From September 2012: DMX calls into "The Ralphie Radio Show" to promote his seventh studio album, "Undisputed." During the chat, X chats about donating first-week sales to victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the current state of hip-hop, delays in the album's release, his gospel music, how he developed his voice and much more.
I joined Ryan Kaufman of "Drive Time Sports" on XTRA Sports Radio 1300 to chat about the Yankees falling to the Astros in the 2019 ALCS. My new Yankees podcast, "Bleav in Yankees," is now live on the Bleav Sports Network! https://bleav.com/podcast-show/bleav-in-yankees/
In an interview for The Knockturnal, I chatted with Kelley O'Hara about her appearance in the final print version of ESPN The Body Issue, winning the World Cup and her workout routine when she visits New York.
In a conversation for The Knockturnal, New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton and DuJour Media founder Jason Binn talked about the new DuJour cover featuring the former National League MVP.
"Extra" New York City Host AJ Calloway called in after chatting with Becca and Garrett following "The Bachelorette" finale. The newly-engaged couple flew overnight from Los Angeles to the city for a whirlwind day of press that included, "Good Morning America," Live!" and of course an interview with Calloway for "Extra." Catch "Extra" weeknights at 7 pm on Channel 4, NBC, here in the tri-state area.
For the fifth consecutive year, my radio show did the honors of revealing the John Lennon Songwriting Contest $20,000 OWC Song Of The Year grand prize winner. The song is chosen by an executive panel of judges that include Fergie, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kevin Bacon, Switchfoot, Prince Royce and many others. Matthew Reich, Vice President of Tours and Promotions for the JLSC and John Lennon Educational Tour Bus joined me for the call. Fees from the songwriting contest, which is currently open to both amateurs and professionals, benefit the Lennon Bus - a state-of-the-art studio on wheels. You can enter your song now at thejlsc.com. This year's winner was the song "Breaking Things" which emerged from the contest's pop genre. The co-writers, Jasmine Crowe and Josh Anderson receive the $20,000 in addition to other prizes they've accumulated throughout the contest thanks to supporters such as OWC, Yamaha, Neutrik, Audio-Technica, Genelec, Disc Makers, Focusrite, K&M and more. twitter....
Legendary comedian George Wallace chatted with me earlier this year ahead of his residency at The Westgate in Las Vegas. Wallace, who turned 70 this past July, talked about his Twitter account, his new show and his buddy Jerry Seinfeld - plus he offered up a few opinions on some modern-day phrases and music artists. More: twitter.com/ralphieaversa
Our buddy Max called in from the road to chat about his new single "Still New York" and next album, "House of Divine." The LP title comes from a lyric in "Lights Down Low," an song he wrote for and proposed to his wife with. The single is a love letter to Max's hometown with a number of celebrity cameos in the music video, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Chainsmokers and yes - even yours truly.
Megan Devine, a psychotherapist and author of "It's OK That You're Not OK," called in to the show after the death of designer Kate Spade so that we could have an honest conversation about discussing suicide and mental health in 2018 and on a platform like mine. Sadly after we taped this, celebrity chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain took his life. For more on Megan, find her at refugeingrief.com. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
Friend-of-the-show JAX called in from our nation's capital, where the next night she would perform at The White House for a special tribute to our troops on July 4th. The performance aired live on the Hallmark Channel. JAX's entire family, including her father who was a firefighter and first-responder on 9/11 along with her brother, a current Marine, were in attendance. However also in attendance were both President Trump and the First Lady. This of course subjected the New Jersey native to criticism from the President's detractors; however JAX explained her stance on accepting the invitation to perform and what the event meant to her during our interview. More: twitter.com/ralphieaversa