A moment, a pause, a breath.
Labor Day came and went, the Jewish holidays immediately followed, and then New York was placed in lock down mode for days and days. I haven’t had a moment to catch my breath. Have you?
After being detained in frozen zones, stuck in endless traffic jams and hearing screaming sirens over and over again, I am going to take the opportunity today to just be. Nothing to report, discover, scrutinize or extol. I am guessing, you may need the space too.
Okay, let’s take some deep, healing breaths together, have a cup of chai tea, enjoy meditative music and breathe. After all, the thick of the Broadway season, when I am out and about checking out the latest shows, kicks in next week.
So, for now, as we are seated in a nice comfortable position, placing the palms of our hands together….Namaste.
Valerie Smaldone is a 5-time Billboard Magazine Award winner and is well known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 on-air position in the New York radio market on 106.7 Life-FM, an iHeart station. She has hosted, produced, and created several award-winning nationally syndicated programs featuring in-depth interviews with stars like Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Mariah Carey among others. Her radio talk show "Bagels and Broadway" highlighted theatre and food personalities. She is an accomplished interviewer and voice artist heard on commercials, narrations, promos and audiobooks, as well as a sought after live announcer.
Most recently, Valerie produced and directed a film, The Thursday Night Club, featuring pop diva Gloria Gaynor in her movie acting debut. She is one of the creators and producers of a docu-series, Divine Renovation, starring Erik Estrada, on streaming networks soon.
