ON THE KNOWS with Randall Kenneth Jones

Daughter of the late, great international star, Eartha Kitt, Kitt Shapiro has had an unconventional journey as she continues to evolve as the successful entrepreneur, wife and mother of young adults. Founder and creator of the Simply Eartha™ lifestyle brand, Shapiro uses her mother's words, wisdom and beauty in designing a line of 'accessories that SAY something' made in the US by local artisans....

Say the name Erin Brockovich and you think, strong, tough, stubborn and sexy. Erin is all that and more. In the '90s, Erin Brockovich spearheaded an investigation revealing that Pacific Gas & Electric had been poisoning the water in Hinkley, California. As chronicled in the 2000 film "Erin Brockovich," PG&E was forced to pay out the largest toxic tort injury settlement in U.S. history: $333 millio...

Nischelle Turner is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent and weekend co-host for four-time Emmy Award-winning show ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. Turner and JONES.SHOW's Randall Kenneth Jones share a hometown (Columbia, MO), a high school (Rock Bridge), a college (University of Missouri), and numerous "midwestern values." Turner is an award-winning journalist and a contributor for CNN where she is featured...

Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1962 until 1979, most notably for the Detroit Tigers. A three-time All-Star, Lolich is most notable for his performance in the 1968 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals when he earned three complete-game victories, including a win over Bo...

Lea Woodford is a TV & radio personality, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author. She parlayed her online magazine, SmartFem, into a full-service marketing and advertising company with its own TV show and annual conference, SmartFem Media Group. Her passion is in connecting people. In fact, Lea is often called "the connector" due to her extensive network. Lea is passionate about working with you...

Vanna White quickly became a household name when she was named Co-Host of "Wheel of Fortune" in 1982. After auditioning alongside over 200 other hopefuls, Merv Griffin ultimately awarded the coveted spot to Vanna because "she turned the letters the best." Growing up in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Vanna never dreamed that one day she would be a pop culture icon. After attending the Atlanta School of...

Botham Shem Jean was a 26-year-old Saint Lucian, a Harding University graduate, and a Risk Assurance Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas, Texas. On September 6, 2018, Botham's life was cut short when he was shot and killed by a neighbor—off-duty Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger—who maintained she entered his apartment believing it to be hers. She said she mistook Botham for a burglar...

Tanya Acker serves as one of three judges on CBS Television Distribution's syndicated court hit HOT BENCH, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. The program returned for its sixth season on September 9, 2019. During the 2018-2019 season, HOT BENCH was the #3 first-run program in daytime television, delivering 3.1 million daily viewers. Acker is also host of "The Tanya Acker Show" podcast. After graduat...

Susan C. Bennett is the original voice of Siri and a powerful creative force on JONES.SHOW.* As a popular voice-over artist and singer, Susan has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV commercials for such clients as McDonald's, Macy's, Goodyear, Papa John's, Fisher-Price, and more. She is the voice of Delta Air Lines gates worldwide as well as numerous GPS and phone systems. She has appeared on nat...

Angelina Spencer-Crisp is the CEO of Empowerment Enterprises, Inc. a Washington D.C. based consulting firm that works with military, governmental, and nonprofit entities, including special federal agents at the Dept. of Homeland Security Investigations on national security policy and programs. Her advocacy against human trafficking was featured in Homeland Security's Federal Blue Campaign Newslett...

Chuck Sidlow is a professional comic, comedian, clown, entertainer, producer, director, announcer, master of ceremonies and consultant. Originally from Philadelphia, Chuck Sidlow began developing his distinctive talents at Atlantic City's famous Steel Pier. Sidlow further honed his skills as a student at Clown College, where he was among the select few to receive a performance contract with Ringli...

Donna Lynne Champlin is best known as "Paula Proctor" on The CW's, Emmy award-winning "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (for which she won the Gracie Award). Additional film and television: "Law & Order," "Submissions Only," "The Good Wife," "Birdman," "Younger," "Downsizing," "Another Period" and "Yes, God, Yes." Broadway: "James Joyce's The Dead," "By Jeeves," "Hollywood Arms," "Sweeney Todd" and "Billy Elli...

Matt Murphy is the playwright and producer of Off-Broadway's longest-running comedy "Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man," now an internationally recognized brand with productions opening all over the world, a North American tour, and an open-ended production at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Matt's other Broadway and Off-Broadway producing credits include the Tony Award-Winning musi...

Mark Potter was an NBC News correspondent based in Miami where he reported for NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt, TODAY, MSNBC and NBCNews.com. He joined NBC News as a staff correspondent in 2004 and retired in 2016. During his more than 40-year journalism career, Potter has reported from all over the United States, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, including Haiti, Cuba and Mexico...

Panache Desai is a contemporary thought leader whose message of love and self-acceptance has drawn thousands of people from around the world to his seminars and workshops. Not aligned with any religious or spiritual tradition, he empowers people to free themselves of pain, suffering, sadness and self-limiting beliefs. Panache has appeared alongside Oprah Winfrey on the Emmy Award-winning OWN serie...

Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti can now be seen in the Samantha Bee and Jason Jones TBS comedy, "The Detour." Additional TV credits include "Supergirl," "Nashville," guest-starring as songbird Sadie Stone; "The Good Wife" and Showtime's "Nurse Jackie." Most recently, Laura starred as Eliza Doolittle in the celebrated Broadway revival of "My Fair Lady." Prior to that, she co-starred alongside Amy S...

Judy Ho, Ph. D., ABPP, ABPdN is a licensed and triple board certified Clinical Neuropsychologist based in Los Angeles, a tenured Associate Professor at Pepperdine University and published author. She provides professional services in Psychological Testing and Forensic Expert work, and contributes psychological expertise and analysis as a television host, panelist and expert advisor on a variety of...

Karl M. Gibbons is the President, Problem Solver & Rainmaker at Third Eye Management as well as a serial entrepreneur who has created and sold four multi-million-dollar businesses by the age of 40 and founded Third Eye Management in England in 1988. Gibbons merges timeless principles of success with leading-edge technologies to accelerate achievement. What began as a passion to help entrepreneurs...

On January 15, 2009, Dave Sanderson was one of the last passengers off the plane that crashed into the Hudson River. Best known as The Miracle on the Hudson, this incident was considered to be the most successful ditching in aviation history. Today, as President of Dave Sanderson Speaks International based out of Charlotte, NC, he has built a career as a motivational speaker, mentor and author. Re...

Born January 26, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York, Silvio "Sal" Buscema is one of comic books' most prolific artists, having penciled all of Marvel's major super-hero characters and teams including Spider-man, Captain America, the Hulk, Daredevil, Thor, Iron Man, The Avengers, The Defenders and the Fantastic Four. In 1968 Sal joined Marvel Comics where his first job was inking the Silver Surfer #4, pen...

Jones. Show has featured an exceptional number of "Brainiacs" this year. Their education, intellects and inspiring ideas are remarkable. These men and women have redefined the concept of "thought-provoking." To single out just a handful of the most "thought-full" people from Season One is not fair—but these six individuals deserve their place among THE BEST. This BEST OF Episode is dedicated to my...

I have been fortunate to have chatted with so many extraordinary women. And though there are many reasons to support women and women's issues, I do it for a very personal reason: my daughter. She deserves everything the world has to give. This BEST OF Episode is dedicated to the extraordinary Maribeth Jones. Featured this week: Erin Brockovich, Consumer Advocate Robin Hauser, Documentary Filmmaker...

Several of Jones. Show's Season One guests are very familiar faces as each them has spent a fair amount of time on television. Listening back, what's most fascinating to me is what happens when you can no longer SEE them. You're forced to really LISTEN. Featured this week: Ginger Zee, ABC News Val Chmerkovskiy, Dancing with the Stars Dr. Judy Ho, Former Co-Host, Face The Truth Vicki Gunvalson, Rea...

Many of Jones. Show's Season One guests made us THINK, but a very special few made us FEEL. More than anything, when someone trusts you enough to share personal experiences and intimate thoughts, it's a gift. Featured are: Daniel Ross, Voice of Donald Duck Faith Prince, Tony Award-Winning Actress Wren & Roch, Survivors of Sexual Abuse G.W. Bailey, Actor & Philanthropist Amy Fulmer, Author We encou...

From the producers of Judge Judy, HOT BENCH adds a new twist to the court genre, with the first-ever three-judge panel, taking you inside the courtroom and into their chambers as they deliberate. Judge Michael Corriero and Judge Patricia DiMango appeared as guests on JONES.SHOW during Season One. Tanya Acker appeared on Randy's segment on The Nice Guys on Business last year. As HOT BENCH is Randy'...