Thu Jul 2, 2009

On Today's Show: www.crntalk.com

Tony Tata - "Sudden Threat"
A.J. Tata graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1981 and currently serves as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army. He has commanded a paratrooper battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division and an air assault brigade in the 101st Airborne Division. Most recently he was the deputy commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division and Combined /Joint Task Force-76 in Afghanistan. BG Tata has deployed on combat missions and operations in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bosnia, Panama and the Philippines. He has been awarded the Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star, is a Master Parachutist and graduate of the U.S. Army's Ranger School. Tony served as a National Security Fellow at Harvard University's JFK School of Government and has an M.A. in International Relations from the Catholic University of America.

Pete Bils - "Vice President of Sleep Innovation/Clinical Research"
Pete Bils is an associate clinical faculty member at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Minneapolis . He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, an organization dedicated to the assurance of quality care for patients with sleep disorders, the advancement of sleep research, and public and professional education. He also helps lead Select Comfort’s clinical research and continually researches, investigates and creates new technologies to promote better sleep, including a computerized pressure mapping system that shows the effects of sleep surfaces on the human body.

Andrea Baxter "Simple Ways To Manage Your Dough"
Before becoming a Smart Cookie, Angela's motto was 'spend now, worry later'. She was independant, in control and on the ball when it came to all other areas of her life, but clueless about finances. She happily let her partner take care of all money matters. She was also working at a job she enjoyed, but one that came with long hours and little pay. Angela was not earning enough to support her lifestyle or fund her big dreams. She is now in business for herself as a realtor and well on her way to financial freedom. Angela is the go-to-girl for positive reinforcement and is known as the money magnet for a reason - full of creative ideas on how to make money and is happy to show others how to get rich the unconventional way!

Ramona Braganza - Fitness Expert
Recognized as one of the top Personal Trainers in the world among the entertainment industry, Ramona has worked as Jessica Alba’s personal trainer for the last 10 years and also trained such celebrities as Halle Berry, Anne Hathaway, Kate Beckinsale, Ashlee Simpson Wentz, Jaime King, Dania Ramirez, Brittany Snow, Ron Livingston, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans,and Michael Weatherly. Many of her famous clients are known for their long lean muscles which were shaped using Ramona’s own 3-2-1 Training Method of 3 Cardio segments,2 Circuit strength training segments and 1Core segment. She is equally capable of adding size and strength to her clientele by drawing from her intense weight training and fitness competition background. Ramona has been singled out as the “go to” trainer if you have six weeks to prepare for your next role or six years to transform from head to toe.
She may look like she is 25 years-old, but today Ramona boasts over 20 years in the fitness industry. Due to her expert knowledge of fitness, Ramona has made editorial contributions to Shape, Marie Claire, Allure, Fit Pregnancy, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s World, Self, Women’s Health and Fitness, Glamour, Cosmo Girl, Japanese Vogue, In Style, People, US Weekly, In Touch and more. Today, she has certifications from UCLA and Can Fit Pro. She was the 2007 spokeswoman for the Kraft Foods’ South Beach Diet and is currently a spokesperson for Glaceau, Smart Water/ Vitamin Water, is a Fitness Expert panel member for Golds Gym’s Fitness Institute, and apokesperson for Omrons GoSmart pedometers.

FLASHBACK - Frank Sinatra "Summer Wind"
"Summer Wind" is a 1965 song, with music by Henry Mayer and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. A cool, nostalgic tale of a fleeting romance, it is most known for a 1966 recording by Frank Sinatra that is informed by what NPR called "a majestic sadness." It is largely forgotten that singer Wayne Newton had the first national chart hit (1965).[1] The Sinatra version originally appeared on his Strangers in the Night album, and hit number one on Billboard magazine's Easy Listening survey. By the 2000s, it was one of Sinatra's most-used recordings in various contexts, including a mid-2000s television ad campaign for Mastercard and Major League Baseball. Also in the 2000s it became a hit for crooner Michael Bublé, recording an arrangement with long-time producer and collaborator David Foster, who heralds it as one of the all time greatest jazz standards ever written. In 1974, author Johnny Mercer recorded the song for his album My Huckleberry Friend. Lyle Lovett's version was featured in the 1999 Sam Raimi film For Love Of The Game. It was also released on Lovett's 2003 album Smile: Songs From The Movies. It was featured on the film The Pope of Greenwich Village and on the 2003 film Matchstick Men. In 2004, Irish boyband Westlife covered the song on their Rat Pack-inspired album Allow Us To Be Frank. The song can also be found in the sixth season première episode of The Simpsons, "Bart of Darkness", sung by Martin Prince at the end of the show, after his swimming trunks were pulled down and he is abandoned by his new-found friends.
On Friday June 3, 2005 it became the last song played by oldies radio station WCBS-FM in New York before the station became Jack FM. When the station switched back to CBS-FM on Thursday, July 12, 2007, Jack FM's last song, "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey was interrupted mid-song at 12:43pm EST, and what continued with CBS-FM's broadcast of Sinatra's rendition of "Summer Wind".