The Communication Academy(tm): On Air

The Americlin Communication Academy (ACA) team has an exclusive agreement with radio station WVGB-FM to provide daily COVID-19 updates and periodic COVID-19 Townhall programs.

The staff of the ACA's Executive Office of Medical Correspondence keeps abreast of breaking information by monitoring the databases cited below.

CDC COVID Data Tracker

Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count - The New York Times (nytimes.com) 

Coronavirus Source Data - Our World in Data

coronavirus stats - Google Search

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Data Hub Tableau 

Data Sources | The COVID Tracking Project 

States Where the Virus is Growing the Fastest Right Now (msn.com) 

Tracking - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center (jhu.edu)

Each day at 9, noon, and 3, Fellows of the Academy provide coronavirus pandemic updates regarding statistics, vaccines, testing, treatment and guidance.

Please tune in to 94.5-FM on your local dial, or download the Praise 94.5-FM Internet Applicatiion from the App Store.

Should you desire copies of any of the broadcasts on WVGB-FM, please email the station as info@praise945.com for your copy.  While there is no charge, a donation would be most appreciated.

The ACA team has an exclusive agreement with radio station WVGB-FM in Beaufort, South Carolina, to provide innovative radio programming, including dynamic radio-talk show interviews with people from all walks of life with interesting challenges, victories and inspirations.

The Vision Series has segments labeled for differing guest categories, as follows:

Doctor Vison for doctoral professions, occupations and trades.

Journey Vision  for non-doctoral professions, occupations and trades.

ACA Fellows, and Supporters have included early, mid and late career people from around the nation in varied professons, occupations, and trades.

The program is  currently 15 - 20 minutes by either monologue or dialogue. 

The monologue platform is called PRO-Talk and is similar to a TED Talk where the guest presents a topic for the listening audience to be informed, educated, and inspired.

In the dialogue format, called DUO-Talk, there is a 15 minute talk show interview between the host and guest which is similar to an NPR conversation.  Again, the objective is for the listening audience to be informed, educated, and inspired.

Guests hailed from over 20 states, and have been from many fields, including education, research, athletics, law, medicine, business, music, and comedy.  We encourage participation from all walks of life.

Those guests desiring Fellowship status will submit an application to the ACA Credentialing Committee for endorsement as a Fellow of the American Communications Academy.  The FACA can be used as post-designatory letters should the recipient choose to do so.

 Should you desire copies of any of the broadcasts on WVGB-FM, please email the station as info@praise945.com for your copy.  While there is no charge, a donation would be most appreciated. 

The following is a list of ACA Fellows (FACA),  and Guests who have been interviewed thus far:

Fellows (FACA)

Georgette Achimbi, MBA, FACA, Financial Planner, Pinnacle Agency

Manny L Brown, Esquire, FACA, Professional Comedian/Attorney, Drinker Biddle

Yasamin M Brown, MPH, FACA, Hope Restored Suicide Prevention Project 

M LaFrance Ferguson, MD, FACA, Chief Medical Officer, BJHCHS

Lenora Henry, FACA

Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FACA

Jacqueline Howard, MD, MBA, FACA, Pain Management Specialist

Jane Kelly, MD, FACA, Assistant State Epidemiologist, South Carolina

Danielle A Mathis, MPW, FACA Author/Professional Writer/Principal, Danielle Mathis, Incorporated

Franco Musio, MD, FACP, FASN, FACA

Nkiruka Ndu, MD, FACP, FACA, QME, Internist, California

Faith L Polkey, MD, MPH, FAAP, CPE, FACA, Chief Clinical Officer, BJHCHS

Ralph N Purcell, MD, FAAOS, FACA, Orthopedist, Purcell Orthopedic Institute

Adrienne Saxton, MD, FACA, Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor, Atrium Health

Leslie Sharpe, MD, FACA, Emergency Physician and Author

Monica T Starks, CIEC, FACA, Chief Executive Officer, GS Group, LLC

Dawana Stubbs, MD, FACA, Physician Executive, Indiana

Jamil Sulieman, MD, FACA, Pulmonologist/Sleep Specialist/President, The Sleep Lab
Jamie L Wood, PhD, FACA, Assistant Professor, Duke University

Guests

Sharan Abdul-Rahman, MD, Obstetricians & Gynecologist/Principal, Today's Woman

Georgette Achimbi, MBA, FACA, Financial Planner, Pinnacle Agency

Georges Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACA, Executive Director, American Public Health Association

Manny L Brown, Esquire, FACA, Professional Comedian/Attorney, Drinker Biddle

Yasamin M Brown, MPH, FACA, Hope Restored Suicide Prevention Project 

Edmond Cabbabe, MD, FACS, Plastic Surgeon

Raymond L  Cox, MD, FACOG, Executive Director, Volunteers in Medicine 

Clifford DeVries, FACA, Diving Coach, University of Rochester
Earl Ettienne, LPD, MBA, Associate Professor, Howard University College of Pharmacy

M LaFrance Ferguson, MD, FACA, Chief Medical Officer, BJHCHS
Richard Frankenstein, MD, FACP, Internist

Owen Garrick, MD, MBA, FACA, Clinical Researcher/Chairman, Bridge Clinical

Andrew Gurman, MD, FAAOS, Orthopedic Surgeon

Virginia Hall, MD, FACP, FACOG, Internist/Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Gerald E Harmon, MD, FAAFP, FACA, President-Elect, American Medical Association

Jacqueline Howard, MD, MBA, FACA, Pain Management Specialist

Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS, Gastroenterologist/Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Washington 

Shawnta Jackson, MPH, FACA

Jane Kelly, MD, FACA, Assistant State Epidemiologist, South Carolina

Chadd Kraus, DO, Emergency Physician
Maria P Lenaz, MD, FACOG, CPE, Physician Executive

Danielle A Mathis, MPW, FACA Author/Professional Writer/Principal, Danielle Mathis, Incorporated
Paul McCue, FACA, Gunsmith/Principal, Projxsmithing

Gabriela Nagy, PhD, FACA, Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Shilpen Patel, MD, Radiation Oncologist/Medical Director, Genentech
Thomas G Peters, MD, FACS, Transplant Surgeon

Nicole Plenty, MD, Obstetricians & Gynecologist, Obstetrix MFM Specialists of Houston

Faith L Polkey, MD, MPH, FAAP, CPE, FACA, Chief Clinical Officer, BJHCHS

Ralph N Purcell, MD, FAAOS, FACA, Orthopedist, Purcell Orthopedic Institute
James O Rodgers, PhD, Chairman, James O Rodgers & Associates
John Seibel, MD, Endocrinologist

Leslie Sharpe, MD, FACA, Emergency Physician/Author

Mikki M Sodergren, Mezzo Soprano/Artistic Director, American Traditions Competition

Monica T Starks, CIEC, FACA, Chief Executive Officer, GS Group, LLC

Jamil Sulieman, MD, FACA, Pulmonologist/Sleep Specialist/President, The Sleep Lab

Kate Sully, MD, Occupational Medicine, Florida Department of Health
Toyin Tofade, PharmD, Dean & Professor, Howard University College of Pharmacy
David Welsh, MD, FACS, General Surgeon
Jamie L Wood, PhD, FACA, Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine

Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz, Former US Ambassador to the country of Georgia

The ACA team has an exclusive agreement with station WVGB-FM in Beaufort, South Carolina, to provide innovative radio programming with respect to the contribution of African Americans to American culture.  The ACA believes that Black History month fails to capture the true contribution of Americans of African descent to American culture 365 days per year.

Americans of African descent have contributed to the success of this country every day since the inception of slavery.

Areas of contribution are manifest throughout the society  - medicine, law, science, education, music, agriculture, the arts, politics, religion, sports, business - to name a few.

This broadcast segment provides 104 vignettes of the contribution of inventors and innovators to American culture by Americans of African descent.  The broadcasts are done throughout the day presenting 1 inventor, and 1 innovator/contributor each week.

Should you desire copies of any of the broadcasts on WVGB-FM, please email the station as info@praise945.com for your copy.  While there is no charge, a donation would be most appreciated. 

An electronic copy of this presentation is available for use in the professional, business, and lay community by request to electronic address:  Contributors@amcomacad.com

The following is a list of the 104 inventors/innovators and contributors who will be showcased in art, business, education, law, medicine, politics, religion, and sports:

INVENTORS/INNOVATORS

(1) Granville Woods     

(2) Sarah Boone      

(3) George Carver       

(4) Sarah Breedlove    

(5) Charles Drew    

(6) Sarah Goode     

(7) Garret Morgan     

(8) Mary Mahoney  

(9) Jan Matzeliger    

(10) Alice Parker   

(11) Norbert Rillieux    

(12) Katherine Johnson     

(13) Percy Julian    

(14) Dorothy Vaughan  

(15) Frederick Jones 

(16) Mary Jackson   

(17) Lonnie Johnson   

(18) Jane Wright  

(19) Lewis Latimer   

(20) Judy Reed    

(21) Alexander Miles   

(22) Mary Brown   

(23) Benjamin Banneker   

(24) Shirley Jackson  

(25) Thomas Jennings   

(26) Marian Croak   

(27) Elijah McCoy   

(28) Annie Easley  

(29) Ernest Just  

(30) Miriam Benjamin   

(31) Philip Emeagwali   

(32) Marjorie Joyner  

(33) James West   

(34) Lyda Newman   

(35) Valerie Thomas    

(36) Mark Dean   

(37) Rosetta Tharpe  

(38) Thomas Elkins   

(39) Mae Jemison   

(40) Alice Bell  

(41) Mamie Clark   

(42) Marie Daly   

(43) Bessie Griffin   

(44) Barack Obama    

(45) Gloria Chisum   

(46) Ruth Howard   

(47) Jewel Cobb   

(48) Margaret Collins   

(49) Betty Harris   

(50) Jessie Price   

(51) Gladys Royal   

(52) George Crum

 ARTS

(53) Kara Walker

(54) Judith Jamison

(55) Alvin Ailey

(56) Jacob Lawrence

(57) Augusta Savage

(58) Jessye Norman

 BUSINESS

(59) Ken Chenault

(60) Robert Smith

(61) Reginald Lewis

(62) Ursula Davis

(63) Earl Graves

(64) Ben Ali

(65) Clara Brown

EDUCATION

(66) Joe Louis Clark

(67) Fannie Jackson Coppin

(68) Nathan Hare

(69) Katherine B Jones

(70) Carlotta Lanier

(71) Alexander Crummel

LAW

(72) Thurgood Marshall

(73) Vernon Jordan

(74) Willie Gary

(75) Johnnie Cochran

(76) Macon Bolling Allen

(77) Charlotte Ray

(78) Jane Bolin

MEDICINE

(79) Daniel Hale Williams

(80) James McCue Smith

(81) Rebecca Crumpler

(82) Solomon Carter Fuller

(83) Jocelyn Elders

(84) Louis T Wright

(85) William Augustus Hinton

(86) W Montague Cobb

POLITICS

(87) Edward Brooke

(88) Kamala Harris

(89) Oscar James Dunn

(90) Shirley Chisholm

(91) Hiram Revels

(92) Robert B Elliot

(93) Harriet Tubman

(94) Robert Smalls

RELIGION

(95) Octavia Albert

(96) Charles Octavius Booth

(97) Karen A Ellis

(98) Wilton Gregory

(99) Lott Carey

SPORTS

(100) Althea Gibson

(101) Jessie Owens

(102) Tiger Woods

(103) Simone Manuel

(104) Jackie Robinson

The American Communications Academy (ACA) team has an exclusive agreement with station WVGB-FM in Beaufort, South Carolina, to provide innovative radio programming, including monthly presentations by medical doctors from around the nation regarding health awareness insights (see calendar below).

Whether skin cancer, climate change, thyroid disease, obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and many other conditions, you will be informed, educated, and inspired.

Periodically throughout the day, Fellows will give "clinical drops" to inform, educate, and inspire the listening audience regarding the need and ways to support better health.

Should you desire copies of any of the broadcasts on WVGB-FM, please email the station as info@praise945.com for your copy.  While there is no charge, a donation would be most appreciated. 

See the 2022 ACA Health Awareness Calendar below.

 January    • Family Fit Lifestyle Month   • Healthy Weight Week (third full week of January)

 February  • American Heart Month • National Cancer Prevention Month • National Canned Food Month  • National Snack Food Month • America Saves Week (Feb. 21-25) • National Wear Red Day (Feb. 4) • World Cancer Day (Feb. 4)

March  • National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month • National Kidney Month • National Nutrition Month • National Frozen Food Month • Workplace Eye Wellness Month • Salt Awareness Week • Sleep Awareness Week • World Kidney Day (March 10) • World Sleep Day (March 18)  • American Diabetes Alert Day (March 22)

April   • National Minority Health Month • National Garden Month • National Cancer Control Month • Occupational Therapy Month • Stress Awareness Month • Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month • Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month  • National Public Health Week (April 4-10) • World Immunization Week • World Health Day (April 7)  • Earth Day (April 22) 

May  • Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month • Arthritis Awareness Month • Better Sleep Month • Food Allergy Awareness Month  • Global Employee Health and Fitness Month • Healthy Vision Month • High Blood Pressure Education Month • International Mediterranean Diet Month • Mental Health Awareness Month  • National Osteoporosis Month • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month • National Salad Month  • National Stroke Awareness Month  • Skin Cancer Awareness Month  • Food Allergy Awareness Week   • Screen-Free Week (May 2-8)   • National Women's Health Week  • International No Diet Day (May 6)  • Don't Fry Day (May 27)   • Brown-Bag-It Day (May 25)  • National Senior Health & Fitness Day®  • Heat Safety Awareness Day (May 31)  • World No Tobacco Day (May 31) 

June   • Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month  • Great Outdoors Month  • Men's Health Month  • National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month  • National Safety Month • Men's Health Week (June 13-19)  • Wear BLUE Day (June 17)  • National Garden Week (June 5-11)   • World Bicycle Day (June 3)   • National Herbs & Spices Day (June 10)   • National Get Outdoors Day (June 11)   • Family Health & Fitness Day USA® (June 11)   • National Eat Your Vegetables Day (June 17)  • International Day of Yoga (June 21)  • National Smoothie Day (June 21)  • National Hydration Day (June 23)  • National Work from Home Day (June 24) 

July  • Park and Recreation Month  • UV Safety Month

 August   • National Eye Exam Month  • National Immunization Awareness Month  • National Farmers Market Week (Aug. 7-13)  • National Financial Awareness Day (Aug. 14)  • National Relaxation Day (Aug. 15) 

September  • Better Breakfast Month  • Family Meals Month  • Healthy Aging Month  • National Cholesterol Education Month  • National Food Safety Education Month  • National Fruits & Veggies Month  • National Suicide Prevention Month  • National Yoga Month • Whole Grains Month  • National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 4-10)  • World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)  • National Women's Health & Fitness Day (Sept. 28)  • World Heart Day (Sept. 29)  • Better Breakfast Day (Sept. 26)

October  • Eat Better, Eat Together Month  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month  • National Dental Hygiene Month  • National Physical Therapy Month  • Mental Illness Awareness Week  • Bone and Joint Health Action Week (Oct. 12-20)  • National Health Education Week  • National Depression Screening Day  • Global Handwashing Day (Oct. 15)  • World Food Day (Oct. 16) 

November   • American Diabetes Month  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month  • National Alzheimer's Awareness Month  • Great American Smokeout (Nov. 17)  • World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14)  • National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day (Nov. 15)  • National Take a Hike Day (Nov. 17)  • National Family Health History Day (Nov. 25) 

December   • National Influenza Vaccination Week  • National Handwashing Awareness Week (first week of December 

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”-Benjamin Franklin   ACA: WVGB-FM RADIO  A2AC-365 

The American Communications Academy (ACA) team has an exclusive agreement with station WVGB-FM in Beaufort, South Carolina, to provide innovative radio programming, including training in hosting of radio broadcasts and podcasts.

Training is done through the Academy's Clinical Broadcast  Institute (CBI).

The 12 Fundamental's of Broadcasting is the Academy's training manual for guests on the show.

Lenses through which the training is provided include, but are not limited to:

• Arts
• Business
• Design
• Education
• Entertainment
• Innovation
• Justice
• Medicine
• Music
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Religion
• Research
• Science
• Sociology
• Technology
• Theater

The  team at  CBI promotes the ACA belief that "effective communication inspires better living." 

Radio and podcasting are considered by many to be  “Theater of the Mind.”  Our team believes it is “Theater for the mind."

To that end, CBI has developed a virtual education program in the art and science of radio station broadcasting and podcasting.

This CBI training monograph is an introduction to the basics of host communications among other activities.  Additionally, CBI provides practical taping and critique to prepare the student for a career in broadcasting over radio, or hosting a podcast.  The training syllabus is:

BEI SYLLABUS

Didactic Phase

The Power of Radio 

The Benefits/ Challenges of Radio 

General Types of Radio Programming

Finding/Using Your Voice 

Choice of Guests 

Scripting/Preparation 

Creativity 

Rhythm/Flow 

What to Say/What Not to Say 

Dealing with Tension/Stress 

Polling the Audience 

Closing/Building Your Foundation 

Practical Phase 

Develop a 20-Minute Interview

Develop a 20-minute PROTalk

Tape Your 2 Programs

Participate in  Live Critique

On Air Broadcast

Sponsorship Recruitment

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”-Benjamin Franklin
ACA:  WVGB-FM RADIO  A2AC-365 

 ACA: WVGB-FM RADIO  A2AC-365