The National Defense Radio Show
The National Defense Radio Show has been heard on more than a hundred radio stations across the United States and the 400+ overseas Armed Forces Radio Networks around the globe. The Armed Forces Network reaches more than one million American service men and women, DOD, civilians, and their families on every military base, outpost and all ships at sea. The weekly show has consisted of a combination of celebrity interviews, executive interviews, and discussions with political and news figures, delivering content that entertains, informs and supports those who serve, and have served, our country. The show is hosted by Randy Miller, a 25-year broadcast veteran having hosted shows in Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Diego, Cincinnati and Kansas City. Randy is the recipient of multiple broadcasting awards, including “Air Personality of the Year” from Billboard Magazine and the Radio Music Awards.
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Episodes
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
We welcome Andy Parker and Sammy “Gunny” Ray, the show runner and a military advisor for Netflix’s new military dramedy “Boots,” now playing on the streaming giant. Randy talks with Andy and Gunny about the film, the memoir it was based on, the creative process in translating it to the screen, and much more.
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
The U.S. Army is modernizing its dining facilities and concessions areas at some of its largest facilities, and we welcome JANSON founder and CEO, Janet Chihocky, to tell us about their involvement with this Army project. JANSON is a woman-owned small business headquartered in Virginia, with satellite offices in Atlanta and Frankfurt, Germany. Randy and Janet talk about how meeting the needs of our soldiers and their families on bases presents unique and exciting challenges.
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Ford is auctioning a 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition Production No. 3 at Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson to support the continued upkeep and maintenance of the Heritage Fleet. Ted Ryan from Ford joins Nate Herron to explain the reasoning behind the sale of this incredible car, some of the history behind it, and some guesses as to how much it’ll go for when the gavel falls.
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
We welcome Colonel Hugh Robinson, Board Member for the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, to the show to discuss his organization, his own Purple Heart award and service, and some exciting news that the National Purple Heart Honor Mission is unveiling this week.
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
We welcome USMC Veteran, Tony Crescenzo, to the program to discuss his military service, which was certainly a challenging and exciting series of missions. Randy speaks with Tony about how his military service, as well as his compatriots, has informed how they operate their firm. Intelligent Waves delivers mission-focused multi-domain operational expertise and innovation to the government through high-impact technology solutions in cybersecurity, data science, cognitive human performance, software development, and enterprise network & systems engineering.
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
We welcome the star of “The Bachelor” Season 20, Ben Higgins, to the show to discuss the expanded release of his book: “Alone in Plain Sight.” Randy and Ben discuss his book, The scourge of veteran suicide, and some great advice on how to stay connected to our support systems.
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
We welcome Derek Shulman, a music executive and a member of the band Gentle Giant, to the show. Derek has a new book coming out, just in time for the holidays, called: Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights. Randy and Derek talk about the book, the music industry, and much more.
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
We welcome Henry Winkler, a legendary actor who struggled with dyslexia as a child and has used his personal experiences to write many great children’s books, including his new release: “Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond.” Randy and Henry talk about his television career, his Emmy award-winning turn on HBO’s Barry, and much more in this great segment.
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
We welcome Jay Clementi and Tristan Wimmer, members of SongwritingWith:Soldiers, a VSO that seeks to transform lives through collaborative songwriting and weekend retreats. Jay, music director, and Tristan discuss their involvement with the program, and how their personal experiences and loss have informed their healing process through music.
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
We welcome NewsNation's Leland Vittert to the show to discuss his work on the news network, his experiences growing up with autism, his parents' efforts to make the world more welcoming for him, and his new book detailing it all: "Born Lucky." We appreciate Leland coming on the show and continue to look forward to more great things from the NewsNation network.