A2A Spotlight Podcast
1) Spotlight: USC Professor Inspires People With Mental Health Challenges
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell Spotlights Ruth White who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder when she was 40. In addition to teaching at USC, Ruth is a speaker, blogger and the ...Show More
2) Spotlight: Former Georgetown Football Player Helps Washingtonians Transition Out Of Poverty
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell Spotlights Darius Baxter, co-founder of GOOD Projects, a community based nonprofit whose mission is to help youth and their families live free of ...Show More
3) Spotlight: Bereaved Father Helps Save Lives By Creating Greater Awareness Of The Dangers Of Recreational Drugs
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell Spotlights Ross Friedman, who lost his 27-year-old son Greg after his usage of the drug ecstasy. Ross Friedman and his family started the GPF F...Show More
4) Spotlight: Allison Litton Created A Meal Delivery Service To Meet Cancer Patients’ Needs
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Dr. Allison Litton, the founder of Meals OnCol. After three close friends were diagnosed with late stage cancer Litton developed a line...Show More
5) Spotlight: Suicide Prevention Outreach Helps Grieving Mom Heal
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Agnes McKeen, who lost her teenage son Harrison to suicide in 2015. Agnes founded Just Talk Suicide Prevention, a non-profit that promo...Show More
6) Spotlight: Stanford Grad Student Helps Fight Mental Health Stigma Through “The Manic Monologues”
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Zack Burton who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2017. In an effort to fight the stigma of mental illness, Zack and his girlfrien...Show More
7) Spotlight: Paralyzed After Being Shot, Wesley Hamilton Believes Disabled Is A Mindset
Jeff Bell, KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and founder of the Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance spotlights Wesley Hamilton, founder of the nonprofit Disabled But Not Really (DBNR). Having difficulty adjust...Show More
8) Spotlight: Angel Inspired DeAnna Pursai To Start A College For Special Needs Adults
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights DeAnna Pursai, the co-founder of The College of Adaptive Arts. Her younger sister Angel, who has Down Syndrome, helped DeAnna realize t...Show More
Spotlight: Angel Inspired DeAnna Pursai To Start A College For Special Needs Adults
01:42 | Sep 15th, 2019
9) Spotlight: Testicular Cancer Survivor Becomes Men’s Health Activist
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Justin Birckbichler, who at 26 battled metastasized testicular cancer. Now in remission, Justin helps raise awareness of men's heal...Show More
10) Spotlight: 13-Year-Old Ella Casano Makes IV Infusions A Little Easier For Young Patients
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Ella Casano who has received regular IV infusions since she was 7, when she was diagnosed with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP...Show More