Please join me for the fifth episode in the Conversations with Alan series in The Locher Room to meet a group of individuals working to spread the message of 3GNY. 3GNY is an educational non-profit organization founded by the third generation: grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Air Date: March 10, 2021 3GNY’s mission is to keep the history of the Holocaust alive. Through their WEDU program, 3GNY trains grandchildren of survivors to share their family story in school classrooms. They must ensu...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr
Please join actress Michael Hyatt who plays "Cissy Saint" on FX's Snowfall in The Locher Room on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. PST. Michael will be here to discuss Season Four of the hit FX series which debuts on February 24, 2021. As a fan of this show, I couldn't be more thrilled to have Michael join me for a conversation about her incredible career on stage and screen. Snowfall airs Wednesday evenings at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and the next day via FX on hulu. Before Hyatt’s work in film and televis...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min
William Lucas (Bill) Walker, Emmy award-winning television writer / producer of Will & Grace, Frasier and Roseanne, lost his 93-year-old mother to Covid-19 after an infected healthcare worker didn't wear a mask while treating her. In response to her death, Bill created the Who Am I? Mask Challenge, a grassroots social media PSA campaign aimed at reminding people that masks remain the best lifesaver against the Covid-19 pandemic. Responding to President Biden’s call for all Americans to “mask...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Please join me for a very special episode of The Locher Room in honor of Rare Disease Day which takes place on the last day of February each year (February 28). Airdate: February, 25, 2021 Today you will meet two very brave young survivors of Hydrocephalus along with their parents to learn more about this rare lifelong condition that affects over one million Americans from newborn to seniors. 15 year-old Cole Illions is a 13-time brain surgery survivor who will be here with his parents Michael a...
Sep 24, 2021•55 min
Guiding Light alumni Jan Conklin (Producer) and her real-life husband and actor Ritchie Coster (Nate / Alfred) will be here. The duo first met in London in 1992 when she was a cocktail waitress, and he was the bartender in Piccadilly Circus. This year the couple will celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary. The duo joined me in February 26, 2021. Jan Conklin joined Guiding Light as an intern in 1989; became Paul Rauch's assistant in 1996 and under Ellen Wheeler became a Producer where she worke...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Join me for the fourth episode in the Conversation with Alan series in The Locher Room for an in-depth discussion about the importance of Black History Month, the Black Lives Matter movement and what it's like for a parent raising a black child in America today. The show aired on February 24th, 2021. Joining me for this conversation are Amelia Marshall and her 23-year-old son Marshall Schaffer, Karla Mosley who is raising two-year old Aurora and Lawrence Saint-Victor who is raising two-year old ...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Author Syrina Rice joined me in The Locher Room on February 24th, 2021. Syrina's has just released her first children's book, "Hey Mama." The book was inspired by her relationship with her very own creative seven-year-old and introduces us to her alter ego "Syd the Kreative." The story follows Syd's antics throughout the day and her Mama's reactions. It has a sweet affirming ending that encourages creativity and accountability in kids. Syd uses her imagination to create things people can really ...
Sep 17, 2021•34 min
Please join Bryan Beckley the author of the new book A Time to Heal: Stories of Hope & Inspiration live in The Locher Room live on Friday, February 19th at 5 p.m. EST / 2 p.m. PST. The book covers a wide variety of topics including: mental health issues such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, bullying, the loss of a parent, representation, activism, addiction, spirituality, the healing power of the arts, the importance of having mentors and so much more. Bryan will share his personal reasons for ...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Terry Davis (April Cavanaugh Scott), Frances Fisher (Deborah Saxon) and Sharon Gabet (Raven Whitney) who met on the set of the ABC daytime drama The Edge of Night joined me live in The Locher Room on February 18, 2021. These three talented actresses also known as Edge's Angels will reminisce about their time working together on Edge and look back at some of their other daytime, primetime and movie roles as well.
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Jennifer Bassey (Marian Colby Chandler, All My Children) and Francesca James (actress, writer, director, producer) joined me in The Locher Room on February 17, 2021. These real-life best friends will share memories from their time working in Pine Valley as well as talk about the many other roles they have had in their illustrious careers.
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Soap Opera Digest’s VP, Editorial Director, Stephanie Sloane joined me in The Locher Room on February 12, 2021. Stephanie and I will chat about her 30+ career working at Soap Opera Digest. In addition to Stephanie, I will be welcoming a group of daytime and The Locher Room fans to join us for this special Valentine's Day show. This is my way of thanking all you viewers who have tuned in to The Locher Room over these past 10 months. Together we will all share some of our favorite characters, stor...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Meet two new children's authors Peyton Gulley and A.A. Jeffery. Joining both authors will be illustrators Desi Moore and Nassima Amir. Peyton and A.A. are lawyers in their day jobs and have just released their first children's book. I hope you'll join to hear about their new books and their journey getting here. This show aired February 11, 2020. Peyton's “Stella and the Dinos…Alive in Space” is a rhyming story that follows a little dino girl who is filled with curiosity and kindness as she work...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Actors, businessmen and real-life husbands Taylor Frey and Kyle Dean Massey joined me live in The Locher Room on February 10, 2020 This talented duo will discuss their thriving acting careers and their journey to creating one of the nation's premiere surrogacy company's Elevate. Taylor is the Founder and CEO and Kyle Dean is the Founder and Director of Surrogacy. Together they see the joy this process can bring to those who have lost hope. Their goal is to find you a donor that excites you, moti...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr
Tanya Singer, a media executive veteran, who has a passion for knitting, teaching, and social justice, joined me live in The Locher Room on February 8, 2020 to discuss Knitting Hope. The Little Red Dress of Hope knitted in the Shanghai Ghetto during WWII, this toddler’s little red dress is sharing lessons of history and hope in a new passion project Tanya designed to bring inspiration and strength through the stories of people who were sustained or even saved by hand knit items. The dress is one...
Aug 13, 2021•59 min
Tune in to Friday at the Movies live in The Locher Room on Friday, February 5, 2020 to meet cast members from two new films - About Hope and Honesty Weekend. Joining me are Justin Ray, Christine Juarbe, Claire Bermingham and Aaron Groben from About Hope along with Evan Watkins, Dioni Michelle Collins and Pete Ploszek from Honesty Weekend. About Hope is the story of a man who has been searching for true love his whole life finds himself torn between two women, a single mother with a wonderful you...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Please join me in The Locher Room for a special afternoon with some of the winners of the 2020 OUT at the Movies International Film Fest Jury and Audience Award on Wednesday, February 3, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 festival was mostly virtual but did include a shorts night at a drive-in and a lakeside screening. I was honored to serve as a judge on this year's panel and am so excited to speak with the winners. OUT at the Movies, Winston-Salem, North Carolina's LGBTQIA+ Film Series, was found...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min
In honor of Guiding Light's 84th anniversary please join Grant Aleksander and Beth Chamberlin (Beth Raines) in The Locher Room live on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Grant joined the cast of Guiding Light in 1982 and played the role of Phillip Spaulding on and off for 27 years. Beth took over the role of Beth Raines in 1989 and played the role on and off for 20 years. The duo will share their memories of working together and portraying one of our favorite Springfield couples. Guiding Light's 84th a...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Allie Gonino (Actress, Musician & Producer) and Alexandra Chando (Director, Actress & Producer) were my guests in The Locher Room for a Virtual Premiere of their Musical Short Film "Deserted" on January 27th 2021. Deserted' tells the story of Lupita and José, a couple struggling to cope with the loss of their son who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the harsh realities that come with being socially disadvantaged immigrants in America. Lupita, whose main source of hope and strength ha...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Please join me for the third episode in the Conversation with Alan series in The Locher Room on International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Joining me for this episode is Mindy Corporon, an entrepreneur and thought leader. Mindy was a single mother, dealing with divorce and had experienced a life-threatening illness. Mindy was in the middle of raising her talented boys when tragedy struck. In April 2014, Mindy’s father and oldest son were murdered by a white supremaci...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Please join me for a fun afternoon with three women with unique voices and stories. These women were my guests in The Locher Room on January 27, 2020. Molly Merryman is the author of Clipped Wings: The Rise and Fall of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II. She used interviews and uncovered documents to write her book. Susan Rubin is the author of the trippy time travel fantasy The Road Not Taken. It explores the inner drives of a woman in midlife, when a simple trip to the ...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min
One Life to Live cast members Bree Williamson (Jessica Buchanan) and Forbes March (Nash Brennan) were my guests in The Locher Room on January 22, 2020. Catch up with this popular Llaneview couple.
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Join me for a very special Conversations with Alan in The Locher Room on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 7 p.m. EST. My life story is one that could have turned out quite differently if not for some very brave men and women who risked their lives and the lives of their families to save my mother and father when the Nazi's started rounding up Jews in Holland during World War II. Tonight I will share my mother’s personal story of survival and talk about those brave men and women who are the reason m...
Jul 16, 2021•38 min
Please join Another World cast members Joseph Barbara (Joe Carlino), Timothy Gibbs (Gary Sinclair), Mark Mortimer (Nick Hudson), Allison McDonnell Page (Emily Maddox), (Dahlia Salem (Sofia Carlino) and Diego Serrano (Tomas Rivera) as they share memories of their time working together in Bay City. Taped: January 21, 2021
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 37 min
As you all know, I have been partnering with Retro Television to bring you virtual reunions with cast members from the classic daytime drama, The Doctors. Please join us for our third reunion featuring Kim Zimmer (Nola Dancy Aldrich), Nicholas Walker (Brad Huntington), Jada Rowland and James Storm (Dr. Michael Powers) in The Locher Room. This was taped on Friday, January 15, 2021. Retro TV airs The Doctors weekdays at 12 noon and at 7:30 p.m. EDT/PDT (see listings at www.myretrotv.com ) and stre...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Real-life husband and wife duo John and Sandy Gabriel joined me live in The Locher Room on January 8, 2021. The duo will share memories from their time playing Seneca Beaulac on Ryan's Hope and Edna Thornton on All My Children. Don't miss a surprise visit from Tasia Valenza. John Gabriel passed away on June 11, 2021.
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Author Steven Capsuto joined me in The Locher Room on December 29, 2020 to discuss his book “Alternate Channels: Queer Images on 20th-Century TV.” The book explores the battle for lesbian and gay visibility on American TV in the twentieth century, which pitted sexual-minority groups (from the Mattachine Society in the 1950s to GLAAD in the 1990s) against powerful far-right religious organizations, with TV executives and scriptwriters caught in the crossfire. It documents countless famous or now-...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Michelle Stafford who plays Phyllis Summers on CBS's The Young and the Restless joined me live in The Locher Room on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. EST. Michelle talked about her incredible 26 year career in daytime television and discuss her very personal reasons for starting her own skin care line, Skin Nation.
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr
Join cast members of the Emmy Award-winning digital series, The Bay, for the 100th episode of The Locher Room. This episode aired Monday, December 28, 2020. The cast will preview Part 2 of the Season 6 finale and share highlights from this incredible season. Tune in to see Kristos Andrews (Pete Garrett / Adam Kenway), Matthew Ashford (Steve Jensen), Najee De-Tiege (R.J. Foster-Garrett), Celeste Fianna (Tamara Garrett) and A Martinez (Nardo Ramos).
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Join the creators and cast members of the new soap opera, Forever and a Day in The Locher Room. The first season recently wrapped up and the sophomore season will debut on February 1, 2021, but don't miss a very special Christmas episode on December 18th. Forever And A Day is a daytime soap opera, which airs in an audio format on the JLJ Media Network of Podcasts. The series was initially created to honor the 90th anniversary of the soap opera genre, which began on radio in 1930 with Painted Dre...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min
The Locher Room hosted a very special Deck the Zoom Guiding Light holiday reunion live on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Our Springfield family will come together to celebrate their longtime relationships with each other and with you our audience while revisiting some of our favorite Guiding Light traditions. The cast has agreed to come together for this special event to help raise awareness and money for Feeding America. School closures, job disruptions, and health risks are causing millions of A...
Jun 24, 2021•2 hr 14 min
