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Kimberley Locke gained fame with her participation in the 2003 American Idol® television series where she was second runner up to Ruben Studdard, and in 2007 she garnered media attention for her participation in VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club.”

Locke is excited to release her new dance single, “Strobe Light,” a collaboration with “Idol” judge and producer Randy Jackson’s Dream Merchant 21 label and Ingrooves with Cutfather (Christina Aguilera, Santana, cat Dolls) producing the track. “Strobe Light” is slated for release April 6, 2010.

For the past six years, Locke has been actively involved with Camp Heartland, a national non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of children and their families impacted by HIV/AIDS. She has also worked with several HIV/AIDS related charities, including the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, YouthAIDS, and the Davy Foundation. In November 2007, Locke was presented with the Red Ribbon Award in recognition for her extensive charitable efforts as an HIV/AIDS activist.

In addition to various tour dates and performances, Locke has branched out as a television personality and host, and oftentimes provides hosting duties at red carpet events for “E!,” “Extra,” and “The Insider.” She has hosted GSN’s “World Slam,” MTV’s “Little Talent Show” and co-hosted several episodes of ABC’s “The View.”

Locke is currently attached to host and executive produce “Making the Curve,” a developmental reality show competition that will put together a supergroup of plus-sized women, which has garnered major interest from several networks. get Kimberly's music and new single at www.kimberleylockeofficial.com

Nicholas Snow has been out of the closet in the media as an openly gay man since 1985. In 1988 he was on the staff of the first ever National Coming Out Day and later also served on the board of the Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Entertainment Industry. From 1993 to 1998 he produced and hosted the television show "Tinseltown's Queer!" which he describes as "a queen's version of Larry King" - this morphed into the Nicholas Snow Show with co-host Fabrice Tasendo which ran until 2000.

In a dramatic twist in his own storyline due to a collision of circumstances, Snow became HIV positive in August of 2007. He has since founded ActionEqualsLife.com, devoted to raising HIV/AIDS awareness; creating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered civil rights; and supporting human rights in general. Visitors to the web site can watch "Action Equals Life: The Series!"

Later this year Snow will record a dance anthem with leading music producer Bruno Brugnano, the music video to be directed by O. Nathapon. The song, "The Power to Be Strong," will inspire HIV testing as part of Snow's "Get Tested, Live Longer" campaign

Sherri Beachfront Lewis was diagnosed HIV positive in 1987 after a routine blood test for her marriage license. She was one of the first women to be diagnosed with HIV in the United States and still be alive and well. In the past 20-plus years, Sherri has worked with and coordinated numerous HIV/AIDS research and advocacy effort. LIVING OUT LOUD is an Entertainment Talk Show including a live band & focusing on celeb causes, authors,musicians, alternative healing, nutrition and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. From non-profits to red carpet events. After hosting 60 podcasts for Here Networks Straight Girl In A Queer World I interviewed a variety of guests from Jasmine Guy to Greg Louganis to live for Macy's Passport, Project Angel Food. As Sherri Beachfront lead singer of the 80's pop group GET WET I performed on American Bandstand, Solid Gold, The Merv Griffin Show, and MTV. Performing for Sheryl Lee Ralph's non profit DIVAS Simply Singing and Broadway CARES Equity Fights AIDS, I got to do it all. I have been in recovery & living with HIV for 25 years! As an activist, counselor, writer, public speaker & entertainer, I want to de-stigmatize living with HIV simply by transcending it. Living in the mainstream & living my dreams. Because LIVING OUT LOUD is an art! Vote for Sherri to have her OWN Show here and visit her blog - HIV DIVA -on Thebody.com here

David von Storch, president of Urban Adventures Companies, Inc., has had a successful 22-year entrepreneurial career influenced by a very personal struggle. David is living with HIV. Diagnosed in 1988, the disease has subtly touched many of his business decisions ever since. The devastation David felt at the discovery of his positive status has shifted in the past 20+ years, profoundly influencing the way he lives his life and runs his businesses. His decisions to open VIDA Fitness, to ban trans fats on all menu items at Capitol City Brewing Company restaurants can be traced to his HIV status and the need to take care of himself physically, emotionally and spiritually. While his businesses continue to grow, David did not set out to be an ambassador for AIDS awareness through his entrepreneurial ventures. While HIV touches his everyday personal life, it is not the driving force behind his business decisions. He is realistic in separating emotional from rational and won’t grow a company if the revenues do not exist. Mr. von Storch is a true entrepreneur by turning his passion for healthy living into all of his business ventures.Recently, David captured his busy corporate life on video and produced a TV pilot in hopes of landing a network contract for a reality series. “Complicated Order” is a 22-minute, entertaining segment full of amusement and tension that focuses on von Storch’s growing business empire of lifestyle companies and feature his eclectic group of coworkers assisting in the daily rigors of supervising all his enterprises. Learn more at www.complicatedorder.com

Toby Grace is the Editor of Out in Jersey Magazine. He lived through the early years of AIDS in the 80s and saw all of his friends pass away, one by one. He feels blessed to have a gay family that is made up of his partner of 15 years and four informally adopted gay sons all in their early 20's & all HIV negative.His previous partner, Norman, a very magical man whom he loved very much, died of AIDS n '95. It was a 2 year spiritual & physical process for the both of them. Toby's way of keeping his sanity through the whole process was to chronicle it in a cycle of poems. Toby will be sharing some of his poems on air with us. www.outinjersey.net

MARK S. KING is an award winning columnist, author, blogger and AIDS advocate who has been involved in gay causes since the early 1980’s. After graduating the University of Houston, King pursued an acting career in Los Angeles and appeared in dozens of television commercials hawking fast food and soft drinks. During this time he also opened Telerotic, which became one of the largest gay telephone fantasy services in the country. King sold the company in 1986 as AIDS was beginning its devastation of the gay community. It is this period of time that King brings back to life in his memoir, A Place Like This. King has appeared as a regular spokesperson on ABC News, 48 Hours, CNN News and in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. His award-winning writing has been featured in The Advocate, Newsweek, The Washington Blade, and on TheBody.com web site. King has been honored for his writing numerous times, including the 2007-2008 National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association’s award for best opinion piece of the year, for his essay “Once, When We Were Heroes,” about the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Mark’s video blog, “My Fabulous Disease,” is one of the most popular ongoing features of the TheBody.com, with viewers from around the world.

Loran Spurling would describe his household growing up as a place where they didn't talk about anything. Today, he talks about everything. Diagnosed in 2006, his HIV positive status is one more thing he freely talks about in hopes of ending stigma. Loran is also a trauma survivor, a recovering addict, was recently dual-diagnosed with genital herpes and is a cat dad. He recently appeared in Logo's HIV+ME series. Listen in as Loran shares his experience, strength and hope living day to day with HIV.

WE HAD to RESCHEDULE KIMBERLEY LOCKE FOR A FUTURE SHOW.. STAY TUNED

Kimberley Locke gained fame with her participation in the 2003 American Idol® television series where she was second runner up to Ruben Studdard, and in 2007 she garnered media attention for her participation in VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club.”

Locke is excited to release her new dance single, “Strobe Light,” a collaboration with “Idol” judge and producer Randy Jackson’s Dream Merchant 21 label and Ingrooves with Cutfather (Christina Aguilera, Santana, cat Dolls) producing the track. “Strobe Light” is slated for release April 6, 2010.

For the past six years, Locke has been actively involved with Camp Heartland, a national non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of children and their families impacted by HIV/AIDS. She has also worked with several HIV/AIDS related charities, including the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, YouthAIDS, and the Davy Foundation. In November 2007, Locke was presented with the Red Ribbon Award in recognition for her extensive charitable efforts as an HIV/AIDS activist.

In addition to various tour dates and performances, Locke has branched out as a television personality and host, and oftentimes provides hosting duties at red carpet events for “E!,” “Extra,” and “The Insider.” She has hosted GSN’s “World Slam,” MTV’s “Little Talent Show” and co-hosted several episodes of ABC’s “The View.”

Locke is currently attached to host and executive produce “Making the Curve,” a developmental reality show competition that will put together a supergroup of plus-sized women, which has garnered major interest from several networks. get Kimberly's music and new single at www.kimberleylockeofficial.com

Casey Collins is a 26 year Survivor of the H.I.V. Epidemic. He's also a Recording Artist who pioneered the provocative notion that an OUT GAY Male Singer could speak and sing freely to the masses long before that time would arrive. He still performs his music and we'll hear some un-released recordings during the broadcast. H.I.V. had an enormous impact on his career in the late 80's and 90's in Hollywood. In 2000, Advocate Magazine praised his debut CD, saying, "Collins takes male Diva-ness to new sonic heights...and introduces a world-class singer." He was nominated for 3 Gay and Lesbian, G.L.A.M.A. Awards and shared the stage in N.Y.C. with all his Queer Out Musical Hero's. Collins has a rich, historical perspective to share with us regarding the HIV Epidemic from it's start until today. He took one of the first HIV Tests available in the United States in May of 1985. He attended the very first of what became known as Louise Hay's "Hay Rides" in West Hollywood, sang for and supported the early work of Marianne Williamson and became part of the creation and integral, touring Staff of AIDS MEDICINE and MIRACLES. You can expect he'll offer his engaging ideas of what he believes Long Term Survivors might employ to become valuable assets to the present day Epidemic. He'll share with us his thoughts behind his one man anthem, "A Treatment Is Not A Cure." Hear Casey's story only on POZIAM RADIO. Sunday evening, 9PM EST.

Lisa Britt describes the man who infected her with HIV as "one of those African American men who can't seem to stay out of jail." Still she stayed with him for three years. Sometimes they used condoms, sometimes they did not. Lisa message is "sometimes" can be a very dangerous word.Three years ago her boyfriend tested positive for the HIV virus while in prison. The staff made him call all of his sexual partners to warn them about their own risk. When he phoned Lisa, he said he had something to tell her, but he could not seem to get it out. She finally heard the news from a prison nurse. Lisa is the host of The Butterfly Girls- Radio Show - in Atlanta, Georgia. You can listen Live on WAEC LOVE 860 AM, Tuesday's @ 3:30 PM. Or log onto: www.love860.com.