MELISSA IN THE MEDIA

Melissa has extensive media experience as a spokesperson for the food, grocery and healthcare industries, and received the 2016 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Media Excellence Award.
With more than 20 years of extensive media experience in Chicago and nationally, Melissa has conducted more than 200 live TV interviews. She has been interviewed by national and local TV and radio stations as well as newspapers, magazines and online outlets including FOX News, NPR, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Martha Stewart Living, Prevention, Cooking Light, Weight Watchers, Supermarket News and Today’s Dietitian.
Melissa has a proven track record for crafting meaningful messages, attractive food displays and interactive cooking demos for interviews including live or taped, in-studio or on-location TV and video, and hosted her own weekly TV segment “Heartland Health Tips” on the nationally syndicated US Farm Report TV show with Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson.

Redbook
3 Health Habits that are Good Enough
Shape
Give Your Kitchen a Checkup
April2013
Men's Fitness
Bertolli Organic Olive Oil
July/August2014
Better Homes & Gardens
A healthier Way to Sip Cocktails
December2013
Oprah Magazine
Can the Right Breakfast Make You Thin?
November2013
Diabetes Forecast
Decoding the Food Label
April2013
Fitness
Cook on the Bright Side
April2013
Food & Nuitrition
The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts
Summer2012
Diet & Nutrition
October2012
Weight Watchers
Creamy
July/August2012
Chicago Parent
Good Sense Eating
June2012
Fit Pregnancy
Farm Fresh: Grow a Healthy Baby with Fruits and Vegetables
June/July2012
Prevention
Mayonnaise or Butter?
January2012
Martha Stewart Living
The Muffin Makeover
November2011
Martha Steward Living
Snack Smarter
August2011