Brian Sussman is an American Emmy Award-winning television journalist and conservative talk radio host in the San Francisco Bay area. He currently hosts the Morning Show on radio station KSFO.

Personal background

Sussman was born in 1956 in East Los Angeles, California. During his youth, his family moved to Glenview, Illinois, outside of Chicago, Illinois. He attended Glenbrook South High School, graduating in 1974. After high school, he went on to study at the University of Missouri. He is married to the former Sue Rittenhouse, and together, they have three sons and one daughter, three of whom were adopted. Sussman and his wife have been quoted saying, "We have four kids, three were adopted, but we forget which three."

Professional background

Television career

Sussman is known in the San Francisco Bay area as the former meteorologist working for over ten years with the CBS affiliate KPIX, appearing during the evening newscast. In 2000, Sussman left KPIX, shortly after the retirement of longtime anchor and local personality Dave McElhatton to start a career in talk radio with KSFO. In 2001, he returned to KPIX temporarily as the 11 p.m. weather forecaster.

Radio career

In 2000, Sussman left KPIX, shortly after the retirement of longtime anchor and local personality Dave McElhatton to start his talk radio career on the KSFO program Right Thinking from the Left Coast. He additionally has hosted his own conservative talk radio show, The Brian Sussman Show, offered weekdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. PT on KSFO.

Sussman hosts the Morning Show on KSFO from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. PT, Monday through Friday, having replaced long-time host Lee Rodgers on February 19, 2010. He is assisted by Tom Benner, who provides traffic reports under the name of "Officer Vic". Further assistance on the show is provided by business reporter "Big Buck" McQuillan from The Wall Street Journal.

Published works

Sussman is the author of Climategate: A Veteran Meteorologist Exposes The Global Warming Scam, which was released nationally in the United States and through on-line sales channels on Earth Day, April 22, 2010. In the book, Brian argues that climate change is independent of human activities.

References

External links

Official Website of Brian Sussman

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name	Jessie J
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birth name	Jessica Ellen Cornish
birth date	March 27, 1988
Birth place	Redbridge, London, UK
instrument	vocals
genre	Pop, R&B;, soul
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	2006–present
label	Lava, Universal Republic, Island
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Jessica Ellen Cornish (born on 27 March 1988), better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English R&B; and soul recording artist who rose to fame after having written songs for many artists. She is currently signed to Island Records. She studied at the BRIT School for many years.

She first stepped into the spot light when she began writing songs for singers including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. One of her most successful songs which she co-wrote is Cyrus's song "Party in the U.S.A.", which gained platinum certification in many countries. In February 2011, Jessie J won a BRIT Award, Critics' Choice. She described her song-writing as "I'm half-artist, half-therapist".

She released her debut single "Do It Like a Dude", which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Charts. She said the she originally wrote the song for Rihanna but her label told her to keep the song for herself. Jessie J revealed that her follow-up single would be titled "Price Tag" which featured guest vocals from B.o.B. Upon its release the single went straight to number one on the UK Singles Charts, Irish Singles Chart and New Zealand Singles Charts, and hit the top 10 in 19 other countries. It remained number one in the UK for two consecutive weeks. She released her debut album, Who You Are; it became one of the biggest selling albums in 2011, after the album sold over 600,000 records in the UK alone. It charted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Early life

Jessie J was born Jessica Ellen Cornish in Redbridge, London and was educated at Mayfield High School in the London Borough of Redbridge. She attended Colin's Performing Arts School and as an eleven year old was cast in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of Whistle Down the Wind. Cornish has two sisters, who are five and seven years older than her, who were both head girls at school.

Unlike her academic sisters, Cornish has stated she was "never really that good at anything". She said "At school they were like 'oh, you're a Cornish girl' and they kind of expected me to be the same as my sisters. Give me something to draw or an outfit to pick for someone, or hair, make-up, acting, write a song, I'm fine with it, but anything to do with sums – it was never my thing." She also said she never based her intelligence on her exam results. She also said she was always good at singing and it was her "thing." However, she got banished from the school choir, for being too loud. She stated "I was in it for a day and some of the adults were moaning that their kids were upset that I was too good. I was 11. Can you imagine? I was heartbroken."

At the age of 16 she began studying at the BRIT School, and joined a girl group at the age of 17, titled "Soul Deep".

Jessie J has had an irregular heartbeat since the age of 11, and suffered a minor stroke at the age of 18. As a result, she doesn't drink alcohol or smoke. Jessie said: "At 11 I was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat. I had wires put in my shoulder, groin and heart to try and zap it to a normal rhythm, but it didn't really work. Then, at 18, I suffered a minor stroke. It was scary, but I'm fine now. Having bad health has made me realise I can't take anything for granted and I must look after my body." In early 2011, she suffered from a panic attack on stage, after she was forced to perform in the dark. "I did a gig recently and had a panic attack on stage," she told NOW. "The night was called 'Black Out' and I had to perform in the dark. I asked them to turn on the lights and they didn't. I was onstage in pitch black and, because I couldn't see anything, I started to panic. It was awful."

Music career

2006–2009: Career beginnings

She was signed to Gut Records, recording an album for the label, but the company went bankrupt before any material was released. Jessie J then found success as a songwriter, gaining a Sony ATV publishing contract. She was also the support act for Cyndi Lauper during Lauper's UK dates of her 2008 Bring Ya To The Brink tour (Cyndi aslo went as far as inviting Jessie to join her on stage later for the performances of Girls Just Want To Have Fun). Jessie began her career when she started to pen lyrics for the artists such as Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. The biggest single she wrote was the Miley Cyrus song "Party in the U.S.A.".

Jessie first came to the attention of Lava Records when her publisher at Sony/ATV, Rich Christina, sent Lava president Jason Flom a link to her Myspace page, which the record executive loved. After seeing an impressive U.S. showcase, Lava was, along with several other labels, keen to sign the artist but progress was hampered by her management's insistence on, what Flom called, a "crazy deal", and their refusal to let Jessie speak to any labels directly. Later in the year a change in management to Sarah Stennett and Nadia Khan of Crown Music allowed record deal negotiations to take place. Jessie eventually signed with Lava as part of a joint venture with Universal Republic.

2010–present: Who You Are

She began recording her studio debut album, in 2006; On Twitter Jessie J confirmed that the album took six years to finish and complete and after six years, Jessie confirmed that the album was completely finished January, 19 2011. While the album was in process, she confirmed "Big White Room" would be included in the album. She revealed that this song was written when she was just 10 years old, in hospital, where a ward mate of hers, a little boy died. The album title track, "Who You Are" is one of Jessie J's proudest creations, saying the song is a "positive role model for young people" so she says; "I always say that I'm half-artist, half-therapist"

In late 2010, Jessie J released her first single, "Do It Like a Dude" which was co-written with George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, Kyle Abrahams and Peter Ighile. Originally, she wrote the song with Rihanna in mind because "Rude Boy" was released at the time, partly inspiring the song. She then sent the song to her label, Island Records, before sending it to Rihanna's management. Island then insisted the song become Jessie J's first single, since they thought it was 'amazing'. She wishes to perform the song with Rihanna at one point. The single gained positive reception from critics. The single charted at number two on the UK Singles Charts, being held off the top-spot by Bruno Mars with "Grenade". Her follow-up single "Price Tag" was released in late January 2011. This was written by Jessie J herself, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. Upon the release of the single it went straight to the top of the charts charting at number one. It remained at number one for two weeks, however was knocked off the top spot by school friend, Adele with "Someone Like You". "Price Tag" was released in the United States on 1 February 2011. The single has since peaked at 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single has since charted at number-one in New Zealand and Ireland. Her first American television appearance was as the musical guest on the 12 March 2011 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live.

On 25 February 2011, her debut album, Who You Are, was released. Due to high demand and interest from fans for the album, the release date was pushed ahead by a month, from its original 28 March 2011 release date. The album first entered the charts on 6 March 2011 where it charted on the UK Album Charts at number two. The album charted into the top ten in a number of countries. However, the album missed the top ten by one place in April 2011, when it reached number 11 in the United States. With the success of Who You Are in North America, J went on tour as the opening act for fellow Capitol artist Katy Perry's California Dreams Tour in 2011. After the release she went on to release a third single from the album, "Nobody's Perfect" which she labelled the song as one of her favourite songs on the album. MTV reported that the single is, so far, only confirmed for release in the United Kingdom. Jessie J spoke about the song and said that "It's one of the most honest and raw songs on there... Every time I sing it I relive the moment that I wrote it about. I think it's important to expose your flaws in music as well as your positives. As it says, nobody's perfect. I'm definitely not!" At Glastonbury Festival 2011 Jessie J performed "Price Tag" with a young girl from the audience called Shae White. Shae is now lined up to appear at an audition of Britain's Got Talent after receiving wide praise from the press, including BBC Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley.

On 10 August 2011, Jessie J revealed that her album's fourth single would be "Who's Laughing Now", which came the same day as the music video's release on the VEVO service. On 16 August 2011, she revealed on her official Twitter account that a song called "Domino" would serve as her second US single. The Dr. Luke-produced track was sent to mainstream radio on 6 September 2011. David Guetta reportedly held back the release of his fifth studio album album, Nothing but the Beat when a last minute collaboration offer came in from Jessie J. He said of the track that they collaborate on, "Repeat", "The album can't go without this track". Jessie J served as the house artist at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, performing several of her original songs along with covers around commercial breaks.

Personal life

Jessie J is openly bisexual.

On 12 June 2011 at the Capital Radio Summertime Ball, she ruptured several tendons in her foot during rehearsals, and performed her set the following day while sitting on a gilded throne. For her appearance at Glastonbury Festival 2011 on 25 June 2011, she performed on the throne again, claiming her physician had told her not to perform with her broken foot which would take six weeks to heal. Jessie J was scheduled to play at several festivals throughout the summer, however it was reported on 1 July 2011 that she would not be able to attend T in the Park, T4 On The Beach, Wembley:Orange, iTunes Festival, Lovebox and Oxegen due to the injuries to her foot. Jessie J personally tweeted before surgery; "Keep making nervous jokes with the doctor and he keeps looking at me blankly. Which is making me laugh even more. It's getting serious. I just took my nose stud out." Tweeting after the surgery, she wrote: "Can't keep tweeting. Still very dizzy and being sick. But I'm OK, I got through it." Her record label released an official statement on 30 June 2011 that under strict orders from her doctor, she will not be able to perform for a number of weeks so she can heal and recuperate properly. She returned to the concert circuit in late August, including sets at the V Festival and The Big Chill.

After weeks of speculation, Jessie J confirmed on 2 August 2011 that she would be shaving her hair off for charity in 2012. Speaking via her official Twitter account she said: “It’s hair, It will grow back. Even if it takes 2 years, if it saves lives it’s worth it. Even if its 1 life that’s something.”

Discography

Who You Are (2011)

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Award	Result
2010		Sound of 2011
	MTV Brand New 2011	Next Big Thing
2011 BRIT Awards	Critics' Choice
2011 Urban Music Awards	Artist of the Year
2011 Urban Music Awards	Best Album for Who You Are
2011 Urban Music Awards	Best Female Artist
2011 Urban Music Awards	Best Single for "Nobody's Perfect"
2011 Glamour Awards	Woman of Tomorrow
2011 BT Digital Music Awards	Best Newcomer
2011 BT Digital Music Awards	Best Video for "Price Tag"
2011 BT Digital Music Awards	Best Female Artist
2011 BT Digital Music Awards	Best Song for "Price Tag"
2011 MOBO Awards	Best Newcomer
2011 MOBO Awards	Best Video for "Do It Like a Dude"
2011 MOBO Awards	Best UK Act
2011 MOBO Awards	Best Song for "Do It Like a Dude"
2011 MOBO Awards	Best Album for Who You Are
2011 Capital FM Awards	Best Role Model In Pop

References

External links

Jessie J Videos

Jessie J Fan Site

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Coordinates	12°58′0″N77°34′0″N
name	R.K.Laxman
birth date	October 23, 1924
birth place	Mysore, India
occupation	Cartoonist, Illustrator }}

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Laxman (born October 23, 1924, Mysore, India) is an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is widely regarded as India's greatest-ever cartoonist and is best known for his creation The Common Man.

Birth and childhood

R. K. Laxman was born in Mysore. His father was a headmaster and Laxman was the youngest of six boys. One of his elder brothers, R.K. Narayan, went on to become one of India's best known English language novelists.

Laxman was engrossed by the illustrations in magazines such as Strand Magazine, Punch, Bystander, Wide World and Tit-Bits, even before he could read. Soon he was drawing on his own, on the floors, walls and doors of his house and doodling caricatures of his teachers at school; praised by a teacher for his drawing of a peepal leaf, he began to think of himself as an artist in the making. Another early influence on Laxman were the cartoons of the world-renowned British cartoonist, Sir David Low (whose signature he misread as "cow" for a long time) that appeared now and then in The Hindu. Laxman notes in his autobiography, The Tunnel of Time: }} Laxman was the captain of his local "Rough and Tough and Jolly" cricket team and his antics inspired the stories "Dodu the money maker" and "The Regal Cricket Club" written by his brother, Narayan. Laxman's idyllic childhood was shaken for a while when his father suffered a paralytic stroke and died around a year later, but the elders at home bore most of the increased responsibility, while Laxman continued with his schooling.

After high school, Laxman applied to the JJ School of Arts, Bombay hoping to concentrate on his lifelong interests of drawing and painting, but the dean of the school wrote to him that his drawings lacked, "the kind of talent to qualify for enrollment in our institution as a student", and refused admission. He finally graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mysore. In the meantime he continued his freelance artistic activities and contributed cartoons to Swarajya and an animated film based on the mythological character, Narada.

Career

Beginning

Laxman's earliest work was for newspapers & magazines such as Swarajya and Blitz. While still at the Maharaja's College of Mysore, he began to illustrate his elder brother R K Narayan's stories in The Hindu, and he drew political cartoons for the local newspapers and for the Swatantra. Laxman also drew cartoons, for the Kannada humour magazine, Koravanji. Incidentally, Koravanji was founded in 1942 by Dr M Shivaram who was a MBBS doctor and had a clinic around Majestic area in Bangalore. He started this monthly magazine, dedicating it to hilarious/satirical articles and cartoons. Dr Shivaram himself was an eminent humourist in Kannada. He encouraged Laxman quite a lot. He held a summer job at the Gemini Studios, Madras. His first full-time job was as a political cartoonist for the Free Press Journal. Prominent Shiv Sena politician Bal Thackeray, was also an employee at the newspaper at that time. Laxman later joined The Times of India, beginning a career that has spanned for over fifty years.

Other creations

Among his other works, Laxman is known for his distinctive illustrations in several books, most notably for the Malgudi stories written by his elder brother R.K. Narayan, which was later made as a serial directed by Shankar Nag. He also created a popular mascot for the Asian Paints group called Gattu. Laxman has also penned a few novels. His cartoons have appeared in Hindi films such as Mr. and Mrs. 55 and a Tamil Film "KAMARAJ".

R K Laxman Chair at Symbiosis International University

Symbiosis International University inaugurated a chair to honour R K Laxman, called the R K Laxman Chair, for research and studies in media and communication, to focus on thought leadership, guiding research and policy formation in media and communication.

Personal life

He was first married to Bharatanatyam dancer and movie actress Kamala Laxman (also known before marriage as Baby Kamala and Kumari Kamala). After a divorce, he married again and his second wife's (a children's book writer) name was also Kamala. He lives both in Mumbai and Pune. In a cartoon series named "The star I never met" in film magazine Filmfare he painted a cartoon of Kamala Laxman, with the title "The star I only met!".

In September 2003, Laxman was affected by a stroke which left him paralysed on his left side. He has partly recovered from its effects. On the evening of June 20, 2010, Laxman was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai after being transported by an air ambulance from Pune. His condition was said to be stable.

Awards

B.D. Goenka Award - The Indian Express

Durga Ratan Gold Medal - Hindustan Times

Padma Bhushan - Govt. of India

Padma Vibhushan - Govt. of India

Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts - 1984

Lifetime Achievement Award for Journalism - CNN IBN TV18, 29 January 2008.

Bibliography

The Eloquent Brush: A Selection of Cartoons from Nehru to Rajiv

50 Years of Independence through the eyes of R.K.Laxman

The Best of Laxman series

Hotel Riviera

The Messenger

Servants of India

The Tunnel of Time (autobiography)

His autobiography Lakshmanrekha is published in Marathi.

The Reel World [cartoons]published by Marwah Studios

Brushing Up The Years- A Cartoonist's History of India- 1947 to the Present- Penguin Books

Multi-media

India Through The Eyes of R. K. Laxman - Then To Now (CD-ROM).

Laxman Rekhas-A TOI Publication

Quotation

When the American cartoonist Ranan Lurie asked him who the best Indian cartoonist was, Laxman flashed back, "I am." The second, third, fourth, fifth best man on the job? Laxman continued to repeat, "I am."

Notes

References

Laxman's-eye view Frontline Magazine - July 18–31, 1998

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