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
Apr 8, 2023
Apr 8, 2023
11 min
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
Apr 8, 2023
Apr 8, 2023
8 min
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.
Apr 8, 2023
Apr 8, 2023
7 min
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.
Apr 1, 2023
Apr 1, 2023
6 min
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.
Apr 1, 2023
Apr 1, 2023
9 min
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.
Apr 1, 2023
Apr 1, 2023
5 min
We welcome stars of the new Netflix series “The Night Agent” Luciane Buchanan and Gabriel Basso. Randy talks with Gabriel and Luciane about the series, the great idea behind making a thriller about someone with a possibly mundane job, and much more. Check it out on Netflix!
Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2023
12 min
We welcome Rob Lowe, John Owen, and Sian Clifford; cast members of the new Netflix scripted comedy series “Unstable” to the program! Sian and John Owen talk about the unique dynamics of playing a son to your own real-life father. We are treated to some clips from the show, and then talk to the man himself: Rob Lowe. A great segment!
Mar 25, 2023
Mar 25, 2023
9 min
We welcome Women of Wrestlingstars Kandi Krush and Foxxy Fierce to the show to talk about their roles in the W.O.W, the characters they’ve developed, and how the history of women’s wrestling has taken some interesting twists and turns in American History. Randy avoids being put into a leg-lock by Kandi and Foxxy, and you’re sure to enjoy this interview and their new documentary.
Mar 25, 2023
Mar 25, 2023
10 min
We welcome Royal Navy veteran Robert Irvine, friend to active duty military members and veterans around the world andthe host of Restaurant Impossible. Robert chats about his career in the military, reserves, and his transition to the culinary world. Robert has released a new book: “Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success.”
Mar 25, 2023
Mar 25, 2023
6 min
We welcome Macy Gray to the program. We discuss her music and acting career, and how after a short hiatus, she is releasing a new album “Reset” featuring her band, The California Jet Club. Macy and Randy talk about how the music was borne out of the COVID pandemic, why the album is called “Reset” and much more.