Media Mogul Goes from NBC, CBS & Fox to New Yorkfs Blake Radio
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Posted By: Denise Turney on January 03, 2012 MEET NEIL BLAKE: Neil Blake is the founder of Blake Radio, a station that plays an array of music, including jazz and R&B. Blake Radio also hosts more than a dozen talk shows on its Rainbow Soul Channel. In 2000 when Neil took $10,000 and founded Blake Radio he became one of the few African American business leaders owning and operating an Internet radio station. In addition to founded Blake Radio, Neil has worked for major media outlets like NBC, CBS and Fox. WMI: How old were you when you realized you wanted to be a creative business leader in the audio and visual medias? Also tell us about the moment you knew what your life path would be. What had you been doing in your life when the light went on? NB: When I was in public school, I think around the 4th or 5th grade, I guess I was 8 or 9 years old, I had this interest in recording myself. I think my father either bought me a reel to reel tape recorder which was the technology of the time or either he had a tape recorder that he let me usec I canft quite remember. But I do remember having this fascination with imitating the announcer that did the opening for Superman, a TV program I watched on a black & white television. I would voice over gLook up in the sky. Itfs a bird. Itfs a plane. No, itfs superman. Faster than a speeding bulletch Then I would duplicate with my mouth the sound effect of the bullet, the speeding train, etc. Also my father, who has a great voice, was taking classes to become a DJ and I used to go through his study materials which had exercises for pronunciation, diction, etc. In the early 1970s I realized I wanted to be a camera man and director when I attended Jackie Robinson Junior High School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. I remember in one of our shop classes we were exposed to cameras. I then was accepted into an experimental Media Arts High School at the time named Edward R. Murrow in Brooklyn, NY where I then fell in love with television production. It was a great school and opportunity which was attended by many people who work in the industry today. Later while attending Long Island University Brooklyn Center I knew for sure that TV production and radio were my passions. I actually did not know how it was going to Read more: http://www.writemoneyinc.com/#ixzz1iQK8seP... If you enjoyed this article, Join BlackInAmerica.com today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Denise Turney
Freelance Writer / Executive Director, Chistell Publishing University of Tenn, Chattanooga class of 1982 Member Since May 2009 |
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Neil's a dynamo who appreciates listeners as well as radio show hosts!
Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 at 2:33PM |
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