ON THE CALL with Ozzie Stewart

CLEM BOWEN + DAWAD PHILIP Clem Bowen grew up in Princess Town, Trinidad, and became an avid sportsman. For over a decade he worked in the aviation industry in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, where he began his journey in the entertainment industry as a DJ. Soon he was driving tours for artists such as Sister Carol and Sugar Minot, and progressed to becoming a road manager of Soca artists throughout the Ca...

Dr. Kendall K Williams, son of Trinidadians, began playing pan at the age of 4 and later performed with large, world-renowned steel bands in Trinidad and Tobago as well as bands in the New York-based scene for years, then after studies in architecture, he graduated from Florida Memorial University with a BA in Music under the direction of Dr. Dawn Batson, with his main instrument being the steel p...

CECILLE FORD: Was Born in Trinidad, and for over 15 years CECILLE has worked in the financial services arena as: Personal/Executive assistant to senior executive management within financial, social security and human resources organizations, for Deloitte & Touche and UBS Investment Bank, prior to which she managed and developed marketing strategies as Business Development Coordinator to the Hay Gr...

J. ANDRE LAVEAU: Consul General and father of 3, born in Trinidad and Tobago, has served our beloved country and Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as a Foreign Service Officer for over 30 years. Mr. Laveau gained his BA in History and Law (Law Major) at the University of the West Indies, Barbados, a Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations, at the Institute of International Relations at UWI,...

FELICIA GEORGE aka ARROW THE SYMBOL: Born in and raised in the suburbs of Maplewood-South Orange, New Jersey y- Arrow, The Symbol, formally known as Felisha George, is a recording artist, performer, lyricist and conjurer of rhythmic color, who walked the same school hallways as artists such as Lauryn Hill, Bisa Butler, and Sza. . Following High School, Felisha studied Acting at American Musical an...

Monique Ferguson-Riley: a mother of five, is a recent MBA graduate of Capella University. Monique also graduated from Bethel University with a bachelor’s degree in ministry in 2017. In the Fall of 2021 Monique Ferguson received the esteemed Alumna of the Year Award where she was recognized By Bethel University in the state of Minnesota for the work that she has done in the lives of at-risk youth a...

Lauren LoGiudice: grew up in the Howard Beach section of Queens, New York. After graduating from Wesleyan University,  she obtained the American India Foundation William J. Clinton Fellowship Award for service in India. During her tenure in Bangalore, India, she worked with a non-profit organization that served victims of AIDS and studied Bharata Natyam. After attending Lakme Fashion Week in Bomba...

TAMIL ROBINSON: Grew from an artist, painter and master airbrush artist, to fashion, crediting his caring instructor Eleta Caldwell at the prestigious Performing Arts High School in Newark for his true artistic development where Robinson free hand sketched, drew, painted, and became a classically trained artist. Robinson worked for the architect firm Campos & Associates for two years where he deve...

ADAM BAPTISTE: is a singer, songwriter, producer, musician, writer, entrepreneur, natural healer whose father is from Trinidad and his mother is from Sweden, and he was just the right age to ride the first waves of hip hop that flooded the streets of Sweden in the 80’s. Adam Baptiste, has a diverse educational background, having studied business and entrepreneurship at Stockholm International Trad...

INGRID LASHLEY: is a graduate of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, specializing in Accounting and Finance. She also carries the professional designations of Certified Management Accountant, Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Accountant and serves as a member of the Quality Assurance Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountant...

David Boothman, one of 6 siblings, is a celebrated composer, artist, musician, and educator, currently serves as Master Artist in Residence at the University of Trinidad & Tobago (UTT), and the chairman of Caribbean Renaissance Foundation, founded 8/2012 -  which is a fusion of creative entities plowing the ground for a cultural revitalization and the re-invention of the Caribbean identity; an inn...

DR. CAROL LACHAPELLE: holds a PhD from UTT and Master of Arts from the University of the West Indies. She is a graduate of The London College of Dance and Drama, Dartford College of Education, University of London. Artistic Director of the La Chapelle Dance Company of Trinidad and Tobago. The first Trinidadian to gain Honours in the Royal Academy Ballet Examinations and an exhibition winner. and r...

DWAYNE LEWIS: Inspired by Karl Kani, at the time a pioneering success in urban apparel, co-founded Dada Supreme apparel and footwear in May 1995, while in his 20s, making a stamp in the athletic arena in 2001. The Dada umbrella consisted of licensees in men's big and tall, young men's, women's, juniors, men's and women's footwear with distribution in the United States, Europe. The name Dada has th...

DAVID GULICK: gained  his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Villanova University, became a Creative Finance Investor and a Licensed Real Estate Agent in 2000, which allows for his comfortable lifestyle of surfing, traveling and enjoying life. He had found success in real estate, he lost everything during the recession of 2008. He filed for bankruptcy in 2010, left the real estate world,...

KEN SCHIFF: A native New Yorker, Ken was moved to study photography after becoming fascinated by the way images materialized in the dark room. Not long after studying a the School of Visual Arts, he moved to London after which he lived and worked around the world: the Far East, Kathmandu, the Himalayas, Malaysia, all in his early 20’s, developing his craft, expertise, style and body of work, which...

TED LANGE: Born Theodore William Lange III to parents who both worked in theater and television, Ted majored in drama at the San Francisco City College, then gave up a scholarship from the University of Colorado Shakespeare Festival, for the prestigious London Royal Academy, from which he graduated as a trained Shakespearean actor. He gained attention for his performance in the original Broadway p...

CLOSING EPISODE: OZZIE Hello folks, Ozzie here, wrapping up season 6 of our On The Call series. Thank you so much for letting us into your homes and ears during these truly extraordinary times. This has been a very emotional season as it was about memorializing those five dear friends -Glenn, Leon, Jenevieve, Charlo and Zoe, who passed last fall 2021, during our 5th season interspersed by those wh...

DR. MICHAEL ALAIA: A married father of 2 children, former athlete and saxophonist, widely considered a national expert in complex knee and shoulder surgeries, primary and revision ligament reconstruction and knee preservation surgery, is presently an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and member of the Sports Medicine Division at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. A New Yorker, h...

ANGELO ELLERBEE: From humble beginnings with a family of 7, raised by his mother in Newark, New Jersey, who had a strict work ethic, went to work at the age of 9, and by the age of 18 he became the Office Manager for the Mayor of Newark's Policy & Development Office. Angelo then worked as a model in Paris at the age of 19 for 2 years. Later, he launched his clothing line "De Angelo's" which hit ma...

NARADA KBROWN: A New Yorker, studied Political Science at Clayton State University. He moved to  Boston working on Affirmative Actions. He served on the Board of Directors for the Freedom Behind Bars Foundation, Inc which deals with mental health, education of prisoners in and out of prison, shining light and fostering humane conditions within the prisons, reducing recidivism and more. Kenneth, kn...

ZOE OKA: attended La Guardia High School of Performing Arts, then studied Theatre Arts at Ithaca College and later law at the CUNY School of Law. Zoe loved paddle ball, yoga, the arts, the beach, the waves and the Agnes Pelton Society for transcendental painting to name a few things. She wanted schools to teach CRT or TTAAH – The Truth about American History. She loved James Baldwin, was intereste...

CHARLES OLIVIER: Was my childhood friend who through the years, stayed very close to my family, though we both had relocated to other parts of the world. Since this taping at the end of my very first season of this podcast idea in 2020, Charles passed from health issues in the fall of 2021. It is wonderful to listen to his accolades from people near and dear to him, with his composition playing in...

JENEVIEVE BREWER: From a college major in Communications to a minor in film, Jenevieve began her professional career as an intern in the writing division at ABC’s soaps, such as: “All My Children” then to “One Life to Live” and progressed to producing for Soap Central/SoapNet’s “Days of our Lives”. She became a children’s agent at Abrams Artists Agency, then moved to begin a new modeling, commerci...

PAT TRACEY: Grew up into a medical family in Trinidad and Tobago, which then migrated to Antigua. After a stint as a flight attendant, Pat burst onto the runway in 1980 as a professional fashion model for Issey Miyake - with whom she worked very closely, along with Kenzo, Gianfranco Ferre, Yves St Laurent, Chanel, Patrick Kelly, Giorgio Armani and others. Her work arena became Europe and Tokyo. Sh...

LEON GOODMAN: aka "The Colonel" as he was called by dear ones, was a gentle, kind, considerate, helpful giant with the widest most sparkling smile, a man of faith, who loved family, entertaining, traveling, cooking, hailed from Suffolk Va and later took up residence in Long Island, NY. He received his B.A from the State University of New York in Politics, Economics and Society, Political Science a...