The Locher Room

Join me for a very special Conversations with Alan in The Locher Room on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 7 p.m. EST. My life story is one that could have turned out quite differently if not for some very brave men and women who risked their lives and the lives of their families to save my mother and father when the Nazi's started rounding up Jews in Holland during World War II.

Tonight I will share my mother’s personal story of survival and talk about those brave men and women who are the reason my sister and I are alive today. Joining me tonight will be two very special guests live from Holland. Regina de Graaf Korlaar and Janita de Groep Korlaar are the granddaughters of the two people who risked everything for my mother and grandmother to survive. Their one act of humanity not only saved two lives but brought two otherwise unconnected families together and created a bond that has continued on today, 75 years after the war, through the next generation and hopefully through the future generations to come. I share this story with all of you so that we never forget what happened to the 6,000,000 Jews and remember Whoever Saves a Life; Saves the World. Tonight you will also hear from my mother in her own words.

I started Conversations with Alan to have honest conversations to make us all think about our own place in History. As you listen to my mother's story I share tonight about these brave men and women who changed the trajectory of my life, consider this: What would you have done if my mother and grandmother showed up on your doorstep? The story below illustrates difficult decisions and daring acts of compassion that took place to save my mother.

Testimony clips are from @USCShoahFoundation’s Visual History Archive, a digital archive of nearly 55,000 genocide survivor and witness testimonies used for education, research, and outreach. Learn more at sfi.usc.edu. www.youtube.com/c/USCShoahFoundation.

Please join Another World cast members Joseph Barbara (Joe Carlino), Timothy Gibbs (Gary Sinclair), Mark Mortimer (Nick Hudson), Allison McDonnell Page (Emily Maddox), (Dahlia Salem (Sofia Carlino) and Diego Serrano (Tomas Rivera) as they share memories of their time working together in Bay City. Taped: January 21, 2021

As you all know, I have been partnering with Retro Television to bring you virtual reunions with cast members from the classic daytime drama, The Doctors. Please join us for our third reunion featuring Kim Zimmer (Nola Dancy Aldrich), Nicholas Walker (Brad Huntington), Jada Rowland and James Storm (Dr. Michael Powers) in The Locher Room. This was taped on Friday, January 15, 2021.

Retro TV airs The Doctors weekdays at 12 noon and at 7:30 p.m. EDT/PDT (see listings at www.myretrotv.com) and streams online at 4 p.m. EDT weekdays at MyRetroTV.com and on the Retro TV Roku channel. Episodes of the Emmy Award-winning series and exclusive interview content is available on-demand at WatchTheDoctors.com, Roku and App Stores.

Real-life husband and wife duo John and Sandy Gabriel joined me live in The Locher Room on January 8, 2021. The duo will share memories from their time playing Seneca Beaulac on Ryan's Hope and Edna Thornton on All My Children. Don't miss a surprise visit from Tasia Valenza.

John Gabriel passed away on June 11, 2021.

Author Steven Capsuto joined me in The Locher Room on December 29, 2020 to discuss his book “Alternate Channels: Queer Images on 20th-Century TV.” The book explores the battle for lesbian and gay visibility on American TV in the twentieth century, which pitted sexual-minority groups (from the Mattachine Society in the 1950s to GLAAD in the 1990s) against powerful far-right religious organizations, with TV executives and scriptwriters caught in the crossfire. It documents countless famous or now-forgotten programs, characters, and political skirmishes, examining gay portrayals and the era's few pioneering depictions of bisexual and trans people.

This revised 20th Anniversary Edition (out now) which was fact-checked from scratch, reinstates material which the original publisher cut from the book as well as almost one hundred photos which were also not part of the original publication. The first edition was a semifinalist for what is now the Stonewall Book Award and has been widely used in universities. Capsuto built this account of events from archival materials, a thousand broadcast recordings, and his interviews with showrunners, network and studio executives, and early activists.

Steven was also the lead historical consultant for the recent Apple TV+ docuseries Visible: Out on Television.

Michelle Stafford who plays Phyllis Summers on CBS's The Young and the Restless joined me live in The Locher Room on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. EST. Michelle talked about her incredible 26 year career in daytime television and discuss her very personal reasons for starting her own skin care line, Skin Nation.

Join cast members of the Emmy Award-winning digital series, The Bay, for the 100th episode of The Locher Room. This episode aired Monday, December 28, 2020. The cast will preview Part 2 of the Season 6 finale and share highlights from this incredible season. Tune in to see Kristos Andrews (Pete Garrett / Adam Kenway), Matthew Ashford (Steve Jensen), Najee De-Tiege (R.J. Foster-Garrett), Celeste Fianna (Tamara Garrett) and A Martinez (Nardo Ramos).

Join the creators and cast members of the new soap opera, Forever and a Day in The Locher Room. The first season recently wrapped up and the sophomore season will debut on February 1, 2021, but don't miss a very special Christmas episode on December 18th.

Forever And A Day is a daytime soap opera, which airs in an audio format on the JLJ
Media Network of Podcasts. The series was initially created to honor the 90th anniversary of the soap opera genre, which began on radio in 1930 with Painted Dreams , a soap opera created by Irna Phillips. Forever And A Day follows the trials and tribulations of three families in the fictional town of Augustus, Illinois, as they overcome life’s complexities brought on by their media and political ambitions.

Joining me will be series creator Casey S. Hutchison, Candice Mack who serves as co-executive producer and co-head writer alongside Hutchison. Additionally, Mack co-stars in the series in the role of Danielle Fraser. Also joining us are James Lott, Jr., who is the CEO of JLJ Media and serves as a Production Consultant along with cast members Quinn VanAntwerp (Broadway's Jersey Boys), who portrays the hopeless romantic Colin Harper, Lacretia Lyon, who portrays the spitfire, fashion blogger Katelynn Harper, is best known for her accomplished work in stand-up comedy, and for being a well-known talk show host on the JLJ Media Network and BLEAV Podcast Network and Kristina Sullivan, who portrays the business savvy seductress, Stephanie Markham, is an up and coming writer, producer, and actress.

The Locher Room hosted a very special Deck the Zoom Guiding Light holiday reunion live on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Our Springfield family will come together to celebrate their longtime relationships with each other and with you our audience while revisiting some of our favorite Guiding Light traditions. The cast has agreed to come together for this special event to help raise awareness and money for Feeding America.

School closures, job disruptions, and health risks are causing millions of Americans to turn to food banks for much-needed support right now. You can help families impacted by COVID-19 in our community by supporting our partner tonight. www.feedingamerica.org/coronavirus.

Joining us for this very special holiday show are Grant Aleksander (Phillip), Laura Bell Bundy (Marah), Bryan Buffinton (Bill), Ellen Dolan (Maureen), Jean Carol (Nadine), Beth Chamberlin (Beth), Crystal Chappell (Olivia), Kassie DePaiva (Chelsea), Frank Dicopoulos (Frank), Beth Ehlers (Harley), Judi Evans (Beth), Jamie Goodwin (Johnny), Melissa Hayden (Bridget), Liz Keifer (Blake), Harley Jane Kozak (Annabelle), Jessica Leccia (Natalia), Joy Lenz (Michelle), Rachel Miner (Michelle), Karla Mosley (Christina), Michael O'Leary (Rick), Robert Newman (Josh), Saundra Santiago (Carmen), Peter Simon (Ed), Tina Sloan (Lillian), Nancy St. Alban (Michelle), Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny), Krista Tesreau (Mindy), Jerry verDorn (Ross), Michael Woods (Jim), Yvonna Kopacz-Wright (Mel) and Kim Zimmer (Reva).

Real life husband and wife duo Terrell Tilford (David Grant) and Victoria Platt (Vicky Spaulding) from Guiding Light joined me live in The Locher Room on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.Join us to hear about their Springfield meeting and all the great things they have been working on in recent years.