Brian Mansfield

Brian Mansfield (born 1963) is an American writer and journalist. A longtime music writer and critic for USA Today, Mansfield is also the writer/producer of syndicated weekly radio program America's Opry Weekend for American radio network Dial Global Radio Networks and author and co-author of a number of books.^[1][2] In 2002, he was elected to the board of the Country Music Association, serving until 2006.^[3][4]

In 2012 Mansfield was diagnosed with colon cancer.^[5]

In 2015 Mansfield started working for Shore Fire Media ^[6]

Select bibliography

• Mansfield, Brian (2006). Official Opry picture-history book. Gaylord Entertainment Co.
• Mansfield, Brian; Country Music Hall of Fame (2003). Country Music Trivia. Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 1-4016-0121-9.
• Mansfield, Brian; Les Leverett (2003). Ring of Fire: A Tribute to Johnny Cash. Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 1-4016-0137-5.
• Mansfield, Brian (2003). Remembering Patsy. Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 1-4016-0033-6.
• Walters, Neal; Brian Mansfield (1998). MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. ISBN 1-57859-037-X.

References

1. "Talk Today: Brian Mansfield (transcript)". USA Today. July 26, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
2. "America's Opry Weekend". affiliates.westoodone.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
3. "CMA Board of Directors and Officers elected". cmaworld.com. November 8, 2002. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
4. "author bio". hofmag.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
5. Brian Mansfield (July 14, 2012). "My Semicolon Life: Just like that, I've got cancer". USA Today. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
6. http://www.musicrow.com/2015/09/brian-mansfield-to-join-shore-fire-media/

External links

• Stories index, USA Today
• Remembering Patsy (book review), The Wilson Quarterly(subscription required)
• "New in Nonfiction" (book review), Tampa Tribune(subscription required)
• "These Books are Music to the Eyes" (book review), The Providence Journal(pay-per-view)