Valerie Interviews: Brenda Vaccaro and Chazz Palminteri
On this Sunday’s “Bagels and Broadway” I feature two celebrities from the worlds of film and theatre, both New Yorkers, and both creative and passionate people.
As we see things opening up again, the awareness is front and center that just a few short months ago, we were in a completely different situation.
With that, I am replaying interviews I did with Brenda Vaccaro and Chazz Palminteri about what they did during the pandemic, personally and professionally.
Just a few weeks ago, Brenda was featured on CBS Sunday Morning in an interview done by Mo Rocca. CBS Sunday Morning featuring Brenda Vaccaro
Chazz’s “A Bronx Tale: The Musical” is being produced in Fort Myers, Florida through May 22 at Broadway Palm.
Also, there is a special appearance from a celebrity chef, and a surprise announcement that I make at the end of the show.
Tune in for “Bagels and Broadway” Sunday from 2-3 on WNYM Radio, and available to hear on podcast after the broadcast.
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.
