ABOUT VIN SMITH...

Internationally recognized multimedia artist, Vin "Doc" Smith, is a longtime broadcaster, freelance writer, novelist, poet, pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, orator, ventriloquist, entertainer, journalist, piano technician specializing in concert tunings, and is a talented hypnotist. In addition he is president of his own company, Midnight Bookworm Chocolate Piano Studios, and Executive Vice President of Bruce Merrin Agencies in Las Vegas.


Degrees & Certifications:
Graduate Cuesta College, Columbia School of Broadcasting, New York Institue of Photography, Cronemiller School of Music, American School of Piano Tuning. Awarded provisional Doctor of Divinity Degree, September 9, 2002, and perfected September 9, 2003, Queensland University School of Divinity Studies.


Born in Whittier, California on May 19, 1944, Vin Smith grew up in the midst of orange and avocado groves in Pico, California, later to incorporate as Pico Rivera in 1958. Back in those days, Los Angeles County sported thousands of acres of citrus. Vin loved to climb every orange tree in the grove, when he wasn't playing baseball and rooting for the Hollywood Stars of the of the Pacific Coast League. His earliest demonstration of writing talent came in the third grade, when he wrote a science fiction story about cruising through the universe in the space ship he had built himself out of old lumber and construction paper.

He has always loved horses. Back in the early fifties, Vin would punch cattle, right along with his brother-in-law on the Starr Ranch, which is now the city of Rancho Santa Margarita, and also on Rancho Mission Viejo, which is now the city of Mission Viejo. He always found himself closest to God while herding cattle, or sitting next to a campfire.

Recently Smith said, "One of my fondest memories was following the football fortunes of my alma mater, El Rancho High School during the 1965 and 1966 seasons. In 1966 they actually won the National Championship, as awarded by a high school sports magazine. Coach Ernie Johnson always put together good squads. That '66 team was awesome, quarterbacked by Rick Pope. The '57 squad was quarterbacked by Bill Nelson, who later starred with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. I have always been amazed by El Rancho High School. The kids were terrific. I felt privileged to be a student there."

Vin's interest in literature began in the third grade in Mrs. Brunhill's class at Rio Vista School in Pico Rivera. Suddenly, the whole world opened up to him. And things out of this world, such as astronomy. While in Mrs. Brunhill's class, he made a space ship out of wood and paper and soared through space, all over the galaxy. This memory would spill over Vin as he reported the news of Neil Armstrong's moon walk in 1969 over KOCY radio in Oklahoma City some sixteen years later.

In the mid-sixties, Vin began his radio career at the small 250 watt station in Frederick, Oklahoma, KTAT. "When I first saw that wonderful town, I almost cried," Vin said a few years ago. "America's heartland at last. I quickly fell in love with the people of Oklahoma, and the wheat and cotton fields that spread as far as the eye could see."

Later, Vin would move to Oklahoma City to star on KOCY as the first midnight radio personality in the station's history. His show was sponsored by Spectro Theaters and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. "One of my duties was to go to the movies every single night of the year. Of all the films that came through town on a sneak preview, the one that sticks in my memory the best is John Wayne in True Grit. Nobody realized at the time that True Grit would be Wayne's masterpiece." While at KTAT, Vin invented the Countrypolitan Radio Format. It was one of the most successful radio formats ever developed, incorporating music that would one day fuel the crossover movement.

In 1986, Vin won the first of three straight writing awards from the National Writers Club in Aurora, Colorado. Those three books, Arena of the Mind, Goodbye Stress, and The Adventures of Timothy Turtle will soon join Vin's nine published books to make it an even dozen books in print.

Vin would spend the next few years doing a variety of things, always keeping his finger in broadcasting and music. His career would eventually land him in all of the Who's Who publications. Always one to want to help people, Vin acted as an informal counselor for many years before he broke on the world scene as the Internet's premier Theosophic Mystic.

Vin performs many times a year as a pianist and ventriloquist, delighting audiences near and far. He is also an accomplished orator, novelist, singer and songwriter, as well as many other areas of artistic pursuit.

Vin serves as Executive Vice President for Bruce Merrin Public Relations in Las Vegas, Nevada, working in all three divisions, Bruce Merrin Public Relatios, Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers and Entertainment Bureau, and Bruce Merrin Literary Agency.


ABOUT PANNYEY WEI:

PANNEY WEI, C.Ht.
TV-Radio Host-Motivational Speaker-Author
On-air Host of ‘Positive Changes with Panney Wei’ on KCAA 1050 AM and co-host of ‘Goddess Radio’ on USWebtalkradio.com

A survivor of a life-threatening illness and champion figure skater in her youth, Panney Wei is an award-winning writer, emcee, behavioral scientist, and motivational speaker on women's issues, empowerment, the power of the mind, and achieving your potential, inspiring people to break through the chains of the past, and achieve greatness in their personal and professional lives.

Designated as an Goodwill Ambassador for California, she is also a popular TV-Radio host with appearances on NBA TV China, Discovery Channel, and Lifetime, and currently hosts her hit talk radio show, “Positive Changes with Panney Wei” on KCAA 1050 AM radio, an NBC News Affiliate, Wednesdays at 6pm and “Goddess Radio” on US Webtalkradio.com to nearly one million listeners a month! Panney is also a Certified Hypnotherapist and founder of Positive Changes with Panney Wei ™ in Beverly Hills, her private practice and professional development programs that empower corporations, non-profits, and individuals with success strategies to create effective leaders in the world, empower women, and live fulfilling lives.

Panney is also an active community leader and member of the Board of Directors for influential organizations including American Women in Radio & Television, the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) National Senior Advisory Council, the National Association of Asian American Professionals -Orange County and San Diego, and TeAda Productions. She is also the author of several audios, articles, and currently working on two self-help books and an upcoming novel on overcoming obstacles and survival of the human spirit. For information on Panney, visit her website:
www.panneywei.com

SCHEDULE: Friday, March 20, 2009... Vin and Panney's guest is Fran Capo, the world's fastest talking female, according to Guinness Book of World's Records. Fran is a comedienne, actor, product spokesperson, author and adventurer. Fran holds the records for the highest elevation ever for a book signing--Kilimanjaro; also the lowest elevation for a book signing--when she accompanied James Cameron to the bottom of the sea next to the wreck of the Titanic to hold a book signing. She is a hoot. FRAN CAPO--Friday, March 20, 2009.

SCHEDULE: Friday, March 27, 2009... Vin Smith and Panney Wei welcom Jasmyn Klarfeld, who along with her father, Ken, wrote a side-by-side style manuscript detailing the troubled life that Jasmyn experienced growing up, and how it all came out right, thanks to love and understanding on the part of father, mother and daughter. Very important lessons on family living, on Goddess Radio.

SCHEDULE: Friday, April 3, 2009... Vin and Panney's guest is Eleanor Vallee, widow of America's first great pop singer, Rudy Vallee. Eleanor's book is My Vagabond Lover: Am Intimate Biography of Rudy Vallee. Eleanor makes a plea for a Rudy Vallee commemorative stamp, and recounts the life of the great crooner, star in later life of the smash musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

ABOUT GODDESS RADIO...

The heartwarming and magical Goddess Radio, part of the Midnight Bookworm family of shows, is hosted by legendary radio personality Vin Smith, The Midnight Bookworm, and famed figure skater and motivational speaker/writer/broadcaster, Panney Wei, where the world’s leading ladies converge to discuss their lives and their work. Come get some weekly motivation, insight, and inspiration on Goddess Radio every Friday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Goddess Radio speaks of the human condition from a unique standpoint.
Goddess Radio features guests like mega bestseller Catherine Coulter (Blowout), Pen Faulker award-winner Karen Fisher (A Sudden Country), and Andromeda Romano-Lax (The Spanish Bow).

"I'm the only rooster on the show," Vin said with a laugh after the debut of the first episode (on another network). "I've reached that avuncular--maybe even grandfatherly age--that enables great ladies to relax and tell it like it is."

Panney Wei has a unique perspective on life. Her own radio show, "Positive Changes" reaches millions on another network. "I personally think that Panney Wei is one of the greatest motivational personalities of all time. Watch this fine lady--she is one of the rising stars in the world of self-help," Smith said recently.

Website: http://goddessradio.uswebtalkradio.com
Email: goddessradio@uswebtalkradio.com