I am grateful to all of our guests on Writers’ Voices for being willing to spend an hour of their time and share their stories with us. Yes, they get to promote their book, but we go beyond the content of the material, to learn the story behind the book, and to get to know the author. In hearing these stories week after week, we as writers get directions to help guide us on our own individual paths to writing and publishing success.
On November 6, we interviewed Dr. David Simon about his latest book “Free to Love, Free to Heal,” the thirteenth book by this author. As a cofounder of the Chopra Institute, Dr. Simon is a colleague of Dr. Deepak Chopra, who, according to Time Magazine, is one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the 20th century and “the poet-prophet of alternative medicine.”
So you might expect to see Dr. Simon interviewed on Oprah, or Good Morning America. But here he was on Writers’ Voices, broadcast on KRUU 100.1 fm in tiny but culturally rich Fairfield, Iowa. For a full hour, Dr. Simon shared his story with humility and grace.
The following week, November 13, our guest was Dr. Stephen Covey, author of the most influential business book of the 20th century, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” and recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential Americans. It was a delight to have an hour-long conversation with this man as he spoke about his recent interactions with world leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama.
What I’m trying to say is – there may be famous writers who want the interviewer to acknowledge how incredibly fortunate they are to get a piece of their celebrity time, but I haven’t met any of them yet! But I also want to acknowledge our lesser-known but no less informative, entertaining and sometimes enlightening guests. I honor each and every one of you: the writers, publishers, editors and agents who make producing and hosting Writers’ Voices such a joy, the listeners who give us a purpose, and last but not least – the incredible creative forces behind the greatest little community radio station in the world – KRUU-LP 100.1 FM in Fairfield, that makes it all possible.
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