88.5 WFDD: Voices & Viewpoints

Voices & Viewpoints: Fridays at 1 & 6 p.m. - only on 88.5 WFDD

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host Denise Franklin	Every week, Voices & Viewpoints brings you conversations with people who have won national or international recognition - and call the Triad home. The Health & Medicine Report keeps you up-to-date on cutting-edge research. And you'll hear the viewpoints of our commentators on movies, books, life, and more. Voices & Viewpoints is a half hour of radio you won't hear anywhere else!
	Host: Denise Franklin Producer: Kathryn Mobley	Compact discs of Voices & Viewpoints may be purchased from 88.5 WFDD. For more information, call 336-758-8850 or e-mail Julie Patrick at jpatrick@wfu.edu .

Dr. Annette Pashayan

Through poetry, Dr. Annette Pashayan chronicles her battle with breast cancer. She's teamed up with internationally acclaimed compser Ella Milch-Scheriff, who set the poems to original string music. The piece is called Songs from the Edge and has been performed internationally to inspire hope.

Plus, our commentator Diana Greene comes out of the closet with a technology confession.

Dr. Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman spent years helping couples one on one turn trouble relationships into something good. Now he teaches thousands of couples all over the world how to appreciate each other through by learning each other's communication style. He's written numerous books - the most famous is The Five Love Languages, published in 1992. It's sold more than 3.5 million copies and is translated into at least 34 languages. It's also been on the New York Times best seller list.

Winston-Salem resident Dr. Gary Chapman (www.garychapman.org) is associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. His latest book is The Five Languages of Apology.

Plus, the powerful lure of the Sopranos DVD box set entraps our media critic Mary Dalton.

Carole Boston Weatherford

She writes children's books, she's winning national awards, and her stories preserve history. Carole Boston Weatherford grew up in High Point and began writing poetry as a child. Now she's a professional author and has penned more than a dozen books. She won numerous national awards - her most decorated book is Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, which landed on the New York Times Bestseller list and has won the Caldecott Honor, Correta Scott King and NAACP Image Awards.

Carole is still living in High Point and looks forward to the release of her latest book this April, Before John was a Jazz Giant. You can learn more about Carole's writing at http://www.caroleweatherford.com.

Plus, the miraculous recovery of a family pet reminds commentator Diana Greene about the value of personal selfishness.

Dr. Randall Rogan is known internationally for decoding the real meaning behind the spoken word. also consults with the FBI. In fact they used his expertise to help capture the Una Bomber, Theodore Kaczinski - noted as one of American's most wanted terrorists.

Dr. Rogan is also the chair of the Communication Department at Wake Forest University. You can learn more about his work at http://www.wfu.edu/communication.

Plus, our media critic Mary Dalton says the big screen is no place for Sex In The City.

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