Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney Lear

Tameka Fryer Brown, Author, Twelve Dinging Doorbells. Tameka Fryer Brown is a picture book author who writes to sow seeds of self-love, pride, connectivity, and inclusion in the hearts of children. Her books (Brown Baby Lullaby, My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood, and Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day) have won awards like the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award and the Anna Dewdney Read Together Award,...

Trinka Hakes Noble, Author, Miss Mary’s Christmas Mittens. Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books including The Orange Shoes (2007 National Parenting Publications Awards Honors Winner), The Scarlet Stockings Spy (2005 IRA Teachers’ Choice), The Last Brother, and The Legend of the Cape May Diamond. Ms. Noble also wrote the ever-popular Jimmy’s Boa series and Meanwh...

E.G. Keller, Author, Murray Christmas. E.G. Keller is the illustrator of the New York Times #1 bestseller, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, and the picture book To the Moon and Back for You by Bravo star Emilia Bechrakis Serhant. As Gerald Kelley, he illustrated documentarian Ken Burns’ New York Times bestselling book, Grover Cleveland, Again!, and wro...

Billy Sharff, Author, When Santa Came to Stay. Billy Sharff is an author who writes picture books and poems for kids of all ages. He lives in the woods of New Hampshire with his wife and two children. When he’s not writing stories, he makes movies, writes songs, and visits every bookstore he can find. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Jacki Kellum, Author, The Donkey’s Song: A Christmas Nativity Story. Jacki is a painter and writer who is currently working from her studio in the Ozark Mountains. Her debut picture book, The Donkey’s Song, was published in October of 2022, by Random House Children’s Books. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...

Alastair Heim, Author, No Peeking at Presents. Mr. Heim lives in Kansas City with his awesomely, awesome family who inspires him everyday. Laughter is his favorite sound, purple is his favorite color, and other-people-cooking-for him is his favorite food. He is a huge fan of music. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

Jess Redman, Author, Season of Light. Jess Redman is a therapist and award-winning author of books for young readers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

• Dan Bremnes is an award-winning singer/songwriter, and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist, hailing from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada and currently residing in Nashville. His latest album, Into The Wild, featuring single, “Hold You Tight,” is available now. His music career commenced in 2010, with his album, Your Strength, that was independently released. He then released two inde...

Lecrae is a Multi Grammy Award-winning platinum selling artist, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, speaker, thought leader, and philanthropist and CoOwner/President of Reach Records, the recording home of Lecrae, Andy Mineo, Hulvey, 1K Phew, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Limoblaze, WHATUPRG and Wande. His 2014 album, Anomaly, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with nearly 100K copies sold...

Luke Smallbone, For King & Country. Joel and Luke Smallbone know how to spin a cocoon of sound that envelopes the listener, lace words of truth and use their voices to lift and inspire. For FOR KING + COUNTRY - the quadruple GRAMMY®-winning progressive pop artist-songwriters - what music can do, as a positive and emotional force in people’s lives, is what drives the Sydney, Australia-born, Nas...

Yolanda Adams, Singer/Songwriter, Actress. Billboard Magazine Gospel Artist of the last decade, Yolanda, is a five-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist who believes that her music heals, encourages, and inspires others to trust more than themselves. She has triumphantly carried the torch for the contemporary gospel and inspirational music via 13 glorious albums. Stunningly beautiful, exceptionally e...

The hospice you choose has an enormous impact on the end-of-life experience. TriHealth offers hospice services through the Hospice of Cincinnati, the most experienced, comprehensive hospice care in the area and the largest home care and long-term care program in southwest Ohio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

Clay Griffith, Advance Dentistry, Cincy Care to Share. Advance Dentistry and Eye Care on the Square are offering free healthcare services to those in need on October 28, 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mr. Belcuore joins the show to discuss Halloween traffic safety. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than any other day of the year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that Halloween is consistently one of the top three days of the year for pedestrian injuries and fatalities. See Privacy...

Genesis at Work’s mission is to bring together people with special needs and enlightened employers to create mutual enrichment through a supportive, faith-based approached. The inspiration behind the creation of the Genesis at Work Foundation is Scott, the son of Bryan Holland, founder and CEO of the Foundation. Pella Windows has signed on as a corporate sponsor to support the mission of the Found...

Bob Herne, AdoptUSKids and Randy, Adoptive Parent. To highlight the importance of adopting teens from foster care and showcase how teens can have as much of an impact on their family’s life as parents have in theirs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council are releasing new PSAs, inspired by real storie...

Tim Hightower was the starting running back for the Washington Commanders (then known as the Redskins) of the National Football League in 2011, when he suffered a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in his left knee during a game. Over the next four years he faced a lengthy recovery in body and soul. The future for which he had worked was changed beyond imagination, but he was determined to retu...

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times Bestselling author of 35 books, including the Newbery Honor-winning picture book THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, the Newbery medal-winning novel, THE CROSSOVER, He is the writer and executive producer of the forthcoming CROSSOVER TV series on Disney plus. Kwame’s latest book, THE DOOR OF NO RETURN tells the saga of an...

Andrew V. Zahn, Scout Executive/CEO, Boy Scouts of America, Dan Beard Council. The Dan Beard Council is the administrative body of the Boy Scouts of America in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. With a geographic area of 12 counties in Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky and an average annual membership of 20,000 families, the Dan Beard Council is one of the larger metropolitan...

Britney Ruby Miller is CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment (JRCE), headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, which manages a portfolio of high-end steakhouses widely regarded as among the best in the nation. She directs the company’s seven steakhouses in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, leading a team of over eight hundred employees. She is the author of the book, Five-Star Life: The Faithful Fight to...

Sharon Falcher (Mother) & Sherica Maynard (Daughter), Interior Design By S&S. Sharon and her Daughter Sherica are the owners of the award-winning, luxury design company, Interior Design By S&S. Combined, Sharon and Sherica have over 30 years of experience. Exclusive industry resources, charming hospitality and a timeless design approach to each project are the roots of each design. htt...

John (Dad), Lorrie (Mom), Ally (Daughter) and Adam (Son), Two Generations of Pharmacists. Lorrie and her husband John met during pharmacy school at the University of Cincinnati, and now their children Ally and Adam are current students pursuing doctor of pharmacy degrees at UC’s College of Pharmacy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Mike and Mark LaRosa, LaRosa’s Family Pizzerias. Buddy LaRosa opened his first pizzería in 1954 Today, the business has grown to over 65 restaurants in Cincinnati, Dayton, Central Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. Buddy’s sons Mike and Mark LaRosa are currently at the helm of the Company. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Aaron Bley, Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI); Samantha Barlion, Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI); Joe Mumper, Westside Brewery. Braille Ale is back in a bigger can and an even bigger flavor – Tangerine Juicy IPA! Join CABVI and West Side Brewing to celebrate its release on Thursday, August 11th from 5 – 7 PM at West Side Brewing S...

Aftab Pureval, Mayor, Cincinnati. Aftab Pureval is the 70th Mayor of Cincinnati. He was raised in Southwest, Ohio, the son of first-generation Americans. He is making history as Cincinnati’s first Asian American Mayor. As Mayor, he is committed to serving Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...