Meet The Crew

Executive Producer and Host , Sally Franz

Baby Boomers just want to have fun (na), and change the world, and make a huge difference. In fact, they already have done all three and intend to do some more of the same! And who better to lead the pack than stand-up comedian and award winning humor writer, Sally Franz?

Join Sally as she leads us on a weekly one hour romp through the past and into the future.

Sally Franz has appeared on NBC’s The Today Show with Al Roker twice and Willard Scott. She was interviewed on _The Lifetime Network , the _Maury Povitch Show , CNBC , and has shared the speaker’s stage with *Geraldo Rivera, Rosie O’Donnell, Brooke Shields, Storm Fields, Sally Ride, and Sue Grafton*. She’s produced and hosted over 150 Cable Interview TV shows for NewChannels , Group W and a radio series for Clear Channels .

Her writing has appeared in The Reader’s Digest, The New York Times Best Selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul , and in numerous magazines, e-magazines, newspapers and anthologies here and abroad. Her ten books include testimonies from *Mark Victor Hansen, Jayne Meadows, Jonathan Winters, and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason*. Ms. Franz has received *four awards* for her humor writing and has been a motivational speaker to Fortune 100 companies for the last ten years including: SONY, Intel, Chevron and Texaco. She was recently named as one of the *2007 Top 100 Voices for The People’s Choice List* in the National Public Radio Talent Quest with her audio adaptation from Scrambled Leg, her upcoming new book.

Researcher, Ray Duarte

Ray Duarte believes in growing F A T with passion, F - A – T: FOCUSED, ATTENTIVE, and committed to a TEAM effort. This has always been his formula for success.

Ray has joined BabyBoomerTalkRadio.com as our research expert. He has recently been published in the New York Times Best Selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul - Love Stories. A Clinical Instructor, Ray Duarte RN, is a Grantee for his research (April 1993). More recently his focus has pivoted from technical to creative writing, and is evidenced by his recently published work in Seniority Magazine. Ray brings 36 years in the medical-surgical and critical care arenas where researching was key to his work. As a nurse-manager he is experienced in documenting, fact checking and crucial critical thinking and writing skills (as is evident in publications of peer review forums, with 30 published abstracts, nine manuscripts in print (one referenced in the New England Journal of Medicine, March 22 1990, Volume 322, Number 12, see page 828 References). In other words, he is your man on the street ready to track down information, busting myths and looking for the cutting edge information that Boomers are looking for. Whether it's new sources of fuel, what the hottest new dances are in Arizona, or the newest blip on the medical horizon. He's our man! www.rayduarte.com

Business Editor, John Follis

Marketing wizard, John Follis, has been defying naysayers on Madison Avenue and wowing them at Harvard Business School since the beginning of his career. Cutting edge creativity is just one reason why Follis was named “One of the 12 Best of New York” by The New York Ad Club . His stand-out campaigns have been featured in major national press such as TIME magazine, Forbes, USAToday and The New York Times.

And now he is ready to share his marketing savvy with the second career and small business owners in our BabyBoomerTalkRadio.com community. Whether working with Coca Cola or promoting God for the church established by "Positive Thinking Guru", Norman Vincent Peale, John has had one thing on his mind, "how are you going to make your prospects excited about doing business with you?" Listen in to find out the low-budget answers to that question.

'Eater's Digest' Editor, Cara Emerson

"Health and appetite impart the sweetness to sugar, bread, and meat."
Ralph Waldo Emerson from Illusions.

Cara Emerson has a perceptive palette, a tart tongue and a lifelong love affair with food. But what makes cooking in the kitchen with Cara true bliss is her ease with food. For Cara, cooking is more a process of delightful discovery than a strict reliance on conventional techniques and recipes. The result is the difference between a paint-by-numbers picture and the zest brought to artwork through passion and experience. Cara's humor and creativity make Eater's Digest fun for the listener as well as...

Cara Emerson is a gourmand, a caterer and a personal chef to the elite of her home town Montecito, California. She is also a working single Mom. The result is menu after menu of fresh flavors, fantastic presentations and short cuts for people who love to eat, but have no interest in slaving over a hot stove.

Beauty and Well-Being , Editor, Gayla Pinkosky

Gayla Pinkosky brings over 20 years of experience in beauty and well-being to her audience. As a licensed Cosmetologist, Medical Aesthetician, Permanent Makeup Artist and the author of “Love Your Life.” She is ready to share the secrets of youthful living and personal transformation. Gayla also brings to our show her knowledge and expertise as a certified Massage Therapist, a Fulfillment Meditation Teacher and Jewelry Designer.

Whether it is herbal facials, enzyme masks, or warm stone massage, Gayla will tell her listeners, how to create expensive Spa treatments for pennies right at home. She will reveal the truth about procedures such as skin peels, line fillers and laser treatments. E-mail your questions to Gayla. She’s ready to help you find the answers to your beauty and well-being personal transformation.