{"id":40802252314,"date":"2021-01-27T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802252314"},"modified":"2021-05-04T08:53:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T12:53:15","slug":"rapolla-joins-the-smartest-people-in-the-room-on-jan-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/rapolla-joins-the-smartest-people-in-the-room-on-jan-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapolla Joins &#8220;The Smartest People in the Room&#8221; on Jan. 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Rapolla, chair of the Music and Theatre Department, and John J. Esposito HN &#8217;17, chairman and chief executive officer of Warner Music Nashville, will be the featured guests on a webinar, &#8220;The Smartest People in the Room,&#8221; presented by music industry forum, WHO KNEW, on Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The interview series, founded by Tom Truitt, CEO of Music Row Search and current partner and head of the entertainment practice at Buffkin-Baker&#8217;s Nashville office, showcases insights from leading music industry experts. Truitt describes the event as a &#8220;dream pairing of Rockstar music executives,&#8221; adding that Esposito, &#8220;is on the Mt. 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