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Country music radio star Whitney Allen

From a five-year-old girl who dreamed of being on the air to rubbing elbows with Keith Urban, Whitney Allen has carved out a career as one of the top radio personalities in country music. But there is so much more than celebrity interviews and trips to Nashville for Allen. She emotionally describes the impact of the Borderline Bar shooting and a narrow escape from the Woolsey Fire that destroyed the homes of her neighbors. Not to mention an encounter with the Mexican cartel that resulted in a unique coffee table souvenir. We talk what’s it like to be an online dating pioneer, career ups and downs, unconditional love and what she would ask God if and when she has the chance.

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Big Time with Whitney Allen's Earns Masters From the School of Hard Knocks

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May 15, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at May 15, 2019

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Big Time with Whitney Allen’s Earns Masters From the School of Hard Knocks

"I had the moment of 'Oh, God. I'm gonna die.' Then my brain went like this, "God, I'm gonna die. I'm not gonna die like this. I had my hand on my three dogs who were totally calm in the passengers seat and I said, 'Please God, don't like me die like this.' It was harrowing. If there had been a tree, Dave, across that road or a branch, we wouldn't have made it."

May 6, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at May 6, 2019

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It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay–Coming Clean During National Mental Health Month

"You're not perceived as weak. You're perceived as, actually, in my eyes, more courageous because is takes so much vulnerability and self-knowledge and self-awareness to stand fully and say I need help."

April 7, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at April 7, 2019

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A look at the NBA post season and life in Hollywood with Bill Herenda

"Because I have a vast amount of experience in sales as well, and I think the rejection is something you have to deal with in a very positive way. It's like you may have done a fine job but maybe you're just not the best fit. It's about the recognition of auditioning, I think it may have been Bryan Cranston I saw talk about this or Al Pacino...where they talk about,'That's your five minutes. That's your work for today. You do get to act today and it just happens to be in the audition. And to embrace that I think is very important."

March 3, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at March 3, 2019

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War Hero and Double-Amputee Greg Gadson Inspires with the Challenged Athletes Foundation

"I described the moment where I said 'I can't take this anymore. I quit'. I remember crawling up in a corner in my room and just pushed away my family--rejected my family. I just didn't want to be a burden on anyone. I think that's the other part you find out about yourself. One of things I emphasize with people is that you live you life and build your character of who you are everyday.

February 23, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at February 23, 2019

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Bay Area Actor Solana Paz is Living the Dream

"If I don't get it, it's there loss. There's so many factors. If they don't want an accent and I went with my best accent, okay. That's out of my control at that moment. If I look like the ex-girlfriend of somebody and they don't want to hire me, I have zero control over that. There are so many factors that, honestly, I just don't take it personally. It's not up to me."

February 8, 2019

Published by Dave Lewis at February 8, 2019

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Bill Herenda’s Hollywood Breatkthrough

"If you're not nervous, that's a problem...Pressure is a privilege. I think that may have been Billie Jean King. And to really understand that and get after it, it's really important. And I think there's a balance, too. Of recognizing you are enough, too. And that's what Jenna Fischer talks about in her book that sometimes you don't have to be over the top--that you are enough."