Richard Falklen
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Richard Falklen is the show producer for Gerry House and the House Foundation, the Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy Of Country Music (ACM) award-winning morning radio show on The Big 98, WSIX-FM
in Nashville, Tennessee
, and heard across the world on WSIX.com and on XM Satellite Radio Channel 161, from 6 to 10am (CST) Monday through Friday
Richard was born and raised in Michigan
until his parents moved the family from Detroit to Minot, North Dakota
.
He received a Regents Scholarship in the Bachelors of Fine Arts program, and moved to Phoenix
to earn his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University
before moving again to Florida
to get his Master's of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University
at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory
in Sarasota.
Having lived now in several places across America, Richard was on the move again - this time to New York City
working as an actor and producer in the theatre.
While living in New York, Richard served as chairman of The Florida Project from 1991 to 1994 and then began working for Lou Levy
in music publishing. Unfortunately, he would only work for Levy a short time, as he died in 1995. Richard then became the Creative Director for the Music Sales Corporation, then Managing Director and Producer for Wolf Fang Productions.
He moved to Nashville in 1997, establishing his own production company, Lighthearted Productions, Inc., and he works as an independent broker and consultant to songwriters wishing to sell the publishing interest of their copyrights where he remains to this day.
He replaced previous producer Devon O'Day
on the 'House Foundation' in 2004, and his 'disembodied voice' can be heard sometimes during the show, but appears intact when he presents his Entertainment news segment, sometimes referred to as 'Twang Town Talk' at 9.40am (CST).
WSIX-FM
WSIX-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee on a frequency of 97.9 MHz. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and heard across the world on WSIX.com and on XM Satellite Radio Channel 161, from 6 to 10am (CST) Monday through Friday
Richard was born and raised in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
until his parents moved the family from Detroit to Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
.
He received a Regents Scholarship in the Bachelors of Fine Arts program, and moved to Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
to earn his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
before moving again to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
to get his Master's of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory
Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training
The Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training or FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training is a three-year graduate program culminating in a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting...
in Sarasota.
Having lived now in several places across America, Richard was on the move again - this time to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
working as an actor and producer in the theatre.
While living in New York, Richard served as chairman of The Florida Project from 1991 to 1994 and then began working for Lou Levy
Lou Levy (publisher)
Lou Levy was a music publisher during the Tin Pan Alley era of American popular music.Levy established Leeds Music in 1935 with his friends, lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Saul Chaplin. He is credited with the discoveries of Cahn and Chaplin, Bob Dylan, Charles Strouse, Richard Adler and Jerry...
in music publishing. Unfortunately, he would only work for Levy a short time, as he died in 1995. Richard then became the Creative Director for the Music Sales Corporation, then Managing Director and Producer for Wolf Fang Productions.
He moved to Nashville in 1997, establishing his own production company, Lighthearted Productions, Inc., and he works as an independent broker and consultant to songwriters wishing to sell the publishing interest of their copyrights where he remains to this day.
He replaced previous producer Devon O'Day
Devon O'Day
Devon O'Day is an American radio personality, former plus-sized model for the Ford Modeling Agency, songwriter, and an author....
on the 'House Foundation' in 2004, and his 'disembodied voice' can be heard sometimes during the show, but appears intact when he presents his Entertainment news segment, sometimes referred to as 'Twang Town Talk' at 9.40am (CST).