Howard and Ruth Milstein chat with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith about fruit and wine. Ruth shares tips on choosing fruit and talks about her recipes for Watermelon Ice and Cold Apple & Grape Soup, and Howard provides tips on pairing wine with fruit. Howard is a wine expert, and his wife Ruth is the author of the Gourmand award-winning recipe book 'Cooking with Wine: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine.' Watch for Ruth's recipes in the upcoming July issue of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine.

This interview originally aired on June 7, 2015 on Big Blend Radio's Champagne Sundays variety show, that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Linda Morgan, Executive Director of the Yuma Visitors Bureau chats with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith about what there is to see and do in Yuma, during the summer. Located in the southwest corner of Arizona, between Tucson and San Diego, Yuma is a popular summer destination that boasts water sports and activities on the Colorado River, numerous hiking and bicycle trails, bird watching, the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, a historic downtown and historic sites such as the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Quartermasters Depot State Historic Park, and Historic Yuma Theater.

This interview originally aired on June 7, 2015, as part of Big Blend Radio's Champagne Sundays show, that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Glynn Burrows chats with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith about tracing family history back to Norfolk, England and American Presidents such as Abraham Lincoln, who have family ties in East Anglia towns as Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk. Glynn is a family historian and owner of Norfolk Tours in England. Watch for his upcoming article on American Presidents with English family connections in the July issue of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine.

This interview originally aired on June 7, 2015 on Big Blend Radio's Champagne Sundays show, that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Travel writer Linda Kissam 'Food, Wine & Shopping Diva', chats with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith about her recent visit to 'Tin City' in Paso Robles, California. 'Tin City' is a grouping of small wineries, some tasting rooms, and artisan businesses houses in tin buildings, within an industrial complex that is officially called Marquita Crossing. Linda discusses three wineries: Giornata, Field Recordings, and Clos Solene. Watch for Linda's upcoming article on 'Tin City', in the July issue of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine.

This interview originally aired on June 7, 2015, on Big Blend Radio's Champagne Sundays show that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Classical crossover artist Nathan Pacheco chats with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith about his second full length album “Nathan Pacheco II." Nathan rose to prominence by recording and touring with instrumental superstar Yanni, who met Pacheco after the singer auditioned for mega-pop producer Ric Wake, who was helming the new album "Yanni Voices." Pacheco recorded several new tunes on the collection and quickly gained a following as a guest performer on the "Yanni Voices" PBS Special (taped in Acapulco) and over 100 tour dates throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. The acclaimed tenor has toured the U.K. with British singer Katherine Jenkins and the National Symphony Orchestra, headlined tours in the U.S. and starred in his own PBS special "Introducing Nathan Pacheco."

This interview originally aired on Big Blend Radio, on June 5, 2015, an episode that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Chandra Curelley is an award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and actress. Listen to her interview with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, where she talks about her music career, and current her role as Ms. V on "For Better or Worse" on OWN. She’s a fixture in many of Tyler Perry's other productions including  "Madea's Big Happy Family," "Diary of Mad Black Woman,"  "Tyler Perry's A Madea's Christmas." Chandra is also the former lead singer for the legendary recording group, the S.O.S. Band, replacing the original lead singer. She continued the band’s string of Top Twenty Billboard hits with the CD’s "Diamonds In The Raw", and "One Of Many Nights", where she wrote several songs, including the single "Broken Promises."

This interview originally aired on Big Blend Radio on June 5, 2015, a show that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Bassist Alexander Gershman, founder of the jazz collective Sasha's Bloc, chats with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith about the jazz industry and the release of their second album, Heart On Fire.  Sasha’s Bloc aims to solidify their growing presence on the U.S. music scene with this original album that hearkens back to the Big Jazz Band sound of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s, and to a performance style that evokes such seminal acts as Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Count Basie, Scott Joplin, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

An intriguing ensemble founded in 2012, Sasha’s Bloc is an amalgam of varied artists, nationalities and experiences, all fueled by bassist and songwriter Alex Gershman to deliver a sound that is consistently big, boisterous, full of spirit and rich in everything that makes jazz linger as an American phenomenon. On Heart On Fire, Gershman is honored to have Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane Monheit perform on multiple tracks.

This interview originally aired on Big Blend Radio on June 5, 2015, a show that broadcastes live from the historic Conorado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Bassist Alexander Gershman, founder of the jazz collective Sasha's Bloc, chats with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith about the jazz industry and the release of their second album, Heart On Fire.  Sasha’s Bloc aims to solidify their growing presence on the U.S. music scene with this original album that hearkens back to the Big Jazz Band sound of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s, and to a performance style that evokes such seminal acts as Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Count Basie, Scott Joplin, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

An intriguing ensemble founded in 2012, Sasha’s Bloc is an amalgam of varied artists, nationalities and experiences, all fueled by bassist and songwriter Alex Gershman to deliver a sound that is consistently big, boisterous, full of spirit and rich in everything that makes jazz linger as an American phenomenon. On Heart On Fire, Gershman is honored to have Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane Monheit perform on multiple tracks.

This interview originally aired on Big Blend Radio on June 5, 2015, a show that broadcastes live from the historic Conorado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Chandra Curelley is an award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and actress. Listen to her interview with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, where she talks about her music career, and current her role as Ms. V on "For Better or Worse" on OWN. She’s a fixture in many of Tyler Perry's other productions including  "Madea's Big Happy Family," "Diary of Mad Black Woman,"  "Tyler Perry's A Madea's Christmas." Chandra is also the former lead singer for the legendary recording group, the S.O.S. Band, replacing the original lead singer. She continued the band’s string of Top Twenty Billboard hits with the CD’s "Diamonds In The Raw", and "One Of Many Nights", where she wrote several songs, including the single "Broken Promises."

This interview originally aired on Big Blend Radio on June 5, 2015, a show that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.

Classical crossover artist Nathan Pacheco chats with Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith about his second full length album “Nathan Pacheco II." Nathan rose to prominence by recording and touring with instrumental superstar Yanni, who met Pacheco after the singer auditioned for mega-pop producer Ric Wake, who was helming the new album "Yanni Voices." Pacheco recorded several new tunes on the collection and quickly gained a following as a guest performer on the "Yanni Voices" PBS Special (taped in Acapulco) and over 100 tour dates throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. The acclaimed tenor has toured the U.K. with British singer Katherine Jenkins and the National Symphony Orchestra, headlined tours in the U.S. and starred in his own PBS special "Introducing Nathan Pacheco."

This interview originally aired on Big Blend Radio, on June 5, 2015, an episode that broadcasted live from the historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona.