‘Mornings Across America,’ Featuring [You]
• Tracy Johnson Media Group and longtime Austin-based air personality Sandy McIlree have joined forces to launch Mornings Across America, a weekly video show that showcases a revolving cast of guest radio personalities. Mornings Across America is distributed live on the Mornings Across America Twitch Channel Thursdays at 1pm ET and is available on-demand at MorningsAcrossAmerica.com.
The concept for Mornings Across America was originally conceived by McIlree (left), host of the syndicated The Sandy Show, who works with 2-3 different cohosts each week in a 30-to-60-minute entertainment and pop culture talk show.
Consultant and Talent Coach Tracy Johnson (right) recruits and casts the show each week. He explains why they launched Mornings Across America, commenting, “So many personalities are out of work and need a platform to be discovered. Others have launched new projects like podcasts and want to build their audience base. And some aren’t able to do the show they want because of station or format limitations. Mornings Across America is a fun way to develop skills and work with other personalities in an exciting, creative format.” McIlree remarked, “Technology makes it possible for anyone to create new content, but it’s hard to capture the energy and feel of a live radio performance. There are so many talented personalities looking for their next break, but they’ve had no way to show what they are capable of until now.”
The pilot episode aired last week and featured Claudia Jordan and Steve Kramer. Jordan is the host of Out Loud with Claudia Jordan on FoxSoul, and Love & Hip Hop on VH1. She has also appeared on The Apprentice, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Deal or No Deal. Her radio background includes The Rickey Smiley Show and morning show host on KRNB/Dallas. Kramer most recently did mornings on iHeartMedia’s KHTS (Channel 933)/San Diego and currently hosts the popular Certified Mama’s Boypodcast.
Radio personalities can apply to be on a future episode at morningsacrossamerica.com/apply. Johnson reviews each application, casts the show, and provides coaching support each week. Watch or listen to highlights or the full episode anytime at MorningsAcrossAmerica.com.
