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== Media Personality ==
== Media Personality ==
Lawrence Lawton has appeared on TV, radio, talked to audiences throughout the United States as part of the Reality Check Program. He hosts his own radio show on AM1300 locally in Melbourne, Florida and worldwide on the Internet.<ref>http://www.1300wmel.com/listen.php</ref> In particular, Larry has a unique way of speaking to teens and young adults; they listen to his message as he speaks their language with facts, truth and no sugarcoating. His national TV and Radio appearances include The Healing Today Show on the Christian Television Network (CTN)<ref>http://www.christendom.org/news.php</ref> FOX News Huckabee show,<ref>http://www.mikehuckabee.com/fox-show-feedback?ContentRecord_id=ca6776f2-4573-4620-b13a-61f0ddf7d8ef&CommentPage=2</ref> The Mancow Show <ref>http://www.mancow.com/</ref> and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3919278/</ref>
Lawrence Lawton has appeared on TV, radio, talked to audiences throughout the United States as part of the Reality Check Program. He hosts his own radio show on AM1300 locally in Melbourne, Florida and worldwide on the Internet.<ref>http://www.1300wmel.com/listen.php</ref> In particular, Larry has a unique way of speaking to teens and young adults; they listen to his message as he speaks their language with facts, truth and no sugarcoating. His national TV and Radio appearances include The Healing Today Show on the Christian Television Network (CTN)<ref>http://www.christendom.org/news.php</ref> FOX News Huckabee
show,<ref>http://www.mikehuckabee.com/fox-show-feedback?ContentRecord_id=ca6776f2-4573-4620-b13a-61f0ddf7d8ef&CommentPage=2</ref> CBS Orlando Making a Difference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3fzAnKzNU&feature=player_embedded FOX News Orlando Matters http://www.my65orlando.com/dpp/our_programs/orl_matters/082111-orlando-matters%3A-troubled-teens FOX News Casey Anthony expert. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-12-2009/mba-ethics-oath The Mancow Show <ref>http://www.mancow.com/</ref> and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3919278/</ref>


== On The Horizon ==
== On The Horizon ==
Larry has a book being co-written with 5 time NY Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock.<ref>http://www.therealitycheckprogram.com/newsletter/larry-speaks-february-2010/</ref> A TV show is in the works that deals with kids being shown the “Real Deal”; a reality TV show tenatively titled “Lawton’s Law”.
Larry has a book that is being published titled "Gangster Redemption" that was co-written with 7 time NY Times bestselling author Peter
Golenbock.<ref>http://www.therealitycheckprogram.com/newsletter/larry-speaks-february-2010/</ref> Larry signed with Mosiac Entertainment Group and Authentic TV to produe a TV show that deals with kids being shown the “Real Deal”; a reality TV show tenatively titled “Lawton’s Law”.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.realitycheckprogram.org/ The Reality Check Program website]
* [http://www.realitycheckprogram.org/ The Reality Check Program website]
* http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-12-2009/mba-ethics oath
* [http://www.realitycheckradio.org/ Reality Check Radio website]
* [http://www.realitycheckradio.org/ Reality Check Radio website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3919278/ Larry Lawton IMDB Profile]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3919278/ Larry Lawton IMDB Profile]

Revision as of 23:34, 11 February 2012

Larry Lawton
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Born(1961-10-03)October 3, 1961
North Hempstead, New York
NationalityAmerican

Larry Lawton (born Lawrence Lawton ; October 3, 1961) is the founder and President of the Reality Check Program, the Reality Check Radio Show and non-profit organization – the Reality Check Foundation. Lawton is also known as media personality having appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Fox News' Huckabee show.

Early life

Born in North Hempstead, New York on October 3, 1961. Lawton is the son of David A. Lawton a sheet metal worker with union local 28 and Irene Geoffrion, a registered nurse. He is the fourth of five children. Two older sisters, an older brother and one younger sister. His father has Alzheimer’s and as of August 2010 in the late stages of his life. His mother enjoys good health.

Lawton was raised in the Bronx, New York. He attended St. Francis de Chantal Catholic School for grades 1st through 6th. At age 11 (1972) Lawton was drawn to organized crime. He sold football tickets in his middle class neighborhood of Locust Point and was introduced to gambling. He attended an intermediate PS 192 and then Lehman High School. Lawton seeing no future in the Bronx joined the Coast Guard in August 1979 at the age of 17. After 7 years in the Coast Guard Lawton was medically retired due to a back injury.[1]

He moved to Brooklyn, New York. It was in Brooklyn where Lawton was drawn back into organized crime as a bookmaker and collector while working in bars in Queens and Brooklyn. Lawton was smart and fearless with a reckless nature that caught the attention of higher ups in organized crime.

Arrest

Lawrence Lawton went to prison alone on a Hobbs Act Racketeering case.  He was arrested December 2, 1996 in connection with organized crime and jewelry store robberies and sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in Federal Prison.  Lawton was housed in numerous Federal Institutions. In 1997 he was sent to USP Atlanta Georgia, FCI Coleman Florida, FCI Jessup Georgia, FCI Edgefield South Carolina, FCI Yazoo Mississippi, FCI Forrest City Arkansas. Inmate Lawrence Lawton’s Federal ID # was 52224-004.  Lawton traveled to numerous county jails and was housed at the FTC Federal Transportation Center in Oklahoma City awaiting transfers numerous times. Lawton was on the Federal Air Transport plane also known as Con-Air over twelve times.

Lawton served his time and on August 24, 2007 was released and started three (3) years supervised release under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for the Middle District of Florida.[2] While in prison Lawrence Lawton studied to be a paralegal and became a gang mediator; he somehow kept his sanity by helping other inmates.

Career

Since his release from Federal prison in 2007, Larry has worked with teens and young adults. He now tells kids how he lost time, his family, friends and his freedom; and that it just wasn’t worth it. Lawton changes the way kids think. It’s all about choices, and Lawton’s passion makes him a leader in the field of helping teens and young adults to make good choices.

Mr. Lawton’s Reality Check Program consists of four parts: Decision-making, What prison is REALLY like, Crimes and Punishment, (what you will lose) and Avoiding and Dissolving Bad Associations. The program is available for groups, organizations, schools and corporations as well as private individual one on one sessions. Additionally, consulting and guidance is available from Lawton and the Reality Check Program for kids and families with a legal/crisis problem situation. Lawton’s programs have been recommended by police chiefs, sheriffs, judges, prosecutors, State Attorneys and families with at risk teens.[3]

Media Personality

Lawrence Lawton has appeared on TV, radio, talked to audiences throughout the United States as part of the Reality Check Program. He hosts his own radio show on AM1300 locally in Melbourne, Florida and worldwide on the Internet.[4] In particular, Larry has a unique way of speaking to teens and young adults; they listen to his message as he speaks their language with facts, truth and no sugarcoating. His national TV and Radio appearances include The Healing Today Show on the Christian Television Network (CTN)[5] FOX News Huckabee show,[6] CBS Orlando Making a Difference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3fzAnKzNU&feature=player_embedded FOX News Orlando Matters http://www.my65orlando.com/dpp/our_programs/orl_matters/082111-orlando-matters%3A-troubled-teens FOX News Casey Anthony expert. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-12-2009/mba-ethics-oath The Mancow Show [7] and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.[8]

On The Horizon

Larry has a book that is being published titled "Gangster Redemption" that was co-written with 7 time NY Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock.[9] Larry signed with Mosiac Entertainment Group and Authentic TV to produe a TV show that deals with kids being shown the “Real Deal”; a reality TV show tenatively titled “Lawton’s Law”.

References

  1. ^ http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/business/4280/reality-check-program-inc
  2. ^ http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=52224-004&x=60&y=23
  3. ^ http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/23/ex-con-gives-teenagers-dose-prison-realities/
  4. ^ http://www.1300wmel.com/listen.php
  5. ^ http://www.christendom.org/news.php
  6. ^ http://www.mikehuckabee.com/fox-show-feedback?ContentRecord_id=ca6776f2-4573-4620-b13a-61f0ddf7d8ef&CommentPage=2
  7. ^ http://www.mancow.com/
  8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3919278/
  9. ^ http://www.therealitycheckprogram.com/newsletter/larry-speaks-february-2010/

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