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Cece Winans – Grammy Award Winning Artist

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY: You know CECE WINANS as the 8-time Grammy winning gospel singer. She will host the 2010 Verizon How Sweet the Sound finale – the American Idol of church choirs – in Washington, D.C. The program has a strong focus on celebrating the gospel community, and features exceptional talent with both the church choirs who compete and perform as well as the acclaimed gospel giants who serve as hosts, judges and performers.

Winning choirs representing 14 cities around the country will come together for an unforgettable night of joy and praise as they vie for the title of “The Best Church Choir in America.”

Throughout the program Verizon Wireless collected used cell phones to refurbish and uses all proceeds to benefit victims of domestic violence.

Details about Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound, including videos of competing choirs, judging criteria, and the official rules, are available online at

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Denise Austin – Fitness Expert

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY :

My guest is DENISE AUSTIN and she shares valuable tips on how to jumpstart a great fall fitness program. As the weather cools off and school activities take up more time, now is the time to get motivated and moving before the holidays. One way to establish your fitness routine and support a great cause is to train for the cure.

The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure™, presented by Energizer, is a 60-mile journey for thousands of women and men who want to make a personal difference in the fight against breast cancer. Over the course of three days, participants walk 60 miles to help raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research.

A great way you can help today is to become a fan of the Energizer Bunny on Facebook, where $1 will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure for every fan.

Denise’s Top 3 Fall Fitness Tips – Get motivated by training for a cause:

1. Be creative – when there’s good weather outside take a long walk or hike to get in your mileage. If it’s too cold or rainy, use an indoor treadmill as you watch your favorite shows on TV. Make sure you don’t find excuses to skip your workout!

2. Wear a pedometer – it’s important to set a mileage goal and a pedometer can help you track your steps and see how close you are to that goal. On average, about 2,000 steps equals one mile.

3. Make it fun – Find a friend to walk with you to encourage you and make you accountable for getting your mileage completed. Or join a walking group so you can meet new people and keep moving.

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Lisi Harrisson – Author of The New York Times Best-Selling MONSTER HIGH

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY : Joining me this week is New York Times best-selling author LISI HARRISON. Her latest book MONSTER HIGH brings her wry humor and trademark wit to an engaging novel that’s a fresh twist on romance, teen angst and the challenges of fitting in. What I originally thought was a wonderful book for teens has a number of messages in it for us grown-ups as well! 

Lisi Harrison’s work has been called “Like Sartre with lip gloss” by Time magazine and she has been profiled by 20/20 for her remarkable ability to tap into the minds of today’s teens. For twelve years, she worked at MTV and worked her way up to Head Writer and then, Senior Director of Development. While still working in MTV, she began writing her Clique series which has sold over 8 million copies, has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 200 weeks, and had ten titles from the series hit #1, in addition to her bestselling Alphas series.

In MONSTER HIGH readers meet “Frankie Stein” a typical teenager who happens to have mint-green skin and a body that is sewn together with stitches and runs on a battery. Frankie was just created 15 days ago by… you guessed it― the son of Frankenstein himself. Frankie may have a monstrous family history, but her horrors really begin when she enters the terrors of high school! People freak out over Frankie’s green skin instead of noticing her voltage fashion sense. And then she meets Melody Carver, a “normie” whose only monster quality is the recent rhinoplasty she had done on her new Jessica Biel-like nose. Melody has never been “the pretty one” before, and she feels like a fraud…until she meets Jackson. But is her new crush hiding something too?


With a cast of characters that include the fashionable teenage descendents of the world’s most famous monsters, Melody and Frankie try to put the chic in freak. But are the normies at Merston High ready for a makeover? Fitting in is out and freaky just got fabulous!

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Laura Munson – New York Times Bestselling Author, This is Not The Story You Think It Is

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY : My guest is LAURA MUNSON, the author of  THIS IS NOT THE STORY YOU THINK IT IS: A SEASON OF UNLIKELY HAPPINESS.

In the summer of 2009, The New York Times, had to temporarily shut down the comments section because of the overwhelming number of reader responses to an essay titled “Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear,” for the “Modern Love” column she wrote.


Laura Munson, a writer who lives in Montana, wrote the essay in response to the following words she heard one day from her husband of more than two decades: “I don’t love you anymore. I’m not sure I ever did. I’m moving out. The kids will understand. They’ll want me to be happy.” Laura touched a nerve with her essay, provoking thousands of responses from a remarkably diverse group of readers with her unexpected approach to crisis.


Munson’s account did not turn into the story you might expect—a divorce story, or a begging-him-to-stay story. Instead, after recovering from the initial shock, Munson calmly told her husband, “I don’t buy it. What can we do to give you the distance you need, without hurting the family?” Four months later, her marriage was not merely intact, but stronger than it had ever been. 

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Marc Morial – President of The National Urban League

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY: Joining me this week is MARK MORIAL, PRESIDENT of THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE.

The 2010 Economic Empowerment Tour featuring the “Restore Our Homes: Housing Rescue Fair and Career Fair” begins and is being held in Atlanta today, October 21st from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, located at 265 Peachtree Center Avenue Northeast in the city’s downtown business district.

The Tour Event offers access to Major Mortgage Lenders, Housing Counselors, and Career Fair with Over 50 Employers, Educational Institutions and Workforce Development Partners.

Last year, Economic Empowerment Tour events helped over 4,672, people, and provided 1,700 job opportunities and counseling for 1,245 homeowners. Many participants were hired on the spot by local employers and all of those counseled in the housing fairs have had their cases moved towards resolution.

The comprehensive, one-stop housing and employment event will provide concerned homeowners direct access to one-on-one sessions with certified Housing Counselors and lending institutions to negotiate resolutions, plus free legal advice, and workshops on sustaining and maintaining homeownership. Job seekers will also have access to immediate job opportunities, career coaching and resume critiques by human resource experts, as well as information on local job training programs. The entire event is free and open to the public.

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Gail Caldwell – Pulitzer Prize Winner and Author of Let’s Take The Long Way Home

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY : Joining me this week is Pulitzer Prize winner GAIL CALDWELL, author of LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME.

LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME  is an intensely moving memoir about Caldwell’s own coming-of-age in midlife, she writes frankly about the transition from being a fiercely private person to learning to share her life with an exuberant puppy and a new best friend, Caroline Knapp—a fellow writer, AA member, dog lover, and acute observer of life.


Together these two fiercely private, independent women relax into a friendship more profound than either of them ever expected, one that thrived on their shared interests as well as their parallel struggles with alcoholism and loneliness. They grow increasingly inseparable until Caroline is suddenly diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. Gail Caldwell writes: “It’s the oldest of stories; I had a friend and we shared everything, and then she died and so we shared that, too.” Caldwell reminds us what makes friendship central to our lives.

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Musa and Mayer and Donna Pelletier – Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer and National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY: My guests are (L to R) MUSA MAYER, M.S., M.F.A., a 21-year breast cancer survivor, patient advocate, and lead author of the BRIDGE survey (Bridging Gaps, Expanding Outreach – Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Survey); and DONNA PELLETIER, a patient living with metastatic breast cancer for five years.

The public face of breast cancer has mainly been focused on survivorship and early detection, with little attention given to the women living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), the most advanced stage of the disease that has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. Through the efforts of breast cancer advocates nationwide, United States Congress passed a national proclamation of October 13th as National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.  October 13th symbolizes a call to action to give those living with advanced disease a greater voice and visibility in the breast cancer community.  

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Sherri Sheperd – Disney Dreamer Academy

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY : I have a conversation with talk show host SHERRI SHEPHERD about The Academy and how to nominate a highschool student for the 2011 DISNEY DREAMERS ACADEMY with STEVE HARVEY and ESSENCE MAGAZINE.

Each year, Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine brings 100 U.S. high school students to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for an immersive 4-day program of career workshops and mentoring – introducing students to leaders in fields as diverse as entertainment, engineering, fashion, sports and publishing.


Nominations for the 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine close in just a few days — October 31, 2010.

As a presenter for the 2010 Disney’s Dreamers Academy, Sheperd saw first-hand the difference it makes a difference in a young person’s life, and wants to make sure students in need in your community know about this one-of-a-kind opportunity. Disney’s Dreamers Academy encourages students to realize the power of their dreams, exposes them to career opportunities, and equips them with tools to succeed.

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Jackson Kaguri – Author of THE Price of Stone

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY : My guest this week is TWESIGYE JACKSON KAGURI, author of THE PRICE OF STONES.

Growing up in rural Uganda, Kaguri overcame poverty to earn a degree from the national university and worked as a human rights advocate, eventually making his way to pursue studies at Columbia University. When he returned to his village in Uganda with his wife, they were overwhelmed by the plight of his village’s many AIDS orphans and vowed to open the first tuition-free school in the district for these children. Faced with many daunting obstacles, including little money, skepticism among friends in both the U.S. and Uganda, corrupt school inspectors, and a lack of supplies, he and his wife doggedly built one classroom after another until they had an accredited primary school filled with students
dreaming of becoming the future doctors, teachers, lawyers, engineers, and even presidents of Uganda.

THE PRICE OF STONES is the stirring story behind the Nyaka AIDS Orphans School. Weaving together tales from his youth with the
enormously inspiring account of the remarkable challenges and triumphs of the school, Kaguri shows how someone with a modest idea is capable of monumental results. 

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Bruce Jenner – Olympic Gold Medalist

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This week on TALK! with AUDREY: I have a conversation Olympic Gold Medalist and DRIVE4COPD Celebrity Ambassador.

Bruce Jenner earned his place among the world’s greatest athletes after breaking Olympic records and bringing America home the gold medal for decathlon in 1976. In his extensive career, Bruce has served as a commercial spokesperson, acclaimed sports commentator, entrepreneur, author and producer.

Recently, Bruce has opened up about his personal life on a reality television series. Until now, however, Bruce and his wife Kris have not shared their family’s personal battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Kris lost both her grandparents to emphysema, a form of COPD. Bruce remembers the tremendous toll the debilitating disease took on his loved ones and the strain it placed on his tight-knit family. Now, he is dedicated to spreading the word about COPD.

COPD is a serious lung disease that makes it harder and harder to breathe. While it can’t be cured, it can be managed and treated, so it’s important to find out if you have COPD. With the right diagnosis and treatment, you can take steps that could help you manage your COPD and breathe better.


With COPD, your lungs do not work as well as they once did. So you find it more and more difficult to breathe. As the disease progresses, your symptoms tend to get worse and more damage occurs in the lungs. This damage is permanent. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are COPD.


When you talk about chronic bronchitis or emphysema, it’s important to realize that you are really talking about COPD. With COPD, you can have one or both of these conditions. Most patients have both.