Kansas City Remodeling ShowWhen it comes to taking personal responsibility for the
environment, few individuals can match the record of actor and activist Ed Begley, Jr. Known for turning up at Hollywood events on his bicycle, he has served as chairman of the Environmental Media Association and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. He serves on the boards of organizations including the Thoreau Institute, the Earth Communications Office, Tree People and Friends of the Earth. His work has earned both praise and awards from numerous environmental groups including the California League of Conservation Voters, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Coalition for Clean Air, Heal the Bay, the Santa Monica Baykeeper, the Southern California Gas Company and the American Lung Association. Currently, he is the co-star of the hit Planet Green series Living with Ed, a look at the day-to-day realities of "living green" with his not so environmentalist wife Rachelle Carson. His book Living Like Ed is currently available nationally from Clarkson Potter / Random House, and his new book Ed Begley, Jr.'s Guide to Sustainable Living also from Clarkson was released September 2009. He continues to tour the country giving speeches about his sustainable living practices.
Inspired by the works of his Academy Award-winning father, Begley became an actor. He first came to audiences' attention for his portrayal of Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the long-running hit television series St. Elsewhere, for which he received six Emmy nominations. Since then, Begley has moved easily between feature films, television and theatre projects. Begley has appeared in A Mighty Wind, the follow-up to the American Comedy Award-winning film Best In Show starring Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy. He can also be seen in the most recent Christopher Guest film For Your Consideration. Other feature film credits include Batman Forever, The Accidental Tourist and The Inlaws. In 2008, Begley will have supporting roles in the theatrical comedy Pineapple Express starring Seth Rogan, and the HBO feature Recount starring Kevin Spacey. He has also wrapped work on a new Woody Allen comedy in NYC titled Whatever Works that will be released in the spring 2009.
On television, Begley has had recurring roles on Six Feet Under and Arrested Development. He has also guest starred on such series as The West Wing and The Practice, in addition to David E. Kelly's latest show Boston Legal. Most recently, Begley was featured in Veronica Mars and CSI: Miami. In August 2008, Begley returned to prime-time network television as a series regular on the new CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried starring Jay Mohr.
Begley also starred in the West Coast premiere of David Mamet's Cryptogram at the Geffen Playhouse, in a role that he first performed in Boston and then in New York. He also starred in Mr. Mamet's production of Romance at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
This talented actor has also directed several episodes of the hit TV series NYPD Blue as well as a stage play that he wrote called Cesar and Ruben that won a Nos Otros Award and four Valley Theater League awards.
Begley lives in Studio City, CA in a small, energy efficient home with his wife and co-star Rachelle Carson and their daughter Hayden. For Ed's speaking schedule click here.
Having intercepted over 250 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes
during the last decade, Reed Timmer is well-known as the most successful and extreme storm chaser in the world. Not only is Reed one of the few people in existence to document both an F5 tornado, and the most devastating hurricane in U.S. history (Hurricane Katrina), but also graduated with a PhD in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in 2009.
Reed's "hands-on" experience with a vast assortment of hazardous weather and natural disasters, as well as his extensive education in the science of meteorology, have made him one of the world's most respected experts on severe weather forecasting, safety, and survival. Reed is a strong advocate for extreme weather and disaster education, and conducts storm spotter seminars for the National Weather Service, emergency managers, and the general public.
Growing up in the ever-changing climate of West Michigan, Reed's passion for extreme weather has dominated his life for as long as he can remember. His illustrious storm chasing career began at the age of 12, when he destroyed the family video camera in his front yard while being pelted by quarter-size hail in a severe thunderstorm. At the age of 18, Reed decided to pursue his ultimate dream, and enrolled at the University of Oklahoma to study meteorology and chase storms in Tornado Alley.
As a star on Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers in 2008, Reed became the first person in history to capture High Definition video inside a tornado. The eight episode series had a record 19 million viewers during the 2008 season, and was one of the highest rated shows on Discovery Channel.
You may have also seen Reed on Discovery Channel's When Nature Strikes in fall of 2008, which featured his intercept of Hurricane Ike on Galveston Island as a deadly 15 foot storm surge threatened their position on the sea wall. Reed has also appeared on all major news networks, including Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer, CNN with Wolf Blitzer, CBS, NBC, and The Weather Channel.
Reed is CEO of Weather Fusion, LLC and Extreme Tornado Tours, LLC, offering forensic meteorology and consulting services, extreme weather media, and storm chasing tours. His tornado, hurricane, and blizzard footage has been licensed to over 100 production companies and television networks since 1997, and has been seen by 100s of millions of people worldwide on television, internet, and mobile video devices.
His media and client credits include:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
Discovery Channel
National Geographic
The Weather Channel
History Channel
BBC
Fuji Television Japan
ABC
NBC
CBS
CNN
Fox News
Univision
MenŐs Journal Magazine
People Magazine
Ralph Magazine, Australia
For Reed's speaking schedule click here.
Kevin Rutan, aka the Guru of Faux Painting, is a world-traveled authority on the use,
techniques and application of faux painting. He has been a decorative artist for over 20 years and teaches at his studio, Fe Fi Faux, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Kevin takes the mystique out of faux painting and explains glazes, techniques, application and finishes, in a language that the painting novice can comprehend. Painting, as with most endeavors, can be done with an eye on sustainability. Kevin will show how eco-friendly products can be used to produce outstanding results, while avoiding damage to the environment.
For Kevin's speaking schedule click here.
Raised in northern Indiana, Chef Linda has loved to cook most of her
life and learned at the feet of her southern grandmother. And since she's been creating masterpieces in the kitchen since childhood, she decided to start cooking "professionally" in 2001. Prior to becoming a professional cook Chef Linda held many impressive management positions in the retail industry and those have served her well in her current life as a cook. She's savvy, smart and gets the professional world and she's applied all that knowledge to further her cooking career. But above all else, Chef Linda loves to cook and is a creative wiz in the kitchen.
Chef Linda has provided personal chef services for many years and is a member of the United States Personal Chef Association. She has a weekly segment Saturday mornings on WDAF-TV appearing as the "Price Chopper Chef". She has also contributed food columns for The Kansan. In addition to providing services to individuals and groups in culinary instruction, Chef Linda has produced radio and television spots highlighting the benefits of eating healthy and to share great recipe ideas. Whether it's on WDAF-TV or talking with a friend at the grocery store, Chef Linda loves to share her thoughts and ideas about food, recipes and entertaining. For more of Chef Linda's recipes go to www.mypricechopper.com.
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