Phoenix
Primetime Presenters is thrilled to offer a wide variety of lecturers and topics to Phoenix area communities. Lecturers are thoroughly vetted and come highly recommended by activities professionals. Most lectures are audiovisual and one hour. Rates vary and are negotiable.
Hundreds of audiences across the country have enjoyed our humorous and informative talks. Please e-mail dan@primetimepresenters.com or schedule a call to discuss bringing a lecture to your community.
Lecture Topics
Dan Hudak
A lifelong film lover, Dan Hudak has worked extensively as a film critic in print, radio and television. He has provided film reviews and commentary for WPLG-TV (ABC) Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, ABCNews.com, the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, CNN.com, indieWIRE.com, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Newsday, Orlando Sentinel, San Francisco Examiner and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
He is the owner of Hudak On Hollywood, Inc., an agency that provides lectures throughout the United States. He is the former chairman of the Florida Film Critics Circle and a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association. He studied Film History and Criticism at Bard College and the University of Miami, where he received his M.A. in Film Studies. To give Dan a piece of your mind, e-mail him at dan@primetimepresenters.com.
Bob Gibney
Dr. Bob Gibney is a faculty member of the English Department at Phoenix College, 1 of 10 colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District. His areas of teaching expertise include writing and rhetoric studies, literature of the Southwest, Chicano literature, Nature Writing, literature of the Harlem Renaissance, Medieval literature, Greek mythology, and Native American literature. His teaching career spans 25 years and began when he was a graduate student at Northern Arizona University, where he earned his Master’s Degree (2002), and it continued at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned his Ph.D (2007). In his 13 years at Phoenix College, he has served as a leader of various student support efforts, and Dr. Gibney frequently develops and leads professional development opportunities for fellow colleagues. He has also worked as a volunteer desert educator, teaching children about their home in the Sonoran Desert.
TJ George
TJ George is an award-winning singer/songwriter and recording artist. He has penned four solo CDs: Melodic Groove (2010), Abilene (2012), Fragmented Soul: Volume 1 (2015) and Fragmented Soul: Volume 2 (2020).
He recently released Heroes and Legends (2022) which is an album boasting performances by Michael McDonald, Bill Champlin (formerly of Chicago) Bill Medley (The Righteous Brothers) all singing TJ’s songs. The proceeds of the album go to the nonprofit he founded, called Demand Impact, which raises money and awareness for drug addiction recovery programs.
He has written with hit makers such as David Lasley, platinum artists such as Bill Champlin and with Hall of Fame songwriters such as Randy Goodrum.
TJ was invited to perform for the national songwriter television show, Songs at the Center on PBS. He also has delivered a powerful Tedx talk, “Driven by Passion and Vulnerability,” which universally touched audiences with music and storytelling.
“My music is a fusion of Pop, R&B, Folk and Blue-Eyed Soul, which creates a unique genre that I like to call Melodic Groove,” TJ says.