Spokesperson
In September 2007, Basedow was signed as a spokesmodel for Chamonix Skincare and is now featured in national advertisements for their new Th-121 product. He is a recurring guest on the popular Sirius XM Radio program Covino & Rich, where he answers listener questions on nutrition, exercise, and motivation topics each month. He also regularly speaks at the NAVEL Wellness Expos, which take place twice a year in New York.
Basedow's FMS Awesome Arms video, which shows how men and women can build lean, defined biceps and triceps, was produced by Knowlera Media. In 2008 and 2009, the American Diabetes Association presented Basedow with an award for his spokesperson work in educating people about the benefits of following a fitness lifestyle, which includes regular exercise and a natural food meal plan, to avoid future illness.
Basedow is featured in the January 2009 issue of The Boulevard Magazine and he appears in the March 2009 "Celebrities Going Green" issue of Dog Aficionado Magazine with his Schipperke, Midnight. He also now does a keynote seminar entitled Success Made Simple with Fran Capo, who is a comedienne, author, and the Guinness Book of World Records' Fastest Talking Female. With Success Made Simple, Basedow and Capo help to educate and empower people to overcome limitations so they can achieve their dreams and live life to the fullest.
In March 2009, Basedow was offered a spokesmodel contract for Energize, a new all natural energy drink, and he appears in their national TV commercials. Basedow is the Fitness Correspondent for a syndicated weekly television series, called Live It Up!, which airs every Friday in the New York market on WLNY-TV 10/55. He also appears on the popular national PBS cooking series, Taste This TV, where he rates various restaurant meals on his Foodie Trifecta 3 P's Scale in terms of how pleasing they are to the palate, pocketbook, and paunch.
Basedow is profiled in the August 2009 issue of Image Magazine and he accepted an offer to be a celebrity contributor for future issues. He's also featured in the Nov-Dec 2009 issue of Exceptional People Magazine.* He currently hosts and produces a popular YouTube show called "NEW MEDIA STEW," which started in August 2010. NEW MEDIA STEW features pop culture and celebrity news, fitness tips, movie reviews. music videos, motivational advice, comedy sketches and current events coverage. Basedow can now be seen in national television commercials and on mall posters for the TAKE CONTROL FITNESS PACKAGE, which is designed to address the issue of childhood obesity by providing meal plans and exercise routines for families. He co-produces a line of exercise, nutrition, wellness and motivation videos with Knowlera Media, a Washington DC based company, that started airing on television stations and the internet in 2011.
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