On Monday, September 21st , COMBO will present guest speaker Gil Asakawa, via Zoom, on “Media Promotion in Today’s World.” Zoom details will be sent later. The meeting will be moderated by Jamie Krutz, who seems to have a real knack for finding questions that will resonate with our musician members! Board member Todd Caron will handle the on-line questions. We’ll be sending more on Mr. Asakawa in the coming weeks. At the present time, Mr. Asakawa is the Manager of Student Media for the University of Colorado’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Boulder. He oversees the university’s student-run news website, the CU Independent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CU_Independent
Put these events on your calendar now!
Other Upcoming Events for COMBO:
Board Meeting: Sunday, Sept. 13th, 6:30 p.m.
COMBO Pubic Meeting: Monday, Sept. 21st , 7:00 p.m. – Guest Speaker Gil Asakawa
Board Meeting: Sunday, Oct. 4th , 6:30 p.m.
Durango Songwriters Expo: Th, Fr, & Sa, Oct. 7th, 8th, and 9th – at the Broomfield Omni Resort
COMBO Public Meeting: Monday, Oct. 19th , 7:00 p.m. – Guest Speaker Steve Son
Board Meeting: Sunday, Nov. 1st, 6:30 p.m.
COMBO Songwriters Showcase: Monday, Nov. 16th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Bar 404, Denver
COMBO Holiday Dinner: Saturday, Dec. 12th – Details TBD
Mr. Asakawa has an extensive biography. He hasn’t set still for decades! Here is part of his auto-biography which you can find at https://gillers.com/
Hello! My name is Gil Asakawa. I’m a writer, editor and online content expert with over 25 years of experience in a variety of media. I’m the Manager of Student Media for the University of Colorado’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Boulder. I oversee the university’s student-run news website, the CU Independent. Together with the team of J-school editors and volunteer reporting staff, we’ll be testing many of the new technologies and features that news companies will have to adopt as journalism evolves into the digital era. It’s an exciting time to be working with student journalists to develop the cutting-edge skills that will make them leaders in the industry.
I also consult and train newsrooms and organizations in online content strategies, emerging media (e-readers, tablets and mobile), Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices and social media.
I’m also a consultant for AARP’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) marketing team. I manage the AARP AAPI Community’s social media (Facebook page and Twitter feed) and produce content for the AAPI audience. The job is an intersection of my three passions: journalism/digital media, my baby boom generation and AAPI issues.
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I’ve always enjoyed public speaking, especially motivational speaking. I was the keynote speaker for the 2003 Unity Day at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, where I spoke about prejudice and diversity. I was also invited to speak at Colorado College about Asians in the media. I’m the master of ceremonies for Asian community events such as the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival and Denver’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival. I’ve been asked to give the keynote speech for the JACL’s 2005 national youth conference in Salt Lake City, and I’ve read excerpts from “Being Japanese American” at the Japanese American National Museum. In Feb. 2006, I moderated a panel in Chicago for the Japanese American Day of Remembrance.
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Read more at https://gillers.com/
Photo: Gil Asakawa | Photo from his Facebook page
