff Whitaker - Lindwood, NJ (June 11, 2008)
- WTHU with Brenda Scheider - Washington, DC (March 6, 2008)














