Nancy Wiegman
Host, Nancy's BookshelfNancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.
For seven years she acted and danced in productions such as Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins, The Real Inspector Hound, Biloxi Blues, and Steel Magnolias.
In 1999, Nancy was named Outstanding Woman of Chico and received a Maggie Award in 2002.
She directed the yoga program at Chico Sports Club and has been teaching yoga there since 1994.
She became a classical announcer at KCHO in 1990 and often hosted the hourlong call-in show "I-5 LIVE!" on North State Public Radio, occasionally Weekend Showcase, and started Nancy's Bookshelf in July of 2007 after producing a series of four-minutes spots called "Health Desk," which aired during All Things Considered.
Nancy is also a certified pilgrim, having walked sections of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain and France many times beginning in 2005.
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Host Nancy Wiegman explores the history of the Chapmans with local author Michele Shover. -
Psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Beitman explores the range of explanations for coincidences.
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Author Sandi Paris on her husband’s early onset dementia.
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Mike Paull introduces us to his Missing series. Also, Curtis DeBerg writes an inspirational tale and a tribute to two men: Ernest Hemingway, the great writer, and Tony Oliva, the great ballplayer for the Minnesota Twins.
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Chico Marriage and Family Therapist Silona Reyman was reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption when she was an “unwed mother.”
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Author Phil Elkins shares stories from his time in Vietnam.
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Local author Bob Madgic writes a memoir in 100-word stories.
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Vincent Paterson, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Björk, takes you down memory lane with his stage stories.
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Redding author Marilyn Woolley shares stories of first responders' journey with their psychological injuries.
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Author Daniel Stone sets sail with his latest, "Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic."
