Could This Be It?
You may remember, I told you I had an American agent who was going to work on the book.
It is paying off beyond my wildest dreams.
Here’s the email I got from her yesterday. You can tune in online for most of them.
Billy
Billy, the following are the responses from our press outreach thus far.
*All stations are calling you via Skype or Landline
*There is one station where you will have to call them, that is noted below
*13 review copies requested [as November 13 update]
*Don’t forget to send back signed contract to LG
*Reply back to this email so I know you are aware of the radio stations who will be calling you
*Outreach to music, book & celebrity bloggers next
*Let me know how media will receive their review copies and when they have been sent so I know when to follow up with each
Opportunities are as follows:
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THURSDAY, NOV 15 TBD
@at 6pm London Time [1 PM ET USA time]
Show: In The Afternoon
Station: NewsTalk 1290 CJBK
Market: London, Ontario – Canada
Host/Producer Mike Stubbs
Email:MikeInTheAfternoon@astral.com
website: http://tunein.com/radio/Iron-Mike-in-the-Afternoon-p470681/
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*Billy confirmed
FRIDAY Nov 16
@8:40AM ET
Show: Bulldog and The Rude Awakening Show
Station: WOCM-FM, FM Radio Station Show
Market: Ocean City Maryland *Near Baltimore, Almost DC]
Host: BullDog
Producer: Tanya Anderson, (410) 723-9626
http://irieradio.com/ocean-city-morning-show-rude-awakening
*review copy to:
Sam Shakura
Producer/CEO
Rock House Media
4358 Hobson Road
Kelowna, BC, V1W1Y3
NOVEMBER 21 *Landline Call
@ 6:30pm London Time [10:30 am PT West Coast time]
15-20 minutes LIVE to tape
Show: AT HOME with Cheryll Gillespie and Sam Shakura
Market: Canada, Online globally
Says: We’d love to book Billy
778.477.1178 office
250.859.7517 cell
More About: ‘AT HOME with Cheryll Gillespie and Sam Shakura’ is a one hour radio talk show airing weekly on the Corus Network across Canada and online for a global audience. On ‘At Home’ this mother-daughter team chat about everything from design to art, fashion to health, economics to travel and beyond. The show is all about fabulous living. Past guests include Hugh Hefner, Cindy Crawford, Janice Dickinson, Bob Mackie, Erin Brockovich, Jane Seymour, Kelly Wearstler, Wolfgang Puck, Kathy Ireland, Elvira, Mike Holmes, Dr. Roizen and Ed McMahon…to name a few.
Visit: www.rockhousestyle.com
Read: www.samshakura.com
Follow: www.facebook.com/rockhousestyle
Tweet: www.twitter.com/rockhousestyle
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 Skype Call
@ 2:30pm London time [9:30am ET their time]
Show:
Producer: Christina Benjamin, 909-255-6285
Station: KCAA 1050AM
Market: San Bernardino, CA [near Los Angeles]
CALL IN NUMBER 888-909-1050
Website: www.kcaaradio.com
Twitter @KCAA1050AM
FACEBOOK – http://www.fb.com/kcaaradio
**USTREAM – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kcaatv
About: KCAA delivers sports reports, business reports, traffic information, a daily entertainment and public affairs program and a line-up of award winning talk shows hosted by the very best in the business. KCAA’s line up of programs is a selection of the best programs offered by eight national networks.
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*review copy to:
Chad Zumock
Producer/Co-Host
“The Alan Cox Show”
3-7pm on 100.7 WMMS
6200 Oak Tree Blvd 4th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44131
Tel: (330) 620-5023
Fax: (216) 901-8152
Email: chad@alancoxshow.com
twitter- @chadzumock
ChadZumock@clearchannel.com
Says: I would love a copy of the book to be considered a guest on our show
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*review copy to:
Amazon.com
Omnivoracious Editors
PO Box 81226
Seattle, WA 98108-1226
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*review copy to:
Sanford Cohen
Host-Producer
“Talk of the Town”
KQNA 1130 AM/99.9 FM
3755 Karicio Lane, Suite 2-C
Prescott, AZ 86303
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*review copy to:
James A. Cox
Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575
Says: Please send two copies of the published book for review, accompanied by a cover letter and some form of publicity or press release – print out press letter that should work
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*2 review copies to:
Marc Woods
Director, Evaluation Services
Abernat Broadcast Networks
15929 Prescott Hill Av
Charlotte, NC 28277
Says: Once we have the copies in hand, will advise on an interview
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*2 review copies to:
Marilynn Mee
Producer
WKLH
Milwaukee Radio Group
5407 W McKinley Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 978-9000
Interview Opt, Week After Receipt of Book
@ Taped 10am and 11:30am CST on a weekday
Says: I’ll pre-record it and probably split it up into a few parts to use over a few days.As a Classic Rock station that plays U2, The Who, Tom Petty, Springsteen, Paul McCartney, etc, I’m sure Billy could provide LOADS of interesting info for my listeners! I don’t have a Kindle or an eReader. Now I can’t WAIT to read it! I begin my show with 96 minutes of commercial-free music so that would be a great time to talk to Billy with minimal interruptions…and be able to record the interview here in the on-air studio…really looking forward to this!! If you want to send along an extra copy, I’m SURE there are other people on our ‘KLH airstaff who would LOVE to read it and would certainly mention it on the air! Our morning show is doing a live broadcast from Tulum, Mexico this week (yeah…sucks to be them!), but when they return they might be interested in doing something live with Billy, too. I’ll certainly ask them about it and forward all the info to them once they’ve gone thru the other messages that pile up during the week.
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*2 review copies to:
Anthony Hurley
c/o WZZA Radio
1570 Woodmont Dr.
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
PH:256-381-1862
Says: Could we get a 2 complementary copies of the book so that ourshow hosts can read for an interview Anthony Hurley
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*send review copy
JEFF DIAMOND
Producer
WNCT RADIO
2929 RADIO STATION RD
GREENVILLE NC 26834
jeffd@1079wnct.com
Says: looks like a great read. would love to do a Sunday show about this book my show last 15 minutes and I take it during the week around 4 o’clock Eastern Time please send a copy of the
Interview Opt SUNDAY, Date/Time TBD
@ 9pm London Time [4pm ET Their time]
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*review copy to:
Marc Fellhauer, Producer
The Drew & Mike Show
WRIF Radio Detroit
1 Radio Plaza
Detroit, MI 48220
248-547-0101
mfellhauer@greatermediadetroit.com
Says: This book sounds right up our alley. Would it be possible to get a review copy?
Additionally, when would Billy be available?
A Far Cry from Sunset
It tells of the adventures of four friends traveling the world to ask ten famous artists to appear Having been a singer/songwriter my entire life, A Far Cry from Sunset is the title of my first book.
It tells of the adventures of four friends traveling the world to ask ten famous artists to appear on a tribute album to an unknown songwriter and making a documentary of their quest. The unknown songwriter in question was myself.
Apart from being a road trip tale of epic proportions it is also a memoir of my life in music from the mid 70s til the present day.
It was released on Amazon a few weeks ago and for one day was the fourth best selling paperback and the number one selling book in the music category.
You can read more about it here: www.billyfranks.com ...more
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