Sep 16, 2026 · 35 min · 9 segments
Brenda Golden is a veteran entertainment publicist, author, and keynote speaker who spent 25 years working in the entertainment industry with some of country music’s most recognizable figures. In…
that he left the Oak Ridge Boys, who were a huge, huge group at the time, and that you were working for Garth?
I think there, because my career expanded a lot of years working with a variety of entertainers, you know, I did press, I was Charlie Pryde's personal representative for publicity and the Osmonds and a variety of people.
I think there were times that I felt, I can't speak for William, but that I felt I couldn't share some of the things that took me a long time to accomplish for my responsible artist.
for fear that he would feel like, well, why haven't you done that for me? Why didn't you get that cover for me? You know, because I was still working for him.
But I was certainly promoting him, doing publicity and working for him in various capacities.
So I think more so I was reluctant, like when I would finally get a big coup, you know, something I was so excited about for one of my artists, I had to run to my best friend who was also and still is in the industry and share it with her and celebrate with her and not so much bring it home to celebrate with my spouse because I just felt like I couldn't.
I mean, it really if you think about it, but how amazing that you built this incredible career, because a lot of people think, oh, she married a celebrity and, you know, she married for the fame and the money.
And instead, you created your own fame and money and built an incredible career.
Well, as by the grace of God, I'm telling you, I feel like it was nothing that I set out to do and planned to do.
a lot, that I do know that God has intervened mightily for me many times, many times.
that he left the Oak Ridge Boys, who were a huge, huge group at the time, and that you were working for Garth?
I think there, because my career expanded a lot of years working with a variety of entertainers, you know, I did press, I was Charlie Pryde's personal representative for publicity and the Osmonds and a variety of people.
I think there were times that I felt, I can't speak for William, but that I felt I couldn't share some of the things that took me a long time to accomplish for my responsible artist.
for fear that he would feel like, well, why haven't you done that for me? Why didn't you get that cover for me? You know, because I was still working for him.
But I was certainly promoting him, doing publicity and working for him in various capacities.
So I think more so I was reluctant, like when I would finally get a big coup, you know, something I was so excited about for one of my artists, I had to run to my best friend who was also and still is in the industry and share it with her and celebrate with her and not so much bring it home to celebrate with my spouse because I just felt like I couldn't.
I mean, it really if you think about it, but how amazing that you built this incredible career, because a lot of people think, oh, she married a celebrity and, you know, she married for the fame and the money.
And instead, you created your own fame and money and built an incredible career.
Well, as by the grace of God, I'm telling you, I feel like it was nothing that I set out to do and planned to do.
a lot, that I do know that God has intervened mightily for me many times, many times.
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