Celebrity Interviews

Today on Your Beautiful Day on The Gratitude Radio Network, Jenn MOG and Neil Haley will interview Bill Shannon of Crutch.

CRUTCH, co-director/producers Sachi Cunningham and Chandler Evans’ sprawling, exhaustive chronicle of performance/visual artist and action sports athlete Bill Shannon’s life and work across myriad artistic and athletic disciplines, will have its world premiere in November at DOC NYC, the United States’ premier documentary film festival. Far more than a chronological survey of one person’s life and achievements, CRUTCH does so much more: the film shatters conventional notions of disability; it challenges the viewers to abandon conventional ideas of what “ability” means, and crosses over from artistry—in skate and dance and performance art—to education on issues of key cultural and political relevance.

For the subject of a film decades in the making, Shannon’s life is remarkably well-documented. Early in his childhood in Nashville, TN, he was diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, a degenerative condition of the hip that affects one in 20,000 children aged 3-12 years; it severely degrades the smooth ball of the hip inside the pelvic joint (which Shannon describes in his own animations in the film).

Breaking free of his disability but never losing sight of it, Shannon began to create skate tricks and dance moves, first as recreation and transportation but ultimately as his own unique art forms. He rose to the pantheon of artistic physical movement, Cirque du Soleil, who commissioned him to choreograph two works in their production Varekai back in 2003. “Bill Shannon defies gravity as he floats just above the ground, sweeping forward in long, smooth strides on titanium crutches. He spins, twirls, then freezes, looking like an oddly beautiful sculpture of flesh and metal. His gliding mobility seems almost magical,” wrote Sally Sommer in the New York Times. “Bill comes from a different world, does not move like I see before -- not sport, not acrobatic, not nothing I see before,'' said fellow Cirque performer Vladimir Ignatenkov. He’s since developed collaborative and one-man shows year-on-year, and still makes time to teach and perform at a Legg-Calvé-Perthes camp in Florida.

Johnny Mathis Interview

Today on Living a Legacy, Eric Couch and Neil Haley will interview Johnny Mathis.

John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts to date. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three separate recordings.

Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian and Spanish music, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, Mathis cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences

Today on Your Beautiful Day on The Gratitude Radio Network, Pearl and Neil will interview Amanda Raymond of Netflix's You Are My Home

Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil will interview Scott Schwartz.

Scott Schwartz is an American former child actor best known for his roles in The Toy, A Christmas Story and Kidco.

Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil Haley will interview Brad Rutter.

Stars in the upcoming quiz show THE CHASE, which premieres January 7, 2021 on ABC.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil Haley will interview Robert Broski of Amazon's L.A MACABRE.

Amazon's L.A MACABRE is thrilling audiences around the globe!

The nail-biting profusion of TWIN PEAKS and THE X-FILES hails from Daniel Ast, and features a superlative ensemble cast including Christina Wren (BATMAN V. SUPERMAN) and Robert Broski (TWIN PEAKS : THE RETURN).

Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil Haley will interview Staci Layne Wilson of The Ventures.

Author of #1 Bestseller 'So L.A. - A Hollywood Memoir' 📖 Director of 'The Ventures: Stars on Guitars' Documentary' 🎬

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil will interview Amber Ruffin of NBC's New Year's Eve 2021.

The broadcast will feature performances from across the country by AJR, Busta Rhymes featuring Anderson .Paak, Chloe x Halle, CNCO, Jason Derulo, Goo Goo Dolls, Kylie Minogue, Pentatonix, Bebe Rexha featuring Doja Cat, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Sting featuring Shirazee.

Carson Daly will return to host NBC’s New Year’s Eve special live from the heart of Times Square. Joining Daly as co-hosts will be Amber Ruffin, star of Peacock’s “The Amber RuffinShow” and writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” and Stephen "tWitch" Boss, DJ and co-executive producer for the “Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

“NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2021” will air Thursday, Dec. 31 from 10-11 p.m., will break for local news and return for the final countdown to the iconic ball drop from 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET/PT.

“Nothing will make me happier than to have a front row seat to watch 2020 disappear and usher in the hope for brighter days in 2021,” Daly said. “I’m excited to be with Amber and tWitch live in Times Square to broadcast the iconic ball drop to millions of viewers on TV, but will miss the revelers who can’t attend live. Our diverse music lineup offers something for everyone in your family. See you on NBC!”

“We’re looking forward to bringing in 2021 with a highly entertaining show that will feature great music and terrific rapport between Carson, Amber and tWitch in Times Square,” said Doug Vaughan, Executive Vice President, Special Programs, NBC Entertainment. “We’ll be providing top-quality entertainment we know everyone will enjoy from the comfort of their homes.”

Prior to “NBC’s New Year’s Eve,” NBC News’ “TODAY with Hoda and Jenna” co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager will host “New Year’s Eve: Escape From 2020,” a primetime NBC News special highlighting 2020’s most entertaining and talked about videos and trends, as well as the year’s most extraordinary and inspirational moments. The two-hour special airs from 8-10 p.m. and will feature interviews with Lauren Ash, Skylar Astin, Andrea Canning, Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, Kelly Clarkson, Willie Geist, Brad Goreski, Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Matt Iseman, Sheinelle Jones, Carson Kressley, Preacher Lawson, John Legend, Jane Levy, Loni Love, Howie Mandel, Josh Mankiewicz, Chris Mann, Craig Melvin, Natalie Morales, Keith Morrison, Dennis Murphy, Alex Newell, Al Roker, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Chris Sullivan, Johnny Weir and more.

With health and safety the highest concern, there will be no public access to the New Year’s Eve countdown to the ball drop in Times Square. The public is invited to view the national broadcast “NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2021” from home on NBC.

Vikram Gandhi Tells His Story

Today on Your Beautiful Day on The Gratitude Radio Network, Jenn MOG and Neil will interview Vikram Gandhi.

The latest from award-winning filmmaker Vikram Gandhi (KUMARÉ, BARRY) explores the rise and fall of Tekashi69, one of the most controversial figures in contemporary pop culture

69: THE SAGA OF DANNY HERNANDEZ

"A clear-eyed take on a chaotic life."

"Grimly compelling." —Screen Daily

"Tekashi 6ix9ine gets the troubling and tragic doc he deserves." —Indiewire

Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil Haley will interview Tamela D’Amico of One Little Finger.

Tamela D’Amico stars in the Indian-American film One Little Finger, streaming on Amazon and Apple worldwide. She plays ‘Raina,’ an American neurologist researching music therapy in India. The film employed more than 80 people with disabilities, many of those being student musicians, and the title track “One Little Finger” is currently being considered for a Grammy. The purpose of the film is to educate people about the abilities of those with disabilities, and all money earned is going straight into the One Little Finger Foundation.

Tamela is best known for her role on Disney’s “Best Friends Whenever” and Amazon’s “Englishman in L.A.” (for which she was awarded “Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Web Series” by LA WEB FEST). She is also a jazz recording artist and her music has been heard on more than 140 national radio and cable outlets. She sings the theme song “Love and the Gun” in both English and Italian for the film, Rob the Mob. Besides her work in the film and music industries, Tamela is also a brand ambassador and content creator to many International brands.