A Day In "The Life Of Riley"

WELCOME to "The Life of Riley" which will include periodic chronicles of pop culture and possibilities that flow out of Patrick L. Riley's day. That's me!!! Through blogging (and soon some other technological features on which I'll keep you posted as they launch), I will pull experiences from my busy life to entertain and inspire all of you. Through this site, I will share my observations and insights.

Some features to look forward to:

1.) "PATRICK'S POP UP(DATES)" will feature stories from pop culture, music, theater, fashion, and the entertainment industry at large.

2.) "The Life of Riley" will also introduce a "take-a-look-at-your-life" section (READ: sort of an advice column), where I will help readers come up with their own questions and answers around what "ways of being" are working (or not working) to have them acheive their respective goals and live their best lives. This section is called "WHO YOU BE?".

3.) Additonally, there will be a free-flowing, organic section called "TESTIFY" from which I will pull from my own life's journey to share and hopefully inspire. Some of the fare may be new musings and experiences. Other times, I may pull from my journals and past sharings to shed light on some uncomfortable truths that I've experienced and that may perhaps play a role in healing someone else's wounds as the real-life experience did for me. From my experience of covering 9/11 as a freelance journalist to courageously coming out (as gay) to my family, "TESTIFY" promises to move those who choose to read it.

4.) And a section titled "PR" (like my initials, but also like "public relations") will include press clips from any coverage I get.

5.) And anytime pictures or video can support an entry (in the blog, and perhaps in the subsequent podcasts, my space, and website), those visuals will keep things aesthetically enrolling. That section will be called "MY TUBE".

PLAYING TO THE POP IN POSSIBILITIES!

Patrick L. Riley

Entries in NewsRadio 610 WTVN (1)

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http://www.610wtvn.com/media/podcast-joel-riley-joelriley/patrick-l-riley-23810358/ Shout out to Clear Channel Media and Entertainment radio producer Tom Schmid (in Columbus, OH) who – after a GOOGLE – found me and invited me to talk about the latest fad “rubber-band bracelets” on NewsRadio 610 WTVN this morning on AM 1230 (ASSOCIATED shows: WYTS Fox Sports, WBWR The Brew @ 105.7, and WCGX-X106.7). The segment is hosted by my “cousin” (not really), host JOEL RILEY! We had a great chat about RAINBOW LOOM and the new fad of multi-colored, rubberband bracelets!THE LIFE OF RILEY has included the rare medium (to me) RADIO in the last couple of weeks: http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/2013/9/27/and-the-winner-is.html. To hear my appearance last week on Clay Cane LIVE on WWRL 1600 AM New York, click here: http://claycane.tumblr.com/post/62904421407/clay-cane-live-episode-87-october-1-2013 I sing Mariah Carey's "Can't Let Go" - plus, we talk Obamacare, government shutdown and more! WAS A LOT OF FUN to hang out with Clay, J’Nara, and Mark! As always, MY PEEPS: THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We broadcast on 1600AM in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Also, we're live-streamed on the web at http://tunein.com/radio/WWRL-1600-s23848/ - which can be heard anywhere. WWRL 1600 AM is the number one progressive talk radio station in the New York City area. WWRL airs Ed Schultz's radio program and Clay recently took over Rev. Al Sharpton's time slot. Clay Cane Live broadcasts in NJ, NY, CT and live-streamed on the worldwide web from 8pm - 10pm EST every Tuesday. Clay’s show is geared to the LGBT community, but he transcends all of the labels. Previous guests have included Brandy, Clay Aiken, Aubrey O'Day, Rockmond Dunbar, Jackée Harry, Laverne Cox of Orange Is the New Black, Kandi Burruss, Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, tons of Broadway stars and many others. Hear previous shows: http://www.play.fm/radioshow/claycanelive You can also download Clay’s podcasts here: http://www.wwrl1600.com/pages/11672134.php. AND TOMORROW, Clay and I (and many others) will be on TV ONE: LIFE AFTER on LEVAR BURTON (PREMIERE: 8:30P/eastern). Here's a sneak-peek of my next appearance on TV One's Life After Maia Campbell - http://www.tvone.tv/shows/life_after/video/life-after--maia-s-it-factor-.html Klayton Kane from Clay Cane LIVE is in it as well as Florence Anthony S Tia Brownand Sou L Eo Should be a good one! THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! MUCH LOVE, PLR

I’ll also be featured in the next two installments of TV ONE’s LIFE AFTER: Maia Campbell and Sheree Whitfield. And of course, my debut was Clifton Davis: http://tvone.tv/shows/life_after/video/full-episode--life-after-amen--clifton-davis-.html #claycanelive #lifeafter #wwrl1600am #joelriley #wtvn1230am #rubberbandbracelets #rainbowloom

FREE ANGELA Oscar CAMPAIGN

You folks know I’ve been singing the praises of the documentary FREE ANGELA for about a year now! My friend Sidra Smith came aboard Shola Lynch’s directorial masterpiece as producer – credited with bringing Jada Pinkett Smith; Will Smith; and Jay Z on board to fund and Executive Produce the completion and release of this pivotal story: http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/2013/4/4/freedom-and-convergence.html. Well, it’s OSCAR time! So, I was uber-excited that Sidra and publicist extraordinaire Peggy Siegal invited me to sit right next to Angela Davis and a host of other tastemakers as well as members of the National Board of Review (www.nationalboardofreview.org) for a delicious, private luncheon at Brasserie Ruhlmann at Rockefeller Plaza. AND WHAT A CELEBRATION it was! I’m sending up a special prayer for the nomination of “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners: A Film by Shola Lynch”. Invited guests included New York members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Documentary voting committee in addition to major press, bloggers, corporate partners and hi-profile celebrities. Also in the house: MISS VIVICA A. FOX; Vivica’s rep, my friend BJ COLEMAN; Yaya DaCosta (“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and “America’s Next Top Model”). She attended with her husband Joshua Bee Alafia and her new baby in tow; Geoffrey Fletcher; Mr. Roger Friedman (“Showbiz 411”); Thelma Golden (“Studio Museum of Harlem”); NY Post Page Six’s Ian Mohr; and a host of others. FREE ANGELA tells the dramatic story of how a young philosophy professor's social justice activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attempt of a judge that ends with a bloody shootout, four dead, and a nation wondering, as Newsweek magazine asks: what would prompt Angela Davis, "the daughter of the black bourgeoisie, to take a desperate turn to terrorism?" For the 40th anniversary of her acquittal on charges of murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy, Angela Davis and all the main characters recount the politics and actions that branded her a terrorist and simultaneously spurred a worldwide movement for her freedom as a political prisoner. At its core, the story wrestles with the meaning of political freedom in a democracy negotiated between the people and its government, The sixties and seventies were all about citizens challenging authority, or as the slogan went - "Power to the People! Strong, attractive and engaging, Angela Davis is one such person who becomes a symbol at the center of this still relevant power struggle. Distributed by Codeblack Films, a Lionsgate Company #freeangela #academyawards2014 #oscars2014