Nick Barbaro

Nicolo Rafael Barbaro (born 1952), better known as Nick Barbaro, is an American journalist and businessman who is the co-founder of ''The Austin Chronicle'' and co-creator of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Barbaro's contributions have helped define the Austin, Texas music community.

He co-owns the South by Southwest festival, which he co-created with Roland Swenson, Louis Black and Louis Jay Meyers in 1987. He is also the publisher of ''The Austin Chronicle'', an alternative weekly newspaper, which he founded in 1981 with Louis Black. Provided by Wikipedia