Compelling People — Interesting Lives
Sunday
September 2017
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Politicians
On February 8, 2017, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was released from Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale, in Louisiana, where he was serving a six-year sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. He served the final months of his sentence on home detention that ended August 8, 2017.
Friday
September 2017
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Journalists
Ana Kasparian began her tenure with The Young Turks as a co-host (with Cenk Uygur) and producer in 2007 and has contributed to the explosion of the show’s popularity to become the largest online news program. She was honored in the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in 2016 and was given a Webby Award after appearing on the Sundance Channel’s Dream School where she successfully encouraged high school dropouts to finish their education.
Read more on Ana Kasparian Interview: "The Young Turks" Host Provides a Fearless Progressive Voice…
Wednesday
August 2017
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Musicians
Nancy Wilson, one of the founding members of the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart, has teamed up with former Prince’s New Power Generation band member and R&B singer Liv Warfield to form the soulful, rock supergroup, Roadcase Royale. The band plan to release their debut album, First Things First, September 22, 2017. In addition to Wilson and Warfield, Roadcase Royale features Ryan Waters (lead guitarist) along with Heart members Chris Joyner (keys), Dan Rothchild (bass) and Ben Smith (drums).
Thursday
August 2017
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Journalists
Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor and publisher of The Nation, America’s oldest weekly magazine, founded by abolitionists in 1865. It is the most widely read weekly journal of liberal/progressive political and cultural news, opinion and analysis. She has been the magazine’s editor since 1995.
