Episode Description
G. Keith Alexander chats with Trumpet Award, Grammy Award-winning singer, multiple NAACP Image Award, BMI & ASCAP Award-winning songwriter, film, television & stage actor, about co-starring in the hit Broadway musical TINA (12 TONY Nominations), as ZELMA BULLOCK, Ms. Turner’s mother.
Guest Biography
Dr. Dawnn Lewis, a multitalented and multifaceted individual: President & CEO of Morning Jewel Inc. – a multi-platform production company in the areas of film, television, animation, music/music publishing & experiential events. She is also the Founder & CEO of the A New Day Foundation – a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, that provides financial & programmatic support to underprivileged youth and grassroots community-based nonprofit organizations. In 2019, Dawnn received an Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities for her more than 40 years of unwavering service and support to underserved youth and communities across the county and abroad. She is a: Trumpet Award, Grammy Award-winning singer, multiple NAACP Image Award, BMI & ASCAP Award-winning songwriter, film, television & stage actor, a Series TV creator/producer, and now an inductee into the Women Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2021. Dawnn co-stars in the new NETFLIX animated series: “KARMA’S WORLD”, as well as voice several characters in the FOX series: “HOUSEBROKEN” and was recently seen guest starring alongside Angela Bassett in the hit FOX TV series: “911”, after she completed filming the new FOX Investigative Drama Series “BLOOD RELATIVE”, starring Melissa Leo and was co-starring in the hit Broadway musical TINA (12 TONY Nominations), as ZELMA BULLOCK, Ms. Turner’s mother, until Broadway shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dawnn recently finished shooting the independent feature films BE THE LIGHT!
Host – G. Keith Alexander
Born and raised in Chicago, G. Keith Alexander as a young boy had dreams of becoming a disc jockey and eventually became music director, afternoon jock, and leader of the launch team for his native city’s new station WGCI. His baritone delivery has also resounded over the airwaves of Disco 92 WKTU, 98.7 KISS-FM, former jazz station WRVR, Inner City Broadcasting’s WBLS in the Big Apple, Clear Channel’s Jammin’ 105, and Infinity’s New MIX 102.7.
G. Keith is also the host of “What’s Hot! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander”, the first podcast hosted on the HarlemAmerica Digital Network. He talks with a great variety of influential black voices in the entertainment industry like Gloria Gaynor, Keith David, Dionne Warwick, Darrin Henson, Phylicia Rashad, and more.
Episode Description
G. Keith Alexander chats with Trumpet Award, Grammy Award-winning singer, multiple NAACP Image Award, BMI & ASCAP Award-winning songwriter, film, television & stage actor, about co-starring in the hit Broadway musical TINA (12 TONY Nominations), as ZELMA BULLOCK, Ms. Turner’s mother.
Host – G. Keith Alexander
Born and raised in Chicago, G. Keith Alexander as a young boy had dreams of becoming a disc jockey and eventually became music director, afternoon jock, and leader of the launch team for his native city’s new station WGCI. His baritone delivery has also resounded over the airwaves of Disco 92 WKTU, 98.7 KISS-FM, former jazz station WRVR, Inner City Broadcasting’s WBLS in the Big Apple, Clear Channel’s Jammin’ 105, and Infinity’s New MIX 102.7.
G. Keith is also the host of “What’s Hot! HarlemAmerica with G. Keith Alexander”, the first podcast hosted on the HarlemAmerica Digital Network. He talks with a great variety of influential black voices in the entertainment industry like Gloria Gaynor, Keith David, Dionne Warwick, Darrin Henson, Phylicia Rashad, and more.
Guest Biography
Dr. Dawnn Lewis, a multitalented and multifaceted individual: President & CEO of Morning Jewel Inc. – a multi-platform production company in the areas of film, television, animation, music/music publishing & experiential events. She is also the Founder & CEO of the A New Day Foundation – a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, that provides financial & programmatic support to underprivileged youth and grassroots community-based nonprofit organizations. In 2019, Dawnn received an Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities for her more than 40 years of unwavering service and support to underserved youth and communities across the county and abroad. She is a: Trumpet Award, Grammy Award-winning singer, multiple NAACP Image Award, BMI & ASCAP Award-winning songwriter, film, television & stage actor, a Series TV creator/producer, and now an inductee into the Women Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2021. Dawnn co-stars in the new NETFLIX animated series: “KARMA’S WORLD”, as well as voice several characters in the FOX series: “HOUSEBROKEN” and was recently seen guest starring alongside Angela Bassett in the hit FOX TV series: “911”, after she completed filming the new FOX Investigative Drama Series “BLOOD RELATIVE”, starring Melissa Leo and was co-starring in the hit Broadway musical TINA (12 TONY Nominations), as ZELMA BULLOCK, Ms. Turner’s mother, until Broadway shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dawnn recently finished shooting the independent feature films BE THE LIGHT!