With Melvin Adams, April M. Wright, Nora Shariff Borden, Paul Downey & Kimberly Jenks
Weekday evenings at 7pm - The James Cooley Show presents It's Your Life!
This LIVE show is broadcast on The Answer San Diego FM 96.1 AM 1170 North County, San Diego, and multiple other national platforms including Amazon Alexa, iHeart Radio, Tune-In and Radio.com; and also made available as a podcast.
Listeners also have the opportunity to call LIVE into the show KCBQ Hotline number Call-In 1-888-344-1170
This week's Co-Host
Michelle Cooley - has been part of the JC Cooley Foundation since its inception in 2014.
Her continued focus is on giving back to the community and finding ways to inspire and help those in need
#222 Monday, Dec 27th: Melvin Adams, former Harlem Globetrotter now Motivational Speaker PREVIOUSLY AIRED SHOW
- Introducing former Harlem Globetrotter and motivational speaker Melvin Adams
- His thoughts on student inspiration, staff motivation, and parental involvement in schools.
- The issues of anti-bullying, fatherlessness, drop-out prevention, and goal setting.
- Melvin's speaking engagements and future projects.
Melvin Adams has been an NCAA All-American basketball player, professional basketball competitor and member of the world famous Harlem Globetrotter. He is currently a communicator and entertainer. Melvin was born in 1971 and grew up in the ghetto of Houston, Texas. At the age of 13, his father died. With the pressure of being financially strapped and surrounded by hopeless situations, he turned to sports. He has overcome incredibly negative circumstances in his life to achieve the dream of playing professional basketball. His height is only 5’8”! Hard work and endless practicing kept him out of trouble. Impact and motivation are on his mind, just like in the real Globetrotter games!
#223 Tuesday, Dec 28th: A sit-down discussion with radio show host and performer April M. Wright
- Introducing performer and radio talk show host April M. Wright
- April's singing/performing background on stage
- April's radio show The Gospel Experience
- The current and future projects April is working on
April M. Wright, a native of Richmond, California began singing at the North Richmond Missionary Baptist Church at 8 years of age. Since then April’s sung, lectured and directed choirs locally and internationally. April has directed several choirs in the Northern California region including the California State Baptist Convention; Northern California Chapter, GMWA; the historic Bethel A.M.E. Church and Third Baptist Church of S.F. April can be heard each Saturday morning from 6am until 9am Pacific on KPFA 94.1FM or www.kpfa.org as the host of “The Gospel Experience.”
More information: https://kpfa.org/program/the-gospel-experience/
#224 Wednesday, Dec 29th Inspiring Greatness in Women with Nora Shariff Borden
- Getting to know the background of founder, entrepreneur, and Christian Inspirational Speaker Nora Shariff Borden.
- Nora's organization Black Women On The Move For God (BWOTMFG)
- The subject of “GREATNESS”
Nora started Business Women On The Move For God because she loves to see women own their greatness and learn how to walk in it every day! Nora wants the next generation of young businesswomen to realize their greatness and to be unapologetic about it! She wants women to be able to get up when they have fallen and to learn the importance of continuing their journey! Her outcome and projection for the future for BWOTMFG is to establish a $10,000 scholarship program for young women who major in business!
BWOTMFG is an organization that inspires and encourages women to be business owners and help current businesswomen who may be stuck, to become clear about their goals and dreams and how to achieve them! Nora hosts a weekly online show, Real Conversations With Nora which focuses on the many issues that women face every day through transparent conversations. She digs deep to help women talk about their issues to help them reclaim their authentic selves and overcome their obstacles so they can navigate through life successfully. Most importantly they have a good time!
More information: https://www.bwotmfg.com/
#225 Thursday, Dec 30th Look Back at 2021 - Guests and topics that have inspired and educated us
Paula Shaw - featured on 5/7/21
Jordan Colbert - featured on 11/10/21
Barry Shore - featured on 4/7/21
Kathy Murray - featured on 10/12/21
Robb Lucy - featured on 4/27/21
Anne Quinn Young - featured on 5/6/21
Isaac Ford - featured on 5/10/21
Serving Seniors - featured on 7/28/21
Uncle Larry's Restaurant - featured on 10/15/21
Dr. Brady Allen - featured on 2/23/21
Dr. Russell Lebovitz - featured on 9/13/21
Dr. Thomas Carrell - featured on 6/25/21
James Cooley:
James Cooley, a motivational speaker, and a retired Navy Officer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is the Host of The James Cooley Show…IT’S YOUR LIFE. He is the author of “Country Boy, City Boy, A Journey, That Ain’t Over Yet” (2020) & Audio-book narrated by James Cooley (2021), "The Book of Knowledge: Your Pathway to Enlightenment" (2015), "My Path" (2014). James is the President and CEO of JC Cooley Innovation Solutions,LLC, and The JC Cooley Foundation Options & Opportunities / The Choice Program.
James was presented with the 1992 Senior Enlisted Admirals Gallery and Renken Award of Merit for the development of a Breakfast Tutoring Program for academically at-risk students. He also qualified and re-qualified over 1,000 military and civilian personnel in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation as well as hosting 47 television shows titled “Cooley’s Fitness Tips”.
James was selected as one of the first George H. Bush’s One-Thousand Points of Light recipients for outstanding community service. He resides in Temecula, California and Fort Worth, Texas with his wife of almost 14 years Michelle.
More information here: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/
Michelle Cooley:
Michelle is a native of New York City, NY and currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas and Temecula, California. She has been married to James (JC) Cooley for almost 14 years. She spends most of her spare time with her family, friends, and her wonderful dog Bella. Michelle was a Sunday School teacher for children ages 6-10 for the Youth and Teen Ministry during her residence in Atlanta, GA. Her hobbies include walking, running and basically working out at the gym. Michelle has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management, and a Masters Degree in Marketing from Concordia University Nebraska. She has been part of the J.C. Cooley Foundation since its inception in 2014. Her continued focus is on giving back to the community and finding ways to inspire and help those in need.
Noah Dingley:
Noah Dingley is host of "Across The County" Radio. He interviews guests that impact the San Diego community as a whole; sometimes these issues are local non-profits doing good works throughout the county. Other times these topics are national issues that also directly impact the city of San Diego. Noah is a single father and has a heart and passion for lifting-up kids. He loves to talk about anything that can benefit the life of a child. Book authors fascinate him, and much can be learned from hearing their tales. He often likes to use the phrase, "It's about what matters locally to you." Also, sail aboard "Noah's Ark" on KPRZ M-F; 9pm - midnight as Noah brings you through various national ministry programs. Noah enjoys world history, loves the film industry, and is a podcast aficionado.
More information here: https://kprz.com/personality/2275
#226 Friday, Dec 31st Discussing Year End Charitable Giving with Paul Downey and Kimberly Jenks of Serving Seniors. PREVIOUSLY AIRED SHOW
- Introducing CEO Paul Downey and Philanthropy Director Kimberly Jenks from the non-profit organization Serving Seniors
- Discuss Paul's article on year-end charitable giving.
- Learn how the public can research and make informative decisions about the non-profit they donate to year-end
Paul Downey is the President and CEO of Serving Seniors. Since being appointed the role in 1995, Downey has guided the agency’s innovative efforts to provide supportive services focused on keeping low-income seniors healthy and independent. Under Downey’s leadership, Serving Seniors has grown to serve over 1.7 million nutritious congregate and home delivered meals annually, 365 days per year, across multiple sites in San Diego County. The agency’s service provision model – including case management, healthcare, mental healthcare, dental (through collaborative partner), activities and civic engagement -- is a national model for seniors living in poverty.
Serving Seniors has provided transitional housing and wraparound case management for unsheltered older adults for more than 20 years and owns/operates 412 units of affordable senior housing with support services. A new 117-unit senior complex is under construction in City Heights and a 174-unit complex in Clairemont will break ground in 2022.
Kimberly provides management and oversight of Serving Seniors philanthropic efforts including annual giving, special events, public relations and marketing and communications. She also serves on the organization’s COVID-19 emergency taskforce.
More information: https://servingseniors.org/