Celebrity Salute
Celebrity Salute was created to honor our veterans, active duty military, their families and those who support them. Through conversations with celebrities, we recognize our nation’s true heroes and the sacrifices they make to protect our freedoms. We owe them greatly, and hope to raise awareness and support for them and their families while in active service and as they transition to civilian life —many continue to serve in the communities in which they live.
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Episodes
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
We welcome renowned actor and director Tyler Perry to talk about his new Netflix movie “A Jazzman’s Blues,”. This tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke-joint blues in the Deep South. Tyler talks with Randy about the long process of birthing this project and we’re also joined by two actors from the film, Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
We welcome the legendary Alan Alda to Celebrity Salute to discuss his smash-hit podcast on Amazon Music, the “Clear+Vivid Podcast.” Randy and Alan discuss some of his notable guests, including the incomparable Mel Brooks, share some stories about M*A*S*H and more in this great segment.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
This week on Celebrity Salute, we welcome the lead singer of Poison and a friend to anyone who has worn the uniform of the U.S. Military, Bret Michaels. Randy talks with Bret about the passing of his father, a veteran, and growing up a yinzer in Pittsburgh. The guys then talk about the “Rock” reality series, his turn as the winner on the 3rd season of NBC’s “The Apprentice” and mostly his nonstop work to salute and support members of our military.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
This week on Celebrity Salute, we welcome a truly heroic human being, Bryan Stern, to the podcast to discuss his group: Project Dynamo. Project Dynamo is an umbrella term encompassing two operations — Digital Dunkirk and Dynamo II. Both efforts are being run by extraordinary civilians with no ties to the U.S. government attempting to do the impossible — saving Americans and Afghan allies who are fearing for their lives as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan. Randy speaks with Byran about how being at Ground Zero of the World Trade Center on 9/11 influenced the work he is doing today.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
This week on Celebrity Salute, we welcome actor and star of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” “The Hobbit," "Rambo,” and more to talk about the premiere of the new “Game of Thrones” prequel that has begun airing. Graham plays the chivalrous character, Sir Harold Westerling, in the series, and we are so excited to have yet another drama in the HBO stable take over our water cooler discussions and our Sunday nights.
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
James Patterson on the podcast to talk about his newest book releases, as well as his support of the U.S. Military. James and his people have donated MILLIONS of copies of books to soldiers over the past few years and he discusses with Randy the importance of authenticity when dealing with topics of war and soldiers; highlighted with his book “Walk In My Combat Boots.”
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
We welcome the Chief Executive Officer of Walmart U.S., John Furner, to the show to talk about one of America’s largest retailers, how they navigated the pandemic, the role that veterans play in the daily operations of one of the world’s largest companies, and much more.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
We welcome the frontman of the rock group, Staind, now turned one of the most influential and sometimes polarizing forces in country music, Aaron Lewis, to Celebrity Salute! Randy and Aaron talk about his long-running musical career, switching genres, and his motivations as an artist. Aaron shares his thoughts on the men and women that wear the uniform of the U.S. Armed Forces, his work with the CreatiVets collaborative, and much more in this great interview.
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Randy sits down for a GREAT chat with award-winning country music artist, Lorrie Morgan, on Celebrity Salute. Lorrie and Randy talk about her long-running career in the music industry, touring on the “Grits & Glamour Tour” with Pam Tillis, her life and loves in the industry, her newest book release, and much more.
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
We have a treat for you this week! We welcome the former band leader of David Letterman’s “Most Dangerous Band,” Paul Shaffer to the podcast. We discuss his long-running music career, how he got started as a television band leader, his new interview series, his Christmas Eve trips to visit the troops in Afghanistan and much, much more.