Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney Lear

Tracey, Heart Attack Survivor; Beverly, Diagnosed with Heart Disease; Phylise, Once diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure; Golda, Diagnosed with Heart Disease. February is Heart Health Month. We devoted this edition of the show to women and heart disease. For this segment of the show, we hosted an on-air panel discussion with four women diagnosed with some form of heart disease. This group of courageous women shared details of their illness, spoke about the role heredity has played in their diagnosis, and detailed how they modified their diet and lifestyle to survive heart disease.

Taylor Branch, Author, At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68. We spoke to Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author Taylor Branch. He joined the show to talk about his latest project. The book concludes Branch’s history of the civil rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King’s heroic role at the center of it all. While on Sunday Morning Magazine, Branch explained that the new book chronicles King’s efforts to hold his movement together in the face of internal factions that disagreed about strategy, tactics, and whether they could achieve their goals solely through nonviolence. Branch also spoke about the intermittent hostility Dr. King faced from President Johnson’s administration. Branch also provided insight into the unrelenting harassment Dr. King endured at the hands of the FBI.

Tara Sullivan, Author, The Bitter Side of Sweet. Mrs. Sullivan is garnering a reputation for writing powerful stories for young adults with a human rights angle. She joined the show to talk about her latest book which looks at modern-day child slavery.

Dr. Stephanie Dunlap, Medical Director of the UC Health Advanced Heart Failure Treatment Center, Medical Director of the UC Health Advanced Heart Failure Treatment Center. Heart Disease is the number one killer of women. Sunday Morning Magazine focused an entire show on the disease. Dr. Stephanie Dunlap joined the show to explain the warning signs and risk factors of heart disease. She also spoke about how women can reduce their chances of developing heart disease. Additionally, Dr. Dunlap explained the role heredity, age, smoking, obesity and diabetes plays in heart disease.

Hannah and Alexander, Founders, Adopt A Book. After learning that local at-risk children had no access to books, Hannah and Alexander vowed to help. At the age of 9 the caring brother and sister started Adopt A Book. The non-profit organization collects and distributes new and gently used books to children in need. Today, at the age of 12-years-old these twins have collected over 21,000 books and distributed them to 29 local organizations. Passionate about reading and availability of resources, Hannah and Alexander petitioned the city to place a Little Free Library along a historic bike trail, encouraging people to share and recycle reading materials. They joined Sunday Morning Magazine to tell their story.

Karen Kasich, the First Lady of Ohio. We dedicated this edition of Sunday Morning Magazine to the issue of Women and Heart Disease. Mrs. Kasich, who is married to the Governor of Ohio John Kasich, shared on-air that her family has an extensive history of heart disease. She maintains, her parents and grandparents all died of complications of heart disease. To combat the often-deadly disease, First Lady Kasich is collaborating with Kroger during the month of February (which is Heart Health Month) to highlight the importance of maintaining good heart health. On-air, Kasich explained that as part of the month-long partnership, Kroger pharmacies would offer personalized blood pressure and cholesterol screenings at no cost.

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Atlanta native Nic Stone is the author of the New York Times bestselling Dear Martin, which Booklist called “vivid and powerful.” Odd One Out is Nic’s second novel and the book she wishes she’d had back when she was trying to figure out who it’s okay to love. You can find Nic fangirling over her husband and sons on Twitter and Instagram at @getnicced or on her websit http://www.nicstone.info/

Peggy Caruso, Personal Development Coach, Author, Revolutionize Your Child’s Life: A Simple Guide to Health, Wealth and Welfare of Your Child. For this edition of Sunday Morning Magazine we focused on young people that are becoming captains of industry—who have started their own business at a very young age. Our guest, Peggy Caruso says that parents should teach their children the principals of entrepreneurship to help them become successful adults. On-air she gave examples of simple ways parents can empower their children to reach their maximum potential. Caruso also gave advice to parents who have children that want to start a small business. In addition, Caruso maintains there are also many lessons kids can learn when a business fails.

: Kate DiCamillo, #1 New York Times bestselling and two-time Newbery Medal-winning author. From titles such as Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux, Kate’s books have resonated with readers of all ages around the world. These two books were also made into major motion pictures starring actors such as Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Cristopher Lloyd, and Jeff Daniels.

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