In The News, On The News and In Person

Upcoming Personal Appearances

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 --    Animal Talk Naturally

Live online talk show with veterinary naturopaths, Dr. Kim Bloomer and Dr. Jeannie Thomason. Unlearning what you thought you knew and learning to care for your animals naturally, the human-animal bond, and animal nature is their message. Listen live and call in with your questions and comments! 2:30PM Eastern/11:30AM Pacific  --   Information Link

Sunday, July 20, 2008 --    Storytime at Barnes & Noble, The Grove - IWOSC Bookfair

Meet Lisa as she reads and signs 'Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty' at LA's hottest location, Barnes & Noble at The Grove, 3rd & Fairfax, Sunday, July 20, at 11:00 am. Our favorite therapy dog, 'Shadow,' will be Lisa's special guest.

A percentage of all purchases that day, in person or online, will go toward the Independent Writers of Southern California's charitable IWOSC Fund. Use code #320077 or download a voucher from www.iwosc.org. See you there!  --   Information Link

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 --    'Access Unlimited' KPFK-FM 90.7

LIVE from 3-4 pm. Lisa discusses therapy dogs and her children's book DR. DUNCAN DOG ON DUTY with hosts Jolie Mason, Henry Slucki, and Shawn Casey O'Brien on this long-standing program of everything for the disabled community.  --   Information Link

Sunday, July 06, 2008 --    Radio Disney Los Angeles interview

Lisa returns to Radio Disney's high-rise studios to chat with delightful host LaFern Watkins about literacy, her book and the Barnes & Noble reading and signing on July 20, and her Ethiopian TV show.

Monday, May 19, 2008 --    'More Than the ABCs of Writing Children's Literature'

A panel of leading authors discusses what writers need to know about writing children's books. Lisa's fellow panelists include: Barney Saltsburg, Michelle Markel, April Halprin Wayland, Ann Whitford Paul, Gretchen Woelfle, and Sonya Sones. Culver City, Calif.  --   Information Link

Thursday, May 08, 2008 --    Car-Ni-Fair at Shriners Hospital LA

Lisa will read 'Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty' at the 4th annual 'Car-Ni-Fair' at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Los Angeles on May 8, 2008. Event, for patients, their guests and their families, is from 11am - 1pm.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008 --    Reading

Reading during Black History Month at Pilgrim School, Los Angeles. Lisa read to several classes of children ages 5-12.  --   Information Link

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 --    Reading to children

Lisa read to two classes of 10-13-year-olds at Hillsides Educational Center, Pasadena, Calif. See related article in News section.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008 --    Write On! radio show on BigMediaUSA.com

Listen on demand 24/7 as Lisa guests with members of the Independent Writers of So. Calif. (www.iwosc.org) on 'Write on! The Radio Show for Writers' on BigMediaUSA.com. Show is archived, so listen any time!  --   Information Link

Saturday, November 17, 2007 --    Barnes & Noble Book Signing

Barnes & Noble, Westside Pavilion (Pico & Westwood), West Los Angeles, Calif. 2:00 pm. Therapy dog 'Shadow' special guest.

Saturday, November 10, 2007 --    Book Signing ESO WON Books

Book Signing at ESO WON Books, the African American community's leading bookstore in Los Angeles. Special guests: Dennis Cajili and therapy dog 'Riley' from 'Paws 4 Healing and HOPE Animal Assisted Pet Therapy. 4331 Degnan Blvd., LA 90008, (323) 290-1048  --   Information Link

Saturday, June 30, 2007 --    American Radio Network with Gerri Garner

Lisa guests on Gerri Garner's Entertainment File® AMERICAN RADIO NETWORK Kaleidascope Radio Magazine heard on over 100 radio stations nationwide.

The air date for this program has not been announced as yet.

Saturday, June 30, 2007 --    Multicultural Radio with Gary Mercer

Join us as Lisa joins Gary Mercer of MRBI (Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc.) on KALI from Pasadena for an interview. Final air date has yet to be announced.

Saturday, June 30, 2007 --    Voice of America with Mike O'Sullivan

Lisa is interviewed by ''Voice of America's'', Mike O'Sullivan.

The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people.

Final air date for the interview will be announced in this space soon.  --   Information Link

Saturday, June 09, 2007 --    Story Reading & Book Signing

Meet Lisa in Person at Chevalier's Bookstore, 126 N. Larchmount Boulevard, in L.A.

There will be a story reading at 10:30 a.m., a book signing between 11:00 and 1:00 and a special guest, therapy dog.

Call (323)465-1334 for more info.  --   Information Link

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 --    Story Reading and Book Signing

Meet Lisa at the Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Avenue in Westwood at 4:00 p.m.

There will be a reading, book signing, related play activity and a special guest therapy dog. Books will be available for purchase.

Call (310)474-1739 for information.  --   Information Link

Saturday, April 28, 2007 --    Meet Lisa In Person!

Lisa will be representing her books at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA. On Saturday and Sunday, April 28 & 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Lisa will be at the Visikid Books booth #932 - in the children's area.  --   Information Link

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 --    L.A. Teen Co-Hosts Radio Show with her Mom - ''The Chelsea and Lisa Show''

Live on Global Internet Radio, Tues., Apr. 17, 4:00 pm PST

In this new, monthly one-hour live radio show on GlobalTalkRadio.com, Chelsea,14, a Los Angeles teen, co-hosts with her mom, Lisa Dunn-Dern, a children's lifestyle expert and author ('Dr. Duncan Dog On Duty!'). The two and their guests discuss subjects of interest to both teens and parents. On Tuesday, April 17, it's 'A Light-Hearted Look at Conspiracy Theories: The Telephone Game on Steroids.' From babyhood to adulthood, we're told stories to scare us into obedience. How do rumors, conspiracies, and urban legends start? With the growth of instant communication, how do we know what or whom to believe? Should be we scared, or just laugh it off? Join Chelsea and Lisa and their guests, including a psychologist, in a lively discussion. Also featured: Chelsea and Lisa's monthly 'Hit List.'   --   Information Link

Happenings In The News

Thursday, May 08, 2008 --    LISA DUNN-DERN NAMED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR SHRINERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LISA DUNN-DERN NAMED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR SHRINERS HOSPITAL LA LITERACY CARNIVAL EVENT, ‘CAR-NI-FAIR’

Children's lifestyle expert and author Lisa Dunn-Dern has been named to the Executive Planning Committee for the 4th annual 'Car-Ni-Fair' for Shriners Hospital for Children – Los Angeles. A free, fun-filled day for patients, their guests and their families, Car-Ni-Fair blends Literacy Awareness with the importance of reading, in a magical atmosphere. An ed-u-tainment literacy fair, the event features FREE child/teen books, Magic Castle magicians, authors, book readings, therapy dogs, the wonderful Shriners Clowns and other live characters, puppeteers, carnival food, and more.

Car-Ni-Fair takes place Thursday, May 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m –1:00 p.m. at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Los Angeles, 3160 Geneva Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020, Hospital Atrium. In addition to patients of Shriners Hospital, children from neighboring schools will also be invited to participate.

Lisa Dunn-Dern is an advocate for children's literacy and learning, and has been recognized with awards and an endowment in her name at Seed UES, the laboratory elementary school on the UCLA campus. She will read her latest children's book, ''Dr. Duncan Dog On Duty,'' about a family's therapy dog that visits children in the hospital every week. The book has been praised by ''Entertainment Today'' host and board member, Childrens [sic] Hospital Los Angeles Mary Hart, and the late Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, among others.

Dunn-Dern produces and hosts original children's programming for ETV Ethiopian Television, and co-produces and co-hosts an Internet radio program with her teenage daughter on BigMediaUSA.com. She will also participate in several significant events in February for Black History month.

Contact: Flo Selfman, Selfman & Others PR
3223.653.4555, floself@aol.com

Thursday, March 06, 2008 --    Lisa Judges "Big Shot Live" with daughter Chelsea

Aspiring host Regina Howard comes to Hollywood from Union City, Georgia, to pursue her hosting career. Her manager, Eddie Pepitone, sets her up with producer, host, and writer Lisa Dunn-Dern to assess her talent.  --   Information Link

Thursday, February 07, 2008 --    Children’s Author Reads to Kids at Special Education School

Kids Living at Pasadena Foster Care Charity also Visited with Author Lisa Dunn-Dern

Foster care children and students with special education needs were captivated with children's author Lisa Dunn-Dern. Visiting with students at Hillsides Education Center and children living at Hillsides, a Pasadena foster care charity, Dunn-Dern read her latest book, ''Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty!''

Participating in the children's library author reading program, Dunn-Dern answered questions from the curious children. From illustrations to real-life therapy dogs, the answers piqued further interest from the foster care children and special education students.

''I truly believe whatever the child's situation, literacy transcends wherever you are in life,'' said Dunn-Dern.

For these children, who suffer from mental health issues, and for students with learning disabilities, having someone like Dunn-Dern take time to read and listen to them significantly boosts their self-esteem. For Sherri Ginsberg, Hillsides librarian, captivating the children's interest in books increases when an author reads their own published work. ''I never know what is going to inspire a child and that’s exciting for me,'' said Ginsberg.

One child said about the author, ''It's good to see a person who has a nice voice read a book.'' Another student commented on how young Dunn-Dern looked, which caused an eruption of laughter. With a smile from ear to ear, Dunn-Dern said to Ginsberg, ''I'm coming back.''

Visiting a foster care charity and a special education school was a first for Dunn-Dern, who was impressed with how engaged the children were and how curious they were to learn.

''I would hope the children can figure a way to channel their previous experiences by writing their stories. I think it can heal,'' said Dunn-Dern, adding that sometimes the harder their life is, the more interesting a person can become and have more to offer others. ''These children, as adults, can be teachers if they shared their stories to help others who are experiencing challenging and difficult times in their lives.''

The Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Journal News

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 --    A mission of hope and education

Great story about Lisa and her work. It's packed with information, style and character. But that's no surprise because Pam is an excellent interviewer. She knows how to sniff out the best of stories. Keep up the good work, Pam!  --   Information Link

Monday, July 09, 2007 --    Visit to Sun Porch Books

Lisa's signs copies of her book   --   Information Link

Thursday, June 21, 2007 --    New Radio Show, Chillin' With Chelsea and Lisa

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2007 -- BigMediaUsa.com www.bigmediausa.com), the premier Internet broadcast entertainment and media network platform, is the new home of mother-daughter radio hosts Lisa Dunn-Dern and Chelsea, it was announced by Tony De Maio, CEO, with the debut of 'Chillin' With Chelsea and Lisa: Mother-Daughter Duo Tell It Like It Is.' The breezy show, featuring topics and viewpoints that appeal to both adults and teens, kicked off with 'A Campin' We Will Go: How to Pick the Perfect Summer Camp for Your Children.' Mother and daughter discussed the history of camps; types of camps (e.g., sports, Shakespeare, space, charity a la Paul Newman's 'Hole in the Wall Gang' camp); history of the marshmallow and Chelsea's favorite recipe for perfect S'Mores; 7 things to ask a camp director before making your decision (list is available on www.derngoodbooks.com); summer camp memories and horror stories; and even camp songs, plus a regular feature, the 'Hit List' of this month's favorites.

Children's lifestyle expert Lisa Dunn-Dern is an author whose second children's book, 'Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty!,' was just published (Visikid Books), about a family's therapy dog who visits sick children in the hospital every week. It has received acclaim from 'E.T' host Mary Hart; famed neurosurgeon Keith Black, MD, of Cedars-Sinai; and the late Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King, among others.

Dunn-Dern produces and hosts a program for young children on ETV Ethiopian Television, 'The Lisa and Winston Show.' A former staff writer on the Fox-HBO series 'ROC,' she directed large-scale children's musical theatre productions in Los Angeles for eight years. Her passionate commitment to children's education and literacy have been recognized with awards and an endowment in her name at Seed/UES, the laboratory elementary school on the UCLA campus. Dunn-Dern's daughter Chelsea, 14, just completed eighth grade at a prestigious all-girls school in Los Angeles, where she excels at schoolwork and sports.

Big Media Broadcasting Company, Inc. (BMBC) is an online provider of talk and music programming, bringing together the Internet, traditional radio and streaming video. It features a growing list of unique music and talk radio channels. 'Chillin' With Chelsea and Lisa' is featured on both 'Fresh Talk Radio' and 'Amazing Women.' Dunn-Dern's interviews on 'Casting Hope' and 'Tails of Success' may also be heard on BigMediaUSA.com.   --   Information Link

Saturday, June 09, 2007 --    KBLA AM 1580

Listen in live to KBLA AM 1580 radio from Los Angeles at 12:30 p.m. PST as Lisa is interviewed by Gary Mercer of Multicultural Radio.

Saturday, May 26, 2007 --    KALI AM 900

Lisa is the guest of Gary Mercer at 6:30 a.m. PST on KALI AM 900 in Los Angeles, Multicultural Radio.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 --    The Chelsea and Lisa Show

Tune into the ''Chelsea and Lisa Show'' on GlobalTalkRadio, live at 4:00 p.m.

You can listen to the previous installment of the show here: April 17 Show   --   Information Link

Saturday, May 19, 2007 --    KBLA AM 1580

Join Lisa and Gary Mercer on KBLA AM 1580 from Los Angeles at 4:30 p.m. PST for Multicultural Radio.

Saturday, April 07, 2007 --    Annual Cocktail Party on the Vineyard

Politicians, Socialites, Captains of Industry and Athletes, came together on Martha's Vineyard, for Lisa's annual cocktail party.

Sunday, March 18, 2007 --    Resa Steindel Brown / Lisa Dunn-Dern interview

Are our schools turning out creative, independent thinkers or mindless robots? Turned off by an educational system designed for the Industrial Revolution, Resa Steindel Brown turned to home schooling and helped found an alternative school to give her children an outstanding education.Plus, child lifestyle expert Lisa Dunn-Dern describes how societal issues are also affecting our schools.  --   Information Link