Category Archives: NCD News

Jessie James Decker Named as Brand Ambassador for South Beach Diet [Photo Gallery]

Jessie James Decker Named as Brand Ambassador for South Beach Diet [Photo Gallery]

Jessie James Decker can now add “Brand Ambassador” to her flourishing résumé. The singer/songwriter/TV personality/entrepreneur has been named the brand ambassador for South Beach Diet, a division of Nutrisystem. The mother-of-two will appear in a 360-degree marketing campaign for the company, including TV, online, digital and social media. “I have been following the principles of…MORE

Higher Learning: University of Tennessee Offers “Dolly Parton Honors Class”

Higher Learning: University of Tennessee Offers “Dolly Parton Honors Class”

The University of Tennessee has finally recognized something we’ve known for years: Dolly Parton = higher learning. Since the Fall 2016 semester, Dolly has been the subject of an honors class—”Course-Work: Dolly’s America”—at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, which is about 30 miles northwest of her hometown in Sevierville, Tenn. The class is offered…MORE

Toby Keith’s 14th Annual Golf Classic Set for June 2 & 3 to Benefit OK Kids Korral

Toby Keith’s 14th Annual Golf Classic Set for June 2 & 3 to Benefit OK Kids Korral

Toby Keith will host his 14th annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic at Belmar Golf Club and Riverwind Casino in his hometown of Norman, Okla., on June 2–3. The fundraiser helps support Toby’s OK Kids Korral Foundation, a facility offering a home away from home for children with cancer—and their families—seeking treatment in Oklahoma…MORE

Alabama’s Jeff Cook Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease, Will Limit Future Band Appearances

Alabama’s Jeff Cook Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease, Will Limit Future Band Appearances

Alabama’s lead guitarist/fiddler/vocalist Jeff Cook revealed that he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. Parkinson’s is the same disease that afflicted boxing great Muhammad Ali and currently affects actor Michael J. Fox. Jeff revealed to USA Today that he was diagnosed four years ago and bandmates…MORE

Who’s New: Bailey Bryan

Who’s New: Bailey Bryan

Age: 19 Hometown: Sequim, Wash. Lives: Nashville Single: “Own It” EP: …So Far Twitter: @baileymyown Website: baileybryan.com Influences: Dixie Chicks, Taylor Swift, Macklemore, Chance The Rapper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Nirvana INSIDE SCOOP: Bailey Bryan was destined to be a songwriter. Growing up in the rural town of Sequim, Wash., and undergoing life-changing…MORE