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 first dove into the exciting — and fast-changing — world of the Internet way back in the day, in 1996, when I took my first step in “cyberspace” as Content Editor for Digital City Denver, a new media startup subsidiary of America Online.
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I was hired in 2003 as Executive Producer for https://www.DenverPost.com, and I was in charge of the day-to-day operation of the Web site, but also guiding the future content of the site, and managing the many exciting opportunities that are always evolving in new media.
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At every stop on my online journey, I’ve focused on emerging technologies to help build communities and expand the ways the Internet can be leveraged to serve audiences.
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Life is full, always unpredictable and always busy — it’ll be interesting to see where I am and what I’m doing in another 20 years!
Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to write me anytime.
— Gil
Read more of Mr. Asakawa’s biography here: https://gillers.com/
The meeting will be moderated by Jamie Krutz with Todd Caron moderating the Chat Room!
Photo: Gil Asakawa | Photo from his Facebook page
