Celebrity Salute

Talking football, tailgating and military service with Sunny Anderson

On this week's Celebrity Salute we speak with Sunny Anderson, host of the Food Network’s NFL Tailgate Takedown which she hosts alongside Patriot Hall of Famer Vince Wilfork. Tailgating and camaraderie amongst fans are huge in the National Football League, and Sunny talks about how much fun it has been to travel around to NFL stadiums and see all the regional differences come to life through food. Randy and Sunny also discuss her own military service as well as her father’s service as an Army Ranger as well as learning of her Grandfather’s time storming the beaches of Normandy in this great segment.

Mike Rowe returns to talk about veterans & barbershop quartets

We welcome back one of our long-time friends of the show, Mike Rowe, to talk about all of his great projects including his great podcast “The Way I Heard It.” Randy and Mike talk about the show, veteran employment, his foundation, singing in a barbershop quartet, and much more in this great episode of Celebrity Salute.

Ken Burns returns to Celebrity Salute

We welcome our favorite documentarian to Celebrity Salute, Ken Burns. We chat about his newly released documentary, “The US and the Holocaust”, now available on the PBS Documentaries Video Channel on Amazon as well as PBS Passport. Randy and Ken discuss the background story for this doc, and some of the hard truths that Americans faced after the fact. Thanks again to Ken for coming back on the show and for continually sharing his art with us on a regular basis.

Lt. Colonel Dan ”Noonan” Rooney on Celebrity Salute

We welcome Lt. Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney to the show to talk about his fantastic educational scholarship program benefiting the children of fallen soldiers: Folds of Honor. Over 14 years, 35,000 scholarships have been awarded, totaling over $160 Million in educational impact. Randy and Dan talk about his motivation, and where the Folds of Honor charity is headed in the future.

The legendary Bob Costas on Celebrity Salute

We welcome of the most familiar faces and voices in the wide world of Sports, Bob Costas, to the Celebrity Salute podcast. We chat about his long-running, sports career, his collection of baseball cards, how he wound up in the lyrics in a rap song and much more in this great interview.

”The Good Nurse” Amy Loughren joins the show

This episode, we welcome Amy Loughren, a real life hero and a pivotal character in “The Good Nurse” which follows the real story of Charles Cullen, a prolific serial killer who killed possibly over a hundred patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before finally getting caught in the early 2000s, due in large part to her help. The movie is adapted from the 2013 book called "The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," by journalist Charles Graeber. Amy’s story is now getting another look in the new Netflix series “Capturing the Killer Nurse.”

Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia

Celebrity Salute welcomes David Bellavia, a former United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah, and the only living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the Iraq War. Bellavia has also received the Bronze Star Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals and the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross. Randy Miller and David talk about his fateful mission, recollections of his military service, and how his transition to civilian life has gone, writing a new book and hosting talk radio in Buffalo, New York.

Digging in with actor Dennis Quaid

We welcome the incredible Dennis Quaid to the program to talk about all sorts of topics. This great interview has a little golf talk, a lot of talk about some of Dennis’ favorite roles over the years, and much more. Randy and Dennis discuss his role in Midway as well as his turn as former President Ronald Reagan. We thank Dennis for his time and look forward to having him again on Celebrity Salute!

The myth, the man, the legend: Charlie Sheen

Randy welcomes the myth, the man, the legend: Charlie Sheen to the Celebrity Salute Podcast! Charlie and Randy discuss a wide-ranging selection of topics in this podcast including; his MASSIVE catalog of films, his connection with the U.S. Armed Forces, his sobriety, and much more. Thanks to Charlie Sheen for decades of quality films and television shows, for his work with our partner, the USO, and for appearing on the show.

Legendary actress Demi Moore

We welcome actress Demi Moore to the Celebrity Salute podcast! We'll talk about her long-running career in Hollywood, particularly her roles in two incredible military films: “A Few Good Men” and “G.I. Jane.” Randy and Jerry Newberry speak with Demi about some of her on-set experiences, and learn about some of the current projects.