Cynthia Black
Producer / Managing Editor
As a one-time artist, mediator and entrepreneur, Cynthia Black’s background is as rich with experience as those she chooses to interview: political authors, thinkers and insiders. With a process-oriented, no-holds-barred and progressive populist point of view, she brings an entertaining and unique “solutions” slant to talk radio.
John Ridgway
Executive Producer
Multi-Emmy award winner John Ridgway’s internatinal media branding is viewed daily on six continents, roughly three-quarters of the world’s population.
Through his production company Via Worldwide, John has provided brand design and strategy for some o fthe world’s most-watched channels and shows, including: NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, CBS Evening News, Monday Night Football, Entertainment Tonight, CNBC, MSNBC, and global events such as World Cup Soccer, Tje Academy Awards, and The 1996 Summer Olympics. Ridgway’s world wide client base includes Paramount, Discovery, ESPN, NewsCorp, Fuji Japan, Hong Kong Cable, ORT Russia, Star Asia, RTL Germany, MediaCorp Singapore, and SKY U.K.
In past years Ridgway served as Design Director at PBS EIght/Phoenix and then KCET/PBS/Los Angeles.
Prior to moving to Los Angeles Ridgway resided in Arizona and is a graduate of Arizona State University. John was formerly Art Director of the New Times and his photography has appeared in the Washington Post and Newsday.
In the 1990’s, he co-created the first television political campaign in Russia for the country’s then President Borsi Yeltsin. In recent years he has consulted on American’s world brand presence for the White House and the U.S. State Dept.
Ridgway teaches media branding at UCLA, Otis College of Art and Design, The International Film School in Cologne and has established endowed scholarships at Arizona State University and Otis.
Ridgway has circled the globe more than 25 times and visited over 75 countries and all seven continents. He now resides in Malibu, CA.
ADVISORY BOARD
Al Senia
Al is an International Journalist whose credits include: The Washington Post, International Herald Tribune. Al was also former Editor and Chief of the New Times Newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona. He currently resides in Laguna Niguel, CA .
Jesse Gift
Jesse is an Emmy award winning News Producer / Director, whose credits include: NBC Nightly News, Dateline, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show. Jesse currently heads up his own Production Company in Hollywood, CA .
George Reyes
George is a radio Producer / Host who has anchored talk shows across the US, including New York City, NY and Los Angeles, CA. George is currently a producer for morning radio in the Los Angeles market.
