Steve Hannagan

<p>Steve Hannagan was a highly-successful pioneer of public relations who built ground-breaking publicity campaigns for the Indianapolis 500 Miami Beach Sun Valley Las Vegas the 1940 Presidential Campaign and Coca Cola. He developed tested and refined many of the press and publicity principles commonly used today.</p><p><br></p><p>Along the way Steve Hannagan knew or worked with most major figures and celebrities of his era. His colleagues and friends spanned business Hollywood Broadway New York's Café Society the news media politics and sports.</p><p>Hannagan was a garrulous charming whip-smart press agent who never pulled a phony deal. His honesty and charm opened doors to the powerful. His press campaigns were sensational or subtle and always caught the eye of the intended audience. His success always brought him coverage in major news media like: Life Magazine Fortune Look Colliers Scribner's New York Times and Movietone News.</p>