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Kenny Porpora

Behind the Prose

DMOU: Destination Marketing Organization University

Joan Dempsey

Sarah Gerard

Rick Antonson

Jack Johnson

David Gilbert

Mandy Len Catron

Rachel Toor

Scott Alexander

Natalie Baszile

Steve Moore

Al Hutchinson

Katie Cook

Steve Hayes

Tom Martin

David Peacock

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Billy Kolber

Authentic. It's the word we often hear when Destination Marketers attempt to develop messaging for consumers. But when reaching out to a market that doesn't look or live like you, achieving authentic is often elusive. In this episode, HospitableMe's Billy Kolber and Kenny Porpora break down how DMO pros should approach the LGBTQ+ market. From working with the local community to determine whether your destination is ready to designing and executing authentic messaging, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. Plus, they reveal details on their new Master Class, with a discount for DMOU listeners through June, 2021.

Authentic. It's the word we often hear when Destination Marketers attempt to develop messaging for consumers. But when reaching out to a market that doesn't look or live like you, achieving authentic is often elusive. In this episode, HospitableMe's Billy Kolber and Kenny Porpora break down how DMO pros should approach the LGBTQ+ market. From working with the local community to determine whether your destination is ready to designing and executing authentic messaging, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. Plus, they reveal details on their new Master Class, with a discount for DMOU listeners through June, 2021.

Billy Kolber & Kenny Porpora: Getting LGBTQ+ Right

In this week's episode, I talk to author and journalist Kenny Porpora about his debut memoir The Autumn Balloon. The show also features:An interview with Emily Griffin, Kenny's editor at Grand Central PublishingWriters on Writing Radio Show My New School MFA classmate Erin HarrisWriter's Psych with Dr. IkeListen on demand or download on iTunes.ABOUT KENNY PORPORAKenny Porpora’s work can be found in The New York Times, New York Daily News, Newsday, and The Huffington Post, and is an associate editor and part-owner of Man About World magazine. He graduated magna cum laude from Hofstra University, where he studied philosophy and holds an M.S. from Columbia in investigative journalism. He wrote his master’s thesis on professional wrestling. He’s reported on some of the biggest national news stories of the last decade, including the New York Yankees’ World Series win, the 2008 presidential primaries, the John Gotti, Jr. trial, and the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ plane crash.The Autumn Balloon is his first book. He lives in Los Angeles.

In this week's episode, I talk to author and journalist Kenny Porpora about his debut memoir The Autumn Balloon.  The show also features: An interview with Emily Griffin, Kenny's editor at Grand Central Publishing Writers on Writing Radio Show  My New School MFA classmate Erin Harris Writer's Psych with Dr. Ike Listen on demand or download on iTunes. ABOUT KENNY PORPORA Kenny Porpora’s work can be found in The New York Times, New York Daily News, Newsday, and The Huffington Post, and is an associate editor and part-owner of Man About World magazine. He graduated magna cum laude from Hofstra University, where he studied philosophy and holds an M.S. from Columbia in investigative journalism. He wrote his master’s thesis on professional wrestling. He’s reported on some of the biggest national news stories of the last decade, including the New York Yankees’ World Series win, the 2008 presidential primaries, the John Gotti, Jr. trial, and the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ plane crash. The Autumn Balloon is his first book. He lives in Los Angeles.

Episode 11: Kenny Porpora, author of the memoir The Autumn Balloon