Paul Roszkowski

Crisis communications leader for entertainment and media. Twelve years as the U.S. Coast Guard's entertainment liaison in Los Angeles; before that, public information on major federal emergencies.

Stories

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

Real-Life Stress Test

Kodiak, 2004: a fatal rescue, a freighter broken in two, and a brand-new press system that crashed twice.

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

Telling an Admiral the Truth

Deepwater Horizon, a "no pollution" comment, and an elevator ride in Panama.

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

A Reporter Once Called Me "A Reasonably Nice Guy"

Paulsboro, 2012: a train derailment, a community meeting, and a fight over keeping the press out.

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

Yes, I Told Christopher Nolan No

A policy "no" on a Coast Guard lighthouse, and how we got Dunkirk to yes.

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

The Spill With No Name

The worst Great Lakes spill in a decade, and a source nobody ever found.

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

The Meeting at Activision

How a meeting in Santa Monica put the Coast Guard at E3 and into AAA games.

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

Tweeting a Case

Alone in the office during a search-and-rescue case, I put out the press release 140 characters at a time.

First-Person Stories • 6th October 2026

Why NCIS Sounds Right

One note on a rough cut fixed how the Coast Guard sounds on screen.

DVIDS • 1st January 2013

Photography: Coast Guard Imagery on DVIDS

Official U.S. Coast Guard photography I shot as a public affairs specialist, archived on DVIDS: Great Lakes cutters and ice rescue, Alaska operations and more.

GovLoop • 10th June 2009

Social Media and Coast Guard Cases

Bylined post from 2009 on using Twitter during active search-and-rescue cases, written while the Coast Guard was still working out how social media fit a live response.