{"id":7623,"date":"2014-06-10T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T19:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=7623"},"modified":"2014-07-11T21:25:26","modified_gmt":"2014-07-12T02:25:26","slug":"john-seigenthaler-named-2014-powerhouse-award-recipient-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2014\/06\/10\/john-seigenthaler-named-2014-powerhouse-award-recipient-video\/","title":{"rendered":"John Seigenthaler Named 2014 Powerhouse Award Recipient (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Seigenthaler (AP\/Mark Humphrey)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Ed. Note. John Seigenthaler died on Friday, July 11. He was 86. To read a remembrance by NPT, please visit this link<\/a>. For his obituary, please visit The Tennessean<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

John Seigenthaler<\/strong>, longtime host of NPT’s A Words on Words, humanitarian, journalist, defender of the First Amendment and so much more, was honored in late April by You Have the Power<\/a><\/strong> with its 2014 Powerhouse Award. The event at the Country Music Association Theater of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum<\/a> followed a public dedication \u00a0of the Shelby Street Bridge as “John Seigenthaler Walking Bridge.”<\/p>\n

The hour-long program, captured in its entirety by the\u00a0Renaissance Center<\/a>,\u00a0in the video embedded below\u00a0by the Renaissance Center<\/a>, featured friends from John’s remarkable life, including his work with the Freedom Riders and Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s; his career as reporter, editor and publisher of The Tennessean<\/em><\/a> newspaper as well as founding Editorial Director for USA Today; and his commitment to the First Amendment Center and Freedom Forum<\/a> of the John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University. The presentation was written by John’s niece, Katie Seigenthaler<\/strong> of Seigenthaler Public Relations<\/a> and directed by theatre veteran Denice Hicks<\/strong>, Artistic Director of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The evening included a performance by Freedom Sings, an all-star musical group created by Ken Paulson<\/strong>, President of the First Amendment Center<\/a>. The act includes an impressive group of hit song makers and Grammy winners that, for this show, will include acclaimed Americana artist Jonell Mosser<\/strong>, popular singer\/songwriter Bill Lloyd<\/strong>, John Deadrick<\/strong> on keyboards and Grammy Award entertainer and YHTP Board member Linda Davis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You Have the Power\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0Powerhouse Award was established in 2013\u00a0<\/span>to honor an individual\u2019s commitment to victims and victims\u2019 rights issues. This occasion is the key event for both fundraising and public awareness for\u00a0<\/span>You Have the Power<\/i>, which is celebrating its 21st year of service to the community and state.<\/span><\/p>\n

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