Hearing the Difference: Craig Havighurst at TEDxNashville

Craig Havighurst is an author, broadcaster and filmmaker who sees music as a vast, complex ecosystem. With a background in public policy and Capitol Hill journalism, he was drawn to Nashville in the mid 90s by its rich history and growing roots/Americana music scene. Since then, he's been a staff reporter for the Tennessean, a correspondent for WPLN and National Public Radio and freelance producer as founder of his own company, String Theory Media. He's the author of Air Castle of the South: WSM And The Making of Music City, the definitive history of the classic broadcaster that made Nashville the world's headquarters for country music. Currently he is a writer and producer for Music City Roots: Live From The Loveless Cafe, an acclaimed weekly live radio show and webcast spotlighting outstanding Americana music. He blogs about music and music commerce at www.stringtheorymedia.com.

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