Eric Gnezda
Eric Walter Gnezda (NEZZ-da) (born March 5, 1957) [1] is an American singer-songwriter, PBS personality, producer and the creator and host of Songs at the Center, a nationally televised series in its 11th season. The show airs on over 400 PBS stations across the U.S. [2][3].
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Gnezda is a recipient of the 2006 Ohioana Citation for Music Composition, joining Michael Feinstein (American Songbook), Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane), and Chip Davis (Mannheim Steamroller).[4] He was named "Best Satirist of the Year" by *Columbus Monthly* magazine. [5].
Gnezda earned an MFA in creative writing from the Rainer Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University and a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University.[6]
Recent Years to Present
Guests of Songs at the Center have included: John Oates, Rodney Crowell, Gretchen Peters, Molly Tuttle, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Kim Richey, Maia Sharp, Suzy Boggus, Janis Ian, Mike Reid, Tom Douglas, Marc Cohn, Peter Asher, Albert Lee, Tom Russell, Don Schlitz, Tony Arata, Delbert McClinton, Ray Stevens and Jeff Daniels, among others.[7]
Eric was a visiting senior lecturer in public speaking at his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University, from January, 2005–May, 2017.[8]
Discography[edit] Songs of Hope in a Changing World[9]
Singles: Swinger of Mine, Is This America, Separation, Let’s Do It, The Air I Breathe is You, North of 50, A Christmas Song, In Another Place and Time, Humble Lives, True Heroes[10]
Awards and Nominations[edit]
Emmy Award nomination, 1988,[11] National Television Arts and Sciences (Ohio Valley Chapter), for retrospective on the ’72 Munich Olympics massacre [12] Ohioana Citation for Music, 2006[13] Daddy’s Wheels Top Song of 2021 WHFR[14]
References
- ↑ https://ohioresidentdatabase.com
- ↑ https://www.netaonline.org
- ↑ "Songs at the Center | PBS". PBS.
- ↑ https://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/other-awards/
- ↑ Columbus Monthly, July, 1984, p.44
- ↑ "OWU Faculty Member's TV Series Earns National Distribution".
- ↑ https://songsatthecenter.tv
- ↑ https://owu.edu
- ↑ https://members.cdbaby.com/Releases
- ↑ https://members.cdbaby.com/Releases
- ↑ https://wcspeakers.com
- ↑ https://[email protected]
- ↑ https://ohioana.org
- ↑ https://whfr.fm
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