DC Livers is a professional journalist, podcaster and media enhancement speaker 
(BlackPressMagazine.com) - When Tango was ready to talk after his nationally televised break-up with Tiffany “New York" Pollard on the hit reality show, “I Love New York”; when LaRhonda Pettit was finally proven to be 99.9% James Brown’s daughter after 40 years of being denied access to her father; when Victoria Rowell decided to leave Young & the Restless and wanted to talk about the 14 years of racial tension; when actor Isaiah Washington wanted to show the world he wasn’t anti-gay and when gay rapper Jenro wanted to show she was proudly out; when longtime PR guru Michael Lewellen parted ways with BET; and when new publishers Angela Agbolu of Kitu Kizuri and Ray Daniels of Drahma launched new magazines, they all did one thing: Got in touch with DC Livers.
From hard news to celebrity updates to international affairs, DC Livers has earned a reputation for being the best at what she does. She has interviewed DC sniper police Chief Charles Moose, Black mayors Ray Nagin, Adrian Fenty, Marion Barry and presidential candidate Barack Obama, “the second lady” Lynne Cheney, Tavis Smiley, Oprah’s beau Stedman Graham, BET CEO Debra Lee among others.
With nearly 500,000 audio podcast downloads and three award nominations for podcasting, DC Livers has become the person to see for breaking news from Africa to Alabama. In fact, according to a leading web traffic research firm, BlackPressRadio.com has a reach of over 3 million people and is the top website in Brazil because of DC Livers. The Black Press Channel on YouTube channel has over 100 subscribers and more than 400,000 views since it launched in October 2007.
Livers enjoys one of the most brand loyal group of readers and listeners on the Web.
"I really wanted to tell you that when you do your interviews you do a great job and I love listening to you," said boxing champion Floyd G. Mayweather, Jr. during a recent interview. "She's a walking Google," said Elaine Copeland, president of Motion to Change, an advocacy group in Washington, DC. Copeland was so impressed that she put Livers on her board of directors.
Livers has been published in or written about in over 200 media outlets including Editor & Publisher, Vibe Vixen, Wilmington Journal, Black Star News, andTri-State Defender. She was named “A Person to Watch," was inudcted into Strathmore's Who's Who directory and was selected one of 80 journalists to represent their country at the International Press Summit in Amsterdam, Holland.
Livers’ creative vision has given birth to journalistic projects like the Who’s Who in Black Media directory that sold out of its first two printings and was called the only resource of its kind over with 450 verified listings of Black newspapers, magazines and media pros.
To hear some of DC's "audio article" interviews including the Black Publishers Podcast Series, visit http://www.blackpressradio.com and enter keywords “PUBLISHER”.
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In less than six months of operation, BlackPressRadio.com's has become the official source for Black podcasts. With millions of visitors per month and more than 500,000 downloads, our extensive podcast library includes thought provoking series including:
- State of Hip Hop (keyword: State of or Carl West)
- State of Black Radio with NABOB's Jim Winston (keyword: NABOB or radio)
- NAMME: The Podcast Series featuring Neil Foote, Derrick Dingle, Kevin Merida and Al Fitzpatrick (keyword: who's who or NAMME)
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- Black Publishers Podcast Series (keyword: publisher) and
- Black Authors Podcast Series (keyword: author or book)
Recent headlines...
Over 400,000 downloads for BlackPressRadio.com
Livers provides mini-podcast workshop to teenaged journalists at Congressional Black Caucus
Livers conducts "Black Social Marketing 101" workshop in Harlem, NY
Livers granted interview by Senator Joe Lieberman, Martin Luther King, III and Second Lady Lynne Cheney
