Express Yourself!™ Teens Celebrate One Year of International Radio Broadcasting on Voice America Kids Network

One year ago on November 22, teen coach and radio producer, Cynthia Brian along with high school senior, Steven Zhou and Los Angeles teen, Chan Dara Paschal, launched the new teen program, Express Yourself!™ They introduced the STAR on-air reporters consisting of locals Courtney Cheng, Vivien Lee, Jacqueline Tao, Eric Pawlakos, and Rachel Glass to the Voice America Kids Network.

 In the summer of 2011, Network Director for World Talk Radio, Brandy Jackson, and Network Director for Voice America Kids had approached Cynthia Brian, a longtime producer and host of Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® on World Talk Radio ( www.voiceamerica.com/worldtalkradio/vshow.aspx?sid=764), to see if she’d be interesting in creating a teen radio show for the fledgling Voice America Kids Network. Cynthia’s specialty for over two decades has been coaching teens for acting, writing, and presentations and she is the author of the award winning book, Be the Star You Are!® for Teens. As the Founder and Executive Director of Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3 literacy and positive media charity (

www.BetheStarYouAre.org), Cynthia was already mentoring young people. She jumped at the opportunity and the rest is history.

Since the first air date of November 22, 2011, Express Yourself teens have broadcast a fresh new show every Tuesday at NOON PT at www.voiceamerica.com/show/2014/express-yourself. Under the astute direction of Perry Damone and engineering from Cornelius Hanna and Bruce Solsten, the program has become a favorite on the network and in the world. The purpose of Express Yourself ( www.ExpressYourselfTeenRadio.com)is to give teens a voice and empower them to express their opinions while being true to themselves.. It didn’t take long before experts, authors, sports figures, and celebrities from around the globe were being interviewed. The tagline for the show, “Where teens talk and the world listens has become a self-fulfilling prophecy with the on-air STAR team expanding to include teen contributors from around the country.

Last June when host Steven Zhou graduated, Miramonte junior, Youngjoo Ahn moved into the main host position. When asked about her experience in being on the radio, Youngjoo enthusiastically replied, “ I never thought I’d be published in the newspaper nor be the host of the a top rated teen radio program in the world, but because of the mentorship of Cynthia Brian and Be the Star You Are I am living the dream Other team members feel the same. Alex Pawlakos is grateful to Be the Star You Are!® charity for allowing him to use “his interest in economics while being a reporter on Express Yourself” Steven Zhou remains the administrator for the program and continues to co-host when he’s available. He praises the Express Yourself platform as providing real life experience for youth.

Cynthia Brian ( www.CynthiaBrian.com) may be best known to radio audiences through her program, Starstyle® Be the Star You Are!® ( www.voiceamerica.com/worldtalkradio/vshow.aspx?sid=764)which has been broadcasting live weekly since 1998. Cynthia is also a New York Times best-selling author of six books, including Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul. Besides plants, Cynthia grows people. “Writing and producing Express Yourself Teen Radio is a labor of love. It’s incredibly gratifying to witness the transformation of these teens as they journey from shy and guarded, to open, conversational, and professional. It’s the metamorphose of teenage butterflies

Caie Kelley is the pop culture reporter and also a frequent co-host. She exclaims: “Being on the radio and heard in so many countries is an opportunity for growth that not many adolescents get to experience Other segment reporters from California include Mason Windatt, Izzy Fasheh, and Ryan Sims joined by Floridian contributor, Nicole Eubanks (who began as an eighth grader), Katelyn Darrow in New Jersey, Clare Durant in Indiana, and Tanner O’Dell in Texas. Katelyn adds “Being a top rated program challenges us to continue excellent reporting to best serve our international audience Katelyn founded Angels of God Clothing Closet when she was just thirteen. Her organization and Be the Star You Are!® have joined forces to help the victims of the East Coast super storm with Operation Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief. file://localhost/(http/::btsya.com:hurricane_sandy_relief.html)

Modern technology plays a huge part in the success of Express Yourself as it is pre-recorded via Skype then airs on Tuesdays at NOON PT on the Voice America Kids Network. Hosts and reporters are responsible for researching and writing the scripts as well as suggesting topics and guests of interest to teens. One of the perks of being a host or reporter on the program has been the ability to meet heroes, legends, and best-selling authors. Youngjoo sums up the feelings of the on-air team: “This is the best training ground in the world and so much fun! We are all grateful to Be the Star You Are!® charity, Cynthia Brian, and Voice America Kids Network for giving us this opportunity

Tune in any time at www.ExpressYourselfTeenRadio.comor listen Tuesdays at NOON PT at www.voiceamerica.com/show/2014/express-yourself. For more information about Be the Star You Are!® charity or the Express Yourself creative Community, visit www.BTSYA.com. To sponsor the program, become a guest, or audition as a teen reporter, email BTSYATeenRadio@gmail.com.

The VoiceAmericaTM Network offers the latest conversations in a talk radio format, providing education, interaction, and advice on key issues live, on demand as well as through pod cast download. If interested in hosting a talk radio show on VoiceAmerica Network, contact Jeff Spenard, President of Internet Radio at 480-294-6417 or at jeff.spenard @ voiceamerica.com.

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World Talk Radio, LLC is the world leader in online media broadcasting and the largest producer and distributor of live internet based talk radio and TV, delivering over 1,000 hours of programming weekly on its VoiceAmerica™ Network ( www.voiceamerica.com) and WorldTalk Radio Network ( www.worldtalkradio.com) as well as live and on-demand video content on VoiceAmerica.TV ( www.voiceamerica.tv). Featuring more than 200 hosts broadcasting to eight niche community based channels: its flagship VoiceAmerica™ Variety Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Health & Wellness Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Business Channel, VoiceAmerica Sports, 7th Wave Channel, The Green Living Channel, VoiceAmerica Kids Channel and World Talk Radio Variety Channel. VoiceAmerica™ TV offers targeted and exclusive video programming channels. World Talk Radio, LLC is one of the pioneers in internet broadcasting, producing and syndicating online audio and video, offering an innovative, effective and comprehensive digital broadcast platform. Digital Publishing through its 10 years of broadcast and media experience along with our seasoned staff of Executive Producers, Production and Host Services Group, World Talk Radio, LLC provides an internet radio and video platform for new, emerging and veteran media personalities to expand and monetize their business and brand in an online digital medium.

Severson Sisters and Voice America Kids Radio Looking for Radio Hosts

"Super Girl Guide" Radio Show Launches January 2013 on VoiceAmerica Kids Channel

WHAT: Severson Sisters and Voice America Kids Radio are calling all middle-school Super Girls in the Valley in search of TWO Super Girls to co-host a network radio show launching in January 2013 called the Super Girl Guide Radio Show.

The Super Girl Guide Radio Show will focus on everyday life issues girls face today. The co-hosts will discuss issues around these four core values – Education, Awareness, Playfulness and Inspiration.

The co-hosts will talk about issues happening at school, within their community, during their afterschool activities and the people in their lives who inspire them.

Severson Sisters, a bullying-solutions and self-compassion non-profit headquartered in Phoenix, will help to guide the conversation with its curriculum designed to empower girls to live their life as their awesome, authentic super self.

Severson Sisters aims to inspire all girls to be Super Girls and the Super Girl Guide Radio Show is an extension of its mission.

The Super Girl Guide Radio Show will be an hour-long hosted every week at the Voice America Kids studio in Scottsdale. The co-hosts will be responsible for the content of the show every week, as well as scheduling regular guests who fit into the overall theme of the show.

WHEN: Severson Sisters and Voice America Kids will audition all middle-school Super Girls interested in becoming the voices of the new Super Girl Guide Radio Show on January 12th, 2013 from Noon - 4:00 pm at the Microsoft Store in the Scottsdale Fashion Square.

DETAILS: Please send in an essay answering these two questions if you are interested to Carrie Severson at carrie@seversonsisters.org by January 4, 2013:

- What inspires you in life?
- Tell us why you would want to be a radio network DJ for the Super Girl Guide Radio Show?

We will be in communication with every Super Girl interested in auditioning.

The VoiceAmericaTM Network offers the latest conversations in a talk radio format, providing education, interaction, and advice on key issues, on demand as well as through podcast download. If interested in hosting a talk show on VoiceAmerica Network, contact Jeff Spenard, President of Internet Radio at 480-294-6417 or at jeff.spenard@voiceamerica.com

Contact Perry Damone at 480-837-1676 for advertising/sponsorship information or other show details.

About Severson Sisters:
Severson Sisters is a bullying-solutions and self-compassion non-profit that was founded by Carrie Severson in January of 2011 to help address the significant impact of bullying, specifically, among girls. A child who feels unsafe, humiliated, and degraded suffers devastating effects, including lower grades, low self-esteem and social withdrawal, which often leads to depression, substance abuse and/or suicidal thoughts. Severson Sisters uses creative arts as a powerful tool for helping girls build self-esteem, develop social skills to support healthy relationships and mitigate their need for a false sense of superiority through bullying tactics. Visit www.seversonsisters.org for more information.

About Voice America Kids Radio Network
In August of 2010 Perry Damone Founder and Chairman of the KidStar Radio Network met an incredible gentleman with an extraordinary vision by the name of Jeff Spenard. Mr. Spenard is the President of World Talk Radio LLC / Voice America. Perry Damone and Jeff Spenard sat down to discuss a new channel that Voice America was thinking of launching; Voice America Kids. This was the beginning of a collaborative effort between World Talk Radio/ Voice America and KDSTR Radio Corp. The KidStar team consulted with Jeff Spenard and his unbelievably talented staff for several months to create and launch the VAK network with a short term goal of twenty Voice America Kids network shows to expand to one hundred shows in the next twenty four months. We have now met that short term goal of 31 all kid run network shows covering topics from sports, to politics, to school issues, to fashion, travel and even a show that is hosted by two twelve year olds called “Life At Twelve” which started as “Life At Ten.” Currently we have shows that are focused on communities and critical issues that face our youth today such as “Purple Songs Can Fly” which originates from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston hosted by kids going through life challenging treatments. VAK also collaborates with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children offering a 24/7 on air beacon that looks for missing kids across the country and around the world. “Our Future is Missing, Voice America Kids” is hosted by kids looking for missing kids; to date and as of this writing, “Our Future Is Missing Voice America Kids” alongside incredible nationwide efforts, there have been 14 kids recovered which have been on the VAK airwaves. We are proud and excited to welcome a brand new show that will have positive impact with our worldwide community of kids called “The Super Girl Guide Radio Show” launching January 2013.

We're VoiceAmerica Giving a Voice to America and Beyond, Listen Up The World Is Listening

VoiceAmerica features more than 200 hosts talking about a variety of topics—from sports and finance to health, hobbies, pop culture, business, kids and, well, you name it. VoiceAmerica is a pioneer in original Web-based talk radio programming. In fact, VoiceAmerica practically invented it, back in the 1990s. But we're not resting on our laurels. We're constantly looking for new ways of delivering information and lively discussion to our ranks of 4 million listeners—whether it’s through adoption of cutting-edge technology, more channels, a growing stable of diverse hosts or agreements with top brands for sponsorship of content.

For The Love Of Annabelle

Annabelle is such an inspiration! She just completed her radiation, and has had 3 surgeries in the last 15 months, had her eye removed, and been given just days to live, twice now, and beaten the odds both times! She’s our little miracle rock star! Please chip in to help her reach her goal of $1000 for treatment! https://www.facebook.com/ForTheLoveOfAnnabelle?ref=ts&fref=ts

Chef Eliana invited to Mc Donald’s headquarters!

BREAKING NEWS: THIS IS OUR GIRL!!

Chef Eliana from “Cool Kids Cook,” has been contacted by Golin Harris which just happens to be the marketing firm that handles McDonalds! They have asked her to travel to Mc Donald’s headquarters in Oak Brook Illinois to meet up with Chef Dan Coudreaut who is the head chef for the McDonald’s franchise and help create the new Healthy Kids Happy Meal! This is huge for us as this could mean sponsorship for her show on VAK. Our girl has also been asked back to appear on the Wendy Williams Show in November and also spring of 2013. GREAT NEWS!!

Purple Songs Can Fly

You have to watch this touching video for the new kids show coming to VoiceAmerica Kids Fall 2012!!

VOICE AMERICA KIDS is again traveling to Houston end of September 2012, to train our new hosts and also record our very first show from Texas Children’s Hospital, PURPLE SONGS CAN FLY. This is the program that focuses on kids that are undergoing chemo and other treatments for cancer and are helped through the writing and recording of their original songs. Everything is a go and approved, we will be launching the show in the fall and will have interviews with the kids, doctors, nurses and included will be the music that the children have written with the help of professional musicians and producers in the industry, will keep you posted. This program in Houston has had David Foster involved along with Olivia Newton John and several other high profile celebrities. I have been looking forward to this project for almost a year now and it’s finally going to happen.

Voice America Kids Cool Kids Cook host Kid Chef Eliana to appear on the Wendy Williams Show

A pint-sized culinary phenomenon!” – New Orleans Times-Picayune

“I had so much fun cooking with you. You are a sweet and wonderful chef!” – Chef John Besh

“I predict you will be a big success.” – Chef Rocco DiSpirito

“Voice America Kids Radio Network “Cool Kids Cook” host Kid Chef Eliana Makes List of “10 Most Famous Kid Critics and Cooks”

Named by Fox News and The Daily Meal as one of the world’s “10 Most Famous Kid Critics and Cooks,” 12 year old Kid Chef Eliana grew up in a family of cooks. With grandparents from Cajun Louisiana, the Philippines, Cuba, and Honduras, Eliana’s recipes have international flair. She loves traveling and spending time in the kitchen with her family. Eliana says, “I love being from New Orleans. There is so much food inspiration here!” Eliana’s first cookbook, Eliana Cooks! Recipes for Creative Kids was released in October 2010. Her cookbook, public appearances, and live cooking demonstrations caught the attention of a publisher and her second cookbook, Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana, the first in a series, will debut in Spring 2013 (Pelican Publishing).

Kid Chef Eliana also just signed with Voice America Kids to host a global weekly radio show called “Cool Kids Cook,” part of the Voice America network with over 4 million weekly listeners. On the show, she interviews chefs, authors, and food industry movers and shakers. In August 2012, she was a competitor in Super Chef Kids, a national cooking competition webisode series filmed in New York City, created by the producers of Iron Chef®, sponsored by Bounty® paper towels, and hosted by Carla Hall of ABC’s show, “The Chew.”

At 10 years old, Kid Chef Eliana was chosen as one of 13 Latinos profiled in a museum exhibit at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. She is featured in a book called The Parents’ Guide to Raising CEO Kids by Dr. Jerry Cook and Sarah L. Cook and is a featured kid chef on ZisBoomBah.com, a national website for kid foodies. She has cooked with Celebrity Chef John Besh and has been a featured chef at many festivals including the New Orleans Seafood Festival, the Louisiana Book Festival, and the French Market Creole Tomato Festival. She does numerous media appearances and interviews, cooking demonstrations, and book signings. Upcoming appearances include being a featured cookbook author and chef at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum Cookbook Fair and book signings in the French Quarter.

In the future, Eliana plans to design chef wear and cookware for kids, create a line of spices, and host her own TV cooking show. She also wants to teach kids that good food is more than chicken nuggets and French fries. Her motto is, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”

For more information please call Voice America Kids Programming Department, Perry Damone at 480-837-1676.