Common sense instilled with sass characterizes everything Shirlee does, including this television talk show that started in Pasadena, California in 1994.
While the technology was public access, Shirlee's approach was confident, creative and controversial in a "Hey, you should have seen Shirlee's show last night" way. Most importantly, her message rang loud and true with parents, the people with whom she was trying to connect.
And connect Shirlee did:
With science fiction writer Octavia Butler, a guest on
"Inspiring Creativity," who talked about the
influence of her mother reading to her in early childhood.
Shirlee Smith with Elyssa Nelson,
Director of Childcare at Caltech/JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Child Educational Center in Pasadena, California.
School Superintendent
Ramon Cortines on "Talk About Parenting with Shirlee Smith"
With Jack Scott, Chancellor, California Community Colleges, who, in "Parenting
Philosophy," said, "We want to hear a child's
perspective, but it's not an equal vote."
With Lorraine, a parent in the audience, who said about
voting, in the program called "VOTE!," "I
have two kids and we never talk to them about voting.
Voting is a bother. I just don't want to vote and I
don't vote."
Guests, audience members and Shirlee Smith interact
on "Talk About Parenting with Shirlee Smith," and include a mix of professionals,
parents and kids. A Reading Segment encourages literacy
in young people. A Where to Go segment showcases free
or low-cost family outings.
Stop Procrastinating, with guest Kim Miles, Assistant Dean, Financial Aid, Pasadena City College
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Aired: January 19, 2012
"Latinos in Pasadena", with guest Roberta Martinez, Author
Website: -
Aired: January 12, 2012
"Freedom Bird"- A Soldier's Story, with guest Donnell Jones, Author and former member US ARMY Special Forces
Website: -
Aired: November 17, 2011
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Education Begins At Home, with guest Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D, award winning author and educator
Website: -
Aired: November 10, 2011
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Grandkids Are Your Kids, with guest Madelyn Gordon, Executive Director, Grandparents As Parents, Inc.
Website: www.grandparentsasparents.org
Aired: November 3, 2011
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Autism, with guest Yue Li, MS, BCBA, President/CEO, C.A.R.E.
Website: www.CAREAutism.org
Aired: October 20, 2011
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When Do Kids Need A Chiropractor? with guest Dr. Christopher Vargas & Dr. Adana Moses, Innate Family Chiropractic
Website: innatefamily.com
Aired: October 13, 2011
The Shopping Gene, with guest Weihua Zhang
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Aired: October 6, 2011
Sickle Cell Awareness Month, with guest Dr. Carolyn Rowley, Ph.D, Founder/CEO Cayenne Wellness Center
Website: cayennewellness.org
Aired: September 22, 2011
Music Therapy for Kids, with guest Andy Tubman, Founder, Integrative Music Therapy Services
Website: IntegrativeMusicTherapyLA.com
Aired: September 01, 2011
The Conscious Parent, with guest Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D., Author
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Aired: August 25, 2011
The Child Predator Lives Next Door, with guest Tracy Webb, Managing Attorney, Cybercrime Prosecution Division
Website: -
Aired: August 18, 2011
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Show Resource: California Megan Law Sex Offender Locator
Chores, with guest Gregg Murset, Founder, My Job Chart
Website: myjobchart.com
Aired: August 4, 2011
Ask A Principal, with guest Marsha Hirsch, former Counselor/ Principal
Website: AskAPrincipalOnline.com
Aired: June 02, 2011
California Youth Connection, with guest Brittany Edwards, Former Foster Youth
Website: www.calyouthconn.org/
Aired: May 12, 2011
Today's Parents, with guest Ken Ellison, Social Worker
Website: -
Aired: April 21, 2011
Easter Bunnies Don't Exist, with guest Gordon Lutz, Bunny Rescuer
Website: mybunny.org
Aired: April 14, 2011
Healing Hands, with guest Fr. Charles Myers, St. Michael's In the City
Website: StMichaelsinTheCity.org
Contact: Tel:- 1-630-915-1726 / Email:- FrCharles@StMichaelsIntheCity.org
Aired: April 7, 2011
Show Caller Resources: Concern about alcoholic parent >>> Social Programs Directory - dial 211- have pencil and paper ready. Explain and they will provide the info you need.
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Against The Odds, with guest Ryan J. Smith, Director of Family and Community Engagement, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Website: Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Aired: March 31, 2011
About Sickle Cell Disease, with guest Derrick Dancer, Parent
Website: -
Aired: March 24, 2011
Are You Prepared for the Big Shakeout?, with guest April Kelcy, Founder & Director of Earthquake Solutions
Website: EarthquakeSolutions
Aired: March 17, 2011
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Some Good News On Foster Care, with guest Timothy Mayworm, Executive Director, Journey House
Website: Journey House
Aired: March 10, 2011
Parenting Awareness Month, with guest Christy Zamani, Executive Director, Day One Pasadena
Website: Day One Pasadena
Aired: March 3, 2011
Schools In, with guest Thelma Reyna, Ph.D., Author, Educator
Website: thelmareyna.com
Aired: February 17, 2011
"Who's Packin?", with guest Kelly Anderson, Founder, Certified Culinarian, The Lunch Bunch
Website: lunchbunchbistro.com
Aired: February 3, 2011
Your Fat Kid ain't healthy, with guest Lee Ann Edwards, Owner, Rose City Wellness
Website: rosecitywellness.com
Aired: January 27, 2011
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(1) Crafts for the family, with guest Deanne Agnone --- Website: Deanna's Artful Pleasures
(2) What's happening with Social Security? with guest Michael Van Essen, Social Security Recipient Advocate --- Website: ofbenefittoall.blogspot.com
Aired: November 18, 2010
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Education, with guest Renatta Cooper, PUSD Board Member
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Aired: November 11, 2010
Are children running the household in other countries? with guest Weihua Zhang. Cast your vote for Weihua on our vote campaign page.
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Aired: November 4, 2010
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Things that kids need to know about being the best, with guest Armando Soto, CEO, Sunken Media LLC.
Website: www.sunkenmedia.com
Aired: September 30, 2010
Is it Sammy Davis Jr?, with guests David Williams, Singer/Impersonator.
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Aired: September 9, 2010
Sickle Cell Awareness, with guest Roger Brown, Director of Development & Public Affairs, Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California
Website: scdfc.org
Contact:
Aired: August 19, 2010
Modern Family Wellness, with guest Dr. Christopher Vargas, Innate Family Chiropractic
Website: innatefamily.com
Contact:
Aired: August 12, 2010
The Great Outdoor for Kids, with guest Nicholas Walker, Landscape Designer
Website: Kathy Ireland Home-J du J
Contact:
Aired: August 5, 2010
Educating Black Students, with guest Tony Hicks, Co-Facilitator, Black Parent Union
Website: Examiner.com
Contact:
Aired: July 29, 2010
Teen Drivers, with guest Sherry Goodloe, Auto Club of Southern California (AAA) Representative
Website: aaa.com
Aired: July 8, 2010
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Former Foster Finds Success, with guest Rhonda Sciortino, Former Foster Youth
Website: www.fromfostercaretomillionaire.com
Contact:
Aired: May 27, 2010
Foster Youth, Public Perception, with guest Pam Cutchlow-Brooks, Executive Director, Orange County Children's Foundation
Website: N/A
Contact:
Aired: May 20, 2010
Are They Learning with Steve Sturm, with guest Steve Sturm, DCFS Education Division, Department of Children and Family Services
Website: DCFS-YES Early Childhood Education/Child Care/Pre School
Contact:
Aired: May 13, 2010
May is National Foster Care Month, with guest Kim Felder, Recruiter, Kinship Center
Website: www.kinshipcenter.org
Contact:
Aired: May 06, 2010
Get Your Kids Ready For Vote, with guest Robbie Davis, Secretary, League of Women Voters, Pasadena Area Chapter
Website: www.lwv.org
Contact:
Aired: April 29, 2010
Autism Awareness Month, with guest Phillip Hain, Executive Director, Autism Speaks, Los Angeles Chapter
Website: www.autismspeaks.org
Aired: April 22, 2010
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Teen Eating Disorders, with guest Sari Shepphird, Ph.D., Author of 100 Questions & Answers About Anorexia Nervosa
Website: www.drshepp.com
Contact: 310-826-4300
Aired: April 15, 2010
Managing Behavior of Children With Disabilities, with guest Courtney Tarbox, MS, BCBA, Program Director, FirstSteps
Website: firststepsforkids.com
Contact:
Aired: April 08, 2010
Altadena Schools and Measure CC, with guest Bruce Wasson, Petitioner
Website: altadenaschools.net
Contact: getinvolved!
Aired: April 01, 2010
Education Through Music, with guest Victoria Lanier, Executive Director, ETM-LA, Inc.
Website: etmla.org
Contact:
Aired: March 25, 2010
What Parents Ought To Know Before A Pet Adoption, with Gordon Lutz, Volunteer, Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue
Website: mybunny.org
Contact:
Aired: March 18, 2010
What is WriteGirl?, with guest Keren Taylor, Executive Director, WriteGirl
Website: writegirl.org
Contact:
Aired: March 4, 2010
Just What Does FEMA Really do?, with guests Veronica Verde, External Affairs Officer; and Gregor Blackburn, Floodplain Management, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Website: fema.gov
Contact:
Aired: January 21, 2010
Take Back The Schools, with guest Ramon Cortines, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Website: LAUSD
Contact: Tel:- 213-241-7000 / Address:- Office of Superintendent, 333 S. Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Aired: January 07, 2010
Home Schooling, with guest Terry Neven, Principal, Sunland Christian Homeschool, Slymar, CA
Website: home-schooling.org
Contact: Tel:- 1-800-525-4419 / Email:- SCSandCHE@aol.com
Aired: November 25, 2009
Safe Halloween, with guest Stephen Rudy, Captain II, Public Information Officer, Los Angeles Fire Department
Website: lacity.org
Contact:
Aired: October 28, 2009
Can Schools Deliver the Get Healthy Message? with guest Emily Millen, In-school Health Coordinator, HealthCorps
Website: healthcorps.org
Aired: October 21, 2009
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How to help children with developmental and learning disabilities transition into adulthood and participate actively in community living, with guest Dr. Chaulmaine Ballard Fuller, Educator, Learning Disabilities Association of California
Website: ldaca.org
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Aired: October 14, 2009
Motivating the teen spirit, empower teens to fall in love with themselves, communicate more effectively, and make integrity-based decisions, with guest Latrice Allen Richardson, FEP (Facilitator), Motivating the Teen Spirit
Website: motivatingtheteenspirit.com
Contact:
Aired: October 07, 2009
Is your kid missing or just absent from home? with guest Captain Roosevelt Blow, Altadena Sheriff
Website: www.lasd.org/stations/for1/altadena/index.html
Contact:
Aired: September 16, 2009
About sickle cell disease and the resouces and support available, with guest Dr. Carolyn Rowley, Sickle Cell Disease Foundation
Website: www.cayennewellness.org / www.scdfc.org
Contact: 818-377-5120
Aired: September 9, 2009
Empowerment Training for Parents to enable them to realize their greatest potential, with guest Robert Lyn Allen, MFT, Founder of The Circle of Love
Website: www.circleoflove.com
Contact: -
Aired: September 2, 2009
About Autism and Help Available to Make a Difference in a Child's life, with guest Dr. Evelin Garcia, Director of Assessment, Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (C.A.R.D.)
Website: www.centerforautism.com
Contact: 818-345-2345
Aired: August 12, 2009
Making a Difference in the lives of Children, with guests Ruth and David Elliott, Founders of EDU Designs.
Website: www.edudesigns.org / www.gomommygo.com
Contact: N/A
Aired: July 22, 2009
Identifying community resources that work in Los Angeles County, with guest Paul Henneman, Director Metropolitan Community Resource Center.
Website: www.MCRCworks.org
Contact: N/A
Aired: July 15, 2009
The Success In A Career Stems from Hard Work and Parents' Encouragement, with guest Keith Michael Ashton, Comedian/ Actor.
Website: www.keithmichaelashton.com
Contact: N/A
Aired: May 20, 2009
The 15 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make,with guest Dr. John Mangoni, Pediatrician and Author.
Website: www.johnmangonimd.com
Contact: N/A
Aired: March 11, 2009
What We Eat Constitutes Who We Are, with guest Grace Soeter, Founder of Healthy Families International.
Website: www.healthyfamiliesinternational.org
Contact: N/A
Aired: March 04, 2009
Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention, with guest Carlos Lopez, Educator at Jason Foundation.
Website: www.jasonfoundation.com
Contact: N/A
Aired: February 25, 2009
Cultivating The Imaginations of Children, with guest Karen Ehrenberg, Founder of Story Roads, a unique children's audio theatre experience.
Website: www.storyroads.com
Contact: N/A
Aired: February 18, 2009
Juvenile Diabetes, Resource and Help, with guests Harold Wolff, Board President and Dr. Phuc Huynh, past President of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Inland Empire Chapter).
Website: jdrf.org
Contact: Address-1001 E. Cooley Dr., Ste. 105, Colton, CA 92324
Aired: February 4, 2009
Ride For Kids, the motorcycle group fund raisers for Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, with guest Brian Tinker, a volunteer event organizer.
Website: www.pbtfus.org/rideforkids
Contact: N/A
Aired: December 10, 2008
Cooking, A Fun and Healthy Family Activity, with guest Lisa Fontanesi, Founder of Kidding Around the Kitchen. Great ideas for getting kids of all ages interested in what happens in the kitchen from meal planning to stirring up recipes.
Website: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com
Contact: Tel#323-371-9269 / Email-lisafontanesi@yahoo.com
Aired: December 03, 2008
A School District for Altadena? with guest Bruce Wasson, Petitioner.
Website: altadenaschools.net
Contact: Get Involved!
Aired: November 29, 2008
Be Prepared for the Big Shakeout! With guest April Kelcy, Founder and Director of Earthquake Solutions.
Website: earthquakesolutions.com
Contact: N/A
Aired: November 19, 2008
Autism, ADD/HD and Developmental Delays: EQUILIBRIUM's Drug-Free Solutions, with guest Barbara Schwartz, M.A., Founder of EQUILIBRIUM.
Website: equilibriumhealing.com
Contact: N/A
Aired: November 12, 2008
Voting, Our Social Responsibility II, with guest Sarah Pillsbury, Development Associate of Non-profit Vote.
Website: www.Nonprofitvote.org
Contact: N/A
Aired: October 15, 2008
Voting, Our Social Responsibility I, with guest Robbie Davis, President of the Pasadena Chapter, League of Women Voters.
Website: LWV.org
Contact: N/A
Aired: October 08, 2008
About Foster Care, with guest Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor (5th District)
Website#1: www.antonovich.com
Website#2: www.babysafela.org
Contact: N/A
Aired: September 24, 2008
Immigrants and Their Children-Adjustment to Cultural Differences in American Society, with guest Emma Oshagan, Ph.D, Clinical Psychologist and Coordinator of Armenian Program Development at Pacific Clinics.
Website: pacificclinics.org/armenian.html
Contact: N/A
Aired: September 10, 2008
YWCA's Empowering Women, with guest Denise Jones, Racial Justice Committee Chairperson. Discussion on YWCA's commitment to eradicating racism and racial justice.
Website: www.ywca-pasadena.org
Contact: N/A
Aired: August 13, 2008
Altadena Bob Lucas Library National Reading Program, with guests Gwen Paisley and Jeanne Watson from Americorp
Website: altadenalibrary.org
Contact: N/A
Aired: March 20, 2008
