Radio Daze

Since Our Lady of Weight Loss hit the shelves (just 2 and 1/2 weeks ago), I've 'appeared' on a bunch of radio shows, as well as a television segment on ABC7-Chicago. (More to come!)

I've never 'been on' radio, but I do have a bit of television experience.

Eighteen years ago, I participated at a rally in Central Park that CNN covered. I was protesting for open adoption records (so that if you're adopted you can at least get your medical records). It was August, and I over did the mascara. It melted down my cheeks, and I looked like Tammy Faye Baker on a cryin' jag.

Then there was the time when my daughter and I were in Korea, on a heritage tour. We visited the orphanage from which she came. I was emotionally involved in the happenings and forgot to get 'made-up.' Don't know which looked worse on TV.

And finally, the time I participated in a Bobbi Brown makeover on the Jane Pauley show. My make-up, alas, was perfect.

But ... I do digress. Point being - all this publicity is new to me. Everyone has offered up advice - from tone of voice, to getting my message out. A lot to think about! And there's the key. One should never, ever think. I thought so hard during one interview, I managed to forget to mention the name of the book and the fact that I lost over 50 pounds 5 years ago. Nothing important!

And then there are the questions that come out of left field. Like when one radio guy asked me, "Would your husband sleep with you if you weighed 250 lbs.?" I should have quoted Tory Amos, "Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lipstick on."

Ah well, live and learn. Needless to say, the best part of radio – no makeup necessary.

Comments

[patti iverson]

my advice---good grief! Just have fun!