#154 | Dr. Dhyana Ziegler | Midnight Train to Georgia

Dr. Dhyana Ziegler on 35 years in higher education and technology, writing and producing, and Midnight Train to Georgia. Dr. Dhyana Ziegler, DCJ, Ph.D., is currently President and CEO of Z/Creators, LLC and Professor Emerita of Florida A&M University, U.S.A. She has worked in the field of higher education and technology for more than 35 years as a professor and administrator. Dr. Ziegler is the author of four books, more than 60 scholarly publications and has produced more than 100 videos and other multimedia works. Besides her academic career, Dr. Ziegler is a multimedia writer, digital content producer, and songwriter. She is also the author of "Midnight Train to Georgia". To learn more about Dr. Dhyana: https://www.facebook.com/dhyana.ziegler Chapters 0:00 Welcome Dr. Dhyana Ziegler 2:36 Catholic school and the choir 5:09 Six months in Jamaica with Johnny Nash 7:42 Growing up in New York's arts scene 10:14 Real strings and horns 12:50 A trained extrovert 15:24 Writing advertising jingles 17:55 The afro, the guitar and the era of peace and love 20:28 Singing soprano 22:58 Studying composition 25:30 Skipping a grade 28:08 Into journalism and broadcasting 30:45 A risky student interview 33:15 A scary night in the news van 35:45 Leaving music for journalism 38:18 From New York to Tennessee 40:50 This Week with David Brinkley 43:20 A PhD in technology and education 45:56 The Florida Virtual School board 48:29 Living the Pips story since age 11 51:04 The original Pips 53:37 Singing as children in Atlanta 56:08 Hearing their record on the radio 58:44 Becoming Gladys Knight and the Pips 1:01:15 Family connections 1:03:52 Drawing out the stories 1:06:23 The foreword and a loss 1:09:01 Going global 1:11:35 Divorced but never apart 1:14:14 Twenty-two grandchildren 1:16:44 Road stories from the South 1:19:23 An editor's brain 1:21:56 Telling a brother's story 1:24:33 A gift of love, not theory 1:27:07 Writing it to be visual 1:29:37 More books to come 1:32:09 Jokes within the group 1:34:40 Family values that endure 1:37:13 Thirty-nine years of harmony The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com