Meet Actress Pamela Finney!

    Beginning January 22, 2105, 9:30pm PST, STORY CONNECTION host, Dänna Wilberg, welcomes Sacramento's own, actress Pamela Finney! Pamela has been acting most of her life, starting in the Ozarks of Arkansas in the first grade, when her teacher had her memorize and present a poem about a hillbilly because she was the best reader in the class. She was hooked from that moment on! 

    Having performed in numerous stage productions in high school, college and the community scene, Pamela's favorite roles have been as Yente, the Matchmaker, in Fiddler on the Roof; the Stage Manager in Our Town; and Inez Serrano in No Exit. An interesting tidbit about her is that she has played a male role twice (including Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit) and even a turtle! 

    Pamela got out of acting to raise her daughter, but when she returned to it in the ‘90s, she moved over to studying acting for the camera.  She did a few projects, again, had to get out of acting for a while because of family obligations, but she is on her own now and back with a vengeance, performing in 28 shorts to date and a few feature films in the last several months.  She is a cancer survivor, out to fulfill her dreams: no stops, no detours, and is happy to announce she passed the magical 5 year mark in 2014! 

Repeats: 1-23 at 1:30pm PST and 1-24 at 5:30am

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Love Animals?

Beginning January 8th at 9:30pm PST, STORY CONNECTION brings you an ENCORE episode of "Sheltered Life". Host Don Henkle, and Producer, Charles Banks share their new TV series about the animals, and the people who love them at FRONT STREET SHELTER. The premise of the show is to bring awareness to the trials and tribulations of keeping the shelter active. Pet adoptions are on the rise, hear why, and what you can do to help. Also, find out how one Animal Control Officer deals with your "naughty" pets!

Repeats: 1-9 at 1:30pm PST and 1-10 at 5:30am

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STORIES ON STAGE with Sue Staats!

Beginning 12-11-14 at 9:30pm PST STORY CONNECTION host

Dänna Wilberg welcomes volunteer Coordinator and Curator for the Sacramento reading series “Stories on Stage,” Sue Staats. Sue's fiction and poetry have been published, or is forthcoming, in The Los Angeles Review, Graze Magazine, Farallon Review, r.kv.r.y, Alimentum, a Journal of Food, and others.  She earned an MFA from Pacific University,  and was a recent finalist for the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction and the Nisqually Prize in Fiction. Her stories have been performed at the Sacramento reading series “Stories on Stage,”  at the SF Bay-area reading series “Why There Are Words,” and in December one will be performed at Stories on Stage Davis.

Stories on Stage was founded in 2009 by the fiction writer Valerie Fioravanti,  in order to provide a venue for fiction writers—particularly short-story writers—to showcase their work.  She modeled the event after the NPR radio show, “Selected Shorts,” in which actors read short stories. She selected the final Friday of each month as the regular date for the event. The Sacramento Poetry Center at 25^th and R Streets provided the location.  From the very beginning Stories on Stage has had two firm commitments: the first is to pay its writers and actors, and the second is to showcase both “established” writers (those with at least one book from a national publisher with a strong backlist and reputation) and “emerging” writers (there is no requirement or limitation beyond the strength of the work) Each event has a reading by actors of a short story or novel excerpt from an “established” writer, and a reading of a short story/novel excerpt from an “emerging” writer.
There’s no admission fee: a $5 donation is suggested. Stories on Stage has developed an excellent relationship with the Sacramento Poetry Center and has been the grateful beneficiary of several grants from them, which has helped to increase the honorarium paid to the actors and writers.
Stories on Stage quickly became “the” event for lovers of literary fiction: it has been named Best in Sacramento by Sacramento Magazine and a “Reader’s Favorite” five years in a row by the Sacramento News & Review. 
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Repeats: 12/12 at 1:30pm PST and 12/13 at 5:30am PST
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From Above the Golden Gate with Thea Holmdahl

Tonight on STORY CONNECTION,  author THEA HOLMDAHL joins host Danna Wilberg to share her Memoir, "From Above the Golden Gate". Thea gives us a glimpse of her life as a state Senator' s wife, her birthplace, Germany, and the trials and tribulations of being a young girl growing up  in the thick of Hitler's regime during World War II.
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Repeats: 10/24 at 1:30pm PST and 10/25 at 5:30am PST
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Do You Remember THIS PHOTO?

STORY CONNECTION host Dänna Wilberg talks with Bridgette White, the woman who's photo went viral when her son posted it on FaceBook! Hear Bridgette's incredible story, and find out what kind of response she received from total strangers! This amazing photo has made it all around the world, now hear the story behind it, beginning Oct. 9, 2014 at 9:30pm PST!

Repeats of this program air 10/10 at 1:30pm PST and 10/11 at 5:30am PST
For more info on Bridgette White: http://bridgettetales.com/
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Lonon Smith joins STORY CONNECTION

STORY CONNECTION host, Dänna Wilberg, welcomes film maker/script writer/author LONON SMITH to the show to talk about  "The Labyrinth", one of ten stories selected for the 2014 "A Place Called Sacramento" film fest premiering at the Crest Theater on Oct. 5th at 1pm.
You may recognize the name LONON SMITH from shows like "Matlock", "The Bill Cosby Show", or from his book, "Wisemen". Join us to find out more about Lonon, his fascinating story, and brilliant writing career!

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Repeats of this episode air: 10/3 at 1:30pm PST and 10/4 at 5:30am PST.
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