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TDOS Office of Public Affairs is committed to fostering a relationship of mutual trust, cooperation and respect with the public. Providing information to media outlets is an important aspect of achieving this goal – so is offering a topical, customer-centric on-line source of information.

It is the policy of the Tennessee Department of Safety Office of Public Affairs to make every reasonable effort to accommodate the news media to keep the public adequately informed, without jeopardizing safety, evidence, or the rights of suspects, defendants and other citizens.

The Public Affairs Office prepares and disseminates all media releases, statements, advisories, reports and other communication tools to keep the news media and public informed.

Mike Browning started with the Tennessee Department of Safety as a Public Information Officer in November, 2006, and now serves as the Director for Public Affairs. Prior to that, he spent more than three years as a reporter for WKRN-TV, the ABC affiliate in the Music City. Browning worked in a number of cities throughout his television career, including markets in Connecticut, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois. Browning earned his undergraduate degree in Radio-TV from Southern Illinois University and a graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Mike Browning
Director of Public Affairs
(615) 969-2136
Mike.Browning@tn.gov

Mark Bourque serves as the Media Producer for the Tennessee Department of Safety from 1999 to the present. In 1995, he joined the Department of Employment Security and continued his state service in media production with the Department of Environment and Conservation. Bourque has more than 30 years experience working in the fields of media production, directing, writing, video productions, graphic design and layout and still photography. He is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, and earned his undergraduate degree in Telecommunications from Middle Tennessee State University. Bourque also holds a Masters Degree in Communication and a second Masters Degree in Education.

Mark Bourque
Media Production
(615) 232-2914
Mark.Bourque@tn.gov