Brian Mansfield
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Brian Mansfield is an American writer
and journalist
. A longtime music writer and critic for USA Today
, Mansfield is also the writer/producer of syndicated weekly radio program America's Opry Weekend for American radio network
Dial Global Radio Networks and author and co-author of a number of books. In 2002, he was elected to the board of the Country Music Association
, serving until 2006.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. A longtime music writer and critic for USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Mansfield is also the writer/producer of syndicated weekly radio program America's Opry Weekend for American radio network
Radio network
There are two types of radio networks currently in use around the world: the one-to-many broadcast type commonly used for public information and mass media entertainment; and the two-way type used more commonly for public safety and public services such as police, fire, taxicabs, and delivery...
Dial Global Radio Networks and author and co-author of a number of books. In 2002, he was elected to the board of the Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
, serving until 2006.
External links
- Stories index, USA Today
- Remembering Patsy (book review), The Wilson Quarterly
- "New in Nonfiction" (book review), Tampa Tribune
- "These Books are Music to the Eyes" (book review), The Providence Journal(pay-per-view)