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With the huge National Association of Music Merchandisers (NAMM) at the Anaheim Convention Center all week for their massive music industry trade show, hear about another important aspect of this non-profit's work to support music programs at the local level. As we talk about NAMM's recent "Day of Service" here in Anaheim (ahead of their multi-day trade show).

Happening two days before The NAMM Show, the world’s largest global gathering of the music industry, the hands-on service event supports the organization’s year-round efforts to provide every child in the district with the opportunity for a well-rounded education that includes music. Sunkist Elementary (K-6) has been chosen as this year’s host location for a day of high- energy, mixed genre, constructive musical learning opportunities. In addition to serving the community and students, NAMM will present a $10,000 check to support the continued growth of music making in Anaheim. 

Edwin Rivera-Cortez, Chief Development and Communications Officer at Latino Health Access on expanded Medical Eligibility for the community.

Veronica Herrara, Director of Core Credit Services and a Credit Ambassador for EXPERIAN.  Helping provide credit education to consumers and small businesses alike. With some amazing tips on starting BUSINESS CREDIT that you won't want to miss!

Meet Feli Michada, Senior Field Engineer and Brand Ambassador for for a large IT firm MANAGED SOLUTION. About the tremendous need (and opportunity) for Hispanic students to enter and succeed in the ever growing area of Internet Technology (IT).  And how his parents (in particular) sacrificed everything to move from a rural village in Mexico to offer their son the opportunity to be all he could be.  And how he works to mentor other young Hispanics to be the same.

Privileged today to have "the man who wrote the book" on today's new minimally invasive,  image guided surgeries.  As Dr. Patrick Sewell joins us to talk about his pioneering work in this field.  And how he himself recently struggled to find a qualified surgeon who could perform his own procedure on him when he discovered that he had kidney cancer.

"The usual procedure," explains Dr. Sewell, "is to go in and cut the whole kidney out.  But in this newer procedure, we insert a tiny probe (with a camera) and simply freeze or burn or cut out the tumor itself." Which can be done on an outpatient basis with far less cost, risk and recovery time.

He goes on to explain, however, that it's still extremely rare to find anyone trained in this procedure. "It's not that the procedures aren't known or proven,"explained Dr. Sewell.  "I invented this KIDNEY CRYOBLATION SURGERY where we freeze the tumor 25 years ago.  It's fully FDA approved. But that for a variety of reasons (like the need for newer skills or the fact that it takes far less time and therefore generates far less profit for the hospital...or simply that surgeons like all experts simply get stuck in their old ways) it's unfortunately still hard to find someone who'll use these less invasive surgery procedures". 

But the benefit is clear.  In his own case, he was able to find someone he'd trained to freeze just the cancerous parts of his kidney (without removing the entire organ) in an hour (on an outpatient basis).  At a fraction of the cost, time and impact of traditional surgeries.  Without the extensive recovery time and risks of infections or other side effects created when you cut into the body and remove a major organ.

Which is why he's here at UCI's Beall Applied Innovation Center working with one of the University Lab Partners to see if he can't improve this situation.  It's a "cutting edge" story (without all the "cutting") you'll want to hear. On this week's OC SPOTLIGHT, here on Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.

Join our Sales Coach Ashley V as she looks back at the first year of her show. And talks about all the amazing guests who've joined her here at OC TALK RADIO.  And learn from them their secrets to sales success.

Santa is in the house!  As real life, professional Santa Kevin Scott joins us to discuss how he got into this world and the joy he gets out of it...

Dr. Chris Lowe, Dir of the Cal State Long Beach (CSLB) Shark Lab discusses his work studying sharks. And helps to dispel many myths around their behavior.  Pointing out the rarity of shark attacks and their importance in our ecosystem.

Patricia Rae-actress/activist on her long, successful career as  working actress in countless films and TV shows. And how she continues to "sell herself" everyday to sustain her career and uncover new opportunities. (like producing her podcast

Elvis Impersonator Scott Robertson joins us to discuss his career (and his day job as a banker).