“What makes Alan Levy a thought leader?” asks the March 11, 2009 issue of MediaShift.

“[He] has a background as an entrepreneur in the telecom industry, selling Destia for $1 billion to Viatel and using some of those proceeds to launch BlogTalkRadio. This startup allows anyone to host an online talk-radio show for free, providing a call-in number for listeners and live streaming audio. The archives are then turned into audio podcasts,” writes the PBS.org magazine.

“BlogTalkRadio sells sponsorships in its more popular shows and shares the revenue with hosts, and also has a premium offering for organizations like Hachette Book Group or the Pentagon to have their own ‘private radio network’ online.”

To read Alan’s full interview, and hear audio clips therefrom, click here.