THINK TELEVISUAL NETWORK, “a dramatic reinvention of Television News” to be Launched by Industry Change Agents STEVEN SASLOW, LEE ABRAMS, and BRANDON DAVIS.  THINK TELEVISUAL NETWORK plans to “elevate the television news playbook into the digital age with a radical reinvention of the way news and information is produced and delivered.” A self-funded, joint venture from communications [...]

This was originally written for a Broadcasting/Music community I have a column in, but change a couple job titles/adjectives and this could be any industry. Hat tip and big thanks to Guy Kawaksaki, Jay Albright, Scott Stratten, Valerie Geller, Sarah Austin, Andie Lynne, Amy Howell, Adam Drake and Nick Schneck for their practical and relevant 2012 [...]

“Few individuals have symbolized the South in popular culture as directly and indelibly as Charlie Daniels.” From the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. The Music industry has seen  a lot of changes over the years. Probably one of neatest to watch has been Artists/Musicians making the digital, and social media transition.  Not so long ago, the only way [...]

It happens. Emotional tweeting, posting, texting, emailing….we are all *mostly * humans, having a human experience, both online and in REAL time. In my opinion, some of the best content comes from emotions that trigger passion. Passion has been the touchstone for inspiration for me from the beginning.  Enthusiasm for music, that is contagious, is my signature. My love of Social [...]

If Jett Williams had made up the story of her life, she says, “it wouldn’t compare to the real thing,” and I am sure you will agree. Her bio reads like a sinister plot from a Lifetime movie, that wouldn’t have to be edited, or added to, for dramatic interpretation to make it more complicated or compelling, in fact it has made my head spin just trying to figure out how to interpret it to this blog post.

Jett spent most of her life not knowing her real last name, or that her father was “The Hillbilly Shakespeare,”and Music Icon, Hank Williams Sr.