Shore Fire Media Hires Shannon Cosgrove As Senior Account Executive

August 11, 2021 — Shore Fire Media, a leading PR firm for entertainment, arts and culture, welcomes Shannon Cosgrove as a Senior Account Executive. She will be based in the company’s Brooklyn office and report to Senior VP Rebecca Shapiro.

Cosgrove comes to Shore Fire from Girlie Action Media where, as Senior Publicist since 2018, she designed and executed national PR campaigns for Thurston Moore, Shamir, Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz), and Harry Belafonte’s The Gathering for Justice, and worked with touring artists including Imogen Heap, Santigold and Hop Along. Earlier, she garnered record industry experience as a media and communications coordinator at Warner Records in Los Angeles and served as a junior publicist at BB Gun Press, handling tour and national press for artists including Madonna, Muse, Chris Cornell and Garbage.

Cosgrove has a range of experience as a journalist/writer, working as an editorial assistant and writer at the Los Angeles Times, a freelance writer for publications including L.A. Record and for country music label CMH Records. As a student, she covered the L.A. music scene for the UCLA Daily Bruin. She began her PR career at Big Hassle Media, where she handled artist tour press for the likes of Brandi Carlile and beyond.

Shore Fire Senior VP Rebecca Shapiro said, “Shannon is a passionate music fan with broad media and entertainment experience. Her background, which includes PR firms, the record industry and journalism, gives her the depth of knowledge and range of skills needed to navigate our fluid media landscape. Shannon will be a great addition to our staff and we’re excited to have her on board.”

"I'm thrilled to join the Shore Fire team,” added Cosgrove. “I truly admire their longstanding legacy of implementing innovative strategies and building careers for new and established acts of the highest caliber. I look forward to being a part of that dedication and vision."

Cosgrove was born in Germany and raised in both Germany and Bainbridge Island, WA. She earned a BA in English from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA).

ABOUT SHORE FIRE MEDIA 

Shore Fire Media, a division of Dolphin Entertainment, is a multi-disciplinary PR firm representing musicians, talent, businesses, and brands in arts, entertainment and culture. We develop and execute groundbreaking, holistic campaigns that amplify narratives and shape reputations for career-advancing effect. Our team of veteran publicists and rising stars in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville wield extensive, varied expertise and marshall deep relationships in an ever-changing media landscape to craft messages that penetrate the noise and deliver results.