New Orleans Business Uses Podcasting Technology To Reinvent Itself With Positive Post-Katrina Interviews

Many businesses in New Orleans have reinvented themselves following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. When major clients relocated following the storm, Kraemer Advertising, a New Orleans advertising agency, decided to start NewOrleansPodCasting.com, a podcasting service focusing on the positive aspects of New Orleans’ rebirth and rejuvenation. Interviews with local business owners, celebrities, artisans, musicians and others are free as a community service to promote New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) April 19, 2006 -- NewOrleansPodCasting.com is a web-based business featuring audio podcast interviews. Owner Craig Kraemer has created an informative and engaging new breed of website that is all about audio. The idea for the business came from Kraemer’s observation that on the web, the spoken word is so much more compelling than text on a page. Kraemer utilizes podcasting technology to offer website visitors an impressive menu of short interviews. His interview subjects include a variety of prominent New Orleanians dedicated to revitalizing the city. The mood is positive and the upbeat messages are mini-barometers of the progress occurring in many arenas throughout New Orleans. Topics include business, industry, the arts, music, food, politics, and more.

Kraemer has interviewed some of the best of the best in their respective fields including renowned pianist Ronnie Kole, veteran news anchor Angela Hill, President and General Manager of the Royal Sonesta Hotel Hans Wandfluh, Mardi Gras expert Arthur Hardy, float builder Brian Kern, Jazz drummer Johnny Vidacovich, culinary innovator and restaurant owner chef Frank Brigsten, and French Consul general to New Orleans Pierre Lebovics, to name a few. New Orleans’ own Ronnie Virgets, well known for his colorful chronicles of Big Easy life and culture, has a special place on the site, Big Adventures in the Big Easy. Kraemer himself offers his own observations on the resurrection of the city in Craig’s Corner. Recently added are interviews with New Orleans Jazz Fest performers, George Porter, Jr. and Ivan Neville.

NewOrleansPodCasting.com is an easy way for those who want to keep up with what is happening in New Orleans to receive updates on their favorite topics. Using cutting edge RSS feed technology, computer users can receive new podcasts the moment they are available. New Orleans Foodies will get the latest interviews with Big Easy chefs as they reopen their restaurants and get cooking again. Jazz buffs and fans of New Orleans music will hear their favorite musicians talk about creative projects. Businesses can keep up with who is doing what in rebuilding the financial infrastructure of the city.

NewOrleansPodCasting.com has gained the attention of business sponsors with its forward-looking vision of New Orleans. These businesses believe that New Orleans has a vibrant future and are willing to invest in their commitment to making this vision a reality.
   
Shell Exploration & Production Company and CoolBrew Coffee are charter sponsors of NewOrleansPodCasting.com; the company is planning to add more business sponsors when it officially launches the site in April 2006.

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