This is our interview with Tesha Jackson, Education Director of the Harrell Unit of the Boys And Girls Club of  Marion County.  Miss Jackson spoke about a talent/variety show at the Boys And Girls Club as part of the Black History Month celebration.

This is our interview with Kahlin Kelly Adkins, Alex Stanciel, and Ed Forrest who appeared with us on the program to promote the 2010 Fight For Air Ocala Asthma Walk happening at Jervey Gant Park on May 1, 2010.  The website referred to in the interview is http://www.fightforairwalkocala.org

Each morning we have a conversation with Galen Unold from LifeSouth Blood Centers to encourage blood donations and to announce where the blood mobile will be that day.  We usually have an informal conversation with Galen before getting to business and the segment has become a favorite of many morning listeners.  We have never uploaded a podcast of those conversations until now.  In this segment, we are speaking to Galen about everything from Girl Scout Cookies to cow manure. 

This is our interview with author Tammy Kling.  The website for Tammy is http://www.tammykling.com

Dr. Mark Genovese speaks to us in this interview about rhumatoid arthritis and a medication called Actemra.  The website referenced in the podcast is http://www.actemra.com

This is our interview with author Gary Showalter talking about his life and his new book, "The Big Bend."

This is our interview with Jolene Roxbury from the Jolene Roxbury Show and Kristy Wendling.  Jolene's website is http://www.joleneroxbury.com

This is our interview with Lorna Byrne, author of Angels In My Hair.  Lorna's website is: http://www.lornabyrne.com

Interview with Vaughn Roberts and Gary Murphy talking about the Taps For Troops project they are on.  The websites referred to in this interview are http://www.tapsfortroops.com and http://www.higherhorn.com

This is our interview with author Teresa Burrell speaking about her book, "The Advocate."  The website referenced in the interview is: http://www.teresaburrell.com

This is our interview with Fusun Atalay talking about her book, "Will Of My Own."  The website for the book is: http://www.dictionmatters.com

This is our interview with U.S. Senate candidate Bernie DeCastro.  Mr. DeCastro's website is: http://www.electbernie.com

This is our interview with Dr. Joan Rosenberg, co-author of "Mean Girls, Meaner Women."  The website Dr. Rosenberg refers to in the interview is: http://www.meangirlsmeanerwomen.com

This is our interview with author and speaker Ying Chang Compestine in which we discuss her three books, "Boy Dumplings," "A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales, and "Revolution Is Not A Dinner Party."  Ying's website is: http://www.yingc.com

This is our interview with Dr. Paul Beals talking about the book, "The Encyclopedia Of Medical Breakthroughs And Forbidden Treatments."  The website referenced in the interview is http://www.forbiddentreatments.com

This is our interview with Blaze Ginsberg and Debra Ginsberg about the book, "Episodes: My Life As I See It."  The website referenced in the interview is http://www.blazeginsberg.com

This is our interview with Dr. Len Saputo, Author of the book, "A Return To Healing."  The website for the doctor is http://www.areturntohealing.com

This is our interview with Edie Ollwerther who is a Senior Dancer on the New Jersey Nets Dance Team featured in the film, "Gotta Dance."  The website for the movie is: http://www.gottadancethemovie.com

This is our interview with Writer and Director Dagen Mer­rill talking about his new film, "Broken Hill."  The website for the movie is http://www.brokenhillthemovie.com

This is our interview with Drew Read from the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia, Georgia.  The website referenced in the interview is: http://www.payh.org

This is our interview with Troy Carl from the organization Faith Comes By Hearing.  For more information go to http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com

This is our interview with John Basedow, founder of Fitness Made Simple.  John's website is: http://www.fitnessmadesimple.com

This is our interview with Dr. Mary Zennett, author of the book "Health For Us All."  The websites mentioned in this interview are http://www.healthforusall.com and http://www.sermo.com

This is our interview with Waheed Rabbani, author of "Doctor Margaret's Sea Chest."  The website referenced in this interview is http://www.tiny.cc/wrabbani

This is our interview with author and journalist Jim Marrs.  Jim's website is http://www.jimmarrs.com

Dr. Guy DiMartino, D.C. and his guest Dr. Brian Muto, D.C. talk about health and nutrition issues.  The website mentioned in this podcast is http://www.fakhourychiro.com

This is our interview with Dr. Burton S. Schuler talking about his book "Why You Really Hurt."  The website for Dr. Schuler is http://www.whyyouhurt.com

This is our interview with author Todd Kashdan about his book, "Curious."  To learn more about Todd Kashdan and the book "Curious?", go to http://www.toddkashdan.com

This is our interview with Florida State Representative Kurt Kelly.

This is our interview with Alan Evans, author of "Spirit Horses."

This is our interview with recording artist Rhonda Vincent.  Go to her website for live performance information at http://www.rhondavincent.com

This is our interview with Annie Marie Delgado and Duke Rountree talking about the Helping Hands event scheduled in Ocala for April 4, 2009 and presented by OMCAR (Ocala/Marion County Association of Realtors).  The website for OMCAR is http://www.omcar.com

This is our interview with Bill Britt, State of Florida Army M.A.R.S. Director.  The website Bill references in the interview is http://www.flmars.org

This is our interview with Estelle Benson.  Estelle and Earl Benson own and operate the amazing Orange Blossom Opry in Weirsdale, Florida which hosts top name entertainers on a regular basis.  Check out their website at: http://www.obopry.com

This is our interview with Judy Collier, author of "Quit Kissing My Ashes."  Judy was visiting Florida and made a special trip to visit us in our studios.

This is our interview with fitness expert, John Basedow.  For Fitness Made Simple books and DVDs go to http://www.fitnessmadesimple.com

This is our interview with writer and director Marc Fienberg talking about his new film "Play The Game."  For more information on the movie, go to http://www.playthegamemovie.com

This is our interview with Dilara Hafiz and Imran Hafiz.  Their book, titled, "The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook" was the focus of our conversation.  The book was also authored by Yasmine Hafiz.  Dilara Hafiz is the mother of Imran and Yasmine.  The website referenced in the interview is: http://www.theamth.com

This is our interview with Dr. Richard P. Brown, MD.  Dr. Brown is associate clinical professor of psychiatry, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. The book we are talking about, "How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care," was written by Dr. Brown along with his wife, Dr. Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD, who is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College, and Dr. Philip R. Muskin, MD, who is chief of consultation-liaison psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Interview with Joe Rothenberger of Stargazer Productions and the folks from Southeastern Paranormal Investigators about a TV pilot being filmed to document the work of SEPI.  Their website is http://www.sepi.350.com

This is our interview with singer/songwriter and recording artist Sal Belloise.  His two websites are: http://www.sallive.com and http://www.soundclick.com/guitarsal

This is our interview with RatePoint founder Neal Creighton.  Check out his site at http://www.ratepoint.com

This is our interview with author Val Edward Simone.  We spoke of his new book for children titled "Felix" as well as his previous works. The websites referred to in this interview are: http://www.ekidslandpublishing.com and http://www.ekidsland.com

This is Part 2 of Dr. Michael Lange's discussion of Macular Degeneration and the importance of nutrition.  Dr. Lange refers to two websites in this interview: http://www.langeeyecare.com and http://www.fortifeye.com

This is our interview with Dr. Michael Lange of the Lange Eye Institute talking about Macular Degeneration and the benefits of nutrition in treating and preventing this disease.  Dr. Lange's website is: http://www.langeeyecare.com

This is our interview with singer, songwriter, recording artist, and poet Johnny Schafer.  Johnny is promoting his new CD titled, "Great Expectations." Johnny's MySpace site is: http://www.myspace.com/johnnyschafermusic

Mark Underwood, the President of Quincy Bioscience, has a BA in Psychology (neurochemistry) from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. His experience includes laboratory product development, product launches and business team development. Mark Underwood has led and managed professional teams throughout his career and is also the inventor of the apoaequorin-based technologies within Quincy Bioscience.

The website to learn more about the things Mark talks about in this interview is: http://www.quincybioscience.com

This is our interview with singer/songwriter and recording artist AZitiZ.  To hear more music from AZitiZ, go to her MySpace site at http://www.myspace.com/spiritsoulja

This narrative non-fiction book is set in the context of the civil war in Sudan, which ended in 2005. Ayuel and Beny tell their own experiences, fleeing their burned villages and making their exodus along with thousands of other displaced children who had lost their families.

They walked for months across barren land, menaced by starvation, disease, wild animals, and shrapnel from helicopter fire. The story follows the evolution of their thinking from revenge to peaceful solutions as they spend fourteen years in refugee camps. The Arab Islamic government of Sudan wished to impose their strict sharia laws on the black Christian and Animist south and claim the newly discovered oil reserves.

This is our interview with singer/songwriter Scott Morris.

Dr. Daniel Clauw spoke to us about Fibromyalgia.  Martha Beck joined the doctor to express the patient's perspective of this disease.  The website mentioned in this interview is http://www.knowfibro.com

This is our interview with researcher Vernon Smith who talked about the MRSA infection and how to prevent contracting it.  To learn more, go to the website Mr. Smith references in this interview which is http://www.mrsahelp.com

This is our interview with the band Act Of Congress.  The band impressed us with their talent, their determination, and their "level headedness."  Here's what it says on their MySpace site:

Act of Congress is the 2008 "Disc Makers Independent Music World Series" Winner. Their debut album titled "DECLARATION" produced by Jason Elgin, (Collective Soul, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Lynam) and mastered by Roger Lian (White Stripes, Deftones, Staind) recently Sold Out it's release concert at Workplay, "One of PASTE magazine's 40 best venues in America." They have upcoming features in Billboard, Portico, and Birmingham magazines. AOC has worked with Live Nation, opening VIP areas for artists such as John Mayer, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, and Brooks and Dunn. AOC has been featured on the 90.3 "Tapestry" program, 102.5 The Bull, AL.com, CBS 42 News, Fox 6 Good Day Alabama,The Birmingham News, The Shelby Reporter, City Scene, and Black and White, They are the 2008 "Birmingham Music Award" winner, and was a finalist in the 2007 Cultural Alliance "Grants for Individual Artists" competition. Because of their musical diversity (symphony, jazz and bluegrass musicians) they have been a favorite at Southeastern venues and festivals. Feel free to view the Myspace and Sonicbids press pack (sonicbids.com/actofcongressmusic).

This is our interview with singer/songwriter Hannah Madison Taylor promoting her latest four song EP.  Hannah delighted Robin and I with her music, her upbeat interview, and her enthusiasm for her future.  Here is what others have said about Hannah:

In an industry where stars rise and fall at an equally rapid pace, Hannah Madison Taylor has the stage presence and vocal sound destined for longevity. Her music is an original and melodious blend of pop and soul bursting from an unassuming girl-next-door meets retro ingenue.

As a singer and songwriter, one can hear in Hannah’s music the influence of a variety of artists. From The Beatles and James Taylor to Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow, Hannah’s musical arrangements are original creations of many well-loved sounds. Pure entertainment -Hannah Madison Taylor is a delight as a performer, a musician, a songwriter and an entertainer.

Whether she is driving the crowd to the dance floor with her original song, ”So Killer Sexy”; enticing the listener to a moment of quiet repose with the soft vulenerability of “It Is What It Is” and “Goodbye This Time ”; or in the studio writing for another artist, there is a luminous quality to her work.

Note: I played the incorrect cut off of Hannah's CD and identified it by the wrong name.  (Sorry about that!)

This is a special podcast to wish Leo Armstrong a happy 100th birthday!  Our guest on AM Ocala Live in this podcast is Leo's son, Russell Armstrong.

WHO IS LEO ARMSTRONG?  Born on a Minnesota wheat farm in 1908, Leo Armstrong was only 4 months old when his family moved to Florida. He grew up in Bradenton and dreamed of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. However, the military was not recruiting when Leo graduated from high school, so he applied for a college scholarship instead. Needless to say, he won the scholarship and his fate as an educator was sealed.  Leo attended the University of Florida and received his teaching certificate in 1933. He taught in Pensacola, Bradenton, and Bunnell before moving to Marion County to teach biology and math at Fellowship School. By taking summer classes Leo earned a Masters degree in school administration from Duke University, and in 1942 he became the principal of Weirsdale High School. In 1955 he was selected as the first principal of the new Lake Weir High School, a position he held for the next 11 years.

A devoted family man, Leo was married to his late, beloved wife Nell for 57 years. Together they raised three children, Toliver, Martha, and Russell. Leo attends Weirsdale Presbyterian Church, and he is a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Weir. In 1985-86 he was honored by the Florida District of Kiwanis as their Kiwanian of the Year. A man of many talents, Leo enjoys gardening, bird watching, and playing the piano.  Leo is widely regarded as the best high school principal a student could have. He was a creative disciplinarian and a good friend to those who were fortunate enough to attend his school. Leo always had time for his students, and their welfare was his greatest concern.   Former students affectionately remember Leo as the man with a cigar box full of lunch money, a ring with more keys than the janitor's, and a book entitled "One Hundred and One Best Poems." They also remember him as the one who blew up the chemistry lab! But most of all, Leo's students remember him as a man whose heart was big enough for everyone!

PRAISE FROM LEO'S STUDENTS & COLLEAGUES

Photo:  Leo & Nell Armstrong at the Class of '62 reunion, 1995.

"Leo Armstrong was a giant! All of the children that have turned out so well are a monument to him."  George Albright, Jr., Weirsdale High School, Class of 1949

"When I was 16, Leo trusted me more with his car than my own father did!" Bud Boyer, Lake Weir High School, Class of 1958

"Because of Mr. Armstrong, I received a scholarship from the Kiwanis Club of Lake Weir to attend Charity Hospital School of Nursing in New Orleans. The foundation he provided as a principal and a Kiwanian later helped me earn four degrees and led to a long and successful career in nursing management and healthcare administration. "   Alice J. Privett, Lake Weir High School, Class of 1963

"I though I had retired from teaching when my husband and I and our two small children moved to Marion County in the summer of 1964. That was before I met Mr. Armstrong. Because of his influence, I have spent the past 35 years in education!"   Linda Rou, Supervisor, Career and Applied Technology, Marion County Public Schools.

This is an interview we did with superstar singer/songwriter/recording artist Bobby Goldsboro on September 2, 2008 to help promote his one-man art showing of his paintings in Ocala, Florida.

This is our interview with talk-show host, and legend, Joe Franklin. 

The Joe Franklin Show ran on Television for 40 consecutive years! He's even in The Guinness Book of World Records! There isn't now and never will be another show quite like it. Its host Joe Franklin was, in many ways, the pioneer of the modern TV Talk Show Format.

Joe Franklin is one of Television and Radio's most durable and beloved personalities ever. In addition, he is considered one of the world's leading authorities on "Nostalgia." Through the course of The Joe Franklin Show Joe interviewed an astonishing 300,000+ guests!

For a time, Joe employed Bette Midler and her accompanist Barry Manilow as his in-house singer. Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand, Bill Cosby, and Liza Minnelli are among the world's great talents who got their first exposure on The Joe Franklin Show.

There was also a great uniqueness about the program. On any given night you might find a world renown artist sitting next to a balloon folder from New Jersey! Joe's Franklin's lovable and funny persona even prompted comedian Billy Crystal to imitate him on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for four years.

In addition to his TV Talk Show, Joe appeared regularly with Conan O'Brien. He's also seen on "The David Letterman Show," "Live With Regis And Kathy Lee," and has been mentioned several times on the hit cartoon series "The Simpsons."

Joe played himself in the films "Manhattan," "Ghostbusters," "Twenty Ninth Street," "Broadway Danny Rose," and has been featured in The New York Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and The Village Voice. He was recently honored by The Museum Of Television and Radio and can currently be heard Saturday nights broadcasting on WOR's "Memory Lane" (710AM in NYC, 12 midnight). Joe can also be heard daily on Bloomberg Radio's "Lifestyles" segment.

This is our interview with the incredible Marni Nixon, singer, actress, and author.

Marni Nixon's career includes Opera, (Seattle, San Francisco, Ford Foundation TV Opera Cameos), Chamber and Symphony, Oratorio soloist and Grammy Nominated recordgs both Popular and Classical (Boulez, Villa-Lobos, Ives, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Copland) including conductors Von Beinum, Wallenstein, Previn, Mehta, Stravinksy, Stokowski, Mauceri, Slatkin and Bernstein.

Awards include Four Emmys for Best Actress on her children's TV show called Boomerang and two Gold records for Songs for Mary Poppins and Mulan (voice of Gandma Fa), 2 Classical Grammy Nominations...Broadway includes Heidi Schiller in Sondheim's Follies, and originating the roles of Sadie McKibben in Opal, and Edna in Taking My Turn, and Aunt Kate in James Joyce's the Dead also on tour in LA and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. In Regional and Off-Broadway her roles have included Nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Fraulien Schneider in Cabaret, and recently Eunice Miller in Kander and Ebb's "70, Girls, 70". In the recent Premiere of Richard Wagner's Opera Ballymore at Skylight Opera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (taped for PBS) she originated the role of Mrs. Wilson.

TV includes Boomerang (Children's show in rerun for 25 years, awarded 26 Emmy Awards and 4 personal Emmy's for Best Actress); The Mothers in-Law; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; I've Got a Secret; To Tell the Truth; frequent American Variety shows such as the Merv Griffin Show, Hollywood Palace, Today show, Tonight show and The Harry Secombe Show in the British Isles, The Best of Both Worlds (her won Special) on BBC and ITV. Formerly a frequentguest and side-kick for Liberace and Victor Borge, her national tours include her show Marni Nixon: The Voice of Hollywood. Recently she has been seen in many "the-making-of" documentaries. Film roles include Aunt Alice in I Think I Do; Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music.

A much sought after judge of Metropolitan Opera Auditions, National Association of Teachers and Singing, etc. Miss Nixon presents Master Classes in Colleges and Universities and teaches privately throughout the USA. Miss Nixon is the singing voice of Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn in the Motion Pictures and on the Soundtracks of The King and I, An Affair to Remember, West Side Story, and My Fair Lady.

Lieutenant William Keegan

A highly decorated Lieutenant in the Special Operations Division (S.O.D) and a 20 year veteran of the Port Authority Police Department, Bill Keegan was Operations Commander of the WTC Rescue/Recovery Teams, and awarded highest medal for the WTC 9/11 assault. His other awards include the 1993 WTC Bombing Medal of Valor for his rescue of school children trapped in a stalled elevator; the Hanratty Medal of Valor, 14 meritorious medals; and 36 excellent police duty medals.

Lt. Keegan is a member of the NYPD and New Jersey Honor Legion, and for his work at Ground Zero was officially awarded the rank of “Colonel” by the Attorney General of Kentucky. He is still active helping workers who suffered injury or trauma during the rescue and recovery operation. He is also active in the International Rett Syndrome Association; the illness affects one of his children.

Before joining the Port Authority Police Department, Lt. Keegan spent 10 years as a trucking business entrepreneur operating on the piers of New York and New Jersey.   He has an Associate Degree from St. Peter's College, and was varsity quarterback at Hudson Catholic High School in Jersey City for three years.

Lt. Keegan and his wife Karen have three daughters, Kristine, 16, Tara 13, and Rory, 5. They reside in New Jersey.

This is our interview with opera singer, Paul Potts.  Paul was a fun and refreshingly humble guest.  He made a name for himself on the TV program "Britain's Got Talent."   His bio says he first sang opera in 1999 in a karaoke competition dressed as Luciano Pavarotti and later that year appeared in the Michael Barrymore talent show called "My Kind Of Music."