10/31-Kathy Ireland, Chelsie Hightower

Kathy Ireland-Actress and Model

Kathy Ireland, Supermodel turned Supermogul

One of the top ten advocates for women's health in America, Supermodel turned Supermogul Kathy Ireland, chief designer and CEO of kathy ireland Worldwide whose mission statement is, “...finding solutions for families, especially busy moms”, has been named by the Associated Press “a best friend to working mothers.” Kathy says, “All moms work whether we get paid or not.” A mom, wife, and humanitarian, Kathy is celebrated for her design gifts and philanthropy; and her voice is heard by audiences around the globe as she speaks annually at the United Nations to the Youth Assembly. Kathy has also garnered great attention for her political essays on AOL.com. In addition, Kathy supports Feed the Children, Feeding America, The Red Cross, Sheba Medical Center in Israel, The Dream Foundation, Athletes and Entertainers for Kids, The Special Olympics, the Elizabeth Taylor HIV/AIDS Foundation and global education initiatives for children. Kathy is also a leading advocate for Global Down Syndrome.  

Lauded by “License Global Magazine” as the 23rd Most Powerful Licensed Brand in the world, kathy irelend Worldwide has been acknowledged by “Newsweek”, “Forbes”, and the “Wall Street Journal” as a 1.4 billion dollar design empire; “Women’s Wear Daily” has recognized it as America’s seven most popular in its category, and “House Beautiful” has celebrated it as one of the 25 “Great Furniture Collections” in America. kathy ireland Worldwide ® has over 15,000 products in over 28 countries, including the recently launched kathy ireland Weddings by 2be which includes fashion, jewelry and destination locations.



About the Make-A-Wish Foundation®
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world with 65 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and almost 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 193,000 wishes in the United States since its inception.


Chelsie Hightower, Dance Star on “Dancing with the Stars”

“Dancing with the Stars” fan favorite and dancer Chelsie Hightower, who previously wowed audiences with her

performances on “So You Thing You Can Dance”, has trained with current and former world champions including “Dancing with the Stars’” Corky Ballas, Karina Smirnoff, and Louis van Amstel. Born in Las Vegas and raised in Orem, Utah, Chelsie began dancing when she was only nine years old and won her first national title when she was only 11 years old. In 2005, Chelsie was asked to be one of the four couples to be on Team USA and compete in the most prestigious dance competition in the world. In addition to teaching dance in North Carolina to pay for her weekend training in New York, Chelsie has taught at Center Stage in Utah as well as abroad, helping many students win national titles. At the young age of 20, Chelsie has won numerous awards and has her own dance/activewear clothing line called the Chelsie Hightower Collection for Sugar and Bruno.

10/24- "Niteside" with Gregg Hunter

Gregg Hunter has been on the Hollywood scene for many years and is remembered for his live weekly broadcasts from the original Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, CA. "Niteside" allows the "friendliest voice in radio" a weekly live show where he talks with the biggest celebrities in the world and previews their movies, TV shows and music. Sundays from 9-11 PM.

10/17-Pat Boone

Pat Boone-Singer, Actor and Writer

Google Pat Boone – be warned, more than 1.9 million results show up! – and a word picture of an astonishing, long lasting, still thriving career in music and entertainment emerges.
Singer, actor, TV host, producer, songwriter, author, motivational speaker, TV pitchman, radio personality, record company head, TV station owner, sports team owner, family man, humanitarian, a man unafraid to air his views.
A lot of Pat Boones from which to pick and choose.
A lot of Pat Boones to go around.
Right now, Boone – the #10 all time top recording artist, according to music industry bible, Billboard – is the Lion in Winter, five decades of recording history behind him and a busy future ahead. A very active lion…


Boone runs his own record company, The Gold Label, designed for legendary artists of a certain age and certifiable talent (all with million-selling gold records to their credit) “It’s a senior tour for singers,” he jokes. “But there is a qualification: they have to be able to sell records.” So far Glen Campbell, Jack Jones, Roger Williams, Patti Page, Cleo Laine, Sha Na Na and others (as well as Boone himself) have lived up to the Founder’s Maxim. More than 30 Gold Record albums have been released to date.

10/10-Andy Anderson

Andy Anderson-MEMOIRS OF THE ORIGINAL ROLLING STONE

Long before the days of the popular British rock band, a group of boys from Mississippi started the original Rolling Stones. In those days the music they played was so new, it was difficult to find records of it or hear it on the radio. Each time they composed a tune they were creating a new sound, which would become known as rockabilly. These were the godfathers of rock & roll and this is their story.

Andy Anderson is one of the godfathers of rock & roll. A contemporary of Elvis Presley, who played with the King on several occasions, Anderson has many top 40 hits to his credit. Erika Celeste is an Emmy award-winning writer and documentarian. She and Anderson met during the former High Notes radio show at Mississippi State University and the rest is history.

10/03-Joey Gian

Joey Gian-Actor and Singer

Joseph Gian (born July 13, 1961) is an American actor and singer, probably best known for his role as Detective Tom Ryan in the television series Knots Landing. He appeared on the program from 1989 to 1991 and again in 1993. Gian was the male vocalist champion in the 1986 edition of Star Search.

He played openly gay police officer Rick Silardi in the short-lived series Hooperman during the 1987-88 television season. He also played Kenny Bannerman in several episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1996.

In more recent years, Gian has been performing in Las Vegas and hosts Music We Love with Joey Gian on CRN Digital Talk.

9/26-Roy Clark

Roy Clark-Country Music Hall of Famer

Virginia born, multi-award winning virtuoso, actor, vocalist, philanthropist and all 'round great human being! Roy has headlined some of the world's most prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Grand Palace in Brussels and the Rossiya Theatre in Moscow! A partial list of his many awards include 

Entertainer of the Year, Academy of Country Music 
Comedy Act of the Year, Academy of Country Music 
Picker of the Year, Playboy Magazine's Reader's Poll 
Best Country Guitarist, Guitar Magazine 
and 
Grammy Award for "Alabama Jubilee." 

Roy became a Grand Ole Opry member in 1987. He was a favorite recurring actor on the classic television sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies" which spawned several acting roles on television and the movies. Roy was the first country music artist to guest host Johnny Carson's Tonight Show! He also hosted the incomparable "Hee Haw" show for over two decades. He and wife Barbara live in Oklahoma where he finds time to fish, fly his airplanes and ride motorcycles. 

More Importantly, Roy Clark is STILL wowing audiences and releasing new CD's on his own label, Roy Clark, Ltd.

9/19-Little Joe, Charles Fox

Little Joe-Confessions of a Hollywood Hairstylist

For more than 100 years, every person who has ever given a haircut to a Hollywood Celebrity has Pledged, Promised and Vowed to publish every detail in a book.  Guess how many books have been written to date.  The answer is ONE!  The book is new and appropriately called CONFESSIONS... of a HOLLYWOOD HAIRSTYLIST.  The author is Little Joe Micale, Hairstylist to the Stars.  Interestingly, Little Joe has enjoyed a dual career as a writer!
          "CONFESSIONS..." is a selection of the Cream of the Crop of Little Joe's columns that were published in two Southwest Florida newspapers, the Islander, a Breeze publication owned by Ogden Newspapers and The News-Press, a Gannett newspaper.  News-Press readers elected Joe "Best Columnist of Southwest Florida Runner-up, 2007."
          Most of the columns focus on Hollywood Celebrities like Dirty Harry's alter ego, Clint Eastwood; Hollywood writer Sydney Skolsky;  Movie Sex Goddess Jayne Mansfield; dear friend Telly "Kojak" Savalas; Cheers Bartender Nick "Coach" Colosanto; Kung Fu's Philip Ahn; Top 40 Countdown KingCasey Kasem; Screen Beauties Connie Stevens, Stephanie Powers, Debbie Reynolds and Judy Garland; Comic Icon Red Skelton; the Comedy Team of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara; Tony Curtisand Larry Storch.  Also meet a not-so-reclusive Howard Hughes!  And everyone will certainly enjoy an intimate look at the life of Character Actor Paul J. Micale, Little Joe's father, who with more than a hundred Movie & TV credits is best remembered as Father Carmine in the Rocky series of movies that starred Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Bert Young.


Charles Fox-Killing Me Softly

"Killing Me Softly With His Song." "I Got a Name." "Ready to Take a Chance Again." The themes from "Love, American Style," "Happy Days," "Laverne & Shirley" and "The Love Boat."
What do these songs have in common?
They all came from the melodic mind of Charles Fox, who, for the past half-century, has composed more than 100 motion picture and TV scores, ballets and classical works. The two-time Emmy Award winner, Grammy winner and two-time Oscar nominee recalls his successful career in his new autobiography, aptly titled "Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music," which comes out next week.
At 69, the soft-spoken Fox certainly isn't resting on his laurels. He and frequent collaborator Hal David last week introduced "90210 Beverly Hills," the official theme song of the city.
"The mayor asked us to write it," says Fox, relaxing on a recent Saturday afternoon in his memorabilia- and award-filled music studio at his Encino house.
Just last week in Gdansk, Poland, he conducted a new composition written to commemorate the 200th birthday of Chopin.
He also penned the music and appears in the new documentary "100 Voices - A Journey Home," playing on 500 screens around the country for one night only on Sept. 21, about the personal stories and musical performances of a group of Jewish cantors and Fox, who traveled last year to Poland, the birthplace of cantorial music.
Born in the Bronx, Fox got his first professional start at age 15, playing in a band at a hotel in the Catskills. He attended and graduated from the High School of Music and Arts in New York City, then at 18 traveled to France to study for a few years at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau with the famed Nadia Boulanger, the influential composer, conductor and teacher.
"So many people asked me about her," he says. "She had an extraordinary ability to go into the heart and soul of each composer."
Fox collaborated with lyricist Norman Gimbel on his best-known hits including "I Got a Name" and "Killing Me Softly."
"I Got a Name," which was a big hit for the late Jim Croce, was written for the 1973 Jeff Bridges film "The Last American Hero."
"We played the song for Jim Croce over the phone," Fox says. "He said 'I would like to do it,' because it brought him closer to his father who died at a young age before he was able to fulfill his own dreams." (Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash before "I Got a Name" was even released.)
The same year Fox and Gimbel wrote "I Got a Name," they scored a huge international hit with "Killing Me Softly," recorded by Roberta Flack. It won three Grammys: song of the year, record of the year and female pop vocal. But Flack wasn't the first to record the haunting ballad; Lori Lieberman first sang it in 1971.
He and Gimbel had recorded nine of their songs with Lieberman when Capitol Records called and told them they really wanted to release the album as soon as possible. But they needed another song. "Norman had a book with some titles and thoughts of lyrics and he had this title, 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' " Fox says.
"He wrote the lyric that day, called me at the end of the day and read me the lyric over the phone," he says. "I wrote the music that night and the next day we got together with Lori and she loved it."
Because she was a new artist, the album didn't get a lot of promotion but received ample airplay as part of music programming on American Airlines, which is where Flack first heard it. She got in touch with Quincy Jones to find out how to connect with Fox. He said he soon got a call one day saying, " 'This is Roberta Flack. We haven't met but I am going to record your song.' "
The song was a hit everywhere. And the song became another major hit in 1993 thanks to the Fugees' recording. Notes Fox: "It brought a whole new generation to the song."