Communication and Social Media

Longtime Thomas Nelson Publishers executive dies

A Lebanese immigrant who moved to the U.S. at the age of 19 with only $600 in savings and went on to lead a prominent evangelical publisher died June 1 at 88. As the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, Sam Moore published internationally-recognized authors like Jerry Falwell, Zig Ziglar, Max Lucado, Charles Stanley, and Billy Graham. Moore launched his business career in 1958 by establishing National Book Publishers in Nashville, Tennessee. Three years later he founded Royal Publishing through the help of partners like Jack Massey, cofounder of Hospital Corporation of America.  In the late 1960s, New York-based Thomas Nelson [...]

By |June 14, 2018|Categories: Communication and Social Media, Faith in the Workplace|0 Comments

Going against the grain

Sometimes it pays to be a contrarian. Despite the conventional wisdom that radio is on the way out, the president of a Southern California company that provides Christian radio programming for stations nationwide says business is better than ever. Roger Kemp, 61, is the president of Roger Kemp and Company. He founded it in 2004 after stints as vice president of vice president of broadcasting at Chuck Swindoll’s Insight for Living, and vice president of national programming for Salem Communications. “For the (40) years I’ve been in this career, every year they’re telling me it’s dying, but I’ve never been [...]

By |May 17, 2018|Categories: Communication and Social Media, Innovation and Change|0 Comments
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