Philip A. Kent

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Philip A. Kent, aka Phil Kent, is a media consultant and president of Phil Kent Consulting, Inc.

He frequently appears on national news and talk radio as a media commentator and is the author of "The Dark Side of Liberalism."[1] Phil Kent also served as press secretary and public affairs advisor to the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond between 1981 and 1982.[1] Philip Kent worked for the newspaper The Augusta Chronicle for twenty-five years.[1] In 1997 Kent was appointed to an indigent defense board but declined the appointment.[2]

He is also communications director of Fast Auto Loans for Virginia.[3]

When Deal appointed Kent to a new immigration board in 2011, his decision drew public criticism. Some called Kent's views on multiculturalism extreme, and thousands signed a petition asking Deal to remove Kent from the board. Kent also took heat when he criticized the U.S. for resettling Somali refugees in America, calling Somalis a "primitive people."[4]

Biography

· President of Phil Kent Consulting Inc. a public relations/media company based in Atlanta, Ga.

· National spokesman, Americans for Immigration Control based in Monterey, Va.

· CEO, American Seniors Association, based in Alpharetta, Ga.

· Regular panelist on Fox5 Atlanta WAGA-TV’s Sunday public affairs program “The Georgia Gang.”

· Former president of the Atlanta-based Southeastern Legal Foundation.

· Former press secretary to the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C.

· Former editorial page editor and columnist for the Augusta, Ga., Chronicle.

· Graduate, University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady School of Journalism

· 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Honorably Discharged.

· Senior Warden, St. Hilda’s Anglican Catholic Church, Atlanta, Ga.


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Georgia Gang's Philip A. Kent". My Fox Atlanta. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Editor declines position". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Where's Compassion for Virginians Without Credit?". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  4. ↑ MacNeal, Caitlin. "Georgia Gov.'s Immigration Board Appointee Calls Gay Couples 'Sob Stories'". Huffington Post. 

External links

  • Phil Kent Consulting


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