He is refusing to condemn a state proposal to honor a former KKK leader and Confederate general with a license plate. "I don't go around denouncing people. That's not going to happen," said Barbour Mike Bako currently serves as the host of Newsmakers on Speaking Channel TV and is a Senior Trainer and Vice President of Media Training Worldwide. He is the Director and Producer of the internationally seen documentaries, Secret to Speaking Like Obama and The Epic Disasters of BP. His work has been profiled on CNN, CBS Sunday Morning, RTL TV and quoted on SLATE.com. Bako has served as a featured host on LockerBlogger.com, TJ Walker Interactive and moderator/host of live broadcasts for PRSA, Bulldog Reporter, FLVS and CommPro.Biz. As a Senior Trainer at Media Training Worldwide, Bako has been working with international clients for the past three years. Sectors include pharmaceutical, energy, technology, legal, as well as health experts, and book authors. Past clients include The National Park Service, EverBank, Duke University, National Medical Association, OK Foods, and Everlast Nutrition. In addition to his hosting and directing duties, Bako is also the producer and editor of the largest series of online interactive learning schools on the Internet. His work with Business Week best selling author and speaking expert TJ Walker has produced a series of courses that help the public with online training in topics ranging from presenting skills to media training. Bako and Walker also worked with the educational company, Connections Academy, to develop an online speech and debate course that is in use in over 20 states in the US.