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  Grammy winning singer Yolanda Adams discusses her new book POINTS OF POWER

  Chocolate Pages

  Date / Time: 1/8/2010 4:30 PM UTC

  Category: Books

  
  

  Hear Yolanda Adams talking about her new book, Points of Power: Discover a Spirit-filled Life of Joy and Purpose.
  
  She shares her story of the triumph of faith in her life and will inspire you to achieve as well. "Don't just survive, thrive & go for the victory." see www.ChristianBookBuzzOnline.com

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  Original Air Date: 2/5/2010 11:00 PM UTC

  Christian Fiction Branding Super Star: Rhonda McKnight

  Rhonda McKnight is the owner of Legacy Editing, a free-lance editing service for fiction writers and Urban Christian Fiction Today, a popular Internet site that highlights African-American Christian fiction.
  
  She’s the vice-president of Faith Based Fiction Writers of Atlanta.
  
  When she’s not editing projects, teaching workshops about writing or penning her next novel, she spends time with her family.
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  Category: Books
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  • rhonda mcknight
  • writers group
  • chocolate pages
  • secrets and lies
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• Original Air Date: 2/5/2010 12:30 AM UTC

  Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard discusses "When The Church Becomes Your Party" on Detroit Radio

  This is an awesome interview of author and FM98 WJLB's Gospel announcer, Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard in an interview she did on WDRJ 1440 with Evangelist Arlynda Thompson during Black History Month last year on "Contend for the Faith" in Detroit.
  
  
  www.DeborahSmithPollard.com
  to get free chapter from her award-winning book, "When The Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music"
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  Category: Books
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  • contemporary gospel music
  • Detroit Gospel music
  • dr deb wjlb
  • Christian music
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• Date / Time: 2/5/2010 12:13 AM UTC

  Meet Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard

  The Award-Winning book

  
  Available on Amazon.com

  
  

      Black Music Expert
  Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard    
  
  The finish line is only the beginning of a brand new race. Teddy Ebersol
  

  
  Company: University of Michigan-Dearborn
  Location: Detroit , MI
  Website: www.deborahsmithpollard.com
  
  Biography:
  Author, motivational speaker and university professor Deborah Smith Pollard, Ph.D., first attracted national attention when she was named Gospel Announcer of the Year during the 20th annual Stellar Awards, called The Grammys of Gospel Music.
  
  Pollard is a recognized expert on contemporary gospel music with a knowledge base that is the result of her dual career: Associate Professor of English Literature and Humanities at University of Michigan-Dearborn and award-winning gospel radio announcer Sunday mornings, 6-10 AM, on FM 98 WJLB, Detroit s top rated station for young adults. She has published both academic and popular articles on various aspects of gospel music.
  
  Her book, When the Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music (Wayne State University Press 2008, includes chapters on praise and worship in the urban church, gospel musical stage plays, the changing dress code in gospel music and the Black church, women gospel announcers (dj s), and holy hip hop/Christian rap. Her research and publications have also encompassed emerging African American authors.
  
  Pollard, who earned her Ph.D.in American Studies from Michigan State University, has lectured extensively on gospel music. Besides teaching a popular class on that subject on her campus, she has presented her research at conferences, museums and universities in several of the United States, including Hawaii, as well as cities in South Africa and Japan.
  
  A Research Associate for Michigan State University Museum, Pollard is co-creator with that institution of Lest We Forget: Legends of Detroit Gospel Music, a traveling exhibit with sound station, that has been viewed by thousands in libraries, educational institutions, festivals, and community centers. A virtual tour can be found http://museum.msu.edu/museum/tes/index.htm.
  
  For more than two decades, she produced two of the country s largest free outdoor gospel festivals, Detroit s McDonald s GospelFest and the Motor City Praisefest. Previously, Pollard was the producer of GodSounds, a gospel music television magazine that aired on Detroit's NBC affiliate and won a state-wide Emmy Award.
  
  Because of her success in the classroom and in media, she is often invited to serve as a motivational speaker in a variety of settings where her message is that each day brings new opportunities to create, re-create, and excel.
  
  

  Availability:
  Available as a speaker and consultant.
  
  Speaking Fee/Honorarium:
  Call for details.
  
  Media Interviews:
  Call for details.
  
  Contact:
  Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard
  Detroit , MI
  313-593-5213
  www.DeborahSmithPollard.com
  www.myspace.com/dsp313
  
  Category:
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  • gospel music
  • black expert
  • speaker
  • author
  • lecturer on gospel m
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• Original Air Date: 1/29/2010 11:00 PM UTC

  Celebrity Leverage: How to Make Your Business - Plus Yourself - Rich and Famous with Jordan McAuley

  Publicity professional Jordan McAuley offers tips on tapping celebrity power to sell one's product or self.
  
  Like it or not, we live in a celebrity culture. Stars dominate, so why not ride their coattails and benefit by getting your product associated with an appropriate celebrity?
  
  McAuley presents intelligent, insider advice on matching product with celebrity, plus simple-sounding but effective information such as using FedEx over UPS, as FedEx radiates importance. He provides a variety of sources for celebrity contact information, notably his Contact Any Celebrity website (see http://bit.ly/celebrityleverage) though to his credit Jordan McAuley doesn't stint on providing his competitor's contact information.
  
  
  "This incredible book shows you how to 'hitch your wagon to a star' in your upward climb."
  - Brian Tracy, President, Brian Tracy International
  
  "Using celebrities and celebrity tie-ins are a couple of the absolute best ways to get free publicity, especially on the radio. Jordan's book tells you exactly how to capitalize on celebrities. It's an indispensable tool. I highly recommend it."
  - Alex Carroll, Author of The Radio Publicity Manual
  Manual
  
  http://bit.ly/celebrityleverage
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  Category: Books
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  • contact celebrity
  • celebrity leverage
  • pam perry pr coach
  • alex carroll
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• Date / Time: 1/29/2010 9:04 PM UTC

  Meet Jordan McAuley

  Jordan McAuley

  http://bit.ly/celebrityleverage
  

  

  JORDAN McAULEY & friend

  Jordan McAuley’s record spans more than a decade in publicity, marketing, publishing, events and entrepreneurship.
  
  
  
  

  Known as the “King of Celebrity Contacts,” his Contact Any Celebrity service is one of the most respected publicity resources in the world, with a blue-chip roster of marketers, publicists, nonprofits, journalists, and media clients who rely on it daily.

  McAuley has been quoted in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Investor’s Business Daily, Publisher’s Weekly, Out Magazine, Inside Direct Mail, E! Online and other local and national media. He and his clients have been featured by the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Star Magazine, Village Voice, Entrepreneur Magazine, Instinct Magazine, and more. He has also appeared on CNN, National Public Radio (NPR), Q Television, Better TV, and Sirius/XM Satellite Radio.

  McAuley got his start as an intern in the publicity departments of CNN and Turner Entertainment in Atlanta. He also worked at a prominent modeling agency in South Beach, Miami; a film production company in Hollywood, California; and a top talent agency in Beverly Hills.

  McAuley is featured in several best-selling books including Timothy Ferris’ The 4-Hour Workweek, Dan Kennedy’s Marketing to the Affluent, Dan Poynter’s Publishing Encyclopedia, John Kremer’s 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Robin Blakely’s Get PR Therapy, and Tsufit’s Step Into the Spotlight: A Guide to Getting Noticed.

  
  

  McAuley is the author of the best-selling annual directory, the Celebrity Black Book, Secrets to Contacting Celebrities: 101 Ways to Reach the Rich & Famous, and Celebrity Leverage: Insider Secrets to Getting Celebrity Endorsements, Instant Credibility and Star-Powered Publicity.

  He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the GLAAD Media Circle, and the Information Marketing Association (IMA).

  He resides in New York City where he enjoys power yoga and fancy cupcakes.
  
  
  

  

  
  

  

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  IN THE BOOK "CELEBRITY LEVERAGE"
  He explains the value of gift bags and product samples, along with interviews with people who successfully used his approach. Producers are always looking for free products to use in their films and TV shows, thus free product placement.
  
  
  
  
  
  Yes, readers can start at the bottom -- generate email lists, write a blog, get a speaking engagement at the local Rotary Club to build their brand and self-publish rather than attempt to go through more traditional publishing routes.
  
  
  
  
  Instead, McAuley advocates that readers take advantage of these celebrity-access loopholes, but notes that laying the groundwork and perseverance are key. Rome, or the next trendy product, wasn't built in a day.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
  
  "This incredible book shows you how to 'hitch your wagon to a star' in your upward climb."
  - Brian Tracy, President, Brian Tracy International
  

  
  "Here's your easiest, smartest, most cost-effective way to explode sales and set new records!"
  - Joe Vitale, Author of The Attractor Factor & contributor to The Secret
  

  
  "You have in your hands a very important resource. It could lead to doubling or multiplying your income by a number of different means when you `celebrity-ize' your business."
  

  - Dan Kennedy, President, Glazer-Kennedy Insider's Circle

  "This book ROCKS! I've long been aware of the power of marketing with celebrities, but had no idea how many easy ways there are to not only contact them, but use them to make yourself a lot more money! I'm going to buy copies for all my clients."
  - Ali Brown, President, Ali International

  
  

  "Why have a typical boring business? When instead armed with a few insider secrets, you can add the excitement and "wow" factor of a celebrity to skyrocket your business. Where do you find these insider secrets? Inside the pages of Celebrity Leverage. Our society has become so celebrity-centric and the media is giving more and more coverage to anything celebrity related. Jordan has put together a terrific book."
  - Yanik Silver, Founder, Maverick Business Adventures

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  "Want to utilize the appeal of celebrities to make your business or products stand out? You don't need to spend millions like Nike or Pepsi. Just read Jordan McAuley's Celebrity Leverage. You'll find out the secrets any small business owner can use to benefit from 'celebrity power' for as little as the cost of postage. Buy this book now and follow Jordan's easy to implement advice. Then site back and watch your sales skyrocket."
  - Mahesh Grossman, Author of Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger
  

  
  

  
  "It's obvious. We live in a celebrity-obsessed society. That can be turned into a HUGE jackpot for you. But, if you don't understand how it can benefit you, or how to use it to your advantage, you'll quickly be left in the dust. Celebrity Leverage will give you the jump, the lead, the advantage you need - and MUST have - in order to thrive."
  - Paul Hartunian, Author of 101 Sizzling Hot Ways to Get Publicity

  SEE http://bit.ly/celebrityleverage

  
  

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  • celebrity leverage
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• Original Air Date: 1/22/2010 11:00 PM UTC

  Losing What's Weighing You Down from the Inside Out, author Calvin Nowell

  At 475 pounds and a size 60, Calvin Nowell decided to start --- somewhere. But his weight loss was more than that ...it means letting go of other stuff to cleanse the body, mind, and spirit!
  
  
  
  Though at the beginning of the year most folks vow to lose weight, the body (and mind) deserve the rewards of self-reflection all year round.
  
  Author, singer/song writer Calvin Nowell, had a "burning bush" revelation which led him to shed more 200 pounds.
  
  Hear how he did it and what keeps him going.
  
  It will inspire you to give yourself permission to be healthy in not just body - but in the soul too.
  
  
  Calvin Nowell is a worship leader, recording artist, and songwriter known for his debut album, Start Somewhere, and his personal accomplishment of losing over 215 pounds.
  He has toured or recorded with some of today’s top artists, including Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Fred Hammond, Nicole C. Mullen and Michael McDonald.
  
  Visit Calvin online at www.CalvinNowell.com
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  Category: Books
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• Date / Time: 1/22/2010 10:38 PM UTC

  Meet Calvin Nowell

  About Calvin Nowell

  Webster's Dictionary defines the word "potential" as - capable of being, but not yet in existence. This definition alone can best describe the life-journey of Calvin Nowell. Pursuing purpose and destiny has been the path Calvin Nowell has taken for most of his life. Knowing it was there but not understanding how to manifest it was the question he asked for years. Eventually, he decided to start somewhere. On this path, there were a few obstacles that presented itself. One of the biggest hurdles Calvin has overcome was his struggle with his weight. Calvin unfortunately weighed over 450lbs. At six foot four he was displaying a 60-inch waist and a coat size of 64/66L. Although he weighed a lot physically, the emotional weight seemed to outweigh the pounds. Fear and insecurity were the driving forces behind his struggle. However, there was always an inner knowing that he wasn't going to be overweight if given the chance to record a CD. After losing over 215lbs and many layers of emotional weight, Calvin has started somewhere on the journey to share his experience with everyone. "I always felt that God told me that he would bless whatever I put my hands to, but I had the problem of not putting my hands to anything. What seemed to be his misery has amazingly evolved into ministry. Calvin began leading worship throughout his journey and has developed a special knack for worship. With the musical influences from Fred Hammond, India.Arie, Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Calvin has developed a unique cross-cultural sound. Since the door of "potential" has been opened, Calvin is a gifted singer/songwriter living in Franklin, TN.   All of the songs from Start Somewhere were co-written and co-produced by Calvin. He has toured and recorded with some of today's top artists and worship leaders including, Michael W. Smith, Nicole C. Mullen, Israel Houghton, Vince Gill, Tommy Walker, Katinas, Livingston Taylor, Helen Baylor, Vicky Yohe, Geron Davis, and Lynda Randle. Calvin has appeared on many television and video outlets including, ABC's Good Morning America, TBN's "Praise The Lord", TCT Alive, Pax TV, The Dove Awards, Michael W. Smith's Worship DVD.

  
  Today he travels the country sharing his unique blend of music, testimony, and transformational hope.
  
  Visit Calvin online at www.CalvinNowell.com.

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  • cece winans
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  • start somewhere
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