Brian Mansfield
{{short description|American journalist}}
{{for|the Australian rugby union player|Brian Mansfield (rugby union)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Brian Mansfield
| image = Brian Mansfield 2017.jpg
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| caption = Mansfield in 2017
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|09|24}}
| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee U.S.
| other_names =
| occupation = Journalist
| years_active = 1998-present
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Brian Mansfield (born September 24, 1963) is an American writer and journalist.{{cite magazine|last1=Willman|first1=Chris|title=Journalist Brian Mansfield Named Content Director at Shore Fire Media: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6707821/journalist-brian-mansfield-named-content-director-at-shore-fire-media|magazine=Billboard|date=24 September 2015}}
Early life and education
Mansfield grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from David Lipscomb High School.{{cite news|title=Nancy McDoniel Brian Mansfield engagement announcement Tennessean 1989|url=http://tennessean.newspapers.com/clip/7591423/nancy_mcdoniel_brian_mansfield/|work=The Tennessean|date=26 February 1989|page=56|language=en}}
In 1984, Mansfield received a bachelor's degree cum laude from Berklee College of Music. From 1984 to 1987 he attended Belmont University in Nashville, taking classes in journalism and the music industry.
Career
From 1988 to 1991, Mansfield was entertainment editor at Nashville Scene. He then began working as a freelance reporter covering music for The Tennessean in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, Mansfield was the Nashville editor of New Country magazine.{{cite news|last1=Keel|first1=Beverly|title=Bowen writes it off: New 'New Country'|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13001424/bowen-writes-it-off|work=Nashville Scene|date=22 May 1997|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Keel|first1=Beverly|title=In With a Bang: New Country closes|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13002252/in-with-a-bang|work=Nashville Scene|date=7 May 1998|language=en}} He was Nashville editor of CountryNow.com from 1997 to 1999, then a senior editor at CD Now from 1999-2003.
From 1997 to 2015, Mansfield was the Nashville correspondent for USA Today. During this time he also provided commentary on American Idol at the Idol Chatter blog for USA Today.
In addition to his 18 years as a music writer and critic for USA Today, from 2004 to 2014, Mansfield was the writer/producer of a syndicated weekly radio program about the Grand Ole Opry called America's Opry Weekend for American radio network Dial Global Radio Networks, which was syndicated by Westwood One. Starting in 2009, Mansfield has produced a weekly live concert series for the Grand Ole Opry called Opry Country Classics.{{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Music talk: Tuesday, July 26, 1:00 PM ET|url=http://transcripts.usatoday.com/Chats/transcript.aspx?c=128|work=USA Today|date=26 July 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051115110504/http://transcripts.usatoday.com/Chats/transcript.aspx?c=128|archive-date=15 November 2005}}
In 2015, Mansfield joined the public relations firm, Shore Fire Media, as content director.{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=Jessica|title=Brian Mansfield To Join Shore Fire Media|url=https://musicrow.com/2015/09/brian-mansfield-to-join-shore-fire-media/|work=MusicRow|date=24 September 2015}}
Mansfield is the editor and writer of six books.{{cite news|last1=Ridley|first1=Jim|title=Pick of the Week: Ring of Fire: A Tribute to Johnny Cash|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13009966/pick-of-the-week|work=Nashville Scene|date=22 April 2004|language=en}}
Personal life
In 1989, Mansfield married Nancy Mansfield (née McDoniel). They have four children.{{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Just like that, I've got cancer|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-13/brian-mansfield-semicolon-life-cancer-1/56203964/1|work=USA Today|date=14 July 2012}}
In 2012, Mansfield was diagnosed with and successfully battled colon cancer. He has a genetic disease called Lynch Syndrome, which is a hereditary disorder.{{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: It's not just your cancer|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-02/brian-mansfield-semicolon-life-4/56764674/1|work=USA Today|date=3 August 2012}}
Membership
- 2002-2006: Country Music Association, Board Member{{cite news|title=CMA Board of Directors and Officers Elected|url=http://www.cmaworld.com/news_publications/pr_common/press_detail.asp?re=112&year=2002|work=CMA World|date=8 November 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110122828/http://www.cmaworld.com/news_publications/pr_common/press_detail.asp?re=112&year=2002|archive-date=10 November 2007|format=Press release}}
Works and publications
= Books =
- {{cite book|editor1-last=Mansfield|editor1-first=Brian|editor2-last=Graff|editor2-first=Gary|title=MusicHound Country: The Essential Album Guide|date=1997|publisher=Visible Ink|location=Detroit|isbn=978-1-578-59006-3|oclc=995538988|url=https://archive.org/details/musichoundcountr0000mans}}
- {{cite book|editor1-last=Walters|editor1-first=Neal|editor2-last=Mansfield|editor2-first=Brian|title=MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide|date=1998|publisher=Visible Ink|location=Detroit|isbn=978-1-578-59037-7|oclc=39484394}}
- {{cite book|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Remembering Patsy|date=2002|publisher=Rutledge Hill Press|location=Nashville, TN|isbn=978-1-401-60033-4|oclc=50205607}}
- {{cite book|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|last2=Leverett|first2=Les (photographs by)|title=Ring of Fire: A Tribute to Johnny Cash|date=2003|publisher=Rutledge Hill Press|location=Nashville, TN|isbn=978-1-401-60137-9|oclc=53091061|url=https://archive.org/details/ringoffiretribut00mans}}
- {{cite book|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian (compiled by)|title=Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Presents: Country Music Trivia|date=2003|publisher=Rutledge Hill Press|location=Nashville, TN|isbn=978-1-418-55385-2|oclc=795565709}}
- {{cite book|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Grand Ole Opry 80th Anniversary Picture History Book|date=2006|publisher=Gaylord Entertainment Co.|location=Nashville, TN|oclc=271472224}}
= Selected writing =
;Music
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Janis Ian Adjusts to Nashville|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13054354/janis-ian-adjusts-to-nashville|work=Nashville Scene|date=29 July 1989|language=en}}
- {{cite journal|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Julie Miller - In The Beginning|journal=No Depression|date=30 April 1997|issue=9|url=http://nodepression.com/article/julie-miller-beginning}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Dolly Parton returns to the Ryman|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/08/02/dolly-parton-ryman-auditorium-nashville/31012507/|work=USA Today|date=2 August 2015|language=en}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Lemmy says Motörhead's Stones cover beats original|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/08/28/lemmy-says-motorheads-stones-cover-beats-original/77540246/|work=USA Today|date=28 August 2015|language=en}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=How Ryan Adams wound up covering Taylor Swift's '1989'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/09/21/ryan-adams-taylor-swift-1989-cover-album/72522660/|work=USA Today|date=21 September 2015|language=en}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=On the Verge: Nathaniel Rateliff|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/ontheverge/2015/09/24/nathaniel-rateliff-night-sweats-on-the-verge/72482788/|work=USA Today|date=24 September 2015|language=en}}
; My Semicolon Life series
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Just like that, I've got cancer|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-13/brian-mansfield-semicolon-life-cancer-1/56203964/1|work=USA Today|date=14 July 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Cancer's loaded questions|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-20/brian-mansfield-semicolon-life-cancer-2/56346980/1|work=USA Today|date=21 July 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Cancer honeymoon's over|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-26/brian-mansfield-semicolon-life-3/56516572/1|work=USA Today|date=30 July 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: It's not just your cancer|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-02/brian-mansfield-semicolon-life-4/56764674/1|work=USA Today|date=3 August 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: What to say to a cancer patient|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-11/semicolon-life-cancer/56923808/1|work=USA Today|date=11 August 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Welcome to the cancer club|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-18/semicolon-life-cancer-lynch-syndrome/57117670/1|work=USA Today|date=18 August 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Finally, a cancer test I can pass|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-25/semicolon-life-cancer-endoscopy/57283666/1|work=USA Today|date=25 August 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Never ever getting back with cancer|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-09-01/semicolon-life-taylor-swift/57449492/1|work=USA Today|date=1 September 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Setting new goals|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-09-08/semicolon-life-changes/57653548/1|work=USA Today|date=7 September 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Finding a cancer community|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012/09/15/my-semicolon-life-finding-a-cancer-community/57784452/1|work=USA Today|date=15 September 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Tracing my family's cancer history|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012/09/22/my-semicolon-life-tracing-my-familys-cancer-history/57824788/1|work=USA Today|date=22 September 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Good news on the cancer front|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/09/29/semicolon-life-cancer-news/1598313/|work=USA Today|date=29 September 2012}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Putting cancer in context|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/06/semicolon-life-cancer-context/1609783/|work=USA Today|date=6 October 2012|language=en}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: After cancer, New York beckons|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/13/my-semicolon-life-cancer-new-york/1626293/|work=USA Today|date=13 October 2012|language=en}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: 5K prep tougher than cancer surgery|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/20/semicolon-life-cancer-run/1642375/|work=USA Today|date=20 October 2012|language=en}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Crossing the finish line with cancer|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/27/semicolon-life-cancer-run/1657157/|work=USA Today|date=27 October 2012|language=en}}
- {{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=My Semicolon Life: Just like that, I've got cancer|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/04/my-semicolon-life-brian-mansfield-colon-cancer/1677543/|work=USA Today|date=4 November 2012|language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [https://shorefire.com/team/profile/brian-mansfield Brian Mansfield] at Shore Fire Media
- [https://www.usatoday.com/staff/684/brian-mansfield/ Brian Mansfield] at USA Today
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