News Room: Story Ideas/Research

To the legitimate working press only: In addition to the story ideas listed below, Chuck Underwood and The Generational Imperative will be happy to e-mail—to you directly—legitimate generational story ideas, as they arise, that apply to your beat or area of interest. You might be interested in all generational story ideas or specific sub-categories.

No spam, promise. Story ideas, only. Customized as much as possible to your specific areas of generational interest.

To be placed on TGI’s story-alert list, please fill out and submit the form below.

(Please remember: This form field is for the WORKING PRESS ONLY and offers news-story ideas only, not generational research. If you are not a reporter, please do not request this Newsroom service. And if you seek generational research for non-news purposes, please contact Chuck Underwood directly at his email address: chuck@genimperative.com. Thank you for your cooperation.)

ALL FIELDS ARE REQUIRED

Your Name:

Organization/Publication/Station:

City and State:

Your Position/Beat:

Generational stories most interested in:

Which generations most interest you?
G.I.s (born 1901 - 1926)
Silents (born 1927 - 1945)
Boomers (born 1946 - 1964)
Gen X (born 1965 - 1981)
Millenials (born 1982 - present)

Your Direct E-mail Address:
(i.e. name@company.com)

Your Direct Phone Number:

 

Chuck Underwood is regularly interviewed for generational stories by these and many other national and international news organizations:

  • NBC Nightly News

  • Associated Press

  • FORTUNE Magazine

  • Women's Wear Daily/Children's Business

  • New York Times

  • L.A. Times

  • Chicago Tribune

  • Detroit Free Press

  • Hartford Courant

  • Dallas Morning News

  • Agence Quadramedia/Paris

  • International Herald Tribune

  • Canadian Press

  • Christian Science Monitor

  • Arizona Republic

  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  • CNN.Com

  • Indianapolis Star

  • St. Petersburg Times

  • Naples Daily News

  • And many, many more

Chuck Underwood began his career as an award-winning broadcast journalist and play-by-play announcer. He then began producing original television programs— also award winners— about ten years ago.

He initially researched the generations for a television-show idea. But then came the phone call, asking Chuck to speak to a major business conference in Washington D.C. about generational marketing. And so began his generational consulting, which has grown exponentially in the years since.

CURRENT ARTICLES:

Albany Times Union

Some advertisers see a rich market in the generation heading into retirement
The Full Article

Albany Times Union

Retired but tireless
The Full Article

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Glory Days for Boomers
The Full Article

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Quarterlife Crisis: Generation Bling.
The Full Article

BrokerNewswire.com

Generational Dynamics: the Effect on the Mortgage Industry
The Full Article

BusinessWeek

Walk 100 Miles In My Shoes

Christian Science Monitor

Older Americans Are Increasingly Working For Someone Younger— Relationships That Don't Always Run Smoothly.
The Full Article

The Columbian

Booming Generation.
The Full Article

Dallas Morning News

The Age Sages: In-Demand Speakers Earn Thousands

Deaf Weekly

Boomers Frustrated With Parents' Hearing Problems

Detroit Free Press

BOOMER BUST: New opportunities for Generations X, Y
The Full Article

Electronic Recruiting News

Eons
The Full Article

Hartford Courant

Tough Love, Granny Style: In Generational Switch, Grandparents Want Parents To Stop Spoiling The Grandchildren
The Full Article

INSIGHT Magazine

Hire learning.
The Full Article

Marketplace

MySpace for baby boomers
The Full Article

Meetings Net

Associations Take Aim at Generation X

National Jeweler Network

Watch retailers adjust to a younger generation
The Full Article

New York Daily News

Returning to the Roost
The Full Article

San Bernardino Sun

Late-blooming baby boomers step out
The Full Article

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Retirees punch out only to punch in again
The Full Article

Sioux Falls Business Journal

Advertisers grab buyers by generation, not age.
The Full Article

St. Paul Pioneer Press

A sunnier generation is on the horizon
The Full Article

The Arizona Republic

Eight words never to say to a baby boomer
The Full Article

The Arizona Republic

Home(s) for the holidays
The Full Article

The Plain Dealer

Generation next: Meet the 'Millennials'
The Full Article

The Tampa Tribune

Hot Flash Brings Cool Invention

The Virgianian Pilot

They're top executives - and probably younger than you
The Full Article

The Washington Times

Generation gap seen as shrinking

USA Today

Gen X parents sharing more with kids

 

AUTHORED BY CHUCK UNDERWOOD

Aging Boomers Dragging Marketplace with Them

Why Are 20-Somethings Leaving TV News? The Generational Influence

Selling To 65+: The Generations Dynamic

How Generations Are Created

Audiences With Diverse Preferences For Learning

The Generations Dynamic Speech: Relevant. Imperative. Wow Factor.

Getting Gen Xers To Join Associations

Gen X: In the Workplace

If using any of this copy verbatim, please give attribution to: Chuck Underwood, president of The Generational Imperative, a generational consulting firm based in Ohio. Contact Chuck at: 937-247-1123, or chuck@genimperative.com.

"Underwood is a no-nonsense journalist. He doesn’t sound like he would compromise his principles"
– Sandy Schwartz,
Columbus Citizen-Journal

"Class and professionalism characterize his style."
– Ray Stein,
Columbus Dispatch

"Chuck worked clean. His grammar was precise. He was exactly intense enough— never dull, never overly dramatic."
– Dan Russell,
Suburban News

"Underwood’s work is vivid, lively, factual, impartial - just excellent."
– Frank Moskowitz
Buckeye Sports Bulletin

"Chuck’s very good, very confident."
( told to the Columbus Dispatch)

– Brian Bracco,
News Director,
KMBC-TV,
Kansas City