The Locher Room

Tune-in to see Emmy Award-winner Real Andrews in The Locher Room on May 21, 2021. Real is known to daytime television fans for his roles as Lt. Marcus Taggert on Port Charles and General Hospital; Walker Daniels on As the World Turns, and Dr. Keith Campbell on The Bay. Real is a father of three, a husband, an actor, author, speaker and transformational coach. Real will reminisce about his daytime roles and share his passion for physical training and creating Champions, through sharing his experiences, workout secrets and developing strategies to help every person he encounters succeed in achieving wellness within the mind, body and spirit. Real thrives on taking his message and formula for whole health on the road through speaking engagements and motivational experiences, where he shares his whole health wisdom and knowledge with the world!

Catch up with General Hospital's John J. York in The Locher Room. John created the role of Mac Scorpio and has been a fixture on and off in Port Charles for 30 years. Original Airdate: May 26, 2021

John's acting career started in Chicago in 1980 taking classes at Wisdom Bridge Theater under the guidance of Edward Kaye-Martin. He moved to Los Angeles in 1983 to begin his Hollywood career. John landed his most memorable audition for a film "Chattanooga Choo Cho" in which he landed a co-starring role, but most importantly it is where he met his future bride, Vicki who was working as a casting assistant at the time. John has appeared on Murder She Wrote, Family Ties, Hotel, Hunter and many others prime-time series. In 1987, he got his first big break on the Fox-TV series, "Werewolf."

John and Vicki married in 1986 and in 1991, the same year he landed the part of Mac, they gave birth to their only daughter Schyler. Today John and Vicki are the proud grandparents to Elijah Gabrielle and Lucille Jane.

QVC Designer Renée Greenstein was a guest in The Locher Room on May 14, 2021 to discuss her new book, Women with Control 12 Secrets Of My Success That Every Women Should Follow. In her book, Renée chronicles her rise through the fashion industry smashing glass ceilings as a Woman of Color when few women were in the fashion industry. While a college freshman, her interest in fashion drew her out of academia to the Garment Center and New York’s Fashion industry. Life throws everyone obstacles, even a successful woman like Renée. As she states in the book “You are so in it. Life. The stress. The things you have no control over.”

In Women With Control, she takes the reader on a journey into her world as a global fashion designer and founder of Women with Control® and Attitudes by Renée® brands, two of the top selling fashion lines featured on QVC USA and UK. Both collections are a reflection of the designer's flair, genuine playfulness, and compelling life experiences. Renée shares her journey with you while keeping it real. You may have seen her on QVC doing her No More Wiggle, No More Jiggle® dance, smiling and laughing away. That’s because Renée genuinely loves fashion and loves her customers who she affectionately dubbed Wardrobe Warriors. That is why, Renée invites you to be in it together. There’s strength in numbers, right? And she knows we can win if we put our minds to it. Because let’s face it. We can get lost in the negativity that swirls in our heads, and we would be so much happier if we would only get out of our own way. Each chapter offers an insight into Renée's journey as well as a takeaway lesson. These are the author's 12 Secrets Of My Success That Every Woman Should Follow each outlined in its own chapter.

Join Renée and I as we look back at her incredible career, discuss her secrets to success and talk about her Wardrobe Warriors.

Emmy Award-winning actor Nicolas Coster was my guest in The Locher Room on May 19, 2021. In his new memoir, Another Whole Afternoon, Nicolas shares his reflections from a London kid's transition from a British privileged life to becoming an American: from cowboy to factory worker, from movie actor to Presidential Guard, on Broadway to daytime soap opera fame and prime-time TV star. A turbulent but rewarding love life! All in search of creative expression. Along the way introducing disabled scuba divers and fellow celebrities to the wonders of the great undersea world. Truly harrowing Atlantic crossings as well as tranquil tropical splendors...these memories reflect an adventurous life many would envy.

Daytime television fans will recognize Nicolas from his popular roles on As the World Turns (Edward Grimaldi), Another World (Robert Delaney) and Santa Barbara (Lionel Lockridge) to name a small number of those roles. In his 70-year career, Nicolas has appeared in over a dozen soap operas, countless primetime television shows and scores of stage and screen productions. This memoir "Another Whole Afternoon" is his first behind the scenes retelling of his life in front of the camera and his adventures beyond it.

Please join Guiding Light cast members Mart Hulswit and Fran Myers in The Locher Room on May 13, 2020. Mart joined the cast in 1969 playing the role of Dr. Ed Bauer for 12 years before leaving Springfield behind. Fran Myers joined the cast in 1965 and played the role of Peggy Scott Fletcher for an incredible 15 year run. Fran is currently a writer on NBC's Days of Our Lives. Don't miss the opportunity to catch up with this talented duo to hear their memories from their time spent in Springfield.

Actress Nicole Forester was my guest in The Locher Room on May 12, 2020 to reminisce about her time playing "Cassie" on Guiding Light and fill us in on what she's been up to since leaving the soap.

Nicole spent 13 years in Los Angeles, acting in television, commercials, and film before moving to the Big Apple. Within her first 3 months of arrival, she booked 3 national commercials and was offered the coveted 3-year contract to play “Cassie” when actress Laura Wright left the show and headed to the west coast.

During her 3 years on Guiding Light Nicole worked on over 300 episodes covering a variety of storylines, including the tragic death of her daughter "Tammy," for which she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2008.

Shortly after her contract on Guiding Light ended, Nicole got married, moved from NYC to her (and her husband’s) home state of Michigan, and gave birth to a daughter, then, 20 months later, a son. Their family of four are thriving in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where they are surrounded by family and friends, and Nicole gladly commutes to film and tv sets near and far.

Since leaving Guiding Light, Nicole has continually worked in primetime television and movies. She can be currently seen in the recurring role of "Christie" on Chicago Fire. She starred opposite Kelsey Grammer in the Starz critically acclaimed series, Boss, opposite Richard Gere in The Double, opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher to name a small few.

Please join me for the seventh episode of Conversations with Alan where I will share my father's story of survival during the Holocaust in The Locher Room on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 (Liberation Day). The truth about the Holocaust is that I am lucky to be alive. My life story could have turned out so differently if not for some very brave men and women who risked their lives and the lives of their families to save both my mother and my father when the Nazi's began rounding up Jews in Holland during World War II.

Tonight, I will share my father’s personal story which I didn't know much about. All I knew up was what my father shared in his interview with the SHOAH Foundation back in 1996. Tonight, you will hear some of that interview from my father - in his own words. 61 years after the war ended we received a phone call from Johan DeBoer and learned that Johan’s family gave refuge to my grandparents risking all of their lives. The DeBoer's family were also responsible for reuniting my father with his parents when he arrived by train through the underground. Johan called our home in 2006 to tell us about the story his family had written about my family's experience during WWII and to share that story with all of us. You will hear some of that story in this episode.

To read the full story, “Is Tomorrow Your Birthday” click here: http://jadeboer.nl/SjirkE1.htm

Come meet the man behind the twitter account @C19VaxxUpdates who helped thousands of New Jersey residents book COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Please join actor and a great humanitarian Brett Stoelker in The Locher Room.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Brett started his anonymous twitter account on January 24th and within two weeks he amassed10K followers and peaked at 100K followers on April 1. Brett created site to help those age 65+ who had no clue how to operate websites, book appts, or locate where they were being posted. His own parents were the catalyst since they had an incredibly hard time figuring out the system, and the state system was messy to say the least.-

Brett was in Durham, North Carolina touring with the Broadway National Tour of Les Miserables when it was shut down due to COVID-19 on Friday, March 13th. His first television audition ever was for a soap opera -- can you guess which one?

Original Airdate: 5/5/2021

Please come and meet the inspiring Mike Shoreman, "The Unbalanced Paddleboarder," in The Locher Room. While on a trip to India, Mike Shoreman stood before the Ganges River, and awakened his passion of inspiring others on the water. He returned home and became a professional paddle boarding coach, teaching stand-up paddleboarding and running a successful business. His dream of sharing his gift with students became a reality.

Then one morning, his world changed and a sudden neurological condition called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome woke him up in excruciating pain. With a collapsed face, extreme vertigo, and the inability to walk properly, Mike thought his budding paddleboarding career had come to an abrupt end. Hopelessness enveloped him as he began to grieve his old life.

Instead, Mike Shoreman channeled his pain into purpose. He used positive thinking to reverse the fall he was taking . He got back up and stepped bravely into a life that looks nothing like the one he had originally planned. He wrote “Diaries of The Unbalanced Paddleboarder: Crash and RISE: From Victim to Thriving Survivor” to highlight what it truly means to crash and rise again by transcending mental and physical limitations in order to share his light with the world. His story reminds us that it is always darkest just before the dawn.

Original Airdate: 4/29/2021

Please join Emmy Award-winning costume designers Maggie Delgado and Shawn Reeves in The Locher Room. Maggie worked as a costume designer on Another World, All My Children and As the World Turns. Shawn worked on Another World, Guiding Light before moving to Port Charles where he is currently the Costume Designer on ABC's General Hospital. Don't miss the chance to hear from this talented duo on what it takes to dress your favorite daytime characters for over 250 episodes per year.

Original Airdate: 4/28/2021