Resource Person:
Mr. Ed Sarpolus
Vice President
EPIC/MRA
4710 W. Saginaw
Lansing, MIS
(517) 886-0860
- Ed Sarpolus has played a major role
in making EPIC/MRA the most quoted source of survey research in
Michigan, as well as a regularly quoted source by national media
outlets and publications, particularly on issues of international
trade. Major clients include the Detroit Free Press with more than
600,000 daily readers, the Lansing State Journal, Oakland Press,
the Flint Journal, as well as most television news outlets in Michigan,
including WXYZ- ABC TV-7 in Detroit, ABC TV-12 in Flint, WOOD TV-8
in Grand Rapids, TV-5 in Saginaw, WLNS TV-6 in Lansing and WILX
TV-10, also in Lansing. Election day exit polling conducted by
EPIC/MRA is not only covered by print media clients, but television
coverage of election day survey results covers more than three
quarters of Michigan's viewing audience. Other EPIC/MRA research on major
topics of public interest, as well as election polling results,
are regularly covered not only by Michigan media outlets, but also
by national outlets. Sarpolus has appeared as a commentator on
PBS, CNN World News, Inside Politics-CNN, MSNBC, Nightline, ABC
and NBC News. Sarpolus has also been regularly interviewed by Michigan
radio stations and NPR, quoted in most major national publications
including Time, U.S. News and World Report, Business Week, the
Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe and the National
Journal. EPIC/MRA research results and commentary by Sarpolus has
also been a regular contributor to the Polling Report, The Hotline,
and Congress Daily. Finally, because of his extensive experience
on trade issues, Sarpolus has been a featured speaker for groups
such as the Council on Foreign Relations and Consumers for World
Trade.
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