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May 2012

April 2012

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February 2012

  • 2/24/2012: TAGG to being an American… Where At least I know I’m Me Listen Now
  • 2/17/2012: The Awkward Girl Guide: to Social Networks Listen Now
  • 2/10/2012: The Awkward Girl Guide: to "the New Face of Bullying" Listen Now
  • 2/3/2012: The Awkward Girl Guide: to "Poli-Tricks" Listen Now

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Tony Baker

Tony Baker born in Grand Rapids, Michigan then moved to South Side Chicago at a young age where he was raised. His passion for film started at an early age then while attending New Mexico State University his creative ideas were brought to the forefront while writing and directing films with his colleagues.. His comedic skills developed while hosting pageants, talent shows, and events on the NMSU campus. His love for theater developed when he made his stage debut in the university production “Of Mice & Men” in which he received his first acting award, after bringing his acting talents to the stage he knew that it was time to make the dream a reality and uprooted his family to California to pursue a career in acting and stand up comedy. Most recently Tony was selected to showcase as one of the six selected finalists in the NBC Diversity Stand Up Search. You can catch Tony Baker on stage as a paid regular at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood, or on a stage in a city nearest you. View Guest page

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McCall Behringer

McCall Behringer is 17 years-old and has been a Young Marine since she was 10. Currently she is a Young Marine Sergeant Major and the Division 2 Young Marine of the Year. McCall has had several opportunities since becoming a Young Marine including attending National Leadership Academies where she graduated at the top of her classes, participating in the Young Marine Symposium, holding several billets at the Division and National Level, participating in a radio interview with Former Vice President Dick Chaney, attending and participating in ceremonies of the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and most recently had the honor of attending the 67th Anniversary of Honor on Iwo Jima. McCall has received over 119 awards since becoming a Young Marine including two Personal Commendation awards, the Meritorious Service award issued at the National Level by Mr. Kessler and is the 13th recipient of the Distinguished Order of Merit, the highest award a Young Marine can achieve. View Guest page

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Fly Guys

L.A. bred Hip-Hop trio consisting of Tone, DJB & enimaL, the Fly Guys are yet another example of how the West Coast renaissance is sprawling. Pioneering new media with their award winning web series “Fly Guys: Present The ‘F’ Word” directed by the genius mind behind “The Misadventures of AWKWARD Black Girl”, Issa Rae. Now entering its seventh season and garnering 20k views a week it is creating a cult fan base around the globe. Using the show as marketing Fly Guys’ latest project Facegang 2 dropped mid-November to critical acclaim and is currently at +17k downloads. Below are links to the most recent episode of the web show, the lead single off the project “Ice Cream Cone” and the website. https://twitter.com/#!/FLYGUYS http://www.facebook.com/LikeFlyGuys http://flyguysbaby.com/ View Guest page

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Josh Jarnagin

Josh Jarnagin- An Arizona native, Josh was born and raised just outside of Phoenix, in Glendale, az. He maintained a love for animals from his childhood, deciding at a young age he would make a career of working with animals. After graduating from Arizona State with a degree in psychology, he began work at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. After more than four years, he is now the Education Curator in charge of the Education department at the zoo, overseeing wildlife shows, public bird feedings, outreach programs, and media appearances for the zoo. Josh works with a wide array of animals from parrots and hawks to alligators, otters, porcupines, and more and has appeared on many local and national television shows alongside Jack Hanna, including Larry King Live and Late Show with David Letterman. View Guest page

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Kenya Parham

Kenya, jewel of the Motherland; namesake of an unapologetic, eclectic, ink-bleeding, melanin seeping, glass-ceiling-breaking, culture vulture; Child of the afro-academic village, born and raised in oh-so-essoteric Orange County, CA. Renaissance woman of multiple crafts: Def Jam spoken word artist, public speaker, published author and creative political strategist and creator of The ART Collective. Bachelorette of the Arts and Sciences, Pan African Studies and Political Science from California State University, Northridge. Music is her Mister, books are her boyfriends, CREATION has her heart, and it beats to its own rhythm, giving life to further the legacy she has inherited and her accepted obligation to communicate for the voiceless and most marginalized in our society. Through every endeavor, Kenya strives to merge world cultures, politics, literature and art to expose the apparatzi that intertwines them all. Follow her on twitter @KParham and through her tumblr kparham.tumblr.com. View Guest page

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Rick Schwartz

Rick Schwartz- Rick Schwartz is a senior animal keeper and also serves as the San Diego Zoo Global ambassador, representing the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park and San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy. He joined the San Diego Zoo in 2000 as a part-time keeper in the Children’s Zoo and advanced to a senior keeper in 2004. Schwartz is responsible for the care of many different species of birds, mammals and reptiles at the Zoo. He works with other keepers and the Zoo's veterinary staff to care for and improve the physical and psychological well-being of the animals under his care. In his role as ambassador, Schwartz has traveled across the country and around the world and has been featured in such national television programs as the “Today” show and “The Early Show” while discussing the Zoo’s conservation programs around the world. Schwartz came to the San Diego Zoo with seven years of professional animal care and animal training experience. Schwartz earned an associate degree in science from Moorpark College in California and a certificate of achievement from the college in 1993 while completing its exotic animal training and management program. He is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Association of Zoo Keepers. View Guest page

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Casey Scott

Casey Scott is an 18 year old high school senior from Northern Virginia. Casey is heavily involved in many different activities to include student government, National Honor Society, Boy Scouts, and the Young Marines. He holds the rank of Eagle Scout and in Young Marines is a Young Marine Sergeant Major. After graduation of high school, Casey plans to join Marine Corps ROTC through college, and after graduation receive a commission in the United States Marine Corps. He plans to pursue a career in counter-intelligence and human intelligence. View Guest page

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Devon Stewart

Devon Stewart, fitness fanatic and actor, stars on MTV reality show “Chelsea Settles”. View Guest page

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Jonnae Thompson

Jonnae Thompson : Picture a witty, dimensional, innovative creator with the unique ability to dissect the truth from life and spin it as her own, and you’ve got Jonnae Thompson. Never afraid to lay her story bare, her stage presence and universally relatable material has brightened countless rooms with laughter and left an indelible mark on thousands of people fortunate enough to be within the sound of her voice. Given the fact that she has been on the comedy scene for a mere three years, there is no denying the evidence of her raw, innate talent. This rising star has had the opportunity to share the stage with some of the nation’s greatest headliners while hosting shows and concerts. She has become a regular at The World Famous Comedy Store, The Comedy Union, and Flappers Comedy Club. She has also appeared in various independent films. Sticking true to her no-profanity vow, she said the following; “I promised to God to be a clean comic. I made a vow to myself not to be a CORNY, clean comic.” View Guest page

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Achilles Williams

Achilles Williams, co-founder of the group “Team Fitness” a health and wellness club focused on the idea “Get Fit and Stay Fit” in order to live a healthy and prosperous life. View Guest page

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Zo Williams

Renard "Zo" Williams is a self-published author, relationship specialist, television and radio personality. As a student of world religions, Zo is a passionate and opinionated dynamo who offers revolutionary thoughts about the breakdown of social systems and institutions as we know them. Deemed the "Hip Hop Dr. Phil," Zo lends a unique perspective to the relationship therapy world based on realism and ultimate truth. While some may love his opinions and others may hate them, they are always sure to leave you thinking. The Voice of Reason on Foxxhole Radio (Sirius/XM Ch.106-149) with Zo Williams (The Rebirth of Seeds Author) Thursdays 7pm PT/10 pm ET and Fridays 7am PT/10am ET. View Guest page

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The Awkward Girl Guide: to "the New Face of Bullying"

February 10, 2012
Hosted by Ashley Iola

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TAGG into the conversation with Ashley Iola as she digs in deep about a topic that has gone from a Game to a serious Threat. Bullying is a widespread and serious problem that can happen anywhere. Children are being faced with a wide array of issues that they are too young to process and they are taking them into their own hands. Ashley is going to break down Bullying, learn the changes, what we’re being faced with, and solutions to fix the issue. Welcome her guest and newest TAGG team member Aunt Delta Dawn, who has first hand experience with Bullies and she is going to share ways to deal with the distress.

TAGG: The Awkward Girl Guide

Friday at 1 PM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel

TAGG is an open platform where Ashley Iola starts the discussion on every awkward situation a person can find them self in, and stories that make light of them. If you have ever found yourself frazzled when it comes to sports, dating, health, dealing with parents, cooking, or social media then ‘The Awkward Girl Guide’ is for you. TAGG is about having fun regardless of how “awkward” you may feel. Ashley Iola wants to begin to remove the negative connotation from the word “awkward” while digging into those sticky situations. The Awkward Girl Guide is glimpse into Ashley Iola’s personal ungraceful moments and stories. Laugh with her as she shares tips on how to avoid or humor of any uncomfortable situation and follow along as she helps others figure out how to own their awkward, not let it control them. Listen for TAGG, live every Friday at 1 PM Pacific and 4 PM Eastern Time on VoiceAmerica Variety.

Ashley Iola

Ashley Iola doesn’t consider herself an ‘Awkward Guru’ but more an outspoken girl who has well over ten years of being awkward under her belt. As an only child born to a workaholic genius father and an over the top rolling stone mother, she picked up the best of both worlds. Figuring out at a young age that she was a little different from most of her peers, she decided that being silly would be a common ground she could share. Well, that resulted in her being labeled as weird, but she ran with it. Her happy demeanor and “absorb everything like a sponge” brain allowed her to fit in where she normally wouldn’t. Ashley Iola was either easily bored or a bit of an over achiever because she crowded her schedule with over twenty school and community activities to keep herself busy and in college she majored in Radio and Television Production with a minor in Psychology. She has countless awkward stories to share, from times she’s worked with random celebrities, her days on reality television production sets and her transition from being a small town girl to living the big city life. She went from being an awkward duckling to an awkward swan. Now she fully embraces her differences and manages to keep that same funny girl mentality. She hopes to use her experiences to help guide others through similar situations, or even totally opposite ones, she learned to not think outside of the box, but to think like there is no box.

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