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Adam Ritz with Nigel Vagana

We begin in Southern California in front of a live studio audience at California State University in Dominguez Hills as we interview SAAC President Danny Haley about the CSU community service. Our feature interview is with Nigel Vagana. Nigel played 13 yeas in the National Rugby League of Australia and is now the Director of Player Development for the NRL, the biggest pro sports league in Australia. Nigel shares with us the mentoring, continuing education, character development and community service of the NRL and its players. Check out a quick peak of the action of the NRL here:

Our show wraps up from Penn State University with an update about a charity benefiting rare diseases called Uplifting Athletes.

Nigel Vagana

NRL

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Adam Speaking at Twin Lakes about Social Media

This show kicks off with a live studio audience on the campus of Twin Lakes as we cover Social Media Responsibility. Our feature interview is with Anthem Flint. Anthem is professional entertainer and magician, and he shares with us a few of his secrets, as well as his service work at Childrens’ Hospitals. We also include a report on Student Leadership from Centenary College in Louisiana.

Adam Ritz with Anthem Flint

The Childrens Hospital

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Frank Townsend with Adam Ritz

This show starts in front of a live studio audience at Purdue University as we interview Boilermaker Football Player Robert Kugler about their work with Habitat For Humanity. Our feature interview is with Comedian Frank Townsend. The Norwegian Cruise Line Headlining Comedian has a unique perspective on the importance of Fatherhood, and is a champion of Fatherhood on land and sea.

Frank Townsend on The Adam Ritz Show

We also feature The Bobby Holloway Fishing Tournament on Pine Island, Florida that raises $50,000 for children and families of Pine Island.

Adam Ritz and Ernestine Holloway with the Bobby Holloway Memorial Fishing Tournament.

Segments include learning about The Hangar Clinic funding Bionic Hand Research, and learning about Meals A Million at Missouri State to feed the hungry.

Bobby Holloway Memorial Fishing Tournament

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Asia Ellis Goldey-Beacom College Softball

We begin this episode in front of a lIve studio audience at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware. GBC Lightening student athlete Asia Ellis joins us to talk about their community service work with the Ronald McDonald House and The Make A Wish Foundation.

Derek Crudele with Adam Ritz

Our feature interview is with Derek Crudele, the Goldey-Beacom College Sports Information Director. Derek shares with us the Goldey-Beacom philosophy on drug and alcohol awareness. Segments include an inspiring story from Boone, NC, and getting involved with kids at Alvernia University.

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Adam with Kimberly Ewing of KDE Motivates

This episode of Social Awareness Radio focuses on Bullying and Bullying Prevention. We are honored to chat with Kimberly Ewing of KDE Motivates. Kimberly is certified in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and works with schools across the country to help raise awareness and reduce bullying. She can be reached at www.KDEMotivates.com.

KDE Motivates

Please remember to help out our Lupus Foundation of America fund by clicking here: http://www.gofundme.com/na091w

Anti Bullying

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Cole Anthony with Adam Ritz

This show starts with a live studio audience at the University of Arkansas. In Fayetteville we talk to 2 student leaders. First, Adam Greenberg tells us how his Sigma Nu chapter raises money and awareness for the Boys and Girls Club. Next, Cole Anthony shares how his Kappa Alpha chapter hosts a Crawfish Boil to raise money for the MDA. To help this Crawfish Boil reach it’s goal, you can donate here: http://www.gofundme.com/kacrawfish.

We also bring back Jenny Anchondo from Fox 4 in Dallas to help us with our health and fitness by offering some spring workout tips. Finally Dean Hood, the head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University, talks about how important it is, under his program, to have integrity and become a man.

You can also help our mission to support the Lupus Foundation of America by clicking here: http://www.gofundme.com/na091w.

Adam Greenberg getting interviewed by Adam Ritz

Jenny Anchondo returns to share Health and Fitness tips on this episode

Boys and Girls Club

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Adam Ritz with Eric Manski from the University of Maryland

We kick off this show at Wichita State University in front of a live studio audience. We learn about the community service projects from the Shockers and their Student Athlete Advisory Committee. We interview Eric Manski, student leader at the University of Maryland about a few philanthropies on campus in College Park. We showcase a new episode of The Nigel Report, where Nigel reports on how eating fat in your diet can be a good thing! And we talk with Jon Dahlquist at Towson University about how important character and integrity is with their football program. Don’t forget to help donate to the Lupus Foundation of America by clicking here: http://www.gofundme.com/na091w.

Adam Ritz with Eric Manski from the University of Maryland

Nigel of The Nigel Report

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Adam Ritz broadcasting at the Sigma Nu National Convention

This show begins at the Sigma Nu College of Chapters National Convention in front of a live studio audience. Sigma Nu member from Ole Miss, Tripp McKemey, joins us to explain how his organization has raised $1.5 million for a local children’s hospital with a football game philanthropy involving Ole Miss and Sigma Nu alums Eli and Archie Manning. Our feature interview is with Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart. Coach Smart shares his thoughts on community service, mentoring, academics, and more. Segments include talking with David Merrill, a national Risk Management professional, about making good decisions and being more productive by reducing your risks with issues like alcohol and drugs. We also talk about community outreach at Georgetown College. We also showcase the Lupus Foundation of America by promoting a donation drive at http://www.gofundme.com/na091w.

Virginia Commonwealth University head men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart

Adam Ritz with David Merrill, Director of Risk Management for Kappa Alpha Order

Ole Miss

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K-State Life Skills Coordinator Cori Pinkett with Adam Ritz

This show begins with a live audience at the University of Maryland. Maryland IFC President Paul Becker explains the service work his fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha does to help the hungry with their national philanthropy Feeding America. Our feature interview is with Cori Pinkett, the Life Skills Coordinator at K-State. Cori explains her work with student athletes to help them prepare for life beyond sport. We also speak with Lupus Foundation of America IN CEO Morgan McGill about Lupus Awareness. Please donate now to http://www.gofundme.com/na091w to help raise money for the Lupus Foundation of America IN. Also featured on this broadcast is an inspiring story from Clarkson University in New York.

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Adam Ritz with Sports Psychologist Lowell Wightman

We begin at Southern Methodist University in front of a live studio audience. Listen and learn from Phi Delta Theta member Connor Angle how the SMU students give back to their community by serving the Special Olympics of Dallas. Our feature interview is with Lowell Wightman, director of 360 Mindset. Lowell is a Sports Psychologist and Mindset consultant helping athletes get the most out of their performance. Our conversation applies his work with athletes at the NFL Combine into the real world of everyday life for corporate Americans. You don’t have to be a pro athlete to get the most out of your performance!

We also have a Polar Plunge report from Kalamazoo with Western University University head football coach PJ Fleck.

The Adam Ritz Show at SMU in Dallas TX

Adam with SMU student and Phi Delta Theta member Connor Angle getting ready for the interview