A new voice. Dan Patterson. Dan is in charge of digital platform development for ABC News Radio. He is working to help that organization reach it’s new digital audience.

Dan Patterson is a journalist and technologist. He has both traditional and social media to report from the United Nations, 2008 Presidential Campaign, and Darfur. After stints managing bands and working for major record label in California, Patterson returned to academics in 2004. Ironically, his move from the San Francisco Bay to the Black Hills was the catalyst for his technology career. Patterson’s podcast, the Creepy Sleepy Show, was an independent political voice in South Dakota and lead to a gig as the Chief United Nations Correspondent for the Talk Radio News Service.

Dan currently covers the UN and is in charge of digital platform development for ABC News Radio. He can be found at www.danpatterson.com

I am very pleased to announce that my dear friend Chris Pearson will be speaking at The Audience Conference. Brash, opinionated, and handsome as hell Pearson is not afraid to speak his mind to his audience, and boy does he have one. Chris has a huge audience as the founder and Chief Architect of Thesis. The #1 wordpress design used by some of the heaviest sites in the world. Chris brings a unique perspective with his combination of technical know how and a strong voice.

We are very pleased to have C.C. Chapman and his point of view about audience.

From his blog.
In 2007 I co-founded the marketing agency The Advance Guard and it was my first time being a full blown entrepreneur. In the summer of 2009 the company was acquired by Campfire where I currently am a partner and Creative Director. I have in the past and currently work with a variety of great clients including American Eagle Outfitters, Coca-Cola, HBO, Verizon FiOS, Warner Bros and St. Martin’s Press.

In 2004, I began podcasting and continue to do so to this day. Some of the shows I’m involved with include:

* Accident Hash
* Managing the Gray
* Emily Explains It
* Media Hacks

In 2009, I launched Digital Dads. I saw all the attention that mommy bloggers were getting and felt that the father was being left out of the equation so I wanted to start a site where myself and other dads could share their thoughts on a variety of topics. It has quickly grown into what I hoped it would and I look forward to seeing how it grows in the future.

I’m a freelance photographer and usually have my Canon 50D strapped to my hand firing off shots in a rapid fashion. My favorite subjects to shoot are people and live events (especially music). I’ve always loved technology, movies, gadgets and cooking, but my happiest place in the outdoors enjoying nature.