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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Nancy talks with Chico State University English professor Rob Davidson about his new fiction collection. -
Jeremy Enger talks about a hit television show and Teresa Matthews discusses her reference guide for navigating the various aspects of living with cancer. -
Chico mathematician Scott Lape has written a numbers reference book for children that is also fun for adults. -
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Two guests who have a connection to the sea and write about food. Their books emphasize camaraderie, family, and cultural appreciation. -
Two experienced travelers have suggestions for their readers. Retired psychotherapist Leah Fisher witnessed cremations in Indonesia among her solo travels, and CBS Sunday Morning called Chico author Douglas Keister “America’s chief cemetery tourist.” -
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Judy Blishen Soto's latest work, “Tuk with a Red Scarf,” introduces us to a charming black Labrador with a unique red scarf. Also, Sarah Pape discusses her trials and tribulations with rural poverty, sexual abuse, and young motherhood in her sweeping poetic debut, “Forgive the Animal.” -
In her autobiography, Chico author Anya Stork describes what it was like to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. -
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
