Darrell Glascock
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Darrell Glascock is a US media consultant
who once challenged Bill Clinton
to a drug test
.
He specializes in politics
and crisis management
. He recently told the Arkansas Democrat Gazette that he began his foray in politics in 1960 at the age of 14 speaking on the stump for Louisiana
State Senator
Speedy O. Long
(Long would later become a US Congress
man from Louisiana). He followed this by being an advance man for John J. Mckeithen's successful campaign for Louisiana Governor in 1964. Glascock worked as an intern
in the governor's office during McKeithen's first term and in 1968 formed his own public relations
firm. In 1972 he was appointed Clerk of the Louisiana State Senate's Judiciary B Committee and served in that capacity until 1976.
In 1976, he joined the Wallace for President campaign staff as an advance man. After Wallace dropped out of the Presidential race, Glascock went to work for the Republican Party
and was assigned to developing a voter identification program in Arkansas
. In late 1976 he was hired by Fairfield Communities to develop and implement a public relations campaign for Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
, a community being developed by Fairfield. He started the Fairfield Bay News, (a weekly tabloid newspaper), KFFB FM Radio Station, and a cable system for the community during his tenure. Glascock was a key operative in John Connally
's 1980 presidential bid. He served on the Arkansas State Tourism Development Foundations Board and was Secretary of the Van Buren County Public Facilities Board. In 1983 he left Fairfield Communities and formed Commercial South, a public relations and real estate marketing firm located in North Little Rock, Arkansas
.
While running Commercial South, Glascock began representing Pulaski County Sheriff Tommy Robinson. In early 1984 he convinced Robinson to run for Congress. Robinson was successful and Glascock served as Robinson's Chief of Staff during his first term in office. He was appointed 1st Assistant Secretary of State for Louisiana in 1989. He left after one year and returned to his media-consulting firm that operated in Washington D C and Little Rock, Arkansas. His firm specializes in crisis management and turnaround projects for business clients. His clients range from individuals to Fortune 500
companies. The political side of the firm is unique because it is non-partisan and manages ten or more races each year with about half being republican and half democratic.
Glascock has been heavily involved in Central and South America and worked with Adolfo Calero
and the Contras after leaving Congress. He produced a best-selling documentary on the Nicaragua
n revolution as part of the campaign to gain American support for a return to democracy in that county. A staunch conservative, Glascock is often critical of what he calls the "Right Wing Nuts" who promote themselves as leaders of the conservative movement.
Glascock currently has offices in the Washington, D.C.
area; North Little Rock, Arkansas; Pineville, Louisiana
; and Bogotá
, Colombia
.
Media consultant
A Media Consultant is a term used to describe a marketing agent or public relations executive, hired by businesses or political candidates to obtain positive press coverage....
who once challenged Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
to a drug test
Drug test
A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen – for example urine, hair, blood, sweat, or oral fluid / saliva – to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites...
.
He specializes in politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and crisis management
Crisis management
Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public. The study of crisis management originated with the large scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980's.Shrivastava, P....
. He recently told the Arkansas Democrat Gazette that he began his foray in politics in 1960 at the age of 14 speaking on the stump for Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
State Senator
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
Speedy O. Long
Speedy O. Long
Speedy Oteria Long was a Jena lawyer who was a Democratic U.S. Representative from central Louisiana between 1965 and 1973. Prior to his tenure in the since disbanded Eighth Congressional District, Speedy Long had been a member of the Louisiana state Senate...
(Long would later become a US Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
man from Louisiana). He followed this by being an advance man for John J. Mckeithen's successful campaign for Louisiana Governor in 1964. Glascock worked as an intern
Intern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
in the governor's office during McKeithen's first term and in 1968 formed his own public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
firm. In 1972 he was appointed Clerk of the Louisiana State Senate's Judiciary B Committee and served in that capacity until 1976.
In 1976, he joined the Wallace for President campaign staff as an advance man. After Wallace dropped out of the Presidential race, Glascock went to work for the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
and was assigned to developing a voter identification program in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. In late 1976 he was hired by Fairfield Communities to develop and implement a public relations campaign for Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Fairfield Bay is a city in Cleburne and Van Buren counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 2,460 at the 2000 census...
, a community being developed by Fairfield. He started the Fairfield Bay News, (a weekly tabloid newspaper), KFFB FM Radio Station, and a cable system for the community during his tenure. Glascock was a key operative in John Connally
John Connally
John Bowden Connally, Jr. , was an influential American politician, serving as the 39th governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. While he was Governor in 1963, Connally was a passenger in the car in...
's 1980 presidential bid. He served on the Arkansas State Tourism Development Foundations Board and was Secretary of the Van Buren County Public Facilities Board. In 1983 he left Fairfield Communities and formed Commercial South, a public relations and real estate marketing firm located in North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
the city was 62.55% White, 33.98% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races...
.
While running Commercial South, Glascock began representing Pulaski County Sheriff Tommy Robinson. In early 1984 he convinced Robinson to run for Congress. Robinson was successful and Glascock served as Robinson's Chief of Staff during his first term in office. He was appointed 1st Assistant Secretary of State for Louisiana in 1989. He left after one year and returned to his media-consulting firm that operated in Washington D C and Little Rock, Arkansas. His firm specializes in crisis management and turnaround projects for business clients. His clients range from individuals to Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies. The political side of the firm is unique because it is non-partisan and manages ten or more races each year with about half being republican and half democratic.
Glascock has been heavily involved in Central and South America and worked with Adolfo Calero
Adolfo Calero
Adolfo Calero Portocarrero was a Nicaraguan businessman, and leader of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, which was the largest contra rebel group opposing the Sandinista government. In the contra leadership, Calero was responsible for managing the bank accounts into which money was deposited and...
and the Contras after leaving Congress. He produced a best-selling documentary on the Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
n revolution as part of the campaign to gain American support for a return to democracy in that county. A staunch conservative, Glascock is often critical of what he calls the "Right Wing Nuts" who promote themselves as leaders of the conservative movement.
Glascock currently has offices in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
area; North Little Rock, Arkansas; Pineville, Louisiana
Pineville, Louisiana
Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census....
; and Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.