Gary Kleeblatt, The Middletown Press, Connecticut

Media Award – Middletown ER Nurse Back from Ukraine Trained Med Personnel in Trauma Treatment

Recognizes a media presentation (television, radio, internet or print) that portrays emergency nursing in a positive, accurate and professional manner. This presentation may have been created to educate the consumer about emergency nursing or emergency care issues or advocate for issues in emergency nursing/emergency care.

Gary joined the Middletown Press in 2022 as a freelance writer. Prior to joining Middletown Press, Kleeblatt was a long-time Connecticut Department of Children and Families spokesperson. He was also a well-sourced political reporter for the Manchester, Connecticut-based Journal Inquirer newspaper. He has also been an instructor of public speaking at Manchester Community College since 2018.