The
Newcomers
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Talk
or Walk with Michael Baisden
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Talk or Walk is a new
syndicated talk show hosted by writer Michael Baisden. The show
is taped in
Hollywood and is based on the getting drama out of your life principle. The premise
surrounds people (usually two) with conflict between
them, coming on the show and sharing the major points of
their disputes. The host and
audience ask questions. They then make suggestions as to if the two
should talk the issue out more or walk away from each other. The audience votes and
the results are shared with all before the guests decide if they will
talk or walk.
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Baisden is becoming
more relaxed in his new persona as each show passes. His show
might remind you of Mr. Montell Williams.
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Baisden is best known as the author of several
contemporary works. They include Never Satisfied: How and
Why Men Cheat, Men Cry in the Dark, Love, Lust and Lies and
Maintenance Man.
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Access Baisden at: www.talkorwalk.com
or at his personal website: www.michaelbaisden.com
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Ananda
hosted by Ananda Lewis
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The Ananda show premiered last month a day
prior to the September 11th tragedy. Being taped in New York
City Ananda has dealt with many issues surrounding the World
Trade Center events. Being the only veteran televisions personality
among the new talk show hosts, we feel she is doing a great job. She
seems to be focusing on topics that are of interest to young people specifically.
Parents watching could get a glimpse into the world of the
young. Seeing that she is a talented young woman, this is more
than appropriate.
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Ananda is best probably best known as a
host of Teen Summit on BET and most recently as a host of Hot Zone
on MTV. She also did many special assignments for MTV. She
has parlayed her connections on those two shows to get some
wonderful entertainers to share their lives and sing on her show.
This show might remind you of the Queen Latifah's show which has now
been canceled..
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Access Ananda at: www.theanandalewisshow.com
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Iyanla hosted by Iyanla
Vanzant
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Iyanla's show premiered last month
also. This offering is brought to us via news veteran, Barbara
Walters and is taped in New York City. Many wondered for a brief period of time what happened when
Oprah announced that one Tuesday would belong to Dr. Phil and
the other to Iyanla and this did not materialize to its full potential. Shortly thereafter, all Tuesdays belonged
to Dr. Phil. It is now apparent, Iyanla went off to do her
on solo thing. Iyanla focuses on a variety of topics. For
those of you who like her whit, you will get to see her share and call
on experts in many areas to share.
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Iyanla is best known for her books on
spiritual healing in print, on tape and in
other medians in several different languages. They include Tapping The
Power Within: A Path To Empowerment For Black Women, Acts of Faith,
Living Through the Meantime, Today I Cried and Faith In the Valley to
name a few. She also does seminars through her company
Inner Vision World Wide.
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You can access Iyanla
at the following sites: www.iyanla.com,
www.innervisionsworldwide.com,
www.simonandschuster.com
or http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/iyanla/rd/today.html
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Staff Article
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"You
Ain't Learning Nothing
When
You
Talking"
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The
Veterans
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The Montell
Williams Show hosted by Montell Williams
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Montell Williams has gotten better
with time. Over the years he has addressed many
controversial topics and spent a lot of time trying to help
our youth. His in your face approach is tantamount to
his military training. After announcing his personal
health issues last year, he has MS (multiple sclerosis) he has
been an advocate for additional research into many depilating
diseases.
One of the big pluses for
Montell's guests is that he provides counseling and
aftercare for his guests which is a wonderful thing. He
has been around many years now, and should be for the foreseeable
future.
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Oprah hosted by Oprah
Winfrey
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Ms. Oprah Winfrey is the reigning queen of talk.
Her numbers far out past those of any other talk show host. Over
the years, her format has changed drastically, as well. As she
has evolved personally and professionally, so has the Oprah Show which
is taped in Chicago in Oprah's Studio at Harpo (Oprah spelled
backwards) Productions. She provides a mix of entertainment and self
improvement. The resident guru for her self improvement
shows is a mentor and personal friend, Dr. Phil McGraw. Dr. Phil
is a weekly regular on her show in general. At times, he appears
more often.
In addition to her duties as the queen of talk, she has one of the
most popular magazines in the country. O the Oprah Magazine
carries on the self improvement theme. She has a variety of
experts share ways in which we can take better control of lives in
both of her arenas. She also was integral in the launching of
the Oxygen cable television network. With her Angel Network and
her Oprah Book Club, she is poised for success for the long
term.
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BET Tonight hosted by
Various Hosts
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BET Tonight is a cabled based talk show and
it has been around for a
while. After Tavis Smiley was unceremoniously dismissed from the
show, it has had a variety of guest hosts. Often BET staples Ed
Gordon of BET News and Cheryl Martin are the host.
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The show is a half hour live discussion of
political news and current events to African Americans in
particular. The show generally has many knowledgeable or high
profile guests (often via satellite) who share their commentary on
issues of today.
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OH DRAMA! hosted by Kym Whitley,
Vanessa Bell Calloway and Julissa Marquez
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Oh Drama! is a cable based talk show with
three lovely hosts. They are Kym E. Whitley, Vanessa Bell
Calloway and Julissa Marquez is in its second season. This
show airs twice a week now, from its original twice daily run in its
first season. This show has been called by some
the black view." Taped in Hollywood, the show centers
around a theme. Often celebrities share
experiences on various topics along with experts. The topics
they cover are in keeping with the style and format of BET in
general.
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With Kym Whitley being a comedian, you can
rest assured fun will be poked at someone or some topic. Vanessa
Bell Calloway is a very talented actor who many might remember, as far
back as, her days on All My Children. Julissa Marquez was most
recently seen as John Salley's sidekick on BET Live. This is one
show you do not have to go channel hopping to find since it is a BET
Exclusive.
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You can learn more about
Oh Drama by visiting: www.bet.com.
You can learn more about Kym Whitley by visiting www.KymWhitley.net.
You can learn more about Vanessa Bell Calloway by visiting www.VanessaBellCalloway.com.
We are sure in the near future Ms. Marquez will have her own
sight.
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Staff Article
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