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Nashville-centric broadcast veterans Joe Elvis and John Dwyer are resurrecting their broadcast careers with this podcast. They collaborate to share wit, life experiences and Rolodex with listeners. With 5 episodes ready to download, look for a weekly episode to be dropped each Monday beginning June 6 th, 2022. Joe and John invite movers and shakers to the Main Street Media TV Studios to offer inspiration, and raw untold stories about how Nashville was, and is today. Joe is best known for his ...
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Lisa Oliver-Gray - Singer & Business Co-Owner
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A self-proclaimed “vocal enhancer” Lisa wasn’t cynical enough to launch a career in journalism, her major at Western Kentucky University (She was on the 5-year plan). The Elizabethton, Kentucky native landed in Nashville with several singing opportunities including the heavy metal band Warning, only to depart in a dramatic business divorce. She is …
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Mary Barnes – Marathon Runner with an Amazing Streak
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An international hand therapist by trade, this Brentwood resident is among only 10 people to have competed in the Rock “n” Roll Marathon (either running the full or half) every year since 2000. Admittedly a late bloomer, the 66-year- old explains her goal is to be the “last man standing,” Mary also reveals why her husband is her inspiration. Her st…
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Chase Akers – Media Producer & Public Speaker
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Don’t throw a pity party for Chase, because he’ll just stand you up, even though he has a “dead leg” (Deadleg Media is the name of his company). Born with cerebral palsy, this Nashville native is leaning into his disability with humor and strength, explaining why misery is beautiful. (Yep, he actually makes a case). Breaking the social media code w…
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Lisa Maki – Avison Young Commercial Real Estate Company Market Leader
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Few people can claim two elite professional careers in one lifetime. Moving from California to Covington, Tennessee at an early age, Lisa toured the world as a flight attendant eventually assigned to professional sports teams’ charters. Gold medal winners, college basketball champions and NBA world champions, are on her aviation resume and yes, the…
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Dan Thomas – WSMV Channel 4 Meteorologist
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Dan did his first weather forecast at age six and hasn’t stopped since (he is not kidding and has the tape to prove it). A Boston area native, the Penn State student’s path to Nashville took more twists and turns than a wind-blown tumbleweed in America’s heartland. A Captain in the U.S. Air Force, he didn’t land his then-ultimate assignment but doe…
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Pamela Furr - President of the TN Radio Hall of Fame, Veteran Radio Personality
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Pamela’s Facebook page states: News Anchor, Writer, Voice Over Artist, Background Singer, Lover of God, Family, Friends, Wine, and Men. Behind the mic by the age 14, the North Carolina native set her sights on becoming a gospel songwriter. Her move to Nashville in 1990 led to a variety of careers, all centered on the radio and music industry. Her v…
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Charlie McAlexander - Longtime SEC Play-by-Play Announcer and WSMV-TV Sportscaster
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Charlie Mac, (also C-Mac), earned numerous accolades calling games for four SEC schools along with becoming a fan favorite on WSMV-TV in Nashville. Not bad for a guy who never took a broadcasting class. Admitting that he wasn’t a great student and driven by fear, the Mississippi native expounds anecdotes regarding some of the biggest names in sport…
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Chad Bottorff – Partner at Eakin Commercial Real Estate, Co-Founder of TC CRAFT Tequila
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Many of us have concepts of starting a business from scratch, but few actually do it. Meet Chad Bottorff, a partner at Eakin Partners Commercial Real Estate since 2001 and co-founder of TC CRAFT Tequila. Chad and his brother Todd were determined to make an ultra-premium tequila with numerous international tasting awards to follow. Educated at MBA a…
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Johnny “Ballpark” Franks – President & CEO Franks Media
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You would be hard pressed to find a Middle Tennessee sports entity that Johnny hasn’t had some involvement with since the 1980’s. His passion and opinions are front and center, whether reflecting on his first sports media job when he was a tween, to his chance encounter with Elvis (THEE, not Joe). With more than 4,000 radio shows to his credit, the…
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Blake Fulton – iHeartMedia Executive, Former Sports Talk Radio Host
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Making a name for himself behind a Nashville sports talk radio microphone decades ago, Blake continues to rise in the radio ranks with iHeartMedia. A late 90’s chance meeting with Nashville Banner columnist, the late Joe Biddle, led the Dallas native to the Middle Tennessee airwaves. Managing the ever-changing radio landscape keeps Blake on the roa…
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You’ve heard him, but perhaps not heard of him. Dennis Holt has percussion credits spanning 5 decades among the Who’s Who in the music industry. From Vince to Taylor, the self-proclaimed lover of surfboarding (he’s an LA transplant) and a good French dip, Dennis takes you into some of Nashville’s most iconic studios. Get to know one of Nashville’s …
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Kim Dettwiller Burton – Team Strategies, LLC PR Firm
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Born and raised in Nashville, Kim helped promote some of the biggest brands in the 1990’s including Planet Hollywood, the NFL YES campaign and the Rock “n” Roll Marathon. Still thriving in the public relations world, Kim explains why she had no choice but to go to Vanderbilt University, how former Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher became her first clie…
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Steve Nieman – Golf Executive, A Troon Group
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Before the Titans and Predators, the Nashville area did have major league sports called pro golf. Steve Nieman, a Missouri transplant, was a big part of it and talks about his professional journey of running some of the biggest tournaments in the world. While calling Middle Tennessee home for the last 25 years, Steve has logged thousands of miles a…
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45 years behind a local TV news camera means Joe has literally been an eyewitness to the ever- changing landscape of the Nashville area since the 80’s. Covering he biggest stories; from the Titans Super Bowl run to chaos at the State Capitol, the Pulaski and MTSU graduate shares stories of meeting Ronald Reagan, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks and plung…
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Joel Busboom – Financial Advisor, FIREd by 50 Founder
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Does being financially independent, ready to retire (FIREd) by 50 sound good to you? Joel makes the complicated sound simple, guiding young people toward a straightforward retirement plan. His journey to Middle Tennessee began in Illinois with 9/11 pivoting his career path. Recently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Busboom explains his passion for t…
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If only we had followed Jeff Gould’s financial advice when we were entering our 20’s. This Middle Tennessee native and self-described average student was still able to attend Vanderbilt and build a career helping others become financially independent. His nearly 50-year courtship of his wife began with a 15-hour date that included two dances. Jeff …
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Scot England – Author, Film Producer and World Record Holder
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If a cat has 9 lives, Scot (yes, one “t” because, he explains, his parents couldn’t afford 2) England has 20 and counting. His various professions through the decades, from radio DJ, TV anchor, professional boxer and 9-time author has led him to befriend the likes of Muhammad Ali and Evil Knievel. From Central Illinois, Scot’s colorful journey to N…
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U-Turn LaVern - Legendary Nashville traffic reporter
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The irony is LaVern Vivio has taken more twists and turns in her life than the number of Middle Tennessee traffic reports she’s delivered over the years (28 if you’re counting). The author of “Jesse: a True Story of Redemption,” chronicles her journey from bitterness to better. A failed run for Congress has led her back full circle to teaching, alo…
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A self-proclaimed “Damn Yankee” from Chicago, Marie is determined to build a thriving film and music community in Tennessee. Don’t bet against her. The author of “From Barefoot to Stilettos, it’s not for sissies,” her advocacy to challenge the family court system in Tennessee produced new legislation. She explains how her friendship with Morgan Fre…
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This Louisiana girl will never get Nashville out of her system. Tammi has more TV station call letters on her resume than leopard has spots, but she continues her journalism career with the same passion decades later. She admits her epitaph will read, “I did stories that matter’ and may be on the brink (fingers and breadsticks crossed) of another c…
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John Partipilo, Award winning Professional Photographer
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His mother’s birthday gift at age 9 set John off on a career path that has allowed him to document history. Landing in Nashville with the Tennessean in 1998, John’s journey to Middle Tennessee included California and South Dakota. Described aptly as a “painter of light,” this author of Zen photography has captured some of the most iconic images of …
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BBQ is a “game on” competitive restaurant lane in Middle Tennessee and arguably nobody has cracked the code like Edley’s BBQ. Will Newman is the owner and founder of the fastest growing fast-casual restaurant in Tennessee. His path to success is hardly a straight line. AMONG THE TOPICS: MEMPHIS INFLUENCE, FROM ICE CREAM TO PORK, LAWYER UP, AND BUIL…
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Joe King (Joe’s 86-year-old father) and Jerry Hammes (John’s 92-year-old father) sit down for their Second Cup of Joe... and John! Joe and John messed up. The podcast is rarely, if ever edited but these two bozos thought the recent show with both their fathers went too long and down “inside baseball” roads that nobody would care to hear. Wrong. Dea…
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Joe Fisher, Former Voice of the Vanderbilt Commodores
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Joe Fisher’s bold, authoritative voice will forever ring in the ears of Vanderbilt University sports fans. A Nashville native, Joe had the best seat for Jim Foster’s great women’s basketball teams, James Franklin’s bowl wins and Tim Corbin’s college baseball national championships. His broadcast career path closely resembles Joe and John’s, and it’…
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There is arguably no more iconic Nashville food item than Rotier’s cheeseburger. The three-generation Vandy area restaurant hosted the rich and famous alongside the average Joe and Jane, closing after 75 years in 2021. Enter grandson Jacob, who resurrected the eatery inside Bridgestone Arena. Jacob meanders down Elliston Place memory lane, recounti…
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