Talk Radio Wants You
An Intimate Guide to 700 Shows and How to Get Invited
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About the Book
This book seeks to bridge the gap between show hosts and prospective guests, providing a reference guide to roughly 700 talk radio shows mostly in the United States but also around the world. Entries are organized under categories of show themes, such as Addiction and Recovery, Entertainment, Religion, Sports, Travel, and many more. The book also includes information on many of Talkers Magazine’s Top 250 Radio Talk Shows, interview tips for radio guests, and tips for conducting a radio interview over the phone.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Francine Silverman
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 329
Bibliographic Info: appendices, index
Copyright Date: 2009
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4033-7
eISBN: 978-0-7864-5368-9
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Addiction and Recovery
The Blazing Grace Show 3
Last Call 3
The Prescription Addiction Radio Show 4
Steppin’ Out 4
African American
The Bev Smith Show 5
Conscious Rasta Report 5
Empowered Black Perspectives 6
Animals
The All Pets Radio Show 6
Animal Hour 7
Animal Radio 7
Animal Rescue: Where to Go, What to Do, How to Help! 7
Animal Talk Naturally 8
Animals Aloud 9
Dog Cast Radio 10
Dr. Carol on Pets 11
Dr. Shawn—The Natural Vet 11
Friesian Ink Radio 11
Horse Talk 12
The KAHI Corral 12
Nature’s Translator 13
Talk with Your Animals 13
Talkin’ Pets 14
Wendy’s Animal Talk 14
Antiques and Collectibles
APS Stamp Talk 14
Burchard Galleries Antiques and Collectibles Radio Show 15
Card Corner 15
Collectors Coach Show 16
Comic Zone 16
Inkstuds 17
Whatcha Got? 17
Art and Design
Art and Technology 17
The Art Full Life 18
Change Your Home—Change Your Life 18
Design Talk 19
The Emy Louie Show 19
The Home Show 19
Living Large 20
Organization Nation 20
Scrappers Talk Radio 20
Smart City 21
Your House Chicago 21
Authors
Adirondack Book House 22
AuthorB-Known 22
Author’s Voice 23
Beyond Words 23
The Book Babes Program 24
Book Bites for Kids 24
The Book Guys 25
The Book Squad 25
Book Talk 26
Calling All Authors 27
Cherry Picking 27
The Compulsive Reader 28
Dr. Maxine 29
Katz Pajamas 29
On the Bookshelf 29
Poetry & Prose & Anything Goes with Dr. Ni 30
The Reader’s Round Table 30
Reading with Robin 31
Sound Authors 32
Today’s Author 32
Vin Smith’s Midday Book Break 32
Writers FM 33
Writers in the Sky 34
Writers on Writing 34
The Writing Show 35
Beauty, Style and Fashion
A Fashionable Life 35
Let’s Talk Makeup 36
Make Me Over Eb Show 36
Business, Finance and Marketing
The American Dream 36
Business at Night 37
Business in Motion 37
Business Matters 38
Business Success Coaching 38
The Career Engineers Radio Broadcast 38
CEO Lounge 39
The China Business Show 39
Cover Your Assets 40
The Cranky Middle Manager Show 40
Demystifying Non-Profits 41
eBay Radio 41
The Gabe Wisdom Show 42
Goldseek Radio 42
The Growth Strategist 43
Home Base Business 101 44
Indie Business Radio Show 44
The Innovation Zone 45
Insight on Coaching 45
Integrity in Business 46
Job You Deserve Radio 46
The John Adam Show 47
Legends of Success 47
Let’s Talk Marketing Show 48
Life Business and Money, with Steven Kay 48
Making a Living with Maggie 49
Mind Your BIZness 49
Money Matters Financial Network Radio 50
The Money Thing 50
Networking with the Blindguy from Gorilla Central 51
Online Marketing 51
Powerfull Living 52
PowerSellingMom’s Radio Show: Let’s Talk eBay 52
PricewaterhouseCoopers Start Up Show 52
The Ryan C. Greene Show 53
The Small Business Big Ideas Show 53
Small Business Power Hour 54
SmallBizAmerica Radio 54
Sound Investing 55
Stu Taylor 55
Taking Care of Business 56
The Tom O’Brien Show 57
Traders Nation 57
Unlock Your Sales Potential 58
Where Wall Street Meets Main Street 58
Women in Business Radio 59
Work at Home Family Talk Radio 59
Work Matters with Nan Russell 59
Work with Marty Nemko 60
Cars
America on the Road 60
Bobby Likis Car Clinic 61
Crime and Child Abuse
Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence 61
Crime and Punishment 62
Las Vegas and the Mob 62
Disabilities
Disability Beat 63
Making Life Easier 63
The Rose Moore Show 63
The Yvonne Pierre Show 64
Entertainment
Barry Reisman Show 65
Celebrity Stars 65
Dr. Blogstein’s Radio Happy Hour 65
DRC-FM Morning Show 66
Entertainment and the Arts 66
Everyday People’s Entertainment Guide 67
A Fistful of Quarters 67
Gary B. Duglin Talks with the Stars 67
Holder Tonight 68
The Indie Music Showcase 68
Jay Grayce Variety Show 69
The Jiggy Jaguar Show 69
The Jim Cates Show 70
The Jordan Rich Show 70
Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired 71
The Kathleen Show 72
The Mark and Brian Program 72
Movie Addict Headquarters 73
The Movie Show 73
Mr. Media 74
The Music Connection 74
Now Showing with Bill Wilson 74
Out and About with Richard G. 74
Poppoff 75
Pride Radio 76
The Radio Host Show 76
Radio Rickshaw 76
Red Bar Radio 77
Rick’s Picks 77
Sassy Sistah Radio Show 78
Show Business 101 78
Six Degrees 78
Talk to Me … Conversations with
Creative, Unconventional People 79
The TV of Tomorrow Show LIVE 79
Ultrasonic Film 80
Environment
Healing the Earth Radio 80
Healthy Planet, Healthy Me! 81
Science in Action 81
Tomorrow Matters 81
Food and Wine
America’s Dining and Travel Guide 82
Beyond the Measuring Cup 82
Culinary Confessions 83
The Curious Cook on Tastebuds Food Show 84
Deconstructing Dinner 84
Dr. Tea! Show 85
Ed Hitzel’s Radio Show 85
Food Chain Radio 85
The Good Food Hour 86
The Good Life 86
GrapeRadio 87
Grapevine Radio 87
Judy a la Carte 88
Life Bites News 88
Mouthful 88
Raw Inspirations Radio 89
Seattle Kitchen 89
Table Talk 90
The Urban Herbalist 90
Vegan Radio 91
Wine and Dine Radio 91
Gardening
Arbor Talk 92
Bob Tanem in the Garden 92
Florida Gardening 93
Garden Girls 93
Garden Mama 94
The Gardener 94
The Gestalt Gardener 94
The Mike Nowak Show 95
Gay and Lesbian
Queer FM 96
This Way Out 96
Health and Fitness
Autism: Help, Hope and Healing 97
The Balancing Point 97
Beyond Health 98
Caregiving 101 98
Coping with Caregiving 99
Create Abundance Now! 99
Deborah “Doc” Watson 99
Dr. Fred Bell’s Health, Science and
Energy Show 100
The Dr. Meg Jordan Show 101
Fitness and Nutrition Radio 101
Fitness Business Radio 102
Full Power Living 102
Heal Yourself Talk Radio 103
The Healing Sounds Show 104
The Health and Beauty Revolution
Show 104
Health in 30 105
Health Matters 106
Health Matters with Dr G. 106
Healthy Lifestyles 106
Healthy Talk Radio 107
Healthy Woman 107
Herb Talk Live 108
In Short Order 108
Insights 109
Living on Purpose 109
“The New You” Radio Show 110
No Bones About It 110
Nutrition and Health 111
The Patient’s Voice 111
The Peter K Show 112
The Positive Mind 112
Problems and Solutions 113
Psychiatry Today with Dr. Scot 113
The Real World of Autism with
Chantal 114
Spencer Power Hour 114
Turn on Your Inner Light 115
Vibrant Living 115
Wake Up America 116
The Wellness Roadshow: Searching for Whole Being 116
What’s Ailing America? 117
Your Doctor Said What? 118
Your Health Matters 118
History
Civil War Talk Radio 119
The Oopa Loopa Café 119
Labor
The Heartland Labor Forum 120
The Labor Show 120
Law and Law Enforcement
The Dailey and Stearn Law Show 121
The Expert Witness 121
The Power of Attorney 122
The Watering Hole 122
Men and Women
Cosmolicious with Diana 122
The Divorced Fathers Network Radio 123
Military
Army Wife Talk Radio 123
The Captain’s America 124
Career Call 124
Nautical
Nautical Talk Radio 125
New Age
Ageless Lifestyles: Cutting Edge Thinking on Being Youthful at Every Age 125
All Things That Matter 126
Another Reality Show 126
Ask the Psychic 127
Between Two Worlds Radio 127
Beyond Reality 128
Blog Talk Radio’s Holistic Integrative Energy Medicine 128
Breaking Through 129
Bridging Heaven and Earth 129
Brightlights Pathfinder 130
Calling All Angels 130
The Candia Sanders Hour 130
Connect 131
Connecting the Light 132
Conscious Healing 132
Conversations from Beyond 133
Conversations of the Quantum Age 133
Creative Health and Spirit 134
Dimensions of Light 134
Divine Awakening 135
Divine Manifesting 136
The Dr. Anne Marie Evers Show 136
Dynamic Transformations Where Intuition and Inspiration Collide 137
Earth Angel 137
Earth Harmony Divinations 138
Embracing Mother Earth 138
Going Global for Spirit 139
GoofyGoddess Radio 139
Happy Hour Radio 140
The Heart and Home Healing Show 140
Intuitive Living 140
Just Energy Radio 141
Knowing Spirit Radio 141
Lanto’s Lantern 142
Life Beyond Reason 143
Lights On! 143
Live Your Purpose Radio 144
Manifest Change Now 144
Manifesting Miracles in Your Life 144
Marketing as a Spiritual Practice 145
Mastering Ourselves 145
The Messengerfiles 146
Metaphysical World and Beyond 146
The Michael Gogger Show 147
My Spiritual Healer 148
Myth or Logic Radio 148
News for the Soul 149
Now That’s What I’m Talking About! 149
Peaceful Planet Show 150
Quantum Health 151
The Robert Scott Bell Show 151
SAGE: Spirit, Angels and Guides Entertainment 151
Soul Connections 152
Soul Journeys Live 153
Spirit Connections 153
Spirit Is Speaking 154
Spiritual Hollywood 154
Terry Nazon Talks Astrology 154
A Time to Heal 155
The Truth About Life 155
Truth from the Source 156
Turning of the Wheel 156
Visible by Numbers 156
Walking with Spirit 157
Wellness, Wholeness and Wisdom 157
When Pigs Fly 158
Windows to Wellness 158
Wings of Love 159
You Are What You Love 160
Outdoor Life
Big Outdoors 160
Outdoor Talk Network 161
The Outdoors Experience 161
Paranormal
As You Wish Talk Radio 161
Celtic Seers 162
Dark Matters Radio 162
Darkness on the Edge of Town 163
Ghostly Talk 163
A Glimpse Through the Veil 164
Haunted Voices Radio 164
Journeys with Rebecca 165
Kevin Smith Show 165
Matthew and Friends 166
P.O.R.T.A.L. Paranormal Talk Radio 167
The Sasquatch Experience 167
UFO Radio 168
The Unexplained World 169
The Vike Report 169
The “X” Zone Radio Show (and TV Show) 169
Parents and Children
Chit Chat with Kat 170
Creating a Family: Talk About
Infertility and Adoption 170
Friend of the Family 171
Growing Up with Dr. Jerry Brodlie 171
Just One More Book! 172
The Kevin and Trudie Show 172
Mom Talk Radio 173
Parents Rule! 173
Work at Home Moms Talk Radio 174
Politics
Action Point 174
AM South Florida 175
The Andrew Carter Show 175
Battle Line with Alan Nathan 175
Behind the News 176
Beneath the Surface 176
The Big Sauce Radio Show 177
Bill Dwight Show 177
The Bill Handel Show 178
The Bob Frantz Show 178
The Brad Show 179
The Breakfast Show 179
BullDog and the Rude Awakening Show 180
Canadian Voices 180
Capitol Talk 181
CBS Weekend Roundup 181
Charlotte’s Morning News Weekend 182
The Chuck Morse Show 182
CHUM Radio Ottawa 182
A Community Affair 182
Connecting the Dots 183
The Dark Side 183
The Dave Elswick Show 184
Deace in the Afternoon 184
The Dom Giordano Show 184
Evening Edition 184
Face the Tribune 184
First News with Bob Steel 185
Fix Your Conflicts! 185
The Flipside Show 186
Focus580 (and) The Afternoon Magazine 186
Free Forum 186
Free Range Thought 187
Freedom Works!/The Paul Molloy Show 187
Howard Monroe and the Morning Show 188
It Takes a Village 188
The Jeff Farias Show 188
The Jeff Katz Show 189
Jefferson City’s Morning News with Jay Kersting 189
Jim Bohannon Show 190
KnightTime Radio Show 190
Laurie and Olga Show 190
The Lee Rodgers Show 190
The Leslie Marshall Show 191
Liberalpro 192
Liberty Watch 192
Lighting the Fires of Liberty 192
The Lionel Show 193
Madely in the Morning 193
Mancow 194
The Mark Reardon Show 194
The Media Lizzy Show 194
Media Matters 195
The Meria Show 195
The Midwatch 196
The Morning Show 196
My Point Radio 196
Mytalkshow 197
New Dimensions 197
New World Order Disorder 197
Nightside Project 198
NightSide with Dan Rea 198
The Norm Jones Show 199
One Hour of Hope 199
The Pamela Furr Show 199
The Party Line 200
ProAmerica Radio 200
Quinn and Rose 200
Radio Free Volusia 201
The Right Perspective 201
The Roth Show 202
The Scooter McGee Show 202
The Sean Leslie Show 203
Shakedown Street 203
Situation Awareness 203
Sound Off Connecticut 204
Soundingboard 204
Speak Up 204
The Steve Gill Show 205
The Steve Yuhas Show 205
StraitTalks 206
Talk It Over 206
The Things That Matter Most 207
The Todd Feinburg Show 207
The Tom Becka Show 207
Trevor Carey Show 208
Trey Ware Morning Show 208
The Uncooperative Radio Show 208
Vannah and Collins 209
Visibility 9–11 209
Y Talk Radio 210
You Are the Guest 210
Your Call 211
Real Estate
The Future of Real Estate 211
J.T. Foxx Show 212
The Real Estate Guys 212
Real Estate, Real Advice 212
Real Talk “With the Experts” 213
The Townstone Financial Show 213
Your Home—Your Money Mortgage and Real Estate Radio 213
Regional
Aborginal Connections 214
Caribbean Crossroads 214
Eight Forty-Eight 214
Eye on Toledo 215
The FOG 215
The Graduates 216
Inside New Orleans 216
The Jim Brown Show 217
The Kaare Johnson Show 217
Lunch Pail Logic 217
Mac’s World 218
Madison in the Morning 218
Remember When 218
Sante Fe Radio Café 219
Welcome to My World 219
Relationships
Ask Dr. Jackie 220
Bride’s Night Out 220
A Fresh Start with Sallie Felton 221
Infinitelove Talk Radio 221
Love by Intuition Show 222
Love Mechanics 223
Passion 223
Quality of Life 224
Relationships for Life 224
Sex with Emily 224
Sex with Sassy Radio Show 225
Single Talk 226
Your Dream Wedding 226
Religion and Atheism
The Allen Hunt Show 227
Answers in Atheism 227
Awake, Alive and Jewish 228
Bob Enyart Live 228
The Christian Women’s View 228
The Christian Worldview 229
God Unplugged 229
The Infidel Guy Show 230
Interfaith Voices 230
Jewish Digest 231
The Jewish Experience 231
The JPEG Show 232
Need a Word 232
The Steve Duignan Show 232
This Gospel of the Kingdom (and) I Saw the Light Ministries 232
WJEW Talk Hour 233
Science
Biota Live 233
The Groks Science Show 234
Infinite Consciousness 234
Planetary Radio 234
This Week in Science 235
X-Squared Radio 235
Science Fiction
SyFy Radio 236
Self Help
Alivewiredu Talk Radio Show 237
At Home with Cheryll Gillespie 237
The BottomLine 237
The Brad Neufeld Show 238
Bright Spot! 238
Celebrating Your Potential 239
Conscious Discussions 239
Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair 240
The Creativity Salon 241
The Daring Dreamers Showcase 241
The Donna Seebo Show 242
The Dr. Pat Show 242
The Father John Walsh Show 243
The Florida Show 244
Goddess Radio 244
Good News Broadcast 244
The Harry Wolf Show 244
In the Know 245
The Inez Bracy Show: Living
Book Reviews & Awards
Award Winner in the Business: Reference category of the National Best Books 2009 Awards—USA Book News
“unique reference guide”—Arizona Press Women Newsletter; “Fran has done it again! Talk Radio Wants You is something everyone in radio will want!”—Jim Bohannon, host of The Jim Bohannon Show, America in the Morning and America This Week; “if you are interested in listening to talk radio or being a guest on a show this book is essential”—ARBA; “a fact-filled adventure into an area most know little about”—Chattanooga Airwaves; “This resource book is an asset for people in public relations, marketing, promotions, special events and non-profit professionals and volunteeers as it will direct them to the right venues and they can contact the appropriate media outlets…Francine’s book will save you time and help you be a more effective communicatior for your organization.”—Dot Blum, host of Bright Spot on radiosandysprings.com; “I can’t recommend this book strongly enough”—authorsaccess.com.
