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Melbourne, FL – Larry Lawton spent six years up and down the East Coast
outwitting the police and FBI, making a name for himself as one of
America’s most infamous jewel robbers, before he landed in prison for
twelve years. In Gangster Redemption (LL Research & Consulting),
Larry and New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock share the
powerful story of his life from a childhood in the Bronx, incarceration
and torture in the prison system, to turning his life around and
becoming a positive role model – all to keep kids out of prison!
Gangster
Redemption tells the powerful story of a troubled young man – one who
was sexually molested by a priest at an early age, began a criminal career
taking bets on football games and then graduated to becoming an
‘earner’ and enforcer for the notorious Gambino crime family – all
leading up to pulling off jewelry heists to the tune of over $15
million!
Larry is the epitome of a redeemed soul. After the
horrors he saw and experienced ‘inside’ it became his mission to help
young people; upon his release he developed the Reality Check Program as
a way to instill hope and inspire kids to make good choices. Validated
by an independent study, statistics show his program has one of the
highest success rates in the nation and is, in fact, being used by law
enforcement, the court system, the government, and parents across
America. Larry can reach kids in a way that the police cannot.
Gangster
Redemption has it all – the good, the bad and the unthinkable! Readers
get to see what it was like to be a gangster in hell and what it feels
like to get your life back and on track. Lawton reaches kids because he
knows what he’s talking about; prison cost him everything – lost time,
family, friends and his freedom, and they learn that a life of crime is
no life at all.
Larry is an engaging speaker who has been featured on
Fox’s Huckabee, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Trisha Show on
NBC, and many more. He is currently working on a new TV show called
Lawton’s Law to advance his program. For more information on Larry, his
book Gangster Redemption, or the Reality Check Program and its
remarkable successes, please visit: www.lawton911.com, or Google Larry Lawton.
Available at fine bookstores and online outlets Gangster Redemption by Larry Lawton Publisher: LL Research & Consulting, Inc; ISBN-10: 0985408200 ISBN-13: 978-0985408206
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Trish Stevens
Jillian M. Sachtleben Ascot Media Group, Inc. Office: (281) 333-3507 [email protected] www.ascotmediagroup.com
KTXD Attempts to Lure Seniors to ‘The Texas Daily with Jeff Brady’
Dallas, TX – Imagine taking the most successful TV news anchors, hosts and journalists from a major market’s heyday in the 80s and 90s, putting them back on the air in one lively talk-show that offers news headlines, opinions and laughter. It’s happening in Dallas on an independent station targeting Baby Boomers instead of younger viewers.
“These are the all-stars of North Texas TV,” says ‘The Texas Daily’ host Jeff Brady, a veteran of twenty years in TV news and a former anchor at WFAA-TV in Dallas. “And I’m lucky enough to sit down with old friends and competitors to discuss the headlines of the day. I think it’s the best job in Dallas!” Brady hosts the program, which airs 6-7pm Central in the Dallas market and is re-broadcast at 9:30 each night. “Anyone who’s lived here for more than a decade will know and trust this team.”
The other counter-programming concept – each of the co-hosts is encouraged – even expected – to offer opinion and a personal slant to the conversation. It’s a step far outside the objective boundary still honored by most career journalists. “We want them to offer perspective,” says Brady, “based on their years of work in this market.”
Normally the broad 18-49 year-old demographic is known as the “Holy Grail” of TV ratings. These are the coveted viewers most often in demand by advertisers and therefore, the ones for whom most TV programming is designed. In the nation’s 5th-biggest TV market, however, this new concept in local news has targeted a distinctly more mature audience using a cast of ‘long-retired, fired but not expired’ Baby Boomer anchors and journalists. It’s called ‘The Texas Daily,’ and the owners of Dallas station KTXD call it a news-talk hybrid presenting headlines and commentary for an older audience.
“When we bought the station, every one of our hosts was retired,” says Phil Hurley, the COO of London Broadcasting, which owns KTXD. “But they still represented an amazing array of talent. I think they’re reflective of our audience. People in the DFW area who have slowed down, but may be doing their best work ever in a slightly different capacity.”
Brady hosts the show with a rotating cast of a dozen other broadcasters, including long-time WFAA co-workers Troy Dungan, Tracy Rowlett and Iola (Eye-OH-la) Johnson, who anchored the news together in the 1980s. Some have compared the program to “The View” or “Morning Joe” on MSNBC with senior North Texas journalists on the roundtable instead of New Yorkers.
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Trish Stevens
Jillian M. Sachtleben Ascot Media Group, Inc. Office: (281) 333-3507 [email protected] www.ascotmediagroup.com
