Podcast appearances and mentions of james michael pratt

Our next guest is Maryann Ridini Spencer! She writes themes of Aloha ...penning award-winning novels and writing and producing critically-acclaimed projects for film & television. She began her career as a producer/writer for Cable News Network. Later, she was appointed Director of Publicity for Miss Universe, Inc., and also served as Senior Vice President of Stephen J. Cannell Productions/The Cannell Studios before founding Ridini Entertainment Corporation, an award-winning PR, marketing, multimedia content creation, and TV and film production company. As company president, she is committed to creating, writing, producing, and promoting content that entertains, inspires, educates, and uplifts. She has executive produced/produced numerous movies and series for television and the foreign theatrical market. Her projects have appeared on Showtime, SyFy, TMC, USA Networks, CBS-TV, and Time Warner Cable. She is celebrated for co-producing/writing the teleplay for the award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, The Lost Valentine. Based on the James Michael Pratt novel, the movie stars Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Over fifteen million viewers tuned in to watch the film, which won CBS-TV the night in ratings and won the Movieguide®“Faith and Freedom” Award. Maryann is also the creator, writer, producer, and host of the Telly Award-Winning healthy living cooking series, cookbooks, and blog, Simply Delicious Living with Maryann®, and author of Lady in the Window, The Paradise Table, Secrets of Grace Manor, and the cookbook Simply Delicious Living with Maryann® —Entrées. We find out why Maryann chose Hofstra University for her undergraduate experience, where she got this early love of TV/Film Production, how college students can eat healthier and less expensive meals at home, some healthy living concepts to get more tasty nutrients into your diet, how we can escape the TMT (Too Much Technology) Zone, how college students can discover their superpowers and live their authentic life now, how students can cope with stress and see the light at the end of the tunnel, and where we can learn to "Live in the Spirit" with daily principles that have been practiced by the Hawaiians for centuries. Enjoy!

Maryann Ridini Spencer — Award-winning Screenwriter, Author, Producer, Lifestyle Journalist, Chef and TV Host of Simply Delicious Living with Maryann® & President of Ridini Entertainment Corporation A member of the Producers Guild of America and the Writers Guild West, Maryann has executive produced/produced movies and series for such networks as Showtime, SyFy, TMC, USA Networks, The Movie Channel, Lifetime, Time Warner Cable, and the foreign theatrical market. She is celebrated for co-producing and writing the teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame CBS-TV World Premiere of The Lost Valentine (based on the novel by James Michael Pratt), starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Upon its CBS-TV debut in 2011, the award-winning film was the evening’s highest-rated film, with over fifteen million people tuning in, and it became Hallmark Hall of Fame’s highest-rated film in four years.Maryann is also the creator, writer, producer, and host of the award-winning healthy living TV cooking series (and cookbook), Simply Delicious Living with Maryann®.  The series is broadcast on PBS-TV station KVCR in Southern California, DirecTV, DishTV, and to a global audience on Roku and   YouTube. In addition to writing and producing TV and Film projects, Maryann works as a TV & Print journalist and is the author of the 2017 Best Book Award Winning novel, “Lady in the Window" (SelectBooks, 2017) and the upcoming sequel "The Paradise Table." Visit her at alohawriter.comMaryannRidiniSpencer.com

Maryann Ridini Spencer, author "Lady in the Window" (SelectBooks, 2017), winner of the 2017 Best Book Award (American Book Fest), is a screenwriter/producer, author, food and lifestyle journalist, and TV host.  She has executive produced/produced movies and series for such networks as Showtime, SyFy, The Movie Channel, USA Networks, and the foreign theatrical market. Maryann is celebrated for co-producing/writing the teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame CBS-TV World Premiere of "The Lost Valentine" (based on the novel by James Michael Pratt), starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt.  Upon its debut in 2011, the award-winning film won CBS-TV the night in ratings with over 15 million people tuning in and became Hallmark's highest rated film in four years. Considered a Hallmark Classic, the film airs each year on the Hallmark Channel and is part of Hallmark's Gold Crown DVD Collector's Edition. Visit maryannridinispencer.com

Lady In The Window with Maryann Ridini Spencer Maryann Ridini Spencer is an award-winning screenwriter/producer, author, food and lifestyle journalist, and TV host (SimplyDeliciousLiving). She has executive produced/produced movies and series for such networks as Showtime, SyFy, The Movie Channel, USA Networks, Time Warner Cable, and the foreign theatrical market. Maryann is celebrated for co- producing/writing the teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame CBS-TV World Premiere of “The Lost Valentine” (based on the novel by James Michael Pratt), starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Upon its debut in 2011, the award-winning film won CBS-TV the night in ratings with over 15 million peopled tuning and became Hallmark Hall of Fame’s highest rated film in four years. Now considered a Hallmark Classic, the film airs each year on the Hallmark Channel and is part of Hallmark’s Gold Crown DVD Collector’s Edition. www.maryannridinispencer.comThe Forever Letter with Elana Zaiman Elana Zaiman is the first woman rabbi from a family spanning six generations of rabbis. She’s also a chaplain and a writer. Elana travels throughout the U.S. and Canada as a scholar-in-residence, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Her most sought-after topic: forever letters. Her venues: synagogues, churches, interfaith-gatherings, social service agencies, geriatric residencies, law firms, women’s organizations, private salons, and elder-law, health-care, and financial and estate-planning conferences. Her writing has been published in: The Gettysburg Review, The Sun, Post Road, The Beloit Fiction Journal, and other venues. Her book, The Forever Letter: Writing What We Believe For Those We Love was released by Llewellyn Worldwide on September 2017. http://www.elanazaiman.com

Rex Pratt has been involved in various film and video projects over the past decade. His interest in a project is always based upon the ability of the film to move and inspire the viewer. Between Iraq and A Hard Place is a project that became personal as it progressed. It began by documenting the difficulties of troops' transitioning back to normal life after combat. After almost 2 years of meeting with returning troops, Rex has developed a special attachment to the troops. He defines himself as "not easily converted to a new cause". However, the personal stories that he became involved in have stirred his filmmaking talents and inspired a film that will move you and touch your heart as you experience up close what is in the heart and minds of our young troops. He is currently working on his next project that also deals with war and assisting in the completion of the book Between Iraq and A Hard Place with his partner/brother, New York Times best-selling author, James Michael Pratt. Paula J. Caplan is a clinical and research psychologist. She received her A.B. with honors from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. She is currently Associate at the DuBois Institute, following two years as a Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard Kennedy School, both at Harvard University. She is the author of 11 books, co-editor of one book, and author of dozens of book chapters and articles in scholarly journals, as well as of numerous articles and essays in popular publications. Her most recent book, When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home, won the Association of American Publishers' PROSE Award for best psychology book of 2011, Independent Publishers' Groundbreaking Book of the Month Award the month it was published, and Independent Publishers' Silver Medal in the psychology/mental health division for 2011.

Rex Pratt has been involved in various film and video projects over the past decade. His interest in a project is always based upon the ability of the film to move and inspire the viewer. Between Iraq and A Hard Place is a project that became personal as it progressed. It began by documenting the difficulties of troops' transitioning back to normal life after combat. After almost 2 years of meeting with returning troops, Rex has developed a special attachment to the troops. He defines himself as "not easily converted to a new cause". However, the personal stories that he became involved in have stirred his filmmaking talents and inspired a film that will move you and touch your heart as you experience up close what is in the heart and minds of our young troops. He is currently working on his next project that also deals with war and assisting in the completion of the book Between Iraq and A Hard Place with his partner/brother, New York Times best-selling author, James Michael Pratt. Paula J. Caplan is a clinical and research psychologist. She received her A.B. with honors from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. She is currently Associate at the DuBois Institute, following two years as a Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard Kennedy School, both at Harvard University. She is the author of 11 books, co-editor of one book, and author of dozens of book chapters and articles in scholarly journals, as well as of numerous articles and essays in popular publications. Her most recent book, When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home, won the Association of American Publishers' PROSE Award for best psychology book of 2011, Independent Publishers' Groundbreaking Book of the Month Award the month it was published, and Independent Publishers' Silver Medal in the psychology/mental health division for 2011.