Announcements
QTalk America selected as a finalist for LaunchSpot Rapid Pitch at Tempe Geeks Night Out on Feb 16
1 week ago
We’re all thrilled that we were selected as a finalist to present our idea for QTalk America to a panel of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists! While QTalk Arizona is still our primary focus, we are now in the slow roll-out of QTalk America. Whoa! What’s that? QTalk America will be the national ‘parent’ of QTalk Arizona, and will focus on our talk shows that reach beyond our state’s borders. And, eventually, we’ll be reaching out to other states and cities to bring QTalk to them. The goal is to build a coast-to-coast network of talk shows for the LGBT community and our allies, in both local and national flavors. This has never attempted before on this scale. Check out our original pitch video that was part of our application on YouTube!
The LaunchSpot Rapid Pitch event (a part of the Tempe Geeks Night Out), organized in partnership with ASU Venture Catalyst, the City of Tempe, Tallwave and the Phoenix Business Journal will give 6 early stage start-ups an opportunity to pitch in front of some truly great names in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Five of the start-ups will be chosen by our panel of judges, and one will be the entry with the most “likes” on their video.
We invite you to join in the fun and come watch our founder, Joe Dugandzic, pitch the QTalk America idea to the panel at 7:30pm on Thursday, February 16th at MADCAP Theaters in Tempe. For the full details, click over to the LaunchSpot RapidPitch site.
Our very own Joe Dugandzic and Olivia Gardens nominated for ‘N Touch News Man of the Year!
2 weeks ago
QTalk Arizona Founder,
Joe Dugandzic
QTalk Arizona is thrilled to have two people from our network nominated for the Man of the Year Award from ‘N Touch News Magazine! While coming from very different worlds, Joe and Olivia (real name Josstyn Redulla) are both involved as hosts on QTalk Arizona. Joe Dugandzic founded the network in 2010 to bring new voices to the Internet airwaves and hosts and co-produces multiple shows on QTalk Arizona.
2011 Miss Phoenix Gay Pride, Olivia Gardens
Olivia Gardens is the current reigning Miss Phoenix Gay Pride and co-hosts the All That Glitters series on our network. She has also done quite a bit of fundraising for non-profit organizations in the Valley and is actively involved in our community.
Both ‘QTalkers’ were quite surprised to be nominated, and we assure you that their joint affiliation with QTalk Arizona had nothing to do with it! They’re very honored to have been nominated and each one hopes that you’ll vote for him! Decisions, decisions…
Check out the full article in the center of the most recent ‘N Touch News Magazine to read about all of the nominees for Man, Woman and Group of the Year.
Advertising Special for Arizona Centennial Month
3 weeks ago
QTalk Arizona is commemorating the Arizona Centennial Month by offering new advertisers a generous discount! We’d like to welcome advertisers to give our ‘new media with an old-fashioned twist’ a try and reach out to a new audience! For the entire month of February 2012, we’re offering new advertisers 50% off of their first 4 months of advertising on QTalk Arizona’s live netcasts and podcast episodes.
Our shows across the network are downloaded thousands of times per month and you can reach a great audience. We’re also Arizona’s only gay Internet talk radio network, and we’re slowly making inroads beyond the state as well. For more information on our advertising, visit our official page here.
To get started, contact us today!
Gay Sports Talk Show Compete Radio joins QTalk Arizona
1 month ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 19th, 2012
QTalk Arizona welcomes gay sports talk show, Compete Radio, to its network.
PHOENIX, AZ, 01/19/2012 — QTalk Arizona is excited to announce that Compete Radio is joining its network of podcasts and live call-in shows. Previously, QTalk Arizona had syndicated portions of Compete Radio’s programs as ‘SportsCast’. But now, the full episodes will be available on QTalk Arizona’s podcast feeds and streaming audio. QTalk Arizona also becomes the production team for Compete Radio’s weekly shows.
Compete Radio’s third season will launch at 2pm MST on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 with co-hosts Eric Carlyle and Connie Wardman from Compete Sports Media and Joe Dugandzic from QTalk Arizona. The first featured guest will be Jack Mackenroth–gay and HIV+ swimmer, model, LGBT rights advocate and fashion designer who competed on the fourth season of Project Runway. (more…)
LISTEN & WIN Tickets to Street Eats Food Truck Festival in Scottsdale with Tyler Florence
1 month ago
Listen to QTalk Arizona’s LIVE shows this weekend (1/7 and 1/8) — and get a chance to win general admission tickets to this awesome event!
On Saturday, January 14th from 10am to 5pm, 25+ food trucks from across the area will converge on Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale. It will be a total delight for foodies and their friends!
Along with the food trucks, there will be live music, a HealthSouth Interactive Zone, family fun, a vendor market and cooking demonstrations!
Plus, there will be a special guest appearance by Tyler Florence, the celebrity chef and star from Food Network! Get more info at http://www.saltriverfields.com/Events.aspx
Use the links at right to tune-into our LIVE shows, and be sure to call-in at the right time!
