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 Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. We are joined by Corey Weber, a Marine Corps veteran, licensed therapist and Clinical Manager for Warrior’s Heart to talk about their #SoberStrong program. Randy and Corey talk extensively about the short and long term health effects of consuming alcohol and what constitutes a problem drinker.
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
We welcome Saxophonist Mark Rivera on to talk about his years With Billy Joel, Ringo Starr, Foreigner, and more musical groups. Mark and Randy talk about some of his favorite memories of playing saxophone onstage with these fantastic acts and what goes into a healthy and successful marriage.
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
We welcome the Director of the new docuseries “American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing” Floyd Russ to talk about the horrific event. From the time the explosion occurred to the end of the sweeping manhunt, Floyd gives us a sneak peek at the 101 hours of time that his new docuseries details. We’ve already had a look and this documentary is definitely worth your time.
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
We welcome best selling Author Mitch Zuckoff to the show to talk about his new book “The Secret Gate". This is an incredible true story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan—and how a brave Afghan mother and a compassionate American officer engineered a daring escape.
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
We welcome accomplished actress Caroline Aaron to the program. We chat about her role as Shirley in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” which is entering it’s fifth season on Amazon Prime Video as well as many of her roles on the silver screen.
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
We welcome Cassie Strom, a board member from the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame to the program. The Hall of Fame was established in 2019, and works to recognize veterans in Missouri communities. Cassie is a Ret. U.S.A.F. Major General and she explains to Randy how a meeting of veterans, including herself, came together to form the Hall of Fame, as well as sharing some stories of those already enshrined alongside Missouri native Harry S. Truman
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Welcome, Vice President of Warrior Experience for Wounded Warrior Project, Dana Dreckman. She shares with us the results of WWP’s annual survey of our veteran; which this year had over 19k participants! Dana explains how the survey is applied, some recent changes to the program, and the challenges/successes that they are discovering by compiling this massive amount of data.
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
We welcome actress Roma Downey to the program to talk about her newest movie, "On a Wing and a Prayer." The film, which features friend of the program Dennis Quaid, follows passenger Doug White's harrowing journey to safely land a plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger, after their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight. The event took place on an Easter Sunday and the film it inspired will be released on Amazon Prime Video this Easter Weekend.
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Shawna Hill, Veteran Affairs Recreation therapist and vet participant Stephen Holsten join us to talk about 37th annual National Disabled Veterans Sports Clinic. The clinic, presented by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Disabled American Veterans is expecting more than 350 disabled veterans from across the United States to gather together for this event.
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
We welcome back Kal Kearns, Electric Vehicle Center Plant Manager for Ford Motor Company. We talk about “Blue Oval City,” the 2nd generation of the electric F-150, and how Ford is becoming a world leader in efficient electric vehicles. Ford is hiring more the 6000 people for Blue Oval City in Western Tennessee, and Randy gets you all the details.