The Storytellers

Grace Sammon

The Storytellers, hosted by Grace Sammon, focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters and others who leave a legacy of storytelling. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests. http://www.gracesammon.net/ @Copyright by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

  1. Episode 124: Dickie Smothers TV Icon and Trailblazer: PART II

    08/30/2024

    Episode 124: Dickie Smothers TV Icon and Trailblazer: PART II

    Dickie Smothers is an American TV legend, composer, actor, musician, and comedian. While he distinctly stands out in his own right, he was one half of The Smother Brothers with his elder brother Tom. The Smothers Brothers formed in the late 1950s and appeared on numerous television shows, including two shows of their own, a sitcom from 1965 to 1966 and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour which ran through 1969. Dickie has six film credits and numerous TV appearances to his name. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour featured top musical numbers like The Who and The Beatles, and poked fun at politics, religion, sexuality, and censorship, all with great bravado! The Storytellers hosted by Grace Sammon focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story.  Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters, and others who leave a legacy of storytelling.  Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests.    Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GSammonWrites On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   #TheStorytellers #Storyteller #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #BookishRoadTrip #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #author #TV #folksinger #folkmusic #goldrecords #censorship #televisionlegend #1960sTV #smothersbrothers #dickiesmothers   The Storytellers is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    21 min
  2. Episode 123: Dickie Smothers TV Icon and Trailblazer: PART I

    08/30/2024

    Episode 123: Dickie Smothers TV Icon and Trailblazer: PART I

    Dickie Smothers is an American TV legend, composer, actor, musician, and comedian. While he distinctly stands out in his own right, he was one half of The Smother Brothers with his elder brother Tom. The Smothers Brothers formed in the late 1950s and appeared on numerous television shows, including two shows of their own, a sitcom from 1965 to 1966 and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour which ran through 1969. Dickie has six film credits and numerous TV appearances to his name. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour featured top musical numbers like The Who and The Beatles, and poked fun at politics, religion, sexuality, and censorship, all with great bravado! The Storytellers hosted by Grace Sammon focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story.  Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters, and others who leave a legacy of storytelling.  Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests.    Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GSammonWrites On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   #TheStorytellers #Storyteller #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #BookishRoadTrip #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #author #TV #folksinger #folkmusic #goldrecords #censorship #televisionlegend #1960sTV #smothersbrothers #dickiesmothers   The Storytellers is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    20 min
  3. Episode 122: Kristin Owens Sets Sail with her Debut Novel, Great Characters, and High Seas Adventure

    08/30/2024

    Episode 122: Kristin Owens Sets Sail with her Debut Novel, Great Characters, and High Seas Adventure

    Kristin Owens, Ph.D, is an award-winning faculty member with over 25 years university experience. Now a full-time writer in sticky southwest Florida, Kristin has over 100 bylines with celebrated magazines such as Writer’s Digest, Wine Enthusiast, and 5280. Her personal essays have won New Millennium Writing Awards honorable mention, awarded finalist for the New Letters’ award in nonfiction, and included in RISE! a Colorado Book of the Year. She holds certifications with the Court of Master Sommeliers and Cicerone and travels the world writing about wonderful wines, beautiful beers, and surprising spirits. You can usually find her working and playing on a cruise ship. ELIZABETH SAILS is her debut novel. The Storytellers hosted by Grace Sammon focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story.  Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters, and others who leave a legacy of storytelling.  Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests.    Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GSammonWrites On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   #TheStorytellers #Storyteller #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #BookishRoadTrip #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #author #womensfiction #cunard #queenmary #cosymystery   The Storytellers is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    22 min
  4. Episode 121: Sarah Johns Makes a Splash with the Debut Novel

    08/30/2024

    Episode 121: Sarah Johns Makes a Splash with the Debut Novel

    Sarah Johns is a writer and producer. After studying in South Africa, Hungary, Israel and Germany, she graduated from McGill University before attending film school in Sydney, Australia. A brief return to Minnesota became permanent after receiving an offer to work for the Minnesota Film Commission. In between writing sessions for her own projects, she has created videos for corporate clients such as Target and Best Buy, interviewing everyone from Diane von Furstenberg to President Obama’s U.S. Secretary of Education. She lives with her family in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her debut novel, THE SIRENS OF SOLEIL CITY, was published by Random House on July 9, 2024. The Storytellers hosted by Grace Sammon focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story.  Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters, and others who leave a legacy of storytelling.  Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests.    Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GSammonWrites On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   #TheStorytellers #Storyteller #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #BookishRoadTrip #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #author #florida, #screenwriter, aging, #friendship, #families, #women   The Storytellers is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    21 min
  5. EPISODE 45 with Sheila Athens, Jan Heidrich-Rice, Christine Gunderson, and Zelly Ruskin

    07/01/2024

    EPISODE 45 with Sheila Athens, Jan Heidrich-Rice, Christine Gunderson, and Zelly Ruskin

    This episode shines a light on women’s fiction stories filled with characters that will delight, challenge, and engage you.  With stories of ghosts both real and imagined, these books tell tales of panic attacks, writing careers, deep personal secrets, adoption, and mystery! This special episode is made possible through a collaboration with “Twelve Weeks to Book Launch Success.” https://www.laineycameron.com/book-marketing  Find out more about these authors at: Sheila Athens - http://www.sheilaathens.com  Jan Heidrich-Rice - https://www.janheidrichrice.com/  Christine Gunderson - https://www.christinegunderson.com  Zelly Ruskin - http://zellyruskin.com  LAUNCH PAD combines the best of book celebration and solid marketing strengths.  Each on-air episode is hosted by Grace Sammon and celebrates book releases and the authors that create them. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the book launch journey from concept to publication. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to readers, reviewers, book club members, and more an intimate look at some of today’s newest releases. This episode will be hosted by guest host Mary Helen Sheriff.   Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   Visit author marketing coach, Mary Helen Sheriff at her website www.maryhelensheriff.com/marketing for more about information about how she can help you navigate this marketing of your book. Be sure to sign up for her marketing newsletter while you are there. Follow Mary On Facebook @maryhelensheriff On Instagram @maryhelensheriff On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhelensheriff/ On Book Bub  @maryhelensheriff   #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch  #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch #bookdebut #12weekstobooklaunchsuccess   LAUNCH PAD is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    28 min
  6. EPISODE 44 with Nancie Abuhaidar, Charlotte Rains Dixon, Sharon Dukett, and Ann Goltz

    06/12/2024

    EPISODE 44 with Nancie Abuhaidar, Charlotte Rains Dixon, Sharon Dukett, and Ann Goltz

    Join these authors as they share their newest books filled with exotic and lush landscapes, personal and professional battles, high-tech crimes, and fractured families. Greed, betrayal, virtue, science, and sentiment fill these debut books.  We explore the books and these authors’ journey to book launch. This special episode is made possible through a collaboration with “Twelve Weeks to Book Launch Success.” https://www.laineycameron.com/book-marketing  Find out more about these authors at: Nancie Abuhaidar - https://nancieabuhaidar.com  Charlotte Rains Dixon - https://wordstrumpet.substack.com/  Sharon Dukett - https://sharondukett.com/  Ann Goltz - https://anngoltz.com/  LAUNCH PAD combines the best of book celebration and solid marketing strengths.  Each on-air episode is hosted by Grace Sammon and celebrates book releases and the authors that create them. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the book launch journey from concept to publication. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to readers, reviewers, book club members, and more an intimate look at some of today’s newest releases.    Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   Visit author marketing coach, Mary Helen Sheriff at her website www.maryhelensheriff.com/marketing for more about information about how she can help you navigate this marketing of your book. Be sure to sign up for her marketing newsletter while you are there. Follow Mary On Facebook @maryhelensheriff On Instagram @maryhelensheriff On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhelensheriff/ On Book Bub  @maryhelensheriff   #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch  #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch #12weekstobooklaunchsuccess #booklaunch #bookdebut   LAUNCH PAD is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    31 min
  7. EPISODE 43 with D. J. Green, Ross Hightower, Deb Heim, Ginny Rorby, and Peggy Joque Williams

    05/23/2024

    EPISODE 43 with D. J. Green, Ross Hightower, Deb Heim, Ginny Rorby, and Peggy Joque Williams

    This episode delights with a witch who must master her powers; a girl who must prove that an entire greenhouse of plants is witnesses to a crime; a young girl ill-equipped for the world of King Louis the XIV’s court; and, a family story that explores how we define progress and speaks to the impact of man’s impact on geology and vice versa.  In this episode of science, story, historical fiction, and world-building you will join these Black Rose Writing and She Write Press authors on a journey to find your next great read. Find out more about these authors at: D. J. Green - http://www.geologistwriter.com Ross Hightower and Deb Heim - https://rosshightower.com/  Ginny Rorby - http://www.ginnyrorby.org  Peggy Joque Williams - https://peggywilliamsauthor.com/  LAUNCH PAD combines the best of book celebration and solid marketing strengths.  Each on-air episode is hosted by Grace Sammon and celebrates book releases and the authors that create them. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the book launch journey from concept to publication. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to readers, reviewers, book club members, and more an intimate look at some of today’s newest releases.    Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   Visit author marketing coach, Mary Helen Sheriff at her website www.maryhelensheriff.com/marketing for more about information about how she can help you navigate this marketing of your book. Be sure to sign up for her marketing newsletter while you are there. Follow Mary On Facebook @maryhelensheriff On Instagram @maryhelensheriff On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhelensheriff/ On Book Bub  @maryhelensheriff   #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch  #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch #SheWritesPress #BlackRoseWriting #paranormal #worldbuilding #YAFiction #Suspense #science   LAUNCH PAD is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    30 min
  8. EPISODE 42 with Jude Berman, Anne Marie Farage-Smith, Bret Hurst, and Tracey Yokas

    05/08/2024

    EPISODE 42 with Jude Berman, Anne Marie Farage-Smith, Bret Hurst, and Tracey Yokas

    In this episode of LAUNCH PAD we will explore the depths of family trauma and healing; understand the role pets and their loss have on our lives and how to deal with it; and romp through high crimes, spies, and Silicon Valley high-tech gaming worlds with novels that engross us in dangerous circumstances and a mind-controlling plot. We will discuss memoir, a unique self-help book, and the intricacies of novel writing as we join these She Writes Press and Black Rose Writing Authors to find your next great read.  Find out more about these authors at: Bret Hurst - http://bretbooks.com  Anne Marie Farage-Smith - http://farage-smith.com  Jude Berman - http://judeberman.com  Tracey Yokas - http://www.traceyyokascreates.com  LAUNCH PAD combines the best of book celebration and solid marketing strengths.  Each on-air episode is hosted by Grace Sammon and celebrates book releases and the authors that create them. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the book launch journey from concept to publication. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to readers, reviewers, book club members, and more an intimate look at some of today’s newest releases.    Visit Grace at her website www.gracesammon.net. Contact Grace about being a guest on the show, email her at grace@gracesammon.net Follow Grace: On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-sammon-84389153/   Visit author marketing coach, Mary Helen Sheriff at her website www.maryhelensheriff.com/marketing for more about information about how she can help you navigate this marketing of your book. Be sure to sign up for her marketing newsletter while you are there. Follow Mary On Facebook @maryhelensheriff On Instagram @maryhelensheriff On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhelensheriff/ On Book Bub  @maryhelensheriff   #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch  #launchpad #bookish #bookishroadtrip #roadtrip #bookmarketing #Storytellers # Storytelling #AuhtorInterview #LetsTalkBooks #LeaveYourMark #AuthorLife #StorytellerLife #ArtofStory #AuthorTalkNetwork #AuthorTalkNetwork #awardwinningfiction #womensfiction #memoir #historical fiction #WFW #womensfictionwritersassociation #nationalwomensbookassociation #awardwinningfiction #novelist #historicalfiction #bookdebut #debutnovel #booklaunch #SheWritesPress #BlackRoseWriting   LAUNCH PAD is a copyrighted work © of Grace Sammon and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network.

    29 min

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The Storytellers, hosted by Grace Sammon, focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on the world through the art of story. Each episode engages guests and listeners in the story behind the story of authors, artists, reporters and others who leave a legacy of storytelling. Applying her years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, author, and storyteller herself, Grace brings to listeners an intimate one-on-one experience with her guests. http://www.gracesammon.net/ @Copyright by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network