Special Guests
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Anne Graham Lotz — Author, Theologian, Daughter Of Rev. Billy Graham (who passed away in February)
Called “the best preacher in the family” by her father, Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz speaks around the globe with the wisdom and authority of years spent studying the Bible. The New York Times named Anne one of the five most influential evangelists of her generation. She’s been profiled on 60 Minutes, and has appeared on TV programs such as Larry King Live, The Today Show, and Hannity Live. Her Just Give Me Jesus revivals have been held in more than 30 cities in 12 different countries, to hundreds of thousands of attendees. Anne is a best-selling and award-winning author. Her most recent releases are The Daniel Prayer, Wounded by God’s People, Fixing My Eyes on Jesus, Expecting to See Jesus and her first children’s book, Heaven: God’s Promise for Me. -
Kathie Lee Gifford — Emmy Award Winning Television Icon, Author, Co-Host of TODAY
Kathie Lee Gifford is the three-time Emmy award winning co-host of the fourth hour of “TODAY,” alongside Hoda Kotb. The Gifford-Kotb hour has been hailed as “appointment television” by Entertainment Weekly, and “TODAY’s happy hour” by USA Today. Prior to NBC News, Gifford served as the co-host of “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” for 15 years, where she received 11 Emmy nominations. She was also a correspondent for “Good Morning America” for three years. In 2015 Gifford was inducted into the Broadcast & Cable Hall of Fame. A playwright, producer, singer, songwriter and actress, Gifford has starred in numerous television programs and movies in her 40-year career. She has her own record label and has written several musicals including Broadway’s SCANDALOUS, which received a Tony nomination for Best Actress in 2012. Gifford also starred on Broadway in “Putting it Together” and “Annie.” She recently debuted three new songs, “Love Me to Death”, “He Saw Jesus” and “Jesus Is His Name” with Grammy-winning, Brett James. Each song debuted #1 on iTunes. She has just wrapped principal photography on THEN CAME YOU, a film she has written, produced and starred in alongside Craig Ferguson. Gifford co-wrote all eight songs for the movie, alongside Grammy winner writer/producer, Brett James. Gifford authored four NY Times bestselling books including “The Rock, The Road and the Rabbi”, “Just When I Thought I’d Dropped My Last Egg,” “I Can’t Believe I Said That,” and the popular children’s book “Party Animals.” This October she’ll be releasing a new children’s book called, “The Gift That I Can Give.” She also launched GIFFT, a line of wine with the Scheid Family Vineyards in Monterey, CA.
HARPERCOLLINS CANADA PRESENTS...
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Shannon Lee Simmons — Author of LIVING DEBT-FREE: The No-Shame, No-Blame Guide to Getting Rid of Your Debt
No one wants to be in debt. But life happens and if you’ve got debt, life has happened to you. Whether you have a rolling balance of $2,000 on your credit card or an $80,000 line of credit you are positive you will carry to your grave, debt can be a huge cause of stress—affecting both your emotional and financial wellness. After working with thousands of financial planning clients, Shannon Lee Simmons knows that your only way out of the debt cycle is to truly understand all of your spending triggers so you can shut them down for good. In Living Debt-Free, she shows you that it is possible to have a life and pay down debt at the same time. In fact, that’s the only way your debt plan will work. You will learn to take control of your finances and pay down your debt in a realistic way that will keep you motivated long enough to see it through to the end. No shame. No blame. No scare tactics. In Living Debt-Free, Simmons focuses on creating a debt repayment plan that will motivate you for a long time, rather than an unrealistic one that’s strictly about paying the least amount of interest charges. (Collective gasp—how dare she!?) Listen, everyone knows that paying interest on debt is bad and to be avoided as much as possible, but human beings are complex. Life is complex. Debt is complex. There cannot be a one-size-fits-all plan, so Living Debt-Free will help you build your plan—the one that will help you finally put the debt behind you, start fresh and feel good about your money again. *Shannon Lee Simmons is a certified financial planner, chartered investment manager, life coach, speaker and the founder of the award-winning New School of Finance. She was named one of Flare’s "Canada’s Top 30 Under 30" and won the Notable Award for Best In Finance. She writes a monthly personal finance column for The Globe and Mail, is the personal finance expert on CBC’s On the Money and appears regularly on TVO’s The Agenda and CBC’s Metro Morning. She lives in Toronto with her husband and new baby.
Special Guests
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Geoff Bagg — President / CEO of The Bagg Group
An expert in workplace trends and needs, Geoff Bagg has led The Bagg Group of Companies through a major expansion across sectors and regions in Ontario. TBG’s growth has been fuelled by Geoff’s re-engineering the company to provide sector-specific expertise. Five entities operate with teams of specialists equipped to anticipate the challenges and changing realities of the sectors they serve. Continually trailblazing since becoming president in 2000, Geoff and his Leadership Team have taken staffing to a new dimension. The Bagg Group of Companies support their clients’ goals through strategic, innovative, affordable staffing solutions designed for competitive advantage. Geoff has earned a national reputation for his vision of developing a creative, engaged workforce through value-based leadership. He is a passionate advocate of creating work environments that enable people to reach their potential. Geoff has put into place, and consulted on, numerous programs that promote lifelong learning, volunteerism and employee recognition. As well, Geoff is a media resource and speaker on staffing — notably how fostering employee enjoyment of work is critical to an organization’s progress and to the country’s social and economic well-being. -
Kerri Pomarolli — Comedian, Actress, Author
TDMS 2018 Christmas Theme, Forgiveness
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Pardeep Kaleka & Arno Michaelis
In August 2012, a white supremacist fatally shot six people in a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It was the worst race-based attack in the U.S. since the KKK bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. Pardeep Kaleka is the son of one of the victims. The man who killed Pardeep’s father was part of the largest racist skinhead organization in the world, which was founded by Arno Michaelis.
Other
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FIGHT THE “CHRISTMAS CRAY CRAY!”
The Drew Marshall Show hereby declares, that for the duration of December, we solemnly swear to do whatever we can to help our listeners lighten the heck up! Therefore, a total of not less than one segment per show, shall hereby be dedicated to frivolous behaviour, general hilarity and tomfoolery of all kinds. So let it be written - SO LET IT BE DONE