On July 30, 1945 the USS Indianapolis was struck by two Japanese torpedoes and rolled over, sinking into the ocean. A survivor of the USS Indianapolis, Edgar Harrell shares his incredible story of survival and faith in God in his book, OUT OF THE DEPTHS: An Unforgettable WWII Story of Survival, Courage, and the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (Bethany House Publishers).
MEDIA CONNECT put together a strong publicity campaign for the launch of OUT OF THE DEPTHS, which is in its second publication. The PR campaign propelled it to become an ibooks best-seller.
Edgar interviewed with over 50 radio shows in top markets including KRLD-AM (Dallas, TX), KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA), KOMO-AM (Seattle, WA), KBEM-FM (Minneapolis, MN), IRN/USA Radio Network, Sirius XM Maggie Linton, The Jim Bohannon Show, as well as targeted national Christian radio networks including Moody Radio Network and Wall!Builders Live.
He was featured prominently on two national Christian TV shows, 100 Huntley Street and The 700 Club
Edgar’s story has been featured in dozens of publications and websites, including the following publications:
· NewsMaxTV.com
· The Indianapolis Star
· The Palm Beach Post
· Today’s Christian Living
· Christian Retailing
· CBA Retailers + Resources
· The Christian Post
· Stars and Stripes Online Magazine
· The Global Dispatch
· BusinessInsider.com
· CBN.com
· Star News
· MilitaryWire.com
· BookPleasures.com
· Booktrib.com
· MoodyGlobal.org
· WTHR-NBC TV -- Indianapolis
TESTIMONIALS
The PTA team shines with contagious enthusiasm. They advised and reassured our authors through excellent media training and advice. It was refreshing to work with a team that consistently communicated with us throughout the entire media campaign.
— JOANNE JESSEN, Director of Publications, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
