March 12, 2020
01. Coronavirus Exposes Public Health Failures
02. Listen to the Experts: It is Gonna Get Worse
03. Are Europeans Better at Handling Coronavirus Panic?
04. Social Distance Doesn’t Mean Social Isolation
05. Interview Actor Edwina Findley Dickerson
06. Women’s History Month: Climber Helps Women Reach Their Peak
07. It’s Tax Season: Lighten Up and Laugh at the IRS
08. How to Ask for Money When You Hate To
09. 80% of Your Listeners Can Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
10. Veteran Journalist: The Kent State Shootings 50 Years Later
11. What Your Coffee Preference Says About Your Wine Preference
12. How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change
13. New Reasons to Avoid Processed Foods
14. Are You at Risk for Diabetes, the Silent Killer?
15. Can Doing Push-ups Save Your Life?
16.Why You Aren’t Happier (and What You Can Do About It!)
17. How to Amp Up Your Inner Fountain of Youth
18. Want to Stop Attracting Losers?
19. How Science and Spirituality to Bring More Abundance into Your Life
20. Why Donald’s Trump Third Marriage Will End, Bigly!
1.==> Coronavirus Exposes Public Health Failures
Dr. Richard E. Besser was acting director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention back in 2009
when the H1N1 influenza virus surfaced in Mexico and
quickly spread. Dr. Bessler says his experience showed
that crises such as H1N1 and covid-19 provide a mirror
for our society and the actions we take — or fail to
take. He says the greatest strains will fall on certain
demographics because of their economic, social or
health status. Hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis
will be the elderly and disabled, those without easy
access to health care, and people living in close
quarters, whether in public housing, nursing homes,
jails, shelters or even the homeless on the streets. He
adds, “And the vulnerabilities of the low-wage gig
economy, with non-salaried workers and precarious work
schedules, will be exposed for all to see during this
crisis. Ask the 60 percent of the U.S. labor force that
is paid hourly how easy it is to take time off in a
moment of need.” Dr. Richard Besser is a physician and
president and chief executive of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J. Contact Melissa
Blair at media@rwjf.org or (609) 627-5937
2. ==> Listen to the Experts: It is Gonna Get Worse
There’s a lot of information coming at Americans but
there are also a lot of questions surrounding the
coronavirus and what’s going to happen in the next few
weeks. Experts say we may be in for an extended period
of hardship, but are Americans listening to health
officials’ warnings and advice? Sandra Crouse Quinn
says the bottom line is trust. “We’ve learned from the
2001 anthrax attack, H1N1 and the 2014 Ebola outbreak,
that the public is inclined to believe that uncertainty
and a lack of satisfactory answers are a sign that
officials are ‘hiding something’ or incompetent. When
we distrust our public officials, we may not be ready
and willing to take the actions they ask of us, and the
result is dangerous.” Quinn says the public should get
ready for change and uncertainty. “We know that as
science progresses, information will change, often
multiple times a day, and consequently, recommendations
and policies will change. For some time, we will
experience increasing numbers of coronavirus cases and
deaths. It will get worse before it gets better.”
Sandra Crouse Quinn is a professor and chair of the
Department of Family Science and senior associate
director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity at
the School of Public Health at the University of
Maryland. Contact her at (301) 405-8825;
scquinn@umd.edu
3. ==> Are Europeans Better at Handling Coronavirus
Panic?
Are the streets of Paris visibly empty as in
neighboring Italy, which has virtually shut down the
country? Are the media making the coronavirus problem
better or worse? While French landmarks, such as the
Louvre, are figuring out how to continue to welcome the
public, the situation changes every day. Wouldn’t it be
great to have a media professional you could talk with
who is actually there? If you’re holding on to your
European travel plans or if you just want to know how
Europeans are handling the virus at the street-level,
talk with Nita Wiggins, an American expatriate who has
been in Paris for 10 years. She’s the author of “Civil
Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports and Breaking
Barriers in American Journalism.” Nita now teaches
journalism in Paris. Contact her at
NWiggins@rtirguests.com
4.==> Social Distance Doesn’t Mean Social Isolation
People who are older or with underlying medical
conditions risk the severest consequences from the
coronavirus, but they’re also most at risk for social
isolation. Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone, a geriatrician
in Virginia, can explain ways seniors can avoid
catching the virus but still stay connected to others.
“As geriatricians, we promote the benefits of social
engagement to our patients; we remind them of the poor
health outcomes associated with social isolation. Now,
with COVID-19, the times have changed. But along with
the risk of coronavirus infection comes the risk of
social isolation.” She’ll explain ways to help seniors
stay connected using technology, why it’s important to
take breaks from the news, and what family and friends
can do to help those who live alone. She says, “Social
distancing does not mean social isolation, and even a
potentially deadly virus should not force us to be
alone. Now, more than ever, people need to find smart
ways to stay connected.” Laurie Archbald-Pannone is an
associate professor of geriatric medicine at the
University of Virginia. Contact her at (434) 964-1333;
la2e@virginia.edu
5. ==> Interview Actor Edwina Findley Dickerson
Your audience may recognize Edwina Findley Dickerson as
Omar’s sidekick Tosha Mitchell in HBO’s acclaimed
series ‘The Wire’ or her star turn in Ava Duvernay’s
award-winning feature ‘Middle of Nowhere.’ She was also
on the big screen with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in
‘Get Hard.’ Currently, Edwina can be seen Tuesday
nights on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in Tyler Perry’s
hit drama ‘If Loving You is Wrong,’ now in its fifth
and final season. Invite her on your show to discuss
the show, her career, or her off-screen work as a
motivational speaker and founder of AbundantLifeU, a
national organization that inspires, prepares and
trains disadvantaged young adults to achieve success in
business and in life. For the past 15 years,
AbundantLifeU has empowered and helped thousands of
people achieve their dreams through programs in job
readiness, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and
personal development. Contact John Angelo at
john@premieretv.com
6. ==> Women’s History Month: Climber Helps Women Reach
Their Peak
During Women’s History Month, female leaders want to
help transform our world. International retreat leader,
author, attorney, and mountain climber Mozella Perry
Ademiluyi has helped thousands of women globally to
achieve their biggest goals. Invite her to reveal why
times of turmoil are the best times for female leaders
to make positive change. She can also share why
barriers and boundaries make good targets for reaching
success and how to establish the attitudes that help
women reach their peak potential. Ademiluyi is a
successful international speaker and author who reached
Mount Kilimanjaro’s 19,341-foot peak at the age of 60.
She now teaches professional women how to boldly
embrace the steps that help them reach their summit.
Her book “Rise!” reveals how each person can
successfully climb her own mountains. Contact her at
(301) 437 7607; mozella@mountainpeakstrategies.com
7. ==> It’s Tax Season: Lighten Up and Laugh at the IRS
Incompetent. Reckless. Smug. Deserving of your guffaws
and eye rolls, certainly not your fear. All that
describes the IRS, says tax expert Richard Green, who
used to be one of the Internal Revenue Service’s own!
He has seen firsthand how the colossal waste and chaos
of his former employer puts America at risk. He’ll
reveal what put such an important government agency so
behind-the-times and made it so downright laughable. Do
you realize that agents are still using 50-year-old
technology? And audits are unfair and usually
unnecessary? Why is the IRS always blaming Congress or
everyday citizens for its own tax-management foibles?
Ask Green, author of “Agents of Deceit,” what Americans
can do to fix all this and still be fair to our nation
and ourselves. Contact Richard Green at (909) 570-1509;
rgreen@rtirguests.com
8. ==> How to Ask for Money When You Hate To
We all must ask for money at some point, even in a
recession, whether it’s for the PTA, kids’ sports
leagues, our local house of worship, or our favorite
charity. How can we do this without making our friends
feeling awkward or put on the spot? Leadership and
fundraising expert Marc A. Pitman gets it, and he’s
developed a simple strategy for helping anyone to ask
for money. This formula has successfully helped
volunteers on three continents raise the money they
need. He can tell your audience how to ask people for
money even when it feels uncomfortable and what can
help you raise money more effectively. His book, “Ask
Without Fear!: A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors with
What Matters to Them Most,” explains how to build
authentic relationships with donors and help them
connect with your cause, plus the 7 most common
fundraising mistakes and how to avoid them. Contact
Marc Pitman at (317) 751-1610; mpitman@rtirguests.com
9. ==> 80% of Your Listeners Can Stop Living Paycheck
to Paycheck
Despite a robust economy, most of your listeners are
barely making it from one paycheck to the next. They
want to do better but don’t know how to. Let Certified
Financial Planner Lorri Craig reveal five ways to climb
out of this persistent pattern. Among the things you
will learn are why doing a budget should not be your
first step, why you don’t have to go on a radical
financial diet and why money problems are usually the
result of a mindset problem. Lorri, who holds a
master’s degree in finance, is dedicated to empowering
both women and men with the tools they need to flourish
physically, internally, and economically in a radically
changing world. She is the developer of the Empower3
program and author of an upcoming book that provides a
step-by-step approach for being the change you want to
see in the world. Contact her at (484) 453-1742;
LCraig@rtirguests.com
10. ==> Veteran Journalist: The Kent State Shootings 50
Years Later
Bob Giles was a young newspaper editor at the Akron
Beacon Journal on the day of the Kent State shootings
on May 4, 1970. Invite him on your show and hear the
story of how he and his staff painstakingly pursued the
truth of the shootings – a tragedy that has haunted the
nation for 50 years and significantly changed the
debate about the Vietnam War. He’ll describe the
turmoil and drama of the newsroom on that fateful day
and on the campus of Kent State University, where the
Ohio National Guard opened fire on students, killing
four and wounding nine others. You’ll hear how
reporters struggled to make sense of the situation and
sort fact from fiction for a horrified world wanting to
know “what” and “why.” After a 40-year newspaper
career, Giles became senior vice president of the
Freedom Forum, executive director of its Media Studies
Center, and curator of the Nieman Foundation for
Journalism at Harvard University. He is the author of
“When Truth Mattered: The Kent State Shootings 50 Years
Later.” Contact Johanna Ramos Boyer at (703) 646-5137;
(703) 400-1099 (cell); johanna@jrbcomm.com or Erin
Bolden at (703) 646-5188
11. ==> What Your Coffee Preference Says About Your
Wine Preference
We all have personal coffee preferences, but what do
yours reveal about the kind of wine you like? Andy
Hyman is a tour guide in the Napa and Sonoma wine
country who has shared his passion for wine with
thousands of people from around the world. Invite him
to share what your favorite wines would be based on
your coffee preference. He can also reveal whether
taste preferences mainly come down to how many taste
buds someone has or if those preferences are learned.
His book, “Snob Free Wine Tasting Companion: Wine Smart
in a Day,” reveals how to get the most out of a wine
tasting experience, how wine is made, and general
knowledge about wine. Hyman has been featured by Sonoma
Magazine, the Marin Independent Journal, Napa Valley
Register, North Bay BIZ magazine, and other radio and
print outlets nationwide. Contact him at (415)
767-1441; andyhyman@rtirguests.com
12. ==> How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change
As they are increasingly being bombarded by news about
climate change, it’s only natural for kids to be
worried. But there is some good news: according to
cutting-edge educator Laurie Marshall, parents can help
children see how they can use their creativity to come
up with new solutions. The author of “Beating the Odds
Now,” Marshall will share five tools parents can teach
their children that will foster cooperation instead of
competition and demonstrate that they are part of
nature. She’ll also offer tips on how to use a favorite
spot in nature to convey some unforgettable lessons.
Marshall is a project-based learning and arts
integration specialist who has worked with underserved
youth for over 30 years. Her partners include FEMA and
Project Drawdown, the World’s Leading Resource for
Climate Solutions. She has trained over 6,000 teachers
in project-based learning and facilitated 125 nature-
based murals with over 25,000 people in schools,
nonprofits, and government agencies. Contact Laurie
Marshall at (415) 360-3304; lmarshall@rtirguests.com
13. ==> New Reasons to Avoid Processed Foods
By now, everyone is aware that proceed foods are high
in salt and calories. But most people don’t know that
from snacks to microwavable dinners, these convenient
foods contain numerous additives that can play a role
in digestive issues, autoimmune disorders, and possibly
even cancers. Let Marcela Magda Popa, M.D., talk about
the scary ingredients used in processed foods and keep
in mind that many of them also find their way into
medicines. Thus, they can trigger allergic reactions
and other side-effects for which they’re not even
blamed, being deemed as “inert.” The author of “Keep
Away from GRAS: Why Safe Everyday Products Are Making
You Sick and Simple Strategies to Recover Your Health,”
was forced to take early retirement as an internal
medicine physician because of her autoimmune arthritis.
This gave her time to research the suspicion she had
formed that “generally recognized as safe” products
used in foods, cosmetics, hygiene products,
medications, cookware, and other household items may be
making people sicker. Magda Popa graduated from Carol
Davilla Medical School in Bucharest, Romania, and
completed residency training in the United States.
She’s been featured on MSN Lifestyle, SheKnows, Elite
Daily, Bustle, and Business Insider. Contact her at
(917) 750-3377; marcelampopa@gmail.com
14.==> Are You at Risk for Diabetes, the Silent Killer?
Did you know that more than 30 million adults have
diabetes and more than 7 million don’t even know they
have it? Or that one in four adults has prediabetes?
With these staggering numbers, no one can afford to be
diabetes illiterate. That is why you’ll want to
interview Nadia Al-Samarrie, a leading patient advocate
in the diabetes community who knows this topic inside
and out. She can answer such questions as what are some
of the biggest myths about diabetes? How did being born
into a family with type-2 diabetes and being married to
a type-1 diabetic affect her life? What does she wish
everyone knew about diabetes? Nadia is editor-in-chief
of Diabetes Health, a 400,000-circulation magazine used
in hospitals, diabetes classes, and doctors’ offices as
an educational resource for patients, and her AskNadia
column is ranked No. 1 by Google as is her
DiabetesHealth.com website. Nadia is also the author of
“Sugar Happy: Your Diabetes Health Guide in Achieving
Your Best Blood Sugars and Letting Go of Your Diabetes
Complication Fears.” She has been featured on ABC, NBC,
CBS, and other major cable networks. Contact her at
(415) 741-3545; nalsamarrie@rtirguests.com
15. ==> Can Doing Push-ups Save Your Life?
Can it be true that push-ups—the same exercise you
learned in gym class—have more to offer your listeners
than you might imagine? With research-based upper-body
fitness expert Kristen Carter as your guide, you’ll
learn why this free exercise could likely save your
life and, surprisingly, is a more accurate way to
assess cardiovascular health than the usual treadmill
test. Ask her what is the significance of the Harvard
study of male firefighters? Does muscle strength
correlate with lower mortality? Kristen is a Certified
Precision Nutrition Coach with a master’s degree in
exercise physiology. She is the author of “Lose Weight?
Exercise More? I Don’t Think So! What to Do When Your
Doctor Tells You to Make Changes for Your Health.”
Contact her at (267) 930-2547; kacarter@rtirguests.com
16. ==> Why You Aren’t Happier (and What You Can Do
About It!)
Many experts offer tips on how to be happier. What
happens when you try so many of them and they just
don’t work? Elana Davidson discovered what she and so
many others were missing. True happiness is not just
about attitude and gratitude, it won’t be found through
quick-fixes and cookie-cutter clichés. The good news is
Elana can offer some tools and insights to your
audience that can make a real difference. Ask her why
doesn’t therapy work for some people? What key things
are people missing? How is the subconscious affecting
people’s ability to be happy? Elana is giving away
copies of her eBook “Finding Your Own Happy: The Soul-
Searchers Guide to Peace and Happiness in Everyday
Life.” Contact Elana at (413) 225-4758;
elanadavidson@rtirguests.com
17. ==> How to Amp Up Your Inner Fountain of Youth
It’s spring, a time of rejuvenation for the world and
you. It’s also time to pick up simple tips from Diana
Ruiz that can turn your inner fountain of youth on
high. Diana is a wellness and stress relief coach who
approaches health from a mind, body, and water
perspective. She’ll share her favorite health hacks —
including what to eat, think and feel — to help you to
feel better and look younger. She can answer such
questions as what is the single most powerful thing you
can do to supercharge your body’s natural rejuvenation?
And what is the mind, body, and water connection?
Diana is the author of “Healing Your Life with Water:
How to Use Your Mind Body and Water Connection to
Awaken Your Inner Fountain of Youth.” She can offer
your audience a free download that complements the
show’s subject matter. Contact her at (360) 550-9436;
DRuiz@rtirguests.com
18. ==> Want to Stop Attracting Losers?
Are you tired of always being in relationships with
people who are bad for you? Invite Arnoux Goran,
author, speaker, and the world’s #1 expert in personal
transformation, to reveal how you can stop attracting
losers. He’ll share the real reason why we’re attracted
to people who aren’t good for us and why, no matter how
often we promise ourselves we’ll choose someone better
next time, we end up with a loser again. Goran has the
solution to stop being a “loser magnet” and to break
the cycle forever so you can find your perfect match.
His upcoming book, “The Answer: How to Change Your Life
and Make Your Dreams Come True,” reveals how to release
negative emotions permanently and truly change your
life by addressing the cause of repeating patterns.
Goran has been featured on radio and television
nationwide. Contact him at (878) 203-8231;
AGoran@rtirguests.com
19. ==> How Science and Spirituality to Bring More
Abundance into Your Life
According to author and scientist David. L. Peters,
“Abundance is not more money or things. Abundance is a
life of joy and happiness, under all conditions that
life sends you, the good or the not-so-good.” David has
spent 80 years living a joyful and abundant life,
immersed in science and spirituality where he has found
that one supports the other. “The pathway of the 12
steps leads to joy and happiness even under devastating
conditions.” At 84, he has achieved great prominence in
his career as an engineer, holds 18 patents, raised
seven great kids and has enjoyed a loving marriage of
57 years. He is the author of “The 12 Steps to Joy and
Happiness: Finding the Kingdom of God that Lies
Within.” Contact David at DPeters@rtirguests.com; (607)
304-3329
20. ==> Why Donald’s Trump Third Marriage Will End,
Bigly!
Thrice-married Donald Trump has already experienced two
disgraceful divorces. Pastor and marriage counselor
Rev. George Sukhdeo believes that Trump’s marriage to
Melania is also doomed. “Trump’s marriage is not going
to end well; his wife will most likely leave him,” he
says. “He doesn’t have the vaguest concept of marriage.
He doesn’t treat women with love and respect, or value
them for who they are.” Rev. George has been married to
his wife, Shirley, for 46 years and has counseled 500
troubled couples, with an 85 percent success rate. He
is an ordained minister with the Pentecostal Assemblies
of Canada with 34 years of experience in Christian
ministries as a pastor, Christian counselor and life
coach. He is the author of the book “Preparing For and
Fostering Harmony in Marriage.” Contact George at
GSukhdeo@rtirguests.com or (647) 691-6042
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