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INTRODUCTION: JOHN POWERS
JOHN R. POWERS IS THE AUTHOR OF FOUR BOOKS, HIS MOST RECENT
BEING THE JUNK DRAWER, CORNER STORE, FRONT PORCH BLUES. HE IS
ALSO THE PLAYWRIGHT AND CO-PRODUCER OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL,
DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP? WHICH IS
PRESENTLY PLAYING IN OVER A DOZEN CITIES.
LOYOLA PRESS IS PRESENTLY RE-PUBLISHING JOHN'S FIRST THREE BOOKS.
HIS BUSINESS BACKGROUND INCLUDES RAISING 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS TO PRODUCE HIS
MUSICAL AND COORDINATING THE ACTIVITIES OF OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE, AMONG THEM ACTORS,
DIRECTORS, MUSICIANS, LIGHTING DESIGN AND COSTUME PEOPLE. HE ALSO WORKED WITH MARKETING,
SALES, PUBLICITY PROFESSIONALS AND OVER A DOZEN UNIONS.
JOHN POWERS HAS AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS BACKGROUND. HE HAS HOSTED HIS
OWN PBS SPECIAL AND HAS APPEARED ON HUNDREDS OF RADIO AND TLEVISION SHOWS
INCLUDING OPRAH AND TODAY. JOHN HAS ALSO RECEIVED TWO EMMY AWARDS FOR HIS WORK
IN TELEVISION.
JOHN HOLDS A PH.D. DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM N0RTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AND
WAS A PROFESSOR AT NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITRY.
NEXT YEAR, HCI (WHICH PUBLISHES THE CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL SERIES) WILL PUBLISH HIS
NEWEST BOOK, ODDITUDE, IF I'M ODD, DOES THAT MAKE US EVEN?
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DR. JOHN R. POWERS.
