The Locher Room

Actor Glenn Scarpelli has been in the entertainment business for over 40 years and he will join me to look back at his incredible career.
Glenn is best known for his role of “Alex” on the long running hit CBS prime-time series, “One Day At A Time.” Glenn is a native New Yorker who got his first break on Broadway at age eight in “Golda” starring Anne Bancroft. His next stint on Broadway was at age 12 in “RICHARD III” starring Al Pacino.
Glenn’s favorite film role was playing Audrey Hepburn’s son in the Peter Bogdanovich film, “They All Laughed” also starring John Ritter. He also appeared in the 1980’s Steven Spielberg anthology Series, “Amazing Stories,” toured on stage in “Brighton Beach Memoirs,’’ guest starred on three “Love Boat” episodes and co-hosted an NBC daytime series called “Fantasy” alongside Leslie Uggams and Peter Marshall.

Glenn came out publicly in 2004 and has been an advocate for LGBTQ rights. He donates much of his time to HIV/AIDS charities. One of the organizations that is nearest and dearest to his heart is The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS.

For the past several decades, Glenn has been a resident of Sedona, AZ and is the founder/owner of Channel 18, Sedona NOW TV. He has been nominated for 4 Rocky Mountain Emmys for his directorial work on Sedona NOW. The station just celebrated its 20th anniversary.

I am so looking forward to meeting Glenn to look back at his incredible career and hear about his current role running Channel 18.

Original Airdate: 5/24/2022

Actress Esta TerBlanche will join me in The Locher Room to look back at her time playing Gillan Andrassy-Lavery on ABC’s All My Children.

Esta was born and raised in South Africa and was crowned Miss Teen South Africa in 1991. Esta started working as an actress in South Africa, but she wanted to further her career in the U.S. She moved to the United States in 1995 and two years later landed her role on All My Children. Her other credits include Spin City and hosting the South African youth program K-T.V.

Original Airdate: 5/20/2022

Taylor Miller will join me in The Locher Room to look back at her career and time playing Nina Cortlandt on All My Children.

Taylor landed the role of Nina two ½ months after she arrived in the Big Apple. Taylor’s pairing with Peter Bergman (Dr. Cliff Warner) was one of the first supercouples on the soap. Taylor was voted one of the sexiest women on daytime TV by none other than Oprah Winfrey.

Taylor left her 30-year career behind and made a transition into the health and wellness field.

Original Airdate: 5/18/2022

Actress and writer Florencia Lozano will join me in The Locher Room to discuss her most recent film project, Life After You. Florencia made her television debut as Tea Delgado on ABC’s One Life to Live in January of 1997 and brought her character over to General Hospital in May of 2012.

Life After You centers around a suburban family's struggle with the death of their 19-year-old son, following an overdose of heroin that was laced with fentanyl. The movie explores the questions of who and what is responsible for this tragedy and follows their journey to answer these questions as their family unravels from grief, guilt, and anger. The film is inspired by the book, “Life After You: What Your Death From Drugs Leaves Behind” by Linda Lajterman.

Florencia Lozano, along with Sarah T. Schwab, wrote the screenplay to shine a light on the opioid crisis that is on the rise in our country and killing so many individuals. In 2019, nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. died from opioid-involved overdoses.

Come catch up with Florencia to hear about this important and timely project in The Locher Room on May 13th.

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Please join Mariann Aalda ( Didi Bannister), Sandy Faison (Dr. Beth Correll), Karen Needle (Poppy Johnson) and Jennifer Taylor (Detective Chris Egan) who met on the set of The Edge of Night live in The Locher Room to look back at their time on this ABC daytime drama. All four actresses met there and have remained friends over these almost five decades since they worked together on this soap opera. Don't miss the chance to catch up and hear from these talented four actresses.

Original Airdate: 5/12/2022

Please join actress Susan Scannell Gilbert live in The Locher Room to look back at her career and time working in daytime television.

Susan is well-known for her roles on Search For Tomorrow (Kristen Carter Emerson), Ryan’s Hope (Gabriel Dubujak) and appearances on One Life to Live and All My Children. Susan is also known for her debut role on the soap opera Another Life (Becky Hewitt) produced by the Christian Broadcasting Network where she wrote songs to be performed by her character. Daytime soaps led to a contract role on the ABC hit prime-time series, Dynasty, and guest starring roles on episodes of The A-Team and Remington Steele.

While acting, Ms. Scannell Gilbert kept her love of music alive by appearing at nightclubs such as: Dangerfields, Maxims, The Silver Lining, Carlos & Charlie’s and others, as well as performing her original songs on The Merv Griffin Show. She also sang the National Anthem at Shea Stadium. Scannell Gilbert ’s love of singing and writing led to writing a one-woman musical called “Love Jokes” which received a grant from Queens Public Television.

She is a three-time winner in Joel Selmeier’s New York One Minute Play Competition, which led to her scripts being published in “Rosebud Magazine”. She is also the winner of DramaLogues 1988 Critics Award for outstanding achievement in theater for her comedic performance in Dream Girl by Elmer Rice.

From 2001 – 2005 she served as the Founding Executive Director of the award-winning Astoria Performing Arts Center in Astoria, NY, where along with producing popular shows for the public, she was able to create musical theater programs for youth (“Summer Stars”) and Seniors (“Senior Stars”) which are free to all participants. She left APAC in good hands, and it is a thriving theater to this day. Susan can be found on the stage in Massachusetts where she enjoys performing roles that “tickle her mind and heart.”

Original Airdate: 5/10/2022

Please join us as we celebrate the life of the beloved and talented Lisa Brown live in The Locher Room. Lisa created not one, but two iconic daytime characters that fans have laughed with, cried with and most importantly never forgotten. In 1980, Lisa entered Springfield creating the imaginative, irrepressible Nola Reardon, one of the all-time great soap opera heroines. In 1985, Lisa moved to Oakdale where she brought the character of Iva Snyder to life.

Helping to honor Lisa will be her dear friend, co-star and on-screen daughter Martha Byrne along with some of Lisa's co-stars, writers and producers who had the privilege of working with her on both shows. Joining Martha will be Guiding Light's Maeve Kinkead (Vanessa Chamberlin) and John Wesley Shipp (Kelly Nelson), As the World Turns actors William Fichtner (Josh Landry) and Anne Sayre (Mitzi Matters) with Emmy-winning producer Michael Laibson and Emmy-winning writer Patrick Mulcahey.

Original Airdate: 4/29/2022

Cheryl Ladd will join me live for an audio only interview in The Locher Room to discuss her new film, A Cowgirl's Song hitting theaters and digital on April 22.

A Cowgirl’s Song, is a new movie from Samuel Goldwyn Films. Ladd plays Erin, a once well-known force in the country music scene, where she achieved fame, fortune, and awards, playing to sold-out arenas back in the heyday. But that was years ago. The death of her husband sent her into a downward spiral of loss, emptiness, and bitterness, sidelining her career, and more importantly, her happiness. A Cowgirl’s Song also stars Darci Lynne, Savannah Lee May, with original music by The Imaginaries.

Cheryl's big break came as one of the beloved Charlie’s Angels, Kris Munroe. Cheryl has enjoyed a career that has traversed television, film, Broadway and beyond. She was last seen in the Lifetime Christmas movie “Christmas Unwrapped” as part of their It’s A Wonderful Lifetime event. She also guest starred on HBO’s “Ballers” and Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” where she played a fouled mouth version of Vanna White. Next, she starred in FX’s “American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson” playing Linell Shapiro, the wife of Simpson’s defense attorney Robert Shapiro portrayed by John Travolta.

Original Airdate: 4/21/2022

Please join me for the 14th episode in the Conversations with Alan series live in The Locher Room when director and producer Tyler Gildin stops by to discuss his award-winning documentary, The Starfish.

The Starfish is the untold story of a man’s struggle to not only succeed, but to accept himself and his circumstances during one of the most infamous periods of history—where it took sacrifice, courage, and at times the open hearts of others to survive. Herb’s tenacity, dedication, and determination to become something in the face of so many obstacles, is what makes his ultimate legacy a testament to the American Dream.

Herb’s family would not have been able to escape Germany and ultimately reconnect in the United States had it not been for the efforts of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. HIAS remains dedicated to providing welcome, safety and freedom to refugees of all faiths and ethnicities from all over the world.

The Starfish is a reminder of the importance of generosity and the idea that “He Who Saves A Life, Saves the World.” The documentary is directed and produced by Herb’s grandson, Tyler Gildin.

Original Airdate: 4/20/202

Actor Dan Payne, who stars in the upcoming feature film Corrective Measures opposite Bruce Willis and Michael Rooker, will join me live in The Locher Room. Corrective Measures premieres at the end of April on Fox’s Tubi.

Dan has amassed an incredible list of credits on the big and small screen including, Supernatural, Tower Prep, Fairly Legal, Battlestar Galactica, Dead Like Me, Whistler, The L Word, Saved, Just Cause, Stargate SG1, Stargate: Atlantis, Smallville, The Chris Isaac Show, Robson Arms and two Muppet movies: A Very Muppet Christmas and The Muppets Wizard of Oz, Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard), Underworld: Awakening, No Clue (Carl Bessai), John Tucker Must Die (Betty Thomas),Watchmen (Zack Snyder), World of Warcraft (Duncan Jones), as well as the critically acclaimed indie film “Mulligans.”

Dan is also a part of the incredibly successful Disney’s Descendants franchise and will share why his two kids were so excited when he signed on to this franchise.

Original Airdate: 4/13/2022