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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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As a freelance journalist in Nashville, Tennessee, I write about music, entertainment, art, interesting places and people, and travel. Recent stories include the Desert Cancer Foundation's Sixth Annual Paint El Paseo Pink Walk; Lisa Marie Presley's Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville; and the upcoming Country Music Association awards. I have interviewed a wide range of entertainers, from rap/rocker Kid Rock to Christian singer/songwriter Bill Gaither, along with the Doobie Brothers, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw thrown in between. I have written or co-written several books including "Ghosts, Gamblers and Gangsters of Las Vegas" and "Carrie Underwood, an Autobiography." I write for Reuters, AOL's The Boot, Gospel Music Channel's online website and "Country Weekly" magazine, among others. |
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Reporter |
30 Years |
| Writer |
30 Years |
| Freelance Journalist |
30 Years |
Specialty |
| Lifestyle |
30 Years |
| Travel |
20 Years |
| Music |
30 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
30 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
AOL Website The Boot (11+), Bluegrass Music News (IBMA) (11+), CMA CLose-Up (11+), Country Weekly (11+), Reuters News Service (11+), Gospel Music Channel (GMC) (6-10), Venues Today (6-10), Create Magazine (6-10), Billboard Magazine (6-10), American Cowboy (6-10), The Quilter (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Directions International (11+), Metro Radio (11+), DoubleCake Publishing (3-5), Schiffer Publishing (1-2), ABC/Clio (1-2) |
Other Work History
Media Maverick Media Training - co-founded this company to help train celebrities and executives to interview with the media;
Editor, American Songwriter Magazine, a magazine which I co-founded in 1986;
Editor, Country News Magazine, which I helped grow from a 10,000 subscriber base to more than 500,000, making it the largest country music publication of its kind at the time;
Owned and operated a public relations company, Creative Concepts, which I sold when I went into freelancing full time;
Public Relations -- I still do occasional publicity jobs on a freelance basis for corporate or individual clients as well as write press releases for corporate clients;
Songwriting Seminar@Pigeon Forge, a semiinar about songwriting which I organized and put on for ten years in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., bringing in major hit songwriters from Nashville for a one-day seminar and showcase.
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Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Outlook, PageMaker, Windows 7, Java |
Technical Skills
GoldWave audio editing program |
Equipment
Digital and SLR camera, Marantz professional recording equipment for radio interviews, laptop computers, GoldWave audio editing program, iphone. |
Work Permits & Visas
Up-to-date passport |
References
Clark Taylor, 615-509-6747
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, 615-770-2688
Deborah Evans Price, 615-260-7366 |
Awards
National Entertainment Journalist Assn.: Best Feature Writer; U.S. Army Special Broadcast Award |
Other
Have covered press conferences, red carpet events, film festivals, celebrity golf tournaments, luncheons, benefits, concerts, award shows, television tapings, government meetings, travel destinations, and written concert, CD, and book reviews, trivia questions about music and articles for in-house newsletters and awards show books. Have also written biographies for artists, CD liner notes, press kit informational pieces and other promotional pieces. Also have contributed to several books, including "Ghosts, Gamblers and Gangsters of Las Vegas" and "Carrie Underwood A Biography," on country star Carrie Underwood. I wrote a short story for the book "Literary Cash." I have written numerous entries on entertainers that were included in encyclopedias for country and Christian market. I contributed "Stories Behind the Song" short segments for a "Rolling Stone" online project. I took the Media Bistro online course "Writing for the Slicks," trainign to write for magazines.
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Nashville, TN. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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| Work Samples |
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(Reuters, 9/3/2012)
Overview of nominations for CMA Awards.
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(AOL's The Boot, 8/31/2012)
Members of Little Big Town talk about "American Idol" adding a country music star as a judge.
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(AOL's The Boot, 8/27/2012)
Eric Church talks about getting a present from Bruce Springsteen as a Thank You for Eric's song, "Springsteen."
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(Billboard.biz, 6/1/2012)
Booking agents and artists discuss international touring possibilities for country and Americana artists.
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(Billboard.biz, 6/1/2012)
Hollywood VIPs and Nashville industry professionals meet and greet for possible business ventures.
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(Desert Charities, 4/1/2012)
Overview of new activites at Sunnylands, the Annenberg Estate which continues as a Diplomatic Retreat and is now open to the public for tours.
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(Reuters)
Alan Jackson talks about his new album.
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