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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In You'll Never Find Us: A Memoir, Author Jeanne Baker Guy details her battle with her ex-husband after kidnapping their children in the 1970s. Catch up on Nancy's Bookshelf. -
Author Raymond H. McDonald sits with Nancy's Bookshelf to speak about his tribute to his lifelong friend, Merle Haggard.
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Host Nancy Wiegman welcomes "Journey to the Tenth Gate: Life with Guru Gobind Singh - a Spiritual Awakening," Author Karin Vastola.
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Host Nancy Wiegman welcomes Beau Grosscup & Richard Parker to the show.
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Host Nancy Wiegman delivers a retrospective on the locally written work of 2021.
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Author and environmental activist Jennie Romer chats with Host Nancy about the dos and don’ts of the recycling world.
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Cultivating Place Host Jennifer Jewell joins Nancy's Bookshelf. Also, Amy Antongiovanni reads a poem about flowers.
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Connie Zweig joins us today to chat about her latest book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul. Also, Kurt Koontz guides readers through his three journeys to India in vivid, poignant detail.
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Jude Stewart is the author of Revelations in Air, a thoroughly researched book that deep dives into everything and anything one might wonder about how smell works.
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Dr. Michael Greger is the author of the international bestseller How Not to Die. Local author Lani Muelrath advocates combining mindfulness with a vegan diet.
