AME Radio Show

John Allan Miller - John is a country music singer/songwriter who has a brand new tour called "Bad Day to Be A Beer" tour and it's also the name of his newest single. He puts what he loves into his lyrics and the fans love it. He's hitting the road bringing his fun, upbeat sounds to your neighborhood.

Commentary

The Houston Astros were caught signal stealing over the past three years. The scandal rocked major league baseball because it allowed them to get to and win 1 World Series and finish 2019 as the AL Champion. Heads are rolling and it's probably the WORST scandal to ever hit pro sports. We talk about this and more.

Dr. Dravon James - Dr. Dravon James is the founder of Everyday Peace. An author and motivational speaker, Dravon’s goal is to educate, empower and inspire others to build the life of their dreams no matter what shows up in their lives- good, bad, or otherwise. We talk about Valentines day and can you enjoy it alone?

Jeff Coffey - Jeff is the former bassist and tenor vocalist for the legendary group Chicago. He currently is the bassist for the iconic Don Felder of the Eagles. Jeff however has an incredible solo career and he just released his new album "Origins". We talk to him about his career, his new album and more!

Tommy C - Tommy C has been rocking crowds around the country and globe since 1979. His years of experience have now culminated into his new outfit, TOMMY C and The Black Widow Grease Band. Tommy C has performed live onstage with such legendary acts as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Temptations, Four Tops, Conway Twitty, Freddy Cannon, and Charlie Pride. Not to mention his 10-year tenure as “Musical Director” for Chubby Checker. This gave him the edge on how the real rock n roll should be performed. And now, he along with his group of highly adrenalized high octane rockers, The Black Widow Grease Band are bringing his Detroit Motor City way of rock n roll to the West Coast and beyond.

Danielle Durchslag - Danielle is a multidisciplinary visual artist from New York. Her latest work, “BOUNTY”, is comprised of a series of short films focusing on the complexities of American Jewish wealth, both politically and psychologically. We talk to her about her new short film "Eleanor of Illinois".

Sam Sawyer - As a teenager in suburban Phoenix, aspiring artist Sam Sawyer couldn’t stop thinking about a story about a monster searching for an identity – an animated series that would feature a non-binary character as a hero.

Fast-forward a few years: now a successful comic artist and visual designer, Sam created the animated series “SALEM: The Secret Archive of Legends, Enchantments, and Monsters,” featuring the vocal talent of Rob Paulsen (“Animaniacs”), Laura Bailey (“Critical Role” and “Dragon Ball Z”) and Adam McArthur (“Star vs. the Forces of Evil”). It’s the story of a “cryptid” (creature) named Salem, raised by the Boogeyman, who learns that they are adopted. Without a gender and without a core identity, Salem embarks on a journey of discovery among the world of faeries, goblins, and other cryptids.

Sofia Evangelina - Sofia is a budding pop singer- songwriter from Canada. With an abundance of confidence, astonishing natural talent and a ‘powerhouse’ voice, Sofia exceeds all expectations of such a young artist. She comes on to talk to us about her music, her new single "Smile" and more. She will capture your heart in this interview

Rebecca Stern - Rebecca is the director of a documentary called "Well Groomed" which chronicles a year in the visually stunning world of competitive and creative dog grooming. It aired on HBO on Dec 17th and can be found on HBO Go and HBO Now

Kirsten Bloom Allen - San Diego Ballerina Dancer Kirsten Bloom Allen is trying to spread this very important message of suicide prevention and awareness through her new original dance video “A Reason To Fight,” by the Rock band Disturbed which was released on Friday November 15 and people are starting to take notice. The video has been reposted multiple times and is creating a lot of interest in the local and national community and I thought it might be good to have Kirsten on in studio since she is San Diego-based.

Florence Ann Romano - Best known as "The Windy City Nanny" she wrote a book called "Nanny and Me". She's been seen on Home & Family, The Doctor & The Diva, FOX News, Good Day Chicago, WCIU, SiriusXM and more. Today we discuss celebrity marriages breaking up because of infidelities with the nanny. It happens, and probably more than you think. We discuss the problem celebrities and your typical household faces when hiring a nanny and what you need to do to screen the individual and put in checks and balances.

Jan Nortzon - Jan Notzon is a critically-acclaimed novelist, playwright , and actor who just released a new novel called The ID Paradox. Jan has also worked as an actor, appearing on several prime Time TV programs including The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and, most recently, in Beverly Lewis’ The Confession.

His novel, The Id Paradox, chronicles a young man’s battle to rescue a friend from the horrors of a Mexican prison, and then from the nightmare of PTSD. It is an exploration of the shadow self which has readers questions the lengths they would go to if placed in challenging or confronting situations.

Paul Guerra - Paul Guerra is an Ecuadorean actor and TV Host that’s currently based in Los Angeles, California. He gained national acclaim in his country for TV shows like Combate, Prende la Tele and El Club de la Mañana. He is currently a Univision TV Host and he has a variety of other projects in the works which include: Youtube/Comedy Central comedy show Enchufe.tv, Ghostbusters World campaign with Greg Miller, Telemundo’s Milagros de Navidad alongside ex Miss Universe Alicia Machado, Films like Caracol Cruzando that is a PBS Online Film Festival and Ottawa International Film Festival official selection...and more

Don Iwerks - Don Iwerks (himself a Disney ‘legend,’), son to famed animator and Walt Disney's top artist Ub Iwerks (Silly Symphonies, Snow White, Steam Boat Willie) and now author of a new book called "Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of UB Iwerks.

The book release is timed just after the debut of the highly-anticipated new TV streaming series “The Imagineering Story” which premieres November 12 on Disney’s all-new platform Disney+.

It showcases the half-a-century career of Ub Iwerks, a self-taught animator who became an exceptional draftsman, prolific innovator, and all-around technical genius who directly collaborated with Walt to create some of the most loved moments throughout film and theme parks. Ub Iwerks is most-often remembered as the animator who worked directly with Walt Disney and first drew Mickey Mouse, but he was so much more. . . . he was Walt's ultimate inventor!

Victoria Lacoste - Victoria is the blood relative and descendant to the Lacoste fashion brand (their logo is the famed alligator). She has gone a different route and pursued her dream of entertaining. She is a producer and she launched a new company "Edelweiss Film Production" which just launched their new horror film "Asking for a Friend".

Samantha Curley - Samantha is an art expert and artist herself who founded and organization called "The Level Ground" which helps underrepresented artists in the Los Angeles area get the exposure and guidance needed to succeed. Today we talk to her about this non profit organization as well as her new program "The Level Ground Residency Program"

John Susman - John is the director of the movie "Game Day". John Susman’s script of Game Day received an Illinois Arts Council Award, was selected into the IFP Film Market in New York and was a finalist in the Illinois/Chicago Screenwriting Competition. He wrote and directed the award-winning film Making the Man, screened in over a dozen international film festivals. He wrote the plays Nelson & Simone (Midwest New Plays Festival, Live Bait Theater), Tiger Treadwell Takes Tinseltown (Uprising Playwright’s Award, Los Angeles Theatre Unit), and Café Society (Heideman Award Finalist Actors Theatre of Louisville, Circle Theatre New Plays Festival). He was Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s first literary manager, where he also served as dramaturg and assistant director on many Steppenwolf productions. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Directors Guild of America. Game Day is his first feature.

Wyatt McClure - Wyatt is a young actor who plays in the CBS hit comedy "Young Sheldon" which is a spin off of the early years of a character Sheldon Cooper best known as the lead character in The CBS Series "Big Bang Theory". Wyatt plays a bully to Sheldon turned friend. We talk to him in a fun interview where we learn about his character, his career, how he juggles his school and kid time and more.

Michelle Danner - The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner’s also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Her latest completed film, “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino; and she’s set to begin shooting “The Runner,” an action thriller and true-life coming of age story about a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin.