Update: Audio can be found
here of Will Harper and
here of Dr. Barnett.
During the last several weeks more people have been discussing the NBA and the actions of Donald Sterling than the NBA Playoffs. Living Your Best Life joins the dialogue by having honest conversations without punditry back and forth that will address issues that have not only plagued the NBA but our country for decades.
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| Will Harper |
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| Dr. Dick Barnett |
On Saturday, May 17, 2014 Emmy Award winner, CEO, producer, and director of
The Global Touch Group , Will Harper and NBA legend, author, lecturer, and educator,
Dr. Dick Barnett, will share their thoughts on sports and entertainment and how they are defining our culture today.
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| Nelson Mandela and Will Harper |
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| Oprah Winfrey and Will Harper |
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| Xernona Clayton and Will Harper |
Will Harper will share lessons learned from working with Nelson Mandela, Oprah, Xernona Clayton, Issac Hayes,
Lenny Krazit, Magic Johnson Enterprises, and ESPN to name a few and how he grew as a person from each encounter. Harper will share how the timing of Donald Sterling's debacle coincides with a future documentary that Harper is planning to produce. The documentary will explore the history of the NBA through the eyes of the
original Harlem Globetrotters and NBA players like New York Knicks' Dr. Dick Barnett.
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| Walt Frazier, Phil Jackson, and Dr. Dick Barnett |
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| TSU, NAIA
Basketball National Champions1957-59 |
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| New York Knicks 1970 NBA Champions |
Dr. Dick Barnett, nicked named "
Fall Back Baby" because of his famous jump shots, will weigh in on the
Donald Sterling mayhem as well. He will share his thoughts about the ongoing systemic issues in the NBA from a
player's perspective and share why he believes professional athletes must take ownership of not using their
collective financial power to bring about more drastic changes in the NBA
and in the communities many come from prior to
becoming successful athletes.
Global Citizens, Will Harper and Dr. Dick Barnett, will
empower, inspire, and
motivate you to live your
BEST life.
Living Your Best Life, can be heard on
760 AM in the Middle-Tennessee Region, military bases, and streamed live on
U-Stream.TV from 9-10AM CST. This show will also air on WTST, a member of the HBCU radio network (XM 142).
More about Will Harper
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| Will Harper and Ambassador Andrew Young |
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| Will Harper and Madame Bernadette Christie, First Lady of the Bahamas |
“Why change a Picasso”, – Clint
Eastwood about Will Harper’s film “The making of “Bird”- a behind the
scenes documentary on Charlie “Bird” Parker, starring Forest Whitaker
During the course of his production career Will Harper conceptualized, produced and directed a plethora of projects for
Oprah, Clint Eastwood, Lenny Kravitz, Jamie Foxx, Warner Bros, Disney, Paramount, Universal, ABC, CBS, ESPN, Leo Burnett and
others. Possessing a unique and diverse repertoire of skills collected
from his experience from major studios to independent projects all over
the world (Europe, South Africa, South America, Central America, Middle
East, Asia, Caribbean & U.S.). Harper is one executive whose
extensive production background bestows a powerful contribution upon
each and every project.
Harper’s business acumen, market sensibilities, extensive knowledge
that includes every aspect of production from inception to completion
and his ability to combine effective story-telling with
visually-stimulating images, have established him as one of the most
comprehensive producers/directors in show business. He received an Emmy Award for creating original children's programming for Westinghouse.
original children’s programming for Westinghouse.or creating
In 2002, Harper founded
The GlobalTouch Group
(GTG), an hybrid branding and marketing agency. GTG’s portfolio
includes television shows on major networks and branding campaigns that
have tremendously increased market share for businesses worldwide.
More About Dr. Dick Barnett
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| Dr. Barnett in the studios with Genma Holmes |
Richard “Dick” Barnett began his basketball career playing for Gary
Roosevelt High School in Indiana where he led his team to the state
championship. In 1955, Barnett came to Tennessee State A&I (now
Tennessee State University) to become arguably the best player in the
university’s history. Today, he remains TSU’s all time leading
basketball scorer with 3,209 career points from 1955-1959. He, along
with the “whiz kids” were under the leadership of Basketball Hall of
Fame Coach John B. McLendon. The Tigers won an unprecedented three
consecutive NAIA National Basketball Championships in 1957, 1958 and
1959 and became the first historically black college to ever win an
integrated national championship. During those championship seasons,
Barnett was a three time All-American and was named the NAIA Tournament
MVP for two consecutive years. His 1957 All-American honor marked the
first time an African American was ever named to the National
All-American team.
Barnett was a number one draft choice in the National
Basketball Association with the Syracuse Nationals. He played in the
American Basketball League with the Cleveland Pipers owned by George
Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees in 1962 and led them to an ABL
Championship. Dick Barnett rejoined the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers
and played with the likes of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West for three
seasons. He was later traded to the New York Knicks where he played on
the only two championship teams in Knicks’ history (1970 and 1973). His
number was retired and hangs in the rafters of Madison Square Garden.
Dick Barnett retired as an active player in the 1970s after a long
fifteen-year professional career. He continued to pursue his educational
studies and received a Doctoral degree in education from Fordham
University. Dr. Barnett is now President of ARM, the Athletic Role Model
Educational Institute, a non-profit organization with a focus on
education for at risk students. He has recently been named the
Commissioner of the WBL, a professional basketball league in New York.
Dr. Barnett has been inducted into the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame, the Tennessee State University Sports Hall of Fame (1983), Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (2005) and the College Basketball Hall of Fame (2007). He is the
first TSU athlete to ever have his jersey retired (#35).
Photo credits: Will Harper, Genma Holmes, Dr. Dick Barnett, TSU and New York Knicks Archives
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