Sunday Morning Magazine With Rodney Lear

Sesame Workshop launched a major autism initiative to help de-stigmatize autism, which affects one in 68 American children. Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children will provide resources to families, teachers and caregivers around the country to educate them about autism, and tools to help families touched by autism with everyday activities. The digital content includes a new Sesame friend, Julia, a preschool girl with autism who does things a little differently when playing with her friends, the loveable Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Grover. See Amazing, available at www.SesameStreet.org/Autism, includes guides to simplify activities and overcome common challenges such as washing hands, brushing teeth, going to the supermarket, and bedtime routines. This initiative is the culmination of more than two years of production and testing, leveraging the powerful educational and research-based approach that Sesame applies

Dr. Ian Smith, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, TV Personality and Author, The Ancient Nine. Dr. Smith joined Sunday Morning Magazine to talk about his latest projects—a novel, titled The Ancient Nine. While on-air, Smith explained the novel explores the exclusive, real-life secret clubs at Harvard University. Smith says The Ancient Nine marks the first time anyone has written a book that goes behind the doors of these all-male centuries-old clubs and shares some of their long-guarded secrets and cloaked trans-generational privileges. Today, Dr. Smith explained, that these clubs are under fire and the source of controversy.

Michael Cabral, Teacher, Cincinnati Public Schools, Dater High School. For this edition of the show, we focused on innovative educators who are teaching student using non-traditional methods. Mr. Michael Cabral is a teacher in the Cincinnati Public School system. Through his guidance, Mr. Cabral’s students are producing state-of-the art projects and preparing for the future in the ever-changing world of technology. Mr. Cabral is a Google Certified Educator (Level 2). Cabral continues to learn more about the various educational tech possibilities available including Google Drive, Learning Management Systems like Schoology, WeVideo, Gradecam, DBQ Online, Green Screen Technology, Minecraft EDU, Screencasting. Over the past two years, his students have won the "MyTomorrow" Award at the Cincinnati Public School LINK project competition for ninth grade for the videos they produced in his classroom.

Suzy DeYoung joined the show to talk about an exciting new event that her non-profit, La Soupe is introducing called, WASTEd And The City. DeYoung says on October 9th from 6:00-8:30pm, For $75, attendees of WASTEd And The City have the opportunity to visit Over-The-Rhine and Downtown restaurants along the streetcar route, to sample tapas and a cocktail prepared with rescued food ingredients provided by La Soupe. According to Mrs. DeYoung, La Soupe bridges the gap between rampant food waste and hunger in the community by rescuing food that would otherwise be unnecessarily wasted. In turn, the food is used to create nutritious meals for non-profit organizations and food-insecure families.

Mr. Newton joined the show to talk about his work to support Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Newton explained that every year, almost 16,000 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed with cancer and almost one quarter of them will not survive their disease. Evan is using his celebrity to shed a light on childhood cancers. He says a shirt, featuring his silhouette, will be sold. All profits from the sale of the special-edition shirts will be donated to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

While on Sunday Morning Magazine, Super Bowl Champ and former New England Patriot, Malcolm Mitchell admitted he struggled with reading. He says he was reading on a Junior High level in college. Today, Mitchell is a voracious reader. He even wrote a children’s book called The Magician’s Hat. To combat illiteracy, Mr. Mitchell started his own non-profit, Read with Malcolm. He spoke on-air about an upcoming reading contest that his foundation is organizing called the READBowl. He says the goal of the contest is to increase reading minutes among students in school.

Sharon M. Draper, National Teacher of the Year, Author, Blended. Mrs. Draper is a professional educator, an accomplished writer and former National Teacher of the Year. She is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award and a New York Times bestselling author. Draper has been honored at the White House six times, and was chosen as one of only four authors in the country to speak at the National Book Festival Gala in Washington, D.C. and to represent the United States in Moscow at their Book Festival.

Our guest, Akbar Cooks says when he found out that 85% of this students were missing 3 to 5 days of school per month because they didn’t have clean clothes—and that they were being bullied in school and through social media because of it—he vowed to make a difference. Mr. Cook says he wrote a grant and raised funds to install a laundromat in the school. Mr. Cook spoke on-air about some of the issues his students face outside the school that become barriers to their success in the classroom. Principal Cook admits that his story went viral and captured the attention of Ellen DeGeneres. He spoke about his recent appearance on Ellen’s talk show.

As an on-air guest, Mr. Dunlap spoke about his non-profit, The Carlos Dunlap Foundation. He says the organization focuses on literacy, anti-bullying, homelessness and education. Most recently, according to Dunlap, his foundation sponsored a student-writing contest. Five local students attending Winton Hills Academy won the contest. They are now published authors. The winning book, Misunderstood Micah has an anti-bullying theme. Dunlap says as the winners, the students will receive $500 and copies of their book will be signed and donated to schools and libraries nationwide.

In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters—especially for fathers. With Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, Dr. Meeker reveals that a young woman’s relationship with her father is far more important than we’ve ever realized and shows that daughters need their father’s attention, protection, courage, and wisdom in order to become strong, confident women.

Sharon Robinson is the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. Sharon is an educational consultant for Major League Baseball. In her role with MLB, Sharon oversees Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life. Breaking Barriers is a national character education program designed to empower students with strategies to help them face obstacles in their lives. While on the air, Ms. Robinson spoke about her latest young adult novel, Slam Dunk. She says that readers will identify with the book’s main character, Jumper, who struggles to balance sports and academics, and new and old friendships, all in his first year of middle-school. She also gave clear examples of how parents can engage youngsters in reading.

KJ Dell’Antonia, Author, How To Be A Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute. As a mom of four and a beloved parenting writer at the New York Times, KJ Dell’Antonia found herself asking the question that plagues most modern parents at some point in our lives: Why does this have to suck so much? In her hopeful, solution-packed book, HOW TO BE A HAPPIER PARENT, KJ draws on interviews and research, including her own, to offer not just an answer to that question (it’s not all our fault), but ideas parents can use to shift their family lives away from the stress and towards the joy we hoped we’d find. Unlike so many anxiety-inducing parenting books on the market, HOW TO BE A HAPPIER PARENT does not demand that parents add more to their already busy lives. Instead, it focuses on improving problem spots and savoring the lovely modern lives we already live.

The Sickle Cell Alliance Foundation is holding its 3rd Annual 5K walk on September 9, 2018. For more information scafcincinnati@gmail.com

Tracie Martin - Founder of Pink Ribbon Girls, Pink House Party at Homearama 2018. Our organization was founded by breast cancer survivors who have a passion for supporting and empowering others who are currently in the fight against breast and gynecological cancers. We don’t want to just TALK about cancer, we want to TAKE ON cancer. We are here to make the burden lighter. We strive to balance the fear and uncertainty that breast and gynecological cancers bring to individuals and families by providing FREE direct services of healthy meals, housecleaning, rides to treatment, and peer support to our clients, to ensure that No One Travels This Road Alone…™

Dr. Gary Chapman, Author, Now What? and Profit Sharing. Dr. Chapman is a best-selling author, an internationally-known speaker and marriage counselor who has counseled hundreds of couples during the past thirty years. Dr. Chapman joined Sunday Morning Magazine to talk about his two newest books. Now What? answers the question, how do we keep our marriage alive now that the children have arrived? While on the show he offered realistic advice on making marriage a priority, taking control of your schedules, taking control of your money, learning to effectively discipline your children, and discovering the key to intimacy. In the book Profit Sharing, Chapman provides guidelines for making money an asset in marriage. From the book, Chapman explained when to discuss money, how much money couples should save and how to make the most of the money you have to live a fulfilling life.

Major Klenk joins us to discuss the role The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services and all the ways The Salvation Army assists with first responders, hurricanes and disasters. Major Robert Klenk was ordained an officer in The Salvation Army in 1986. He has served the organization in various parts of the eastern United States. Currently he is the Divisional Secretary for the Southwest Ohio/Northeast Kentucky Division. In that role, he is responsible for oversight of property matters and Emergency Disaster Services in the region.

Paula Kollstedt, Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association, Greater Cincinnati and an anonymous donor. A generous donor of the Alzheimer’s Association joined Paula on the show. They tell the story of a gift that keeps on giving and became one extraordinary random act of kindness.

Melissa Baer, Associate Director of Admissions, Recruitment Office of Admissions, University of Cincinnati; Lauren Parcell, Dean of Admissions, Xavier University. For many families preparing for college can be overwhelming. During this special edition of Sunday Morning Magazine, we focused on preparing students for college. Our panel featured College Admissions professionals who discussed financial aid, scholarships, SAT/ACT testing and other prerequisites for applying to college. In addition, Mrs. Baer and Mrs. Parcell gave advice to help students with college visits, college recommendation letters and college interviews.

Sergeant Eric E. Franz, Cincinnati Police Department, Public Information Office, Social Media Administrator and Carol Smith, President, Roselawn Community Council. National Night Out, Tuesday August 7th. Help build a stronger, safer community by helping to improve police/community relations.

Sam Landis, Homeless for 20 years and Bruce. Bruce performed a random act of kindness that changed Sam’s life forever. They share their incredible journey.