More Than a Dozen of the Nation’s Top Radio Hosts and Bloggers Converge on Gulf Coast for Visit MS Coast Talk Radio Row Event

Mississippi Tourism Director Mary Beth Wilkerson being
interviewed by Alan Nathan on "Battle Line with
Alan Nathan" on the Main Street Radio Network
during Gulf Coast Radio Row.

(GULFPORT-BILOXI, MS) – A cutting-edge digital media campaign combining the intensity of some of America’s most influential radio hosts and bloggers will develop excitement and enthusiasm throughout the country this week as they travel to the Biloxi-Gulfport, MS area to interview Mississippians for a Visit Mississippi Coast Talk Radio Row Event.
 
At the largest radio and social media event in the history of Mississippi, more than a dozen of the nation’s top national and regional talk radio hosts and bloggers are traveling to the Biloxi-Gulfport area. They will be broadcasting live to millions of listeners and readers from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center on the Gulf Coast on Thursday, Nov. 18 and Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. 

MS Tourism with radio celeb Lars Larson

“As part of the Visit MS Coast multi-platform ‘Wish You Were Here’ marketing and public relations campaign, we have invited radio talk show hosts from key markets to broadcast live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center on the Gulf Coast on Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19,” Mary Beth Wilkerson, director of Tourism for the Mississippi Development Authority.
 
The talk radio and blogger row is hosted by the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The hosts and bloggers will help tell the story of how the Mississippi Gulf Coast is back after the Deepwater Spill, andfishing, golfing, hunting, crafts, restaurants, real estate, seafood and other industries are on the rebound and tourism and convention areas back in business.
 
Beaming hundreds of hours of radio coverage and dozens of online stories across the country on Gulf recovery;radio outlets include nationally syndicated programs: The Lars Larson Show; Doug Stephan's Good Day; Kate Delaney’s America Tonight; Battleline with Alan Nathan; and Talk Radio News’ Ellen Ratner and Lovisa Frost. Regional shows include: WGSO’s Jeff Crouere’s Ringside Politics with in New Orleans, LA; The Martha Zoller Show, heard statewide in Georgia; The Scott Hennen Show on AM1100 WZFG in Fargo, ND; WVVE in Panama City’s Angie Rose and Shawn Wild; Steve Bowers’ Daybreak on WNWS in Jackson, TN; George Russell’s The George Russell Experience from WSMN in Nashua, NH. Bloggers and online commentators and reporters include: Ed Morrissey from HotAir.com; Kerry Picket from The Washington Times; and Rob Port from the SayAnythingBlog.com in North Dakota.
 
Hosts and bloggers will talk to business leaders, everyday people, workers, government, and community leaders. These great Mississippians will highlight the inspiring stories of the state emerging better and stronger than ever. More information, contact Sandy Bynum at 769.798.5178.