Glenn R. Swift is an award-winning writer/editor, digital magazine publisher, concert promoter and radio talk-show host based in Florida's beautiful and culturally vibrant Palm Beach County. Known for a colorful, insightful and humorous style, Glenn was the honored recipient of the Florida Magazine Association's 1999 Bronze Award for Writing Excellence/Best In-Depth Reporting. He is Co-Founder/Editor in Chief for two of South Florida's leading digital magazine publishers, 24Seven Digital Media and Our Wonderful World Media & Entertainment. Glenn is also Co-Founder and Marketing Director of the Theatre Orchestra of Florida, producer of high-end, adult contemporary/crossover classical concerts.
The son of a former senior British government official, Glenn is a dual citizen/passport holder of the United States and United Kingdom. He possesses a strong general knowledge of history, geography, culture, business, current events and politics. For years, Glenn utilized all these skills as co-host for Rhett Palmer, "The Mayor of the Air Waves," on Rhett Palmer Live, the Treasure Coast's most popular talk-radio show heard weekdays on WAXE 1370 AM. In 2009, Glenn hosted his own Arts & Entertainment show, Celebrity Spotlight, on WSVU Seaview Radio 95.9 FM/960 AM in Palm Beach Gardens. This past year, Glenn hosted 24Seven Palm Beach Live, a weekly variety show broadcast on Palm Beach County's oldest radio station -- Lake Worth's WPBR 1340AM. Glenn has also been a featured guest on a number of other Central and South Florida stations (WLOQ 103.1 FM -- Orlando; WIRK 107.9 FM -- West Palm Beach; WJTW 100.3 FM -- Jupiter; WHLG 101.3 FM -- Port St. Lucie; WMEL 920 AM -- Melbourne; WPSL 1590 AM -- Port St. Lucie; and WTTB 1490 AM -- Vero Beach), as well as appearing on Internet-based Tropic Wave Radio and American Perspective.
An accomplished and respected writer, Glenn has had numerous articles published across the United States and Britain on a wide variety of subjects in newspapers, magazines and online. A passionate Arts & Entertainment afficianado, Glenn has interviewed a number of notable celebrities over the years, from legendary musicians and entertainers Marvin Hamlisch, Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence, Engelbert Humperdinck, Joel Grey, Sally Struthers and Valerie Harper, to comedic icons Mort Sahl and Leo Gallagher, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/musician Judy Collins, Grammy Award-winning country superstar Charlie Daniels, rock legends Dave Mason, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer and Peter Frampton, blues giant Johnny Winter, TV/film actor Jon Provost (best known as "Timmy" on Lassie), America's most popular adult contemporary artist pianist/composer Jim Brickman, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester, world-renowned drummers Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge), Roger Earl (Savoy Brown/Foghat) and Tico "The Hitman" Torres (Bon Jovi), Grammy award-winning singer and Broadway actor Davy Jones (Monkees), Motown superstar Otis Williams (The Temptations), pop idol Clay Aiken, folk singer and '60s legend Arlo Guthrie, Mountain's famed lead guitarist Leslie West, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame musician/singer/composer Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Six-Time Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist David Sanborn, comedian Bobby Collins, award-winning film director Marc Fienberg (Play The Game), W.C. Handy Award-winning blues guitarist Zac Harmon, guitar player/songwriter Jake Hooker ("I Love Rock 'n' Roll"), singer/songwriter/guitar player Phoebe Snow, Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist Robert Cray, Grammy Award-winning jazz/r&b guitarist Norman Brown, jazz piano master Russ Ferrante (Yellowjackets), Broadway lyricists/composers Neil Berg (Grumpy Old Men) and Dan Goggin (Nunsense), Canada's chart-topping chanteuse Sophie Milman, smooth jazz sensations Dave Koz, Peter White, Chris Botti, Nils, Mindi Abair, "Boney" James and Jay Beckenstein (Spyro Gyra), British/Australian rock vocalist Colin Hay (Men At Work), Grammy Award-winning musician Jimmy Fadden (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), singer/songwriter/musician Livingston Taylor, singer/actress Deana Martin, British reggae great Pato Banton, screen actors Alexander Nevsky (Treasure Raiders) and Jesse Bradford (Flags of Our Fathers), America's favorite zookeeper "Jungle Jack" Hanna, noted interior designer, artist and television personality Nadia Geller (Home Made Simple), world-renowned artist Edna Hibel, leading British surrealist painter Mackenzie Thorpe, contemporary cubist master Yuroz, nationally-acclaimed private investigator Brandon Perron, PGA Tour players Ken Duke, Brian Gay and Sal Spallone, former NFL receiver Gary Parris, Florida's leading folk artist Ron Parvu, Mercury and Apollo astronauts Scott Carpenter and Al Worden, coaching greats Howard Schnellenberger and Rollie Massimino, and the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, the late Benazir Bhutto.
Glenn serves on the Board of Directors and as Master of Ceremonies for the Delray Beach Film Festival and is a former member of the Theatre League of South Florida, Cassell Network of Writers, Florida Freelance Writers Association International Travel Writers Alliance and the British-based Travelwriters UK.
So, if you’re a publisher seeking a quality editor, an editor in need of an experienced and versatile writer, a corporation seeking a communications editor/consultant, a broadcaster looking for an entertaining guest or a cultural institution/organization desiring an informative public speaker, you should email glenn@glennswift.com. Publishers and editors can be assured of a clean-copy work product, command of grammar/punctuation and strict adherence to deadlines. Rates are negotiable and vary according to the type and quantity of the work.
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