The Locher Room

Actress Robyn Griggs Wiley sat down for a live interview in The Locher Room on March 26, 2021. Robyn is best known for her role of Stephanie Hobart on ABC’s “One Life to Live” and Maggie Cory on NBC’s “Another World” for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award. Her credits include independent horror films such as “Zombiegeddon” and “Ghost Tour” and she has hosted the horror convention Twisted Nightmare Weekend. Robyn also has a CD entitled “Love’s Young Nightmare”.

In 2020, Robyn was diagnosed with stage four Endocervical Adeno (Cervical Cancer) and is in the fight for her life leaving her unable to work. We will check in to see how Robyn is feeling and to reminisce about her days spent in Bay City and Llanview.

Ryan Hope alumni Michael Corbett (Michael Pavel, Jr.), Kelli Maroney (Kimberly Harris Beaulac) and Louise Shaffer (Rae Woodard) joined me in The Locher Room on March 25, 2021. Don't miss the chance to catch up with these three and reminisce about their time working together on Ryan's Hope.

Louise had some tech issues, but she did return in September 2021.

Please join me to hear Carson Tueller's inspiring story (Original Airdate: 3/24/2021). In 2013 Carson came out as a gay man and in that same year he also injured his spinal cord in an accident that broke his neck, paralyzing him from the chest down. In that one moment, the course of his life shifted, causing an identity crisis which would act as the impetus for self-discovery and exploration.

Carson took that one moment and has turned it into opportunity where he has become an LGBTQ+ / disability advocate helping to educate people around the world as a vocal advocate and leader. We will discuss his work as a disability advocate along with work as President of the non-profit, Affirmation. With Affirmation he delivered keynotes and training to international leaders on topics like worth, inclusion, and suicide prevention.

In addition to all of this, Carson began speaking across the U.S. to universities, corporations, and nonprofits about how individuals can experience power, happiness and fulfillment in any circumstance in life. As part of his journey, Carson also immersed himself in transformational education, earning a B.S. in psychology, and receiving extensive training in ontological coaching methods.

Please help us celebrate the 34th anniversary of the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful live in The Locher Room (March 22, 2021). Joining us for this celebration are original cast members John McCook (Eric Forrester) and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) along with co-stars, Don Diamont (Bill Spencer), Annika Noelle (Hope Logan), Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter Walton), Emmy Award-winning actor Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), and Emmy Award-winning actress Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester).

The Bold and the Beautiful premiered on March 23, 1987 and is the most-watched U.S. produced daytime drama in the world. The series is broadcast weekdays (1:30 PM-2:00 PM, ET/12:30-1:00 PM, PT). It is a Bell-Phillip Television production. Bradley Bell is the executive producer and head writer.

Please join us for a very special tribute to one of the most beloved and talented actors to ever hit our daytime television screens, Michael Zaslow. Michael's daughter Marika will join us along with his Guiding Light co-stars Maureen Garrett (Holly Thorpe), Fiona Hutchison (Jenna Bradshaw), Liz Keifer (Blake Thorpe) and Kimberley Simms (Mindy Lewis). This tribute aired March 19, 2021.

The incredibly talented Patti D'Arbanville will joined me live in The Locher Room on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Viewers couldn't take their eyes off the character of Patti's character Selena Davis and her daughter Drew Jacobs (Tammy Blanchard) on Guiding Light.

Patti D'Arbanville made her debut at age eight in a New York University student film about a girl and her cat, entitled Tuesday and Blue Silk. Andy Warhol was first to discover her during a gig as a club disc jockey when she was 13, and three years later at 16 cast her in his film Flesh. D'Arbanville has worked steadily in film and television series in the United States and France. D'Arbanville won a Drama-League Award as Best Actress for her stage performance in Italian American Reconciliation. She is well known for her prime-time roles in The Sopranos, New York Undercover, Third Watch, Rescue Me, The Sinner and currently plays Laurel Axelrod (Axe's mother) on the hit Showtime series Billions. D'Arbanville is also the inspiration for two Cat Stevens songs Lady D'Arbanville and Wild World.

Patti has not stopped working and tackling incredible roles that leave us spellbound. I'm so excited she is stopping by to say hello.

Don't miss my one-on-one interview with actor Brandon Scott live in The Locher Room on Wednesday, March 17th at 3 p.m. EST. Fans will recognize Brandon from his recurring roles on the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and NBC's This is Us. He recently starred in another hit Netflix series Dead to Me, the CBS All Access series Strange Angel, SYFY's Channel Zero and Showtime's critically acclaimed limited series Guerilla and the 2016 Blair Witch. You can catch him in the upcoming fourth and final season of Amazon's popular legal drama Goliath. I hope you'll tune-in to get to know this multi-talented actor.

Please join actress Olivia d'Abo (The Wonder Years, Conan the Destroyer), director Julia Verdin and producer Cady McClain in The Locher Room to discuss their powerful new film Angie: Lost Girls (Airdate: March 12, 2021)

ANGIE: LOST GIRLS

After being abducted into a sex trafficking ring, sixteen year-old Angie Morgan's (Jane Widdop) blissfully suburban life is upended by a living nightmare. She faces unspeakable horrors at the hands of her traffickers, finding solace only in her fellow victims and what little faith she has left. When she finally manages to escape months later, her family struggles to reconnect with a different Angie than they remember -- a woman thrust out of childhood and traumatized beyond recognition. Angie's assigned caseworker -- a former trafficking victim herself recognizes Angie’s survivor’s guilt about the girls left behind need to get her self esteem back and urges her to
speak out and help shut down the ring for good, but the threat of re-abduction and violence against Angie's loved ones is constantly looming. Despite her suffocating fear, will Angie stop running and face her past head-on, or are she -- and the girls she left behind -- lost completely?

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Human trafficking is the #2 largest criminal enterprise in the world, generating ~ $150.2 Billion. There are an estimated 100,000 KNOWN child victims of sex trafficking in the UnitedStates, and 300,000 American children are at risk. The average age a child enters the commercial sex trade is 11-13 years old.

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Actresses, moms and real-life girlfriends Rebecca Gayheart, Sharon Leal and Yvonna Kopacz-Wright came together in The Locher Room on March 11, 2021 to help raise money and awareness for Los Angeles based Chrysalis: A non-profit organization Changing Lives Through Jobs. This trio of ladies have been good friends for over two decades and will come together to discuss their friendship, motherhood, their careers and help raise money for this homeless organization.

Rebecca Gayheart broke into television with a series of television commercials for Noxzema in the early 1990. In 1992, Gayheart was cast on ABC's Loving as Hannah Mayberry. Other roles include: Antonia Marchette in Beverly Hills 90210 opposite the late Luke Perry, Ugly Betty, Vanishing Son, Earth 2, Nothing to Lose, Scream 2, G.B.F, Urban Legend, Jawbreaker, Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangmans' Daughter, Shadow Hours, The Cleaner, and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Gayheart made her Broadway debut in a production of Steel Magnolias.

Sharon Leal made her TV debut as Dahlia Crede on Guiding Light in 1996. She joined the Broadway cast of Rent before joining the San Francisco leg of the first national tour. Leal landed the plum roles of Michelle Morris in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls and the role of Marilyn Sudor on Fox's Boston Public for it's entire run. She has also appeared as Vanessa Lodge in the series Hellcats and as M'gann M'orzz (Megan in human form) on Supergirl in Seasons 2,3, and 5.

Yvonna Kopacz-Wright entered a Seventeen magazine modeling contest at 18 which earned her a trip to the Wilhelmina Agency in New York City. After modeling for two years, she returned to California where she completed two years at the University of California at Berkeley before joining the cast of the daytime drama Days of our Lives as Wendy Reardon. Since then she has appeared in various TV shows and movies, such as Cosby, Damages, Unforgettable, Perfect Stranger and more. She has had a recurring role on Blue Bloods as Detective Ava Hotchkiss and is currently appearing on Law and Order: SVU as Dr. Darby Wilder.

Yvonna is also a beekeeper who is extremely passionate about educating others on the current situation of the honey bee, including what we can do to help them from extinction. She takes care of her own hives, volunteers at kids schools and community centers teaching the youth about the importance of bees in our eco system, and uses social media as a platform for spreading her knowledge. Check out Lomar Farms below.

CHRYSALIS

Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment.

Their philosophy is that a steady job is a key step in a person’s transition out of poverty and onto a pathway to self-sufficiency. Chrysalis’ core employment services are designed to meet clients where they are and support them during every phase of their self-directed job search.

Since 1984, Chrysalis has served more than 71,000 low-income and homeless individuals, carrying out John Dillon’s vision of changing lives through jobs. Learn more about how they have continued to grow their approach for 36 years, offering a second chance to and empowering our clients, who are ready for change.

Please join me for the fifth episode in the Conversations with Alan series in The Locher Room to meet a group of individuals working to spread the message of 3GNY. 3GNY is an educational non-profit organization founded by the third generation: grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Air Date: March 10, 2021

3GNY’s mission is to keep the history of the Holocaust alive. Through their WEDU program, 3GNY trains grandchildren of survivors to share their family story in school classrooms. They must ensure that others understand the human face of the Holocaust, as well as its details, its place in Jewish history and how it is viewed and discussed today. They are the last living link to survivors. It is primarily through them that future generations will hear the actual stories of their grandparents’ survival. All of these individuals feel a deep commitment to know and tell these stories, and to place them within the greater context of the Holocaust. 3GNY also raises awareness about human rights issues and genocide – past and present.

To accomplish this, 3GNY creates forums where members meet, learn, connect and share ideas. Founded in 2005 with a group of six, 3GNY’s membership now exceeds 4000. 3GNY organizes diverse programming, including museum tours, film screenings, theatre engagements, discussion groups, book readings, visits and dialogue with survivors, Shabbat dinners, Jewish cultural events, intergenerational gatherings, genealogy workshops and field trips.

David Wachs, President of 3GNY, along with Sharon Cooper, Farah Kraus and Josef Szende will join me live to share the stories of their grandparents survival, to share WEDU classroom experiences and to share ways in which we can all help to make sure atrocities like the Holocaust never happen again. Just like me, these four individuals are the descendants of not one, but two Holocaust survivors.