The J. Anthony Brown Radio Show

This is a syndicated radio show with J. Anthony Brown (of the Steve Harvey Morning Show) where I am the #TrendingReporter. Each week I report on what is trending in my 'What They're Sayin' segment. I also try to keep my uncle up to date with what slang words people are using today.

The Tom Joyner Morning Show

For the nationally syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show," I helped produce Jacque Reid's 'Inside Her Story' segment that caters to women and women's issues. I pitched ideas, booked guests, conducted pre-interviews, and prepped the guest(s) for the live interview. Take a listen below to a few of the segments below. For more, click here.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Higher Heights/#BlackWomenVote co-founders Glynda Carr and Kimberly Peeler-Line to break down the power of black women voters.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with author Lydia Meredith, an ex-Pastor’s wife who’s husband, after 30 years of marriage cheated on her with a man. Her book, The Gay Preacher’s Wife is available everywhere.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Carla Youngblood, a breast cancer survivor and a comedian. 
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Alfred and Sherelle Duncan, the couple who went viral after their surprise wedding took social media by storm.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Cookie Johnson about her new book Believing In Magic, having a healthy sex life and why she stayed after learning about her husband’s diagnosis.
Jacque Reid talks to Bree Newsome, the woman who scaled the pole in Columbia, SC to take down the Confederate flag. She lives in North Carolina and works as a field organizer for a local organization helping undeserved communities in the Charlotte area.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Zena Howard, the Senior Project Manager for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens Saturday on the National Mall in Washington DC.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile and her attorney Larry Rogers about the status of the case and how difficult life has been for her since the shooting death Castile.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Pastor Bromleigh McCleneghan to discuss her new book “Good Christian Sex: Why Chasity Isn’t the Only Option-And Other Things The Bible Says About Sex.” 
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Ava Duvernay to talk about her new television show Queen Sugar, the story of three siblings who inherit their father’s Sugar Cane farm in New Orleans.
8/19/16- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with motivational speaker and former NFL coach Dr. Jen Welter about the upcoming season and how she forged her path in the male dominated industry of sports.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Lynette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway and Rochelle ‘Silk’ Richardson, the black sisters from North Carolina who are campaigning hard for Donald Trump. They also have a YouTube channel “The Viewers View” where they openly voice their opinions on political topics.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Malyia McNaughton, the model whose natural hair segment on the Today Show went viral for all the wrong reasons.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with OBGYN Dr. Drai about all things kitty care, including ways to keep it moistened and strengthened and what popular sexual act that could lead to Cancer.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with novelist Roxane Gay, Marvel’s first African American woman writer. She will pen World of Wakanda, a new series stemming from Black Panther set to premiere later this year.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Geneva Reed Veal, the mother of Sandra Blandand her attorney Cannon Lambert about what the latest is in the case of the Texas woman found dead in her jail cell.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Teacher and Diversity Trainer Jane Elliott to get her thoughts on the state of race in the United States today and her iconic Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes exercise.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Planned Parenthood’s Chief Medical Officer, Raegan McDonald Mosley to talk about the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion which might make it tougher for states to defend existing anti-abortion laws.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Betty Deas Clark, the first female pastor at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Dr. Clark shares the details on how the church will celebrate one year after the tragic shooting that took nine lives.
Standing in for Jacque, MSNBC’s Joy Ann Reid goes Inside Her Story with Tony-award nominated actress Saycon Sengbloh, one of the actresses starring in the critically acclaimed Broadway hit, Eclipsed,
Standing in for Jacquie, host of AM Joy, Joy Ann Reid goes Inside Her Story with a mother-daughter duo Rozalynn and Gabby Goodwin, owners of Gabby’s Bows. The South Carolina natives invented a double sided hair bow to prevent the age-old disappearing act of little girls bows.
How nine-year-old Gabby started her business:
“My mom went on Twitter to rant abut my bows not staying in my hair. Many people agreed and my Pastor said it sounds like a market you need to get into. So we’re going to produce more designs and colors.”
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Ashlee Hawn, from Big Rich Atlanta and the creator of RedCycle, a tampon club for women. The tampon tax is still on the books in 40 states and this organization helps women get tax free tampons.
“I couldn’t believe we were actually paying a tax on our tampons. Instead of going against Procter and Gamble and Johnson & Johnson I decided to create my own Tampon so that it would be tax free,” Hawn said.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Michael Brown‘s mother Lezley McSpadden and author Lyah Beth LeFlore. The two talk about Tell The Truth & Shame The Devil, Lesley’s book that tells the story of the life, legacy and love of her son who was brutally murdered in Ferguson, Missouri.
“We wanted to make sure we told a story that really captured what this journey was. Most think it’s a book about the case or what happened, but it’s about all the days before t hat and the journey that they shared and how they grew together as mother and son. It humanizes what so many people didn’t know about this young man.”
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Celeste Beatty, brewer and Founder of the Harlem Brewing Company. Her craft beer products are now on the shelves of dozens of Walmart’s next to big brands like Budweiser.
“They checked out an interview that we were so excited about with Tamron Hall. The initial launch is here in New York and when we pick up more distribution will be everywhere.”
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Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Catrese Austin, a Prince super fan that has seen him in concert over 200 times and even had the chance to meet him.
Where she was when she got the news about his death:
“I was in complete denial. My heart just hurts. One of my other super fans called me and then Twitter and Facebook just started blowing up and that’s when I knew it was true. I got to see him in Oakland. He did two shows that sold out in 10 minutes. I got tickets to both shows and flew out to California.”
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Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with author Monique Morris about the criminalization of black women and girls. She is the author of Push Out: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.
“Given that black girls are the only group girls that are overly represented in all disciplinary categories. In many different ways the identity of black girls are being misread and misunderstood. I’m trying to get us to understand that include volume do not automatically make for an attitude,” she said.
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Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with screenplay writer Tracy Oliver, one of the writers for Barbershop: The Next Cut along with Kenya Barris (Blackish).
“I was in high school when Barbershop 1 came out so I never imagined that this opportunity would come about. It started out with a conversations with Kenya. We both have the same manager and were both interested in writing it…we pitched our idea to the studio and they liked ours the most. I still can’t even believe it, going to a theater and seeing my name in the credits,” Oliver said.
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Jacque Reid goes  Inside Her Story with Melba Wilson, owner of Harlem’s restaurant Melba‘s about  the challenges of starting her own business and how she paid her dues in the restaurant industry.
“I started off as a cashier at Sylvia’s. It was one of the best things that happened to me. Being able to learn the business from the bottom up became essential to being an entrepreneur. Sylvia’s provided me a PhD in the restaurant business.”
Her new book Melba’s American Comfort: 100 Recipes from My Heart to Your Kitchen is available now.
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 Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with the Dr. Drai about the latest vagina-related celebrity headlines including Whoopi Goldberg’s cramp relieving marijuana pill and Janet Jackson’s baby planning.
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Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Mary Parker, CEO of All N 1, a multi million dollar security firm that has provided protection for President Obama while at Morehouse, the NBA All Star games and more.
Why women rarely go after their dreams after heartbreak or disappointment:
“When we place ourselves within a framework of limitations then we’re going to s a glass ceiling. But we’ve got to not see a ceiling,” Parker said.
Her new book The Chick In Charge details her journey to success. Click the button above to hear the entire interview.
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Yvette Perez, the creator of Don’t Wait, a lip gloss that will tell you if you’re compatible based on the flavor..
“There are three flavors, Cherry, Vanilla and Pineapple. If you’re compatible you taste the cherry. If you taste Vanilla you must have sex right there on the spot. If you’re not compatible it doesn’t taste too good. It tastes like arm pits. It’s based on pheromones.”
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An Atlanta OB-GYN was forced to drop ISIS from their name after being mistaken for the terror group ISIS. 
This pageant combines entrepreneurship, natural  beauty, and sisterhood every year. 
Speaking to author Freda Mays about her upcoming book "My Naked Truth About Breast Cancer and Being Single" was very uplifting. Although she is battling a terminal illness, she remains in good spirits. 
I really enjoyed speaking with Dr. Yamma Brown (James Brown's Daughter). Some of the topics discussed were her new book, the new James Brown biopic in theaters and her life growing up and her current endeavors.
This segment was with Brown Girl Publishing about how difficult it can be to get published as an African-American woman. Another topic discussed was how author Zane has been writing risqué novel before the "Fifty Shades of Grey" books were published and how they didn't receive the same amount of hype in mainstream.
I handled the ins and outs for this interview regarding Ray Rice’s NFL punishment along with Stephen A. Smith’s commentary on violence against women. We reached out to Mr. Tony Porter again from A Call to Men for his take on both situations.
It was very inspiring to talk to Danae Mines, the first fire-woman to grace the 2015 FDNY Calendar of Heroes. She talked about how she didn't want to be another woman half-naked in a bathing suit, but chose to wear her uniform.
I really enjoyed speaking with with Apryl Brown, a quadruple amputee after receiving illegal butt injections. It was a great interview because she was so inspiring as she talked about how she chose to not let her amputation stop her from living her life. 
 I reached out to speak with Tony Porter and Ted Bunch, founders of A Call to Men, about domestic violence. The men are known for their outreach across the nation catering to men.

The Tea 

The Tea was a college-based radio show where we talked about various issues that catered to the college student demographic. We also interviewed guest talking about their current projects.