Storytelling and Comedy customized for your event whether as keynote, emcee, or the 'glue' to keep a show going...Devon O'Day has worked for major corporations like AIG, DOW, and HCA and hosted events for over 500 non-profits and music events. As a fundraiser, host, and entertaining motivator Devon O'Day can fit any group and make them feel like they are all her best friends by the end of the event.
Weekly, Devon O'Day is host of one of the most successful live songwriter shows, Backstage Nashville every matinee Saturday at Third and Lindsley. Not only is she a hit songwriter herself, she welcomes the crowd and introduces them to the magic of the songwriters and keeps audiences engaged and laughing. Her 'rolodex' of songwriters and artists is extensive and she can also help find musical guests to accompany her to an event and save you a phone call. Music, message, AND entertainment with one inquiry.
Devon O'Day has written several books for Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins, and United Methodist Publishing House. She is currently in her 6th year as contributor to Guideposts' imprint, All God's Creatures.
She can also develop scripts, write books for hire, and develop ad campaigns with years of experience in both commercial and non-profit companies. A quick 'google' or trip to Amazon and you will see her name pop up a lot as well as over 100 audio book narrations for major publishers on Audible.
Devon O'Day jokes she has been in radio since "Marconi invented it"...and while that's an exaggeration, she has been in local radio and nationally syndicated radio including a long tenure with Gerry House and The House Foundation and a solo afternoon drive slot at WSM, The Home of The Grand Ole Opry. There were a lot of stations before, during and in between and that career impact landed her as a 2023 inductee into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame. She is currently working on several podcasts and has a new syndicated radio show in the works to launch in 2024.
On staff at Main Street Media of Tennessee, Devon was tasked in 2020 to help develop new media with podcasts, production, and more with the hyper-local newspaper syndicate.
After the podcast network launch, Devon introduced streaming TV to the company with a daily midday show called Main Street Today. The company supported her efforts and together they have added sports programming, a morning show, a weekend uplifting show from Green Door Gourmet, monthly live event shows from The Omni Nashville and The Nashville Zoo with Chris Kulick at the helm. Owner of Main Street Media of TN, Dave Gould corralled all the creative efforts into a streaming TV network, Main Street Media Television available with a viewing app for all devices, Roku, and Amazon Fire.
With a very honest approach to life and storytelling, the humor is a natural outpouring of Devon's every day life as she customizes a keynote for a group, announces winners at an award show, or simply introduces acts and keeps a show going.
"You could do stand-up" is a phrase that is recurring, but it's not jokes but real life experiences and the honest humor that Devon notices and shares with inspiring uplifts along the way. There is no 'canned speech" that she pulls out and plugs in a name here and there to make it yours. Each show or event is individual and gets attention and research before a totally individual storytelling experience is created. Being an emcee is a gift in the hands of the right person. Devon loves hosting and making every event run smoothly, taking the pressure of preparation off the event planner when it comes to a show that flows. And as an added benefit, she can help book musical guests that work well with your group or can even create original music for your event! Can you imagine a custom theme song for your company or non-profit that will inspire for the rest of the year or even be used in future campaigns? Ask...because it CAN be done!
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