2.26.2014

Bionce Foxx: shining star

Bionce Foxx was on the air at WGCI in Chicago for several years and now does mid-days at Star 92.7 in the Cayman Islands (Caribbean and urban music). She talks about how she got into radio; working in Bermuda at a hip hop R&B station; voicetracking; meeting famous people; stalkers; John Legend; her Foxx on the Box show on WGCI; hearing Ordinary People live on the air; working at WGCI's gospel sister station; Steve Harvey; why music radio is still vibrant; meeting Rihanna, Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z; voicetracking for Clear Channel in Tyler, Texas and at WKKV V100.7 in Milwaukee; doing TV at CLTV, WGN and NBC-5; advice; mid-days in Las Vegas at a hip-hop R&B station; helping other people; volunteering at Pacific Garden Mission, LaRabida Hospital, the Jordan Boys & Girls clubs, Changing Life Education, and Top Box Foods; racism; what it was like to work for the Kennedy family and Chris Kennedy at the Merchandise Mart, and more.

Click the link below to play, or download it by right-clicking (on a PC) or holding down the CTRL key and clicking on it (for Mac).

http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG122.mp3

2.04.2014

Courtney Stewart, Tamara Berg, John Comerford: buzzing and busy in L.A.

Courtney Stewart, Tamara Berg, and John Comerford host very popular podcasts at AfterBuzz TV, created by Maria Menounos and Keven Undergaro. They started there discussing the shows "Beyond Scared Straight" and "The Game" and now they do a "Downton Abbey" podcast together. Courtney also does "Real Housewives" and "Celebrity Apprentice", plus hosts "Black Hollywood Live Fashion 411" and "Black Hollywood Live This Week" at Black Hollywood Live. And she's in the web series Not Quite Fabulous. Tamara appears on TV as a lifestyle expert. They talk about what they do in Los Angeles, haters in the entertainment industry, watching TV, their success, doing the red carpet, and more.

(A slightly different version of this interview airs on Rivet News Radio.)

Click the link below to play, or download it by right-clicking (on a PC) or holding down the CTRL key and clicking on it (for Mac).

http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG121.mp3