Draft:Colt Balok
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Colt Balok is a talk show host and global media influencer with over a million followers.[1]
Early Life[edit]
Colt was born in Tijuana, Mexico as Matthew Tyler Crosby.[2] He was put up for adoption, and adopted at the age of two. He grew up with six siblings, all with names starting with 'C'. Colt, then Matthew, felt out of place without a 'C' name, and later changed it.[3]
Colt serves on the New Mexico Heart Gallery Foundation, an organization that helps aged-out foster youth. He has been involved with the Foundation for 11 years.[4]
Colt is a devout Catholic and attends mass every day.[5] In 2020 Colt hosted the Bishop's Mardi Gras event for the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish in Gallup, New Mexico.[6]
Colt has listed Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Covey, and Leo Buscaglia as some of his influences.[7]
The Colt Balok Show[edit]
In 2018 Colt launched The Colt Balok Show as a way to turn entertainment into "love and human connection."[8] The show began with Colt awarding two-thousand dollar checks to citizens who were changing their community in significant ways,[9] which aired on the CABQ Network.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Gomez, Adrian (16 February 2024). "No place like home: Find out when Colt Balok will return to El Morro Theatre in Gallup". abqjournal.com.
- ^ Gomez, Adrian (September 24, 2021). "Transforming lives: Colt Balok's 'Game Changers' aims to 'find virtue in people'". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Blakeman, Beth (April 3, 2020). "A star in the making". Gallupsun.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Heartgallerynmfoundation.org. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Gomez, Adrian (September 24, 2021). "Transforming lives: Colt Balok's 'Game Changers' aims to 'find virtue in people'". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Bishop's Mardi Gras 2020". Sacredheartgallup.org. February 3, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Blakeman, Beth (April 3, 2020). "A star in the making". Gallupsun.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Blakeman, Beth. "The Colt Balok show evolves; adds new segment 'Game Changer'". Gallupsun.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Gomez, Adrian (24 August 2022). "'The Colt Balok Show' reaches Facebook followers milestone". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Blakeman, Beth. "The Colt Balok show evolves; adds new segment 'Game Changer'". gallupsun.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.