[290] Professor gets down to business on 'MTSU On the Record'

FOR RELEASE: Feb. 21, 2013

EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, gina.logue@mtsu.edu

MURFREESBORO — The keys to starting a small business and trying to keep it alive will be the topics of the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program.

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Doug Tatum, holder of the Wright Chair of Entrepreneurship, will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 3, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Tatum was the founding partner and chairman emeritus of Tatum LLC, which grew into the largest executive services consulting firm in the United States with more than 1,000 employees and professionals in 30 offices. He was chairman and CEO for 17 years.

In 2010, Tatum LLC merged with Spherion Group. Today, in addition to his job as an assistant professor at MTSU, Tatum is chairman and CEO of The Co-Investment Partnership, a private equity firm for Tatum LLC partners and employees.

To listen to previous programs, go to the “Audio Clips” archives at www.mtsunews.com.

For more information about “MTSU On the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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