EP 165: Chris Colbert CEO and Founder of DCP Entertainment

EP 165: Aaron interviewed Chris Colbert who is the CEO and Founder of DCP Entertainment, a media platform for underrepresented voices, including people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ community, and other overlooked communities.

 

We discuss that Chris grew up in the Baltimore area and now resides in NYC. He has worked with SiriusXM helped create Black and Latino programming. We talk about his award winning podcast "Say Their Names"a docuseries focusing on the assault and killing of unarmed Black people by police and in ‘Stand Your Ground’ states, highlighting incidents throughout the United States. The episode that we discuss is Korryn Gaines story that happened in Baltimore County in Randallstown. The series takes you through the lands of the family and what ever happened after the media attention goes away.

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/say-their-name/id1517475302

 

YouTube video https://youtu.be/Vt9AlXKKp-Id

 

 

Chris Colbert is the CEO and Founder of DCP Entertainment, a media platform for underrepresented voices, including people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ community, and other overlooked communities.

He began his career at SiriusXM helping create Jamie Foxx’s comedy & music channel, The Foxxhole. Having worked with names like Jamie Foxx, Joy-Ann Reid, Zak Levitt, Andrew Jenks, ESSENCE, PEOPLE, Crooked Media, Sports Illustrated, the United Negro College Fund, and The White House, Chris specializes in documentaries, media partnerships and content development.

With a passion for connecting audiences with innovative and inspiring content, Chris founded DCP Entertainment; a place to bring together audio and visual storytelling.

He is also the Executive Producer, Writer & Co-host of the Webby & New York Festival Award winning podcast series, "Say Their Name", a docuseries focusing on the assault and killing of unarmed Black people by police and in ‘Stand Your Ground’ states, highlighting incidents throughout the United States.

https://www.dcpofficial.com/saytheirname

IG: DCPoffficial

IG: Nopixafterdark

 

 

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