Livingston Parish Chamber Announces Award Winning Podcaster as Keynote Speaker
Livingston Parish Chamber Announces Award Winning Podcaster as Keynote Speaker
The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce recently announced its Keynote Speaker for their 14th Annual Meeting & Awards luncheon. The event which also recognizes Livingston Parish’s Best in the Biz, is scheduled for Thursday, January 19, 2023.The Keynote will be presented by local law enforcement officer turned podcaster, Woody Overton who will talk about how his podcast, “Real Life Real Crime” came to life. Overton’s award-winning podcast has gone global, with listeners in 130 countries, and over a million downloads. Check out his full bio below. The event will also feature local rising artist, Thomas Cain, who’s just released theme song “Bloody Angola” is featured on another of Overton’s podcasts.
In addition, winners for the Livingston Parish Businesses of the Year, as well as Women’s Leadership Awards, and Livingston Future 5 will be announced. These awards seek to recognize outstanding businesses and business professionals which are excelling in their industry or career.
For more information, or to register for the event, contact the Livingston Parish Chamber at 225-665-8155. Online registration can be found on the website at https://www.livingstonparishchamber.org/events.
About the Chamber: Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce is the parish wide business association. The Chamber represents thousands of business owners, professionals, employees, and stakeholders in Livingston Parish. The Chamber mission is to serve business, enhance communities, and advance the economy in Livingston Parish.
Woody Overton Bio:
Woody Overton, the host of Real Life Real Crime, TELLS IT LIKE IT IS - good, bad, or ugly, and tells it from first-hand experience. His one-of-a-kind voice (that's been referred to as a 'purring jaguar with a Southern accent') has led Woody to podcast successes, but it's not just his voice that did it. His authentic, and often gritty storytelling that has captured the attention of listeners in over 130 countries actually stems from a life dedicated to protecting and serving;
so when he re-tells true-crime stories, you're getting it straight from the source, not from second-hand information.
As a young man, Woody enlisted in the Louisiana Army National Guard, quickly climbing the ranks to Sergeant and Nuclear Biological Chemical Warfare Specialist. Studying criminal justice at the University of Tennessee and Southeastern Louisiana University, Woody went on to graduate from the Louisiana State University Law Enforcement Academy. Overton's extensive Law Enforcment career began at the Louisiana Department of Corrections and Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center, leading him to the Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department where he served as a uniform patrol officer.
Woody would go on to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office where he quickly made a name for himself as a deputy in the Uniform Patrol Division, the Special Response Team (SWAT), and ultimately the Detective Division. As a detective, Woody worked every type of crime imaginable, and became the first Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Detective to graduate from the highly revered Texas Department of Public Safety Polygraph School.
Woody continued to climb the law enforcement ranks when he was recruited to the Louisiana State Police, serving as a Criminal Investigator II from the Louisiana State Police Headquarters in Baton Rouge. In 2013, Woody retired from his career in law enforcement, and went into a private practice as a polygraph examiner and defense consultant. He maintains his polygraph license and is Board Certified by the Louisiana State Polygraph Board (License # 414). To this day, Woody is serves as an EXPERT WITNESS in law enforcement matters in ALL U.S. FEDERAL COURTS, a hightly respected title shared by only a handful of people in the world. In other words, don't let his smooth, Southern dialect fool you...Woody knows what he's talking about, and has the credentials to prove it!
In addition to being a multi-award winning podcast host, Woody is also a book narrator, has published multiple books and in 2022 along with Co-host and Producer Jim Chapman launched Bloody Angola: A Prison Podcast which rose to the top 5 on the Apple Podcast charts with just the first episode. But words and credentials can't describe Woody. You can only get the true Woody Overton experience by LISTENING to him on Real Life Real Crime the podcast!
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