Initiative Radio (IR) is a weekly, one hour radio program that is produced and hosted by Angela McKenzie. The objective of IR is to feature the work of not-for-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs,) intergovernmental organizations (IGOs,) corporations, persons of repute and ordinary persons whose occupations and personal lives positively impact the local, national, global and universal communities. There is also a thematic, musical element to the program.

IR airs on WSIA 88.9 FM, every Wednesday from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM and every Sunday from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM to reach an audience of 2,500,000 in Staten Island (NY), New York (NY), New Jersey, Brooklyn (NY), Queens (NY) and on www.wsia.fm to reach the remainder of the planet. IR is gearing up for national broadcast in 2008.


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For further information contact:
Angela McKenzie

Email addresses: amck83@hotmail.com, initiativeradio@yahoo.com, angela@wsia.fm

THE TEAM

Angela McKenzie Producer and Host

Christopher Camp Post Production Supervisor

Philip Masciantonio Production Support GENERAL MANAGER WSIA 88.9 FM

Reza Pootrakul Graphic and Web Design

Broadcast Schedule
Initiative Radio with Angela McKenzie - May 2008
WSIA 88.9 FM & WWW.WSIA.FM: Wednesdays 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM & Sundays 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
WBMB 89.9 FM & WWW.WBMBRADIO.COM: Thursdays 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
WKRB 90.3 FM & WWW.WKRB.ORG: Sundays 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

JUNE 2008 Broadcast Schedule

Wednesday June 4th & Sunday June 8th
Tom Kocsis
Lalibela Project (Encore Presentation)

Hungarian born Tom Kocsis is straddling the worlds of high finance and philanthropy. He is a business banker with the JP Morgan Chase corporation and he is also very passionate about photography, the African continent and his Lalibela Project in Ethiopia. In the town of Lalibela, Tom and his Ethiopian counterparts house, feed, clothe and educate fifteen orphans around the clock. On his recent visit there, Tom gave each child a digital camera and gleaned many spectacular photographs. Later this year the photographs will be exhibited in New York City.

Wednesday June 11th & Sunday June 15th
Molly Melching, Malick Diagne & Oureye Sall
Tostan (Encore Presentation)

First on the show today, Angela interviews Molly Melchor the founder and executive director of the Senegal based non-governmental organization TOSTAN, whose mission is to uplift and empower underprivileged Senegalese through sustainable community-led initiatives. Next, we hear form deputy director Malick Diagne about programs for assisting the Talibe children who beg in the streets in exchange for classes at Islamic schools. Then the last interview sheds light on the dangerous, purification ritual of female genital cutting (FCG) – a practice that partially or completely cuts away female external genitalia and robs women of their dignity. We’ll hear the words of Oureye Sall a former practitioner of FGC in Senegal’s Wolof language, translated for our audience by Malick Diagne.

Wednesday June 18th
Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya (Encore Presentation)

Dr. Bhattacharya is dedicated to teaching the principles of ayurvedic detoxification (panchakarma) and to exploring and developing a variety of panchakarma methods for purifying the body and mind. In this hour she will give listeners an introduction to a few detoxification techniques including self-care through massage, simple tools for at-home therapy, preparing the body for ayurvedic treatment and appropriate diets before, during and after treatment. Listeners will learn that remedies for some of their common ailments can be found in their kitchen cabinets.

Wednesday June 25th
Orlando Molina aka Emcee ZEPS (Encore Presentation)

Ever since Angela was a teenager, she has heard mature generations exclaim “Hip Hop music will die!” Sadly but truly, Hip Hop has outlived some of those same people and continues to be a formidable and profitable force in the music industry. Today, Emcee ZEPS a Brooklyn born and raised Nyorican, talks about how he uses his writing, rhyming and entrepreneurial skills to keep Hip Hop fresh and alive in New York City and to motivate young people positively. Angela also discusses the similarities between today's Hip Hop poets and the Elizabethan era's William Shakespeare, with particular focus on the use of the notorious “N” word. Yes! Shakespeare did use the “N” word in one of his sonnets and today Angela will reveal exactly which one.

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GUEST PHOTOS

Arun Gandhi Lecturer and grandson of the Mahatma Gandhi

Trisha Duval President, New York Junior League

Rasheda Ali Advocate for suffers and families affected by Parkinson's Disease Daughter of Champion Boxer and Parkinson's Sufferer Muhammad Ali

Paul Stewart National Hockey League Fights Cancer Initiative

Rajnesh Domalpalli and Mamatha Bhukya Vanaja the Film

Philip Crosland Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer ASCAP

Bill "Reverend Billy" Talen The Church of Stop Shopping

Willie O'Ree NHL Diversity First black person to play in the NHL - 1958 Boston Bruins