Okanagan Radio.COM

-For Immediate Release-

OKANAGAN RADIO.COM LAUNCHES MORNING SHOW

Okanagan Rise and Shine debuts on new online digital radio station. Peachland, BC – Just in time for the tourist season, a new sister radio station to Peachland Radio.COM will be launching a three hour online radio show called "Okanagan Rise and Shine" from their flagship station in Peachland. The show will air LIVE Mond

ay, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 A.M.-Noon Pacific starting Monday April 6th broadcasting LIVE on MIXLR Tune in: http://mixlr.com https://twitter.com/PeachlandRadio and then be available on a 24x7 On Demand Stream as well as an archived podcast soon. The show hosted by veteran radio personality Allan Holender, will feature: intelligent conversation, world class music, nostalgia entertainment, and cool jazz, along with informative and entertaining features on issues that matter to people who live or vacation in the Valley. "We'll have regular stories on Okanagan destinations, personalities, wine, food, history, outdoor recreation and much more" says Holender. "We plan on having weekly interviews, features and stories that capture the essence of life and lifestyles in the Okanagan". "In the final hour of each show we'll have something that's missing in the Okanagan and that a lot of boomers have been asking for", says the veteran broadcaster, " we'll have non stop "GOLDEN OLDIES" hosted by Frank Allan from New York City. Frank Allan brings his weekly syndicated oldies show to the Okanagan, where he gets to play great Rock an Roll, Doo Wops, R&B and Pop music from the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s. A lot of his music is rare cuts and out of print, but he revived them to bring back memories to his listeners. He began by broadcasting to his Mother in the kitchen. His Dad set him up in the den with a turntable and a microphone and a small speaker in the kitchen. In 1995 he resurrected that little boy from Edmonton and became “Big Al” — hosting the most popular live radio show in Vancouver. “Big Al’s Dance Party was born, and the theme was ...memories, music, and mayhem or comedy, records and fun! The ratings at AM 1040 went through the roof... and for two years he was the toast of Saturday night. Big Al and his motley crew of characters... Cuzzin Fred, Marvelous Mindy and Rockin Rob took you back to the golden music of the 40"s and 50"s, and Big Band. Throw in the Doowop Gal and Mickey the Music Man and his collection of 10,000 78" records from the 30"s and you had a very unique show! The show outranked the CBC's "Finkelstein's 45's" during that time slot. Allan has interviewed everyone from Maynard Ferguson, Cal Jader to Dave Stewart and Michael Buble. He knows his stuff and loves to play his private collection of some 1,000 LP’s. Allan hosted the first nationally syndicated radio program for home business entrepreneurs called, "The HomeBiz Show" on the CHUM and Talk America Radio Networks. He hosted several talk and jazz shows on his previous three digital online radio networks, and in 2012 produced and narrated a 14 week series called "The Allan Holender Music Project" for WXMR FM 100.7 Radio Bistro-"The Music Of Our Lives". Allan says he dedicates all his radio shows to the greatest music of our time. Whether it’s Jazz, Blues, Soul, or R & B, the music from the 40,s 50,s, or big bands, Allan weaves a tapestry of stories and personal anecdotes about these legendary artists and their music. It’s a musical buffet to tempt the listener palate and makes you want to come back for more and more. Author and ScreenWriter of "The Corporation " Joel Bakan says: Allan Holender brings to internet radio what Charlie Rose brings to public television, the knack for a great interview,

Allan continues to impress me with his news sense, story-telling ability, self-effacing humor and unique point of view. Allan will be a terrific addition to the Okanagan radio air waves." Allan also co-hosted the ZenBiz Radio Show on Voice America and Biz Talk on the station he co-founded, CISL 650 in Richmond, British Columbia. About his new show, Holender says, “I’m going to use this show to try to pull listeners a little closer to their radios, and sometimes pull them right into the radio with us. I see this as a chance to develop a new type of relationship with a local and global audience ". Allan has retired now to the beautiful shores of Lake Okanagan amongst the vineyards and has aged like fine wine, and so what better time to host a new show on a new radio station. The show was inspired by the days when neighbors came together to share their point of view on local news, politics, religion and sports for the purpose of creating a better community. An informal, genuine approach to on-demand programming forms Holender's entire outlook on the new show. “ I want to be a listening companion. I'm looking for interesting companions. People I'd want to hang out with, at a dinner party or a coffee shop. People who have knowledge, and interesting ways of imparting it. We’re building a network of podcasts that you can listen to one after another, the next to the next to the next. We want listeners to feel like they’re hanging out with people they know, and whose companionship they enjoy. That’s something I like about podcasts, and I want to increase that experience for other people."

“I don’t make a list of questions. I think a lot of my interviews are driven by my need to feel connection. You listen and when you hear intonations, you hear feelings. It’s just feeling where there’s something more, getting them to a place that they’re not usually.".The show is talk radio without the shouting – it’s intelligent, entertaining and edgy. He invites you to sit back, grab a cup of coffee or herbal tea, relax and enjoy.