Finding My Tweeps

Finding My Tweeps

Brian Balthazar: Since the theme of this class is Pop Culture, I figured it was only fitting to include described “Pop Culture Expert” Brian Balthazar as one of my experts to follow on Twitter.  Balthazar is a Pop Culture expert as he is the editor of POPgoesTheWeek.com.  He also is a comic, and a television panelist who often appears on television shows such as The Today Show on NBC, The Wendy Williams Show, Showbiz Tonight, and TV Guide Network.  He started his career by performing, then moved on to being a writer for a small news station.  His job was writing 20 second news stories for the station.  In 2000, he quickly worked his way up to be a producer for MSNBC, a year later taking the role of senior producer, covering post September 11^th stories.  He moved on to the Today Show and became a senior producer there as well.  After taking a class on comedy, Balthazar would do stand-up comedy at comedy clubs at night while producing in the daytime.   Also while producing; Balthazar appeared as the featured comic in the late night talk show Fashionably Late with Stacy London.  This was at the personal request of London, best known for hosting TLC’s What Not to Wear. Balthazar has apparently done almost every profession to do with popular culture and show business, and as an apparent expert, many shows on TV welcome him as there guest to discuss Pop Culture issues.  With his experience in performing in show business, news and politics, and producing major television programs, Brian Balthazar definitely has a spot at my “Tweep.”

 http://www.brianbalthazar.com/

Jillian Michaels: Jillian Michaels is a personal trainer, reality television personality, entrepreneur, and talk show host.  As a personal trainer, Michaels has released over 15 exercising DVDs, and written several books on exercise and weight management, two of the books have even made it to the New York Times Best Seller List. She has a talk radio, and even her own Wii video game called Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum.  She perhaps is most famous for being an original trainer on the reality series The Biggest Loser.  She was on and off the show from October 2004, to May 2011.  In 2010 NBC and Michaels debuted a Biggest Loser spin off called Losing it with Jillian.  She is known for her great secrets and great results.  On the countless TV shows she makes appearances on, Michaels is portrayed as an expert.  What I like about her is that she does not pull any punches.  In her videos and books she is very straight forward and cut to the chase.   Another thing I enjoy about her is that she takes health into priority, which is far more uncommon than it should be.  She even frequently guest stared on the shows Doctors and Dr. Phil.  Although weight loss is not something I am interested in, I very much enjoy physical activity and keeping in shape, and I believe Jillian Michaels is the most accurate, health conscious fitness expert currently in the media and on Twitter. 

http://www.jillianmichaels.com/  
http://www.everydayhealth.com/jillian-michaels.aspx