Julie Roberts spent years sitting at a desk at Mercury Records in Nashville listening to executives talk about such superstars as Shania Twain and Terri Clark. Now those same executives are talking about her. Thanks to the chart-topping country single “Break Down Here,” Roberts is perhaps the hottest young star in Mercury’s Nashville stable. “Every day I have to pinch myself because every day brings something new that I’ve always wanted to do,” the 26-year-old vocalist says by phone from Nashville. “I’m very, very fortunate.” However, this Cinderella story took some time before it got pinch-worthy.
Blonde Ambition – San Jose Mercury News
Belmont to host blog panel – Nashville City Paper
Nationally known blogger Glenn Reynolds, whose “Instapundit” weblog recently crossed the 100 millionth page view mark, will join a panel discussion at BlogNashville, a three-day conference at Belmont University May 5-7. As many as 300 speakers and attendees from across the country are expected to participate in the free event, according to Bill Hobbs, media relations specialist and blogging coach in Belmont’s Office of University Marketing and Communications. Read the whole story online at the Nashville City Paper web site.
“Instapundit” Comes to Belmont For Panel on Blogging and Journalism
University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds, writer of the popular “Instapundit” weblog, will come to Nashville in early May for a panel discussion on the role of weblogs in journalism, sponsored by the New Century Journalism program at Belmont University.
Seigenthaler Discusses First Amendment
John Seigenthaler, editor emeritus of The Tennessean and founder of the First Amendment Center, discussed the five freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the urgency of keeping them highly valued by both public and press, during an appearance at Belmont University sponsored by the university’s New Century Journalism program.
Moonlighting On Music Row – Chronicle of Higher Education
From a March 25, 2005, Chronicle of Higher Education profile of James G. Van Hook, Dean of the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business and his dual role as interim chairman and chief executive of Word Entertainment: With the university’s blessing, Mr. Van Hook signed a multiyear contract with the company. Mr. Van Hook says he is committed to both jobs. And he has ambitious plans for the college and the company. His goal as dean of Belmont’s music-business college, he says, “is to build this into the premier program in America.” At Word Entertainment, he is supervising a restructuring designed to nurse the company back to health. Then he plans to return to the university full time. His work at the music company complements what he does at Belmont, says Mr. Van Hook, because he brings firsthand business knowledge and high-level industry contacts to the campus. –
Speech & Debate Team Excels at Tourney
The Belmont Speech & Debate Team traveled to Riverside, Calif., to compete in the National Christian College Forensics Invitational March 12-14. Competing against teams twice its size, Belmont placed second in Division I of the speech competition and second in Division II of the debate competition.
The team competed against 16 schools with over 500 entries. Each member of the team walked away with at least one award.
Ryan Greenawalt, senior, won overall tournament champion after placing first in After Dinner Speaking and reaching the finals in two other events.
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Mayhew Describes Changing Newspaper Industry
Catherine Mayhew, executive of the Nashville City Paper, outlined the very different business model that has made the free daily newspaper surprisingly successful since its launch in November 2000, during a talk to journalism students at Belmont University today.
Belmont hosts first digital music summit – Nashville City Paper
As the Nashville music industry tries to adapt to the changing marketplace of music delivery, help is on the way next month to demystify the technological forces of new media. The nonprofit group Leadership Music is organizing Nashville’s first digital summit, called “Today, Tomorrow (and the Day After),” to be held at Belmont University’s Curb Events Center April 5. Speakers including Mike Conte, general manager of MSN Music, and Chris Gorog, chairman of Napster, will discuss cutting-edge issues involving the digital and wireless delivery of music. Also involved in the panel discussions will be industry leaders from new media companies such as Starbucks, Motorola, MTV, Liquid Digital and Virgin. Workshops will cover everything from download music stores, to sales of ringtones, to how independent and major record labels can make money with new media, said event co-chairman Fletcher Foster. – See the whole story online at NashvilleCityPaper.com.
Belmont’s Entrepreneurship Program Again Ranked in Top-10
Belmont University’s Entrepreneurship Program has been ranked a Top 10 Entrepreneurship Emphasis Program by Entrepreneur magazine for the second straight year. Belmont’s program is the only Top-10 ranked university entrepreneurship program in Tennessee in any category in the Entrepreneur magazine rankings.
Bloggers To Get Journalism Training at Belmont Blogs & Media Conference
The Media Bloggers Association, in conjunction with two leading Washington policy institutes, is offering bloggers – authors of weblogs – a a two-day training seminar in “Computer-Aided Research and Reporting.” The MBA’s first CARR “boot camp” will be held May 5-6 in Nashville as part of the BlogNashville conference on blogging and the media, hosted by Belmont University’s New Century Journalism program.
