Sam George

Sam B. George (born February 24, 1980 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a musician, writer, graphic designer and former managing editor of the Birmingham Weekly. He succeeded Jesse Chambers, who served as interim editor from March to July 2010. He resigned in September 2011, citing unpaid debts to contributors.

George, the front man for Bright Henry, was the founder of the r3vrb music blog before joining Chris Mitchell and Whitney Sides Mitchell, on the bham.fm music blog and promotion company.

In 2011, he started You Hear This, another website covering Birmingham music.

He is also one of the founders of Secret Stages, an annual music festival in downtown Birmingham.

Preceded by: Jesse Chambers

Editor of Birmingham Weekly 2010–2011

Succeeded by: Shelley Lauterbach

References

• "Sam George named new Birmingham Weekly editor." (June 25, 2010) Media of Birmingham

External links

• Sam George website