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Enjoy these broadcasts featuring expert help, stories
and music focusing on addiction recovery. Most offer
live and archived broadcasts in streaming audio.
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www.12StepRadio.com
24 hours, seven days a week
Launched in April
2004 by Bill Zimmerman, the “Internet’s only recovery
music station” broadcasts recovery-oriented music and
offers a forum for listeners to connect online.
(WBEZ,
91.5): Sundays, 5:30 a.m. (CST)
Hosted by Jim Nayder, this Chicago Pubic Radio show brings listeners true
stories of recovery from alcohol/drug dependency told by
those who have lived the experience. Each unique story
documents the remarkable changes that take place in the
life of a recovering addict, capturing the heights and
depths of emotion that seem to be a part of every story.
Participants remain anonymous and come from every walk
of life. Those not familiar with the world of addiction
as well as those in the process of recovery will find
these lively experiences fascinating and moving. Hear
“The Music of Magnificent Obsession” every first Sunday
of the month, 6-7 p.m. (CST), featuring complete tracks
of music played during the weekly show. |
RECOVERY—Coast to Coast
(1590 AM, LIFE, K-Life): Daily,
10 p.m.-midnight (PST)
This national radio talk show devoted to addiction and
recovery was launched by The Alliance for Recovery, a
Seattle, Wash., recovery community organization, and is
hosted by recovery advocate Neil Scott. Nationally known
authors, politicians and others in the news are featured
on the first hour of the show. The second hour features
a person in recovery, sharing experience, strength and
hope.
(KKLA, 99.5 FM): Saturdays, 6-8
p.m. (PST)
Bob Munck and Dr. Steve Groth co-host this talk show
from Los Angeles. Bob has over 14 years in recovery and
is an expert at providing tips and tools. “Dr. Steve” is
an emergency physician and graduate of Harvard College
and the University of Minnesota Medical School who
serves as medical commentator. Listeners may talk to the
duo live or by calling the toll-free number,
(888)
995-5552, during the show. |
(WRKO-FM 680): Sundays, 4-5 p.m. (EST)
A talk show about addiction and recovery issues, with
co-hosts Peter Simon, a 25-year radio veteran and
photojournalist, and Woody Giessmann, an addiction
specialist and founder/CEO of Right Turn, Inc., a
non-profit organization providing substance abuse
treatment to New England artists and entertainers.
Broadcasting from Boston, “Recovery Road” addresses
substance abuse, chemical dependency, addiction and
recovery. The show’s format mixes information and
special guests; listeners can call in with their
comments, questions and concerns. |
Recovery Radio Network
Describing itself as “Digital Recovery for the New
Millennium,” this site offers on-demand streaming media
that keeps recovering substance abusers within reach of
12-step programs 24-7, with a host of tutorials,
workshops, testimonies and professional advice.
Recovery Talk
(WDFH-FM, 90.3): Fridays, 1:30 p.m. and
Sundays, 8:30 a.m. (EST)
Veteran journalist-producer Robyn Leary hosts the show
from the Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., campus of Mercy College. The
program features interviews with leaders and experts in
addiction and recovery, people in recovery who tell
their stories in intimate detail, think pieces on
addiction and recovery as they relate to the arts and
philosophy and programs that probe the spiritual
components of sustained recovery. Leary also is
president of Recovery Network Foundation, whose mission
is to create recovery-dedicated material for TV, radio
and film.
Recovery Net Radio
Wednesdays, 10 p.m.
(EST)
Hosts Bill and Denise Attebery bring listeners “recovery
from an intelligent, entertaining and humorous view,”
with interviews, news and music broadcast online.
Grace Street
(WMPG 90.9 FM): Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm
(EST)
This live, talk/music radio show from Portland, Me.,
hosted by recovery advocate Marty O’Brien, focuses on
the idea that public advocacy helps provide exit ramps
out of the cycle of progressive addiction and is a small
part of a larger story — that recovery is accessible,
sustainable and relevant. Guests call in from across the
country and include treatment providers, musicians,
poets and authors.
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