Talk! With Audrey

This week on TALK! with AUDREY: EVETTE RIOS, lifestyle expert, writer and star of ABC’s “The Chew,” we talk about the U.S. unemployment rate, that millions of Americans are still out of work, the hardest hit populations and resources provided by organizations like GOODWILL to help job hunters identify and develop skills needed for finding work.

LAQUITA HENRY, Project Manager of the Heritage Heights Village (HHV) Commercial Revitalization Initiative (Heritage Health and Housing, Inc.) and JOHN REDDICK, Architectural Consultant and Curator for the Amsterdam Avenue Streetscape Exhibit join Audrey in the WHCR studio to discuss the HHV's initiative to provide economic development opportunities in the Hamilton Heights/ Sugar Hill districts.

This week on TALK! with AUDREY: Joining me on the show this week is CHRISTINA HAAG, actress and now author of a New York Times Best-seller. She has written a memoir about her 5 year romance with John F. Kennedy Jr. called COME TO THE EDGE.

Did you know that women hold more than 60 per cent of the nation's wealth, but in this economy face different financial challenges than men? In the age of the internet and instant information, finding a reliable source of information to help manage finances and achieve financial security can be daunting. Joining me on TALK! with AUDREY with information about a new online non-profit resource funded by Wells Fargo to help you take charge of your finances is Wells Fargo Senior Vice President, MICHELLE THORNHILL.

Dr. Saunders was the lead investigator of a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension that has identified a new beta blocker to treat hypertension.

CORI ELLISON, Dramaturg, for the New York City Opera joins Audrey Adams the host of talk! with AUDREY to provide information about the life and times of Margaret Garner and her personal contribution to the opera, which premiere’s on September 11. Ellison’s interview is the first in series of interviews with the director, composer, cast members and production historians of the New York City Opera's premiere of Margaret Garner.

How you look is important. ALEX ELLIS, author of RESTORING the MALE IMAGE, A Look From the Inside Out on timeless style for the man in your life, dressing for every occasion and the importance of mentorship on this week's talk! with AUDREY

Our memories are too important to take for granted. Alzheimer's disease physician and researcher, DR. WARACHAL FASION, of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, on the early signs of Alzheimer's, importance of memory screenings, treatment and supporting care givers on this week's talk! with AUDREY.

Jewelry designer PILAR AUDAIN REED stepped out on faith to pursue her passion. This former epidemiologist shares her path to entrepreneurship, personal and professional fulfillment on talk! with AUDREY.

Jazz buff? Preview ANDRE WARD's new CD CRYSTAL CITY and hear all about his brand of fusion and Hip Hop inspired jazz.

Acclaimed independent film maker, writer and director JERRY LAMOTHE's new film BLACKOUT, world premiere's at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Lamothe is my guest on an EXCLUSIVE HOT-TOPIC EDITION of talk! with AUDREY.

The Don Imus incident . . .Where do we go from here? That's exactly what nationally syndicated shock jock JEDDA JONES, beloved by millions as Ms. Dupre on the Tom Joyner Morning Show wants to know. Her thoughts on an EXCLUSIVE HOT-TOPIC EDITION of talk! with AUDREY.

Are you looking to make a profound change in the way you live your life? Are you looking for balance? Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, author of Live Like You're Blessed, on talk! with Audrey.

VH1 Celebrity Fit Club's Dr. Ian K. Smith joins me this week with the skinny on his New York Times Best Seller, The Fat Smash Diet on talk! with AUDREY.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. I spoke with Dr. Robert Plummer about who's at risk, the importance of screening for colorectal cancer and tips for improving our health. It's a 30 minute interview that just might save your life or the life of a family member or friend on this week's talk! with AUDREY

On this week's talk! with AUDREY NTOZAKE SHANGE , best known for her play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf . . . on just how far we have come and her new CD Wildflowers.

On this week's talk! with AUDREY GORDON CHAMBERS, Grammy nominated, award-winning songwriter, producer and artist joins Audrey, to tell us about his newest album, Love Stories, a collection of good old-fashioned classic love songs with lots of 21st Century soul.

ANTONIO RICHARDSON, author of The Torch Carrier (A Poetic Saga of Love) joins Audrey Adams, host of talk! with AUDREY for an exclusive online interview with suggestions for both women and men about life skills, matters of the heart and gaining a new perspective on love the second time around.

On this week's talk! with AUDREY meet Andrea Wiley. Her documentary, SoulMate, a gripping cinematic journey into the realities of single dom has women around the world talking and relating to this very personal portrait of the trials and triumphs of unforgettable, successful, saved and single African-American women.

If you are not a poet, but looking for a way to romance the love in your life with words . . .Help is on the way! The founders of Voices of Romance.com, Jewel Kinch and Greg Thomas, come to the rescue . . . . on this week's talk! with AUDREY.