About Us

Hunt Communication began doing business
as Bacon & Hunt from Portland, Oregon's
historic Blagan Block Building in 1983.

Tom Hunt founded the firm with Tony Bacon
as a full service public relations company. The
early foundation of the business was energy-
related, but it broadened to include waste management, telecommunications, health care and program management.

The company has served the needs of scores of clients by providing a variety of communication services designed to meet measurable strategic objectives. Today, Hunt Communication specializes in public relations, issues management, crisis communications, marketing strategies and internal communications. Clients have included Westinghouse, BP Exploration, the U.S. Department of Energy, PeaceHealth, Adidas Golf, Battelle and Illuminet.

Company principal Tom Hunt began his career as a working journalist and as a press secretary in the U.S. House of Representatives. Following his years as a news anchor, where he learned the responsibilities and power of the press, Tom has worked to influence and inform target audiences on behalf of his clients. He sharpened his skills working for seven years as an advocate for the nuclear power industry. From Three Mile Island to Chernobyl he developed crisis communication skills and learned how to craft message strategies and tactics to get those messages effectively delivered. He honed his management skills as director of public affairs and information for a large construction utility where he managed more than 100 employees with responsibility for all government, media, internal and external information. He is a skilled trainer in the art of public speaking, making effective presentations and communicating with the news media.

Tom is a past chairman and current member of the professional advisory board to the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University. He is also a trustee of the WSU Foundation.

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