Ralphie Aversa Interviews

From September 2012: DMX calls into "The Ralphie Radio Show" to promote his seventh studio album, "Undisputed." During the chat, X chats about donating first-week sales to victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the current state of hip-hop, delays in the album's release, his gospel music, how he developed his voice and much more.

I joined Ryan Kaufman of "Drive Time Sports" on XTRA Sports Radio 1300 to chat about the Yankees falling to the Astros in the 2019 ALCS. My new Yankees podcast, "Bleav in Yankees," is now live on the Bleav Sports Network! https://bleav.com/podcast-show/bleav-in-yankees/

In an interview for The Knockturnal, I chatted with Kelley O'Hara about her appearance in the final print version of ESPN The Body Issue, winning the World Cup and her workout routine when she visits New York.

In a conversation for The Knockturnal, New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton and DuJour Media founder Jason Binn talked about the new DuJour cover featuring the former National League MVP.

"Extra" New York City Host AJ Calloway called in after chatting with Becca and Garrett following "The Bachelorette" finale. The newly-engaged couple flew overnight from Los Angeles to the city for a whirlwind day of press that included, "Good Morning America," Live!" and of course an interview with Calloway for "Extra." Catch "Extra" weeknights at 7 pm on Channel 4, NBC, here in the tri-state area.

For the fifth consecutive year, my radio show did the honors of revealing the John Lennon Songwriting Contest $20,000 OWC Song Of The Year grand prize winner. The song is chosen by an executive panel of judges that include Fergie, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kevin Bacon, Switchfoot, Prince Royce and many others. Matthew Reich, Vice President of Tours and Promotions for the JLSC and John Lennon Educational Tour Bus joined me for the call. Fees from the songwriting contest, which is currently open to both amateurs and professionals, benefit the Lennon Bus - a state-of-the-art studio on wheels. You can enter your song now at thejlsc.com. This year's winner was the song "Breaking Things" which emerged from the contest's pop genre. The co-writers, Jasmine Crowe and Josh Anderson receive the $20,000 in addition to other prizes they've accumulated throughout the contest thanks to supporters such as OWC, Yamaha, Neutrik, Audio-Technica, Genelec, Disc Makers, Focusrite, K&M and more. twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Legendary comedian George Wallace chatted with me earlier this year ahead of his residency at The Westgate in Las Vegas. Wallace, who turned 70 this past July, talked about his Twitter account, his new show and his buddy Jerry Seinfeld - plus he offered up a few opinions on some modern-day phrases and music artists. More: twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Our buddy Max called in from the road to chat about his new single "Still New York" and next album, "House of Divine." The LP title comes from a lyric in "Lights Down Low," an song he wrote for and proposed to his wife with. The single is a love letter to Max's hometown with a number of celebrity cameos in the music video, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Chainsmokers and yes - even yours truly.

Megan Devine, a psychotherapist and author of "It's OK That You're Not OK," called in to the show after the death of designer Kate Spade so that we could have an honest conversation about discussing suicide and mental health in 2018 and on a platform like mine. Sadly after we taped this, celebrity chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain took his life. For more on Megan, find her at refugeingrief.com. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

Friend-of-the-show JAX called in from our nation's capital, where the next night she would perform at The White House for a special tribute to our troops on July 4th. The performance aired live on the Hallmark Channel. JAX's entire family, including her father who was a firefighter and first-responder on 9/11 along with her brother, a current Marine, were in attendance. However also in attendance were both President Trump and the First Lady. This of course subjected the New Jersey native to criticism from the President's detractors; however JAX explained her stance on accepting the invitation to perform and what the event meant to her during our interview. More: twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Celebrity attorney Jill Stanley - PROOFWithJillStanley.com - called in to update us on the latest charges against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein; the new developments in the case bring a life in prison sentence to the case. More: twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Wé McDonald stopped by the studio and in an interview taped before her EP showcase at Gramercy Theater, talked about performing the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium, releasing her debut EP and working with Alicia Keys as a contestant on NBC's "The Voice." More: twitter.com/ralphieaversa

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Attorney Jill Stanley, PROOFWithJillStanley.com, called in ahead of disgraced studio head Harvey Weinstein surrendering to police. The following morning, Weinstein was indicted on rape and sex act charges.

Jill Stanley, PROOFWithJillStanley.com, called in to my show from Los Angeles to comment on what is next for Bill Cosby after his sexual assault conviction, predict what his sentence might be and talk about how the verdict impacts the "Me Too" movement. twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Before his band headlined Mohegan Sun Arena and were introduced by yours truly, I sat down backstage to chat with Chris Daughtry of the band Daughtry. He gave me a tentative timeline for the group's fifth studio album, talked about his plans for the rest of the year and even reminisced with me about a moment we had backstage at last year's Billboard Music Awards. twitter.com/ralphieaversa

New York City-based divorce lawyer Jacqueline Newman called in to the show to talk about a recent Page Six article in which Jennifer Garner talked about what she, opposed to her ex Ben Affleck, will allow their kids to eat. While Garner was probably somewhat joking, Newman said the theme is one she sees in court quite a bit, introducing us to the term, "Disney Dad." twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Nick Fradiani called in to the radio show recently, ahead of a show he played at Toad's Place in New Haven, to give an update on new music he was working on and his thoughts on the latest season of "American Idol." twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Clinical Forensic Psychologist Dr. John Huber called the radio show to shed some more light on Mariah Carey's revelation that she was diagnosed bipolar. Dr. Huber talked about not only the common traits that celebrities who are diagnosed this have, but what Carey's announcement means for the mental health community. twitter.com/ralphieaversa

After performing her new single "Lottery" on "The Tonight Show," super-talented singer/songwriter Jade Bird stopped by to chat about her music, experience in New York City and love for The Sims. twitter.com/ralphieaversa

James TW, fresh off of touring with Andy Grammer, stopped by the radio show to talk about his English roots, getting a record deal off of YouTube and his new single, "Say Love." twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Variety's Jem Aswad called in to my radio show the day before The Weeknd dropped his mini-album, "My Dear Melancholy," to preview the release. twitter.com/ralphieaversa

Meghan Trainor joined my radio show this past March for a chat about her new single, "No Excuses," enlisting the help of family to record background vocals on her new album and how she learned over the years to trust her gut when it came to releasing music.

In an interview taped last August, singer Rachel Platten talked to me about her second album with Columbia Records, "Waves," which came out last October. twitter.com/ralphieaversa

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Jason Ralph of "The Magicians" chatted with me at the season two launch party in Williamsburg about living in New York and shooting the show in Vancouver.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa At a screening for the remake of "Beaches" on Lifetime that she stars in, I asked Idina Menzel what it was like to be back in New York; she was born in Queens. Here was her response.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Miss America Savvy Shields sat down with me after her appearance on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" to chat about her year wearing the crown thus far, meeting Florida-Georgia Line and braving the cold to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa A technical malfunction in the middle of Times Square with my recorder couldn't stop me from eventually chatting for a few minutes with our bud Gavin DeGraw. We talked about his performance in Times Square on New Year's Eve, his 2016 and Billy Joel's extended run at Madison Square Garden.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Lexi Preddie, who runs the @ProjectJHoldOn, called in to chat about how the One Direction fandom is mobilizing behind Louis Tomlinson and his new song with DJ/producer Steve Aoki.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Who has the best deals and what's worth waiting until Cyber Monday for? We went right to the source: BradsDeals.com's Rebecca Lehmann to find out.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day one of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day one of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day one of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day one of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day one of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day one of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

Interviews from day two of Westwood One Backstage at the 2016 American Music Awards.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Gold medalist, Final Five member, "Dancing With The Stars" contestant and New Jersey native Laurie Hernandez called in to my show Thursday night ahead of her homecoming show Friday at the Prudential Center in Newark. In between "DWTS" and all of the other opportunities she's receiving as a 16 year-old Olympian, the Old Bridge-born star is on tour with the "Kellogg's Tour Of Gymnastics Champions." Hernandez talked about coming home, touring the country, competing on the Olympics and on "DWTS" as well as if she's started thinking about college or the 2020 Olympics.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Charlie Heaton, who plays Jonathan Byers on Netflix's "Stranger Things," chatted about the new movie he's in with Naomi Watts, "Shut In," which hits theaters on Friday along with season two of the popular Netflix series and the band he used to be a part of!

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Actress, model and comedian Arielle Vandenberg called in to chat about her new web series, "Car Star," which is available starting Monday (10/31) on Verizon's Go90 app. Vandenberg hosts the episodes, which pair user-submitted karaoke videos with stars like Pentatonix, MAGIC! and Lindsey Stirling. Vandenberg, who has over 2 million Vine followers, also talked about Twitter's announcement this past week that Vine would be discontinued.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa From her hit singles to her American Music Award nomination to her debut LP, Daya had a lot to chat about with me after opening up for Fergie inside Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena.

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Jonas Blue called in from Dubai (!) to talk about his latest single, "Perfect Strangers," joining "Team Follow Back" with Sam Smith and looking up to the great Max Martin. Fun fact: Blue is the 20th most-streamed artist on Spotify!

twitter.com/ralphieaversa Charlie Puth sat down with yours truly for a few minutes to talk about the 'Nine Track Mind' album cycle completing, his friend Selena Gomez and if we can expect any collaborations to drop with him in the near future.