"Indiana" is the name of singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin's debut release on Island Def Jam and we met backstage during the Homecoming weekend at our mutual alma mater in Indiana. This is the first part of my interview which took place on October 13th, 2007 the day following the end of his tour with Paolo Nutini and one day before beginning a tour with Kelly Clarkson. Vote for Jon to be in a MCDONALDS COMMERCIAL by going to mcdlive.com...You can vote as much as you want, but the deadline is October 31st. For more information check out www.jonmcl.com and www.myspace.com/jonmclaughlin. Stay tuned for part 2 and more interviews with Jon on this channel. www.niswanderrocktheater.com www.myspace.com/niswander