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Sheila Says: Oleg From Two Broke Girls Talks Stand Up

Jonathan Kite plays Oleg, the Ukrainian cook at the Willamsburg Diner where the girls work, on “2 Broke Girls” on CBS.  When he’s not filming “2 Broke Girls”, he still tours the country doing stand-up. Jonathan talks about filming his stand up at his old high school.

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Sheila Says: It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time

It’s Girl Scout Cookie Season! They’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scout Cookie Program and they celebrate with a new cookie, the S’mores cookie! Here’s where you can purchase cookies: Spring Street Market in Cookeville, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Old Navy, Kroger in Cookeville or go to girlscoutcookies.org to find a cookie booth near you. Girl Scouts Olivia & Kaydence from Troop 396 were in the studio with me to talk about this year’s cookie sales.

 

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Sheila Says: Olympic Gold Diver Greg Louganis Talks Wheaties

Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis is widely considered the greatest diver in history. I had the privilege to interview Greg. We talked about how he got started in diving, finally getting on a Wheaties box and his new clothing line.

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Sheila Says: A Memoir By A 94 Year Old Pearl Harbor Survivor

75 years ago Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base in the Hawaii Territory. Donald Stratton was a 19 year old from Nebraska on board the USS Arizona ship when the sneak attack happened. At 94, he’s one of only 5 survivors still living to tell their story. He’s written a memoir, the first by an U. S. S Arizona survivor, called All The Gallant Men. We speak to the co-author Ken Gire about the book.

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Sheila Says: It’s Martin Luther King, Jr Day

It’s been nearly 55 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Junior gave the historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Delivered at the base of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th, 1963 during a March on Washington, the speech is considered one of the defining moments of the Civil Rights movement and one of the most famous speeches in history.

Here are some little-known facts about the speech:

  • The speech is known as “I Have a Dream,” but those words were never in the original draft — they were ad-libbed.
  • It lasts 17 minutes and is widely considered to have been drafted in New York and then in Washington in the hours before the rally.
  • As a result of the speech, Dr. King was named Man of the Year by Timemagazine in 1963, and won the Nobel Peace Prize the following year.
  • It was ranked the top speech of the 20th century by a poll of academics.
  • It is said to have had several names and drafts, including “The Normalcy Speech” and “A Cancelled Check.”

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Sheila Says: Snooki Talks Celebrity Apprentice

Reality star from  Jersey Shore,  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is currently a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice.  The show airs Mondays on NBC. She talks about working with new host Arnold Schwarzenegger and tells us if it’s truly a reality show or scripted.

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Sheila Says: How To Eat Healthy & Feel Full

My friend Lisa Little is a fitness instructor at Tennessee Tech, the Putnam County YMCA, Absolute Fitness and Leisure Services Rec Center. I asked her to talk about how to stay on track with eating healthy and staying full as we go into the new year.  If you need good tips to stay on track with your New Year’s Resolution, listen to our interview.

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Sheila Says: Eat Healthier This Year

Everyone wants to eat better as part of their New Year’s Resolutions, and the quality of the food you choose makes all the difference.  Sheila & Sarah Walters, The Country Hen Communications Team Member, discuss some tasty, yet good-for-you ideas to help keep those resolutions!

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