Impact OC

Join us for a rerun of one of our most inspirational episodes about the Bearing Bike Works in Atlanta and their work helping Inner City kids build their own bikes.  And through that, develop their own skills and determination to succeed.

How does Miracles For Kids help families with critically ill children? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Miracles For Kids CEO & Founder Autumn Strier. Hear how the organization helps families with food, clothing and shelter so they can focus on their child’s needs. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which s...

How can Families Forward prevent and end family homelessness? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Families Forward Chief Executive Officer Madelynn Hirneise. She talks about how Families Forward helps Orange County families experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness, achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through housing, food, couns...

How does the Wyland Foundation bring people together for clean water and healthy ocean? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Wyland Foundation President Steve Creech. Hear how he works with environmental artist Wyland to spread environmental education. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from...

Hear as we talk with the creators of COMIC CON REVOLUTION about their Comic Convention this weekend at the Ontario Convention Center.  And all the top comic creators that will be speaking there. Plus notable actors from Star Trek and other series. And a whole menagerie of comic fans dressed as characters from the Marvel Universe, DC, Star Wars (and many more).  They'll all be there (as will we!) t...

Meet David Betancourt, Viola Myre OC Volunteer of the Year here at the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. As well as one of our Education Foundation Board Members. And also a Board Member for the separate California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation.   All while acting as the External Affairs Market Manager of Southern California for Comerica Bank. Not bad for someone who started wi...

Join us as we talk about this weekend's cool COMIC CON REVOLUTION at the Ontario Convention Center.  Like the original event in San Diego that gave birth to this whole phenomenon, this gathering will feature lots of cool speakers from shows like Star Trek. Along with top comic book creators.  And lots of dedicated fans all decked out in full costume.  Plus enough booths and exhibits to satisfy eve...

Join us at the next GENESIS TALKS event, Thursday, May 10th from 10am-noon at GENESIS BANK HQ (across from John Wayne Airport) as a panel of experts discusses the FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE here in OC. Including our very own Barry Saywitz (host of our weekly show LET'S TALK REAL ESTATE). Plus: • Michael Derk, Execuve Managing Director Capital Markets, Marcus & Millichap • Stewart Weston, Exe...

OC Talk Radio is proud to join GENESIS BANK at their next GENESIS TALKS event NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 19 from 10am-noon (at their HQ across from John Wayne Airport).  As they bring together a panel of experts for a FREE TALK about the FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE here in Orange County.  Including our very own BARRY SAYWITZ, Host of our weekly Commercial Real Estate Show LET'S TALK REAL ESTATE (Tues...

Meet the people behind PARA TODOS, the leading Spanish magazine in California.  And learn how this family owned magazine got started (and all the celebrities they've interviewed along the way). On this special edition of OUR COMMUNITY.  Powered by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. And Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.

How will Orange County’s newest Registrar of Voters oversee his first Orange County Statewide Direct Primary Election? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Bob Page. Hear how the former San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters will make sure the Statewide Direct Primary Election in Orange County is fair and accurate. Only on OC Talk Radio, Or...

Meet Mike Limon, Executive Director at Orange County Educational Arts Academy. Southern Region Chair for the California Hispanic Chamber and Founder of OCHCC Youth Chamber

How is WISEPlace leading the effort to end homelessness for unaccompanied Orange County women? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with WISEPlace Chief Executive Officer Brateil Aghasi. Last year, WISEPlace was chosen as California’s Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblyman Tom Daly. Aghasi talks about the services her organization offers to help ensu...

Hear this heartening tale of Rich Bastian, the Pedego dealer from Cape May, NJ who bought his first bike and took it to his dad for his opinion. A once big bike rider, Rich's father had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and (needless to say) hadn't ridden a bike in some time. But up comes his son with a new Pedego wondering what his father thinks about his idea of selling these new products..  T...

May is Water Awareness Month. How can we preserve our natural resource—water? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Santa Margarita Water District Board member Charles “Chuck” Gibson. He’s among five elected board of Directors. And is also a board member of the Association of California Water Agencies. He talks about the status of our state’s d...

What's the old adage?  Give a kid a fish, and he'll eat for a day. But teach him to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime.  Well the same thing holds true for riding bikes. Listen to this fascinating tale of two people in Georgia who built a non-profit (Bearing Bike Works) all geared around the simple idea of teaching "at risk" kids how to build and maintain their own bikes.  Earning a free bike for l...

Alma M. Hernandez, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County and current candidate for Orange County Superior Court Judge, Seat # 30 (the seat with 5 people running!).  Hear how she comes from a long line of single moms, and how she's worked hard to not only be the first in her family to go to college and law school, but potentially to be the first Hispanic women to serve as a judge here i...

Meet John Amador, a VP at US BANK and long running Member of the Board of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (and outgoing Chairman) on his many years of service to the community. And how he rose to both his positions from his humble blue collar roots in Stockton.

How can Bowers Museum, Orange County’s largest museum, continue to achieve its mission which is to enrich lives through the world’s finest arts and cultures? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Bowers Museum Vice President of External Affairs Kelly Bishop. Hear about the museum’s current exhibitions and how the museum connects with the commun...

Meet some more of the entrepreneurs driving the eBike Revolution. Jim and Loretta Buck, who started off on the straight and narrow path with successful careers in corporate America (with Dunn and Bradstreet and Esprit de Corps Accessories respectively).  Only to veer off in a new direction (having been bit by the entrepreneurial but) by starting their own unique Umigo Indoor Kart Racing and Event...

How does the national non-profit StandUp for Kids work on ending the cycle of youth homelessness in local communities including Orange County? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with StandUp for Kids Fundraising & Marketing Manager Brittany Avdee.  She talks about how the organization’s programs help empower homeless and at-risk youth toward life...

Meet Emmy nominated radio and TV personality, Alysha Del Valle. As she discusses her career at stations like NBC4 and KABC and the tenacity and talent it takes to make it in a top tier TV market like LA.  On this week's installment of OUR COMMUNITY. Powered by the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. And OC's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.

Check out our new interview with one of the cast members from this year's DISNEY ON ICE show which returns to Long Beach this week, April14-17th at the Long Beach Arena and the following week in Ontario at the Toyota Arena from April 21-24, 2022. With a brand new MICKEY AND FRIENDS show that showcases modern movies like Moana and Toy Story while remembering Disney classics like Fantasia as well. O...

Check out this week's edition of LET'S TALK REAL ESTATE. As noted commercial broker Barry Saywitz talks about the specialized MEDICAL OFFICE space market. #realestate #medical #medicaloffice #octalkradio #ucicove

Meet Philip Prinzi, a Vietnam Vet and 32 year veteran of ExxonMobil Chemical, who's still going strong at 73 as a volunteer photographer, videographer, and drone pilot for Lee County Parks and Recreation and Emergency Management Departments in his adopted home of Fort Meyers, Florida. Becoming a big civic booster in the process and ongoing documenter of the community.  Courtesy of his Pedego Elect...