Bay Area Focus with Susan Sikora
Sundays at 8 a.m.
"Bay Area Focus with Susan Sikora" is one of very few locally produced TV talk shows in the San Francisco Bay Area. This one-on-one interview format, hosted by EMMY winner Susan Sikora, airs Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. on The CW 44cable12 (KBCW-TV) throughout Northern California. The show features in-depth conversations with visiting celebrities and newsmakers, local artists, experts, politicians, and community leaders. In addition, it highlights the Bay Area's numerous non-profit organizations, activities and community events, and addresses the gamut of regional and local issues and concerns dealing with education, housing, politics, and transportation.
Upcoming Guests:
June 28 Actor/activist Mike Ferrell offers his suggestions on how to achieve a positive attitude in hard economic times, plus Bay Area Journalist and Mid-East expert Jamal Dajani with Link TV offers his take on how the new Obama administration is handling the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
July 5 Kathy Berra MSN, member of the WomenHeart clinician at Cardiovascular Medicine and Coronary Interventions in Redwood City, shares tips and advice on heart disease prevention, Bay Area Nutritionist Renee Stephens discusses the healthy approach to weight loss, and Jeff Boehm, executive director of the Sausalito Marine Mammal Center discusses their new hospital, how they save mammals up and down the California coast and what we can do to help.
July 19 Award winning Actress Patty Duke discusses her role in the San Francisco Production of "Wicked" and shares with us how she has been able to overcome depression and Executive Director of the Jewish Film Festival Peter Stein tells us how this year's offerings aim to build understanding and dispel stereotypes
July 26 Carol Fleming, Chair of the Member Led Forums at the Commonwealth Club tells us how their upcoming August series "For Richer or Poorer" is intended to help attendees get a handle on their personal finances, psychologist Dr. Brenda Wade offers advice to those coping with stress caused by money issues, and Political satirist Mort Sahl and activist/comedian Dick Gregory tell us how they are bringing humor to America's current economic crisis at San Francisco Razz Room.
Former guests include: Senator Barbara Boxer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Queen Noor, Caroline Kennedy, Walter Cronkite, Chris Matthews, Alan Alda, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Chamberlain, Maurice Hines, Nancy Wilson, Joy Behar, David Benoit, Rick Braun, Peter White, Pete Escovedo, Eartha Kitt, Judy Collins, Rev. Cecil Williams, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. John Gray, Dr. Cornell West, Michael Eric Dyson, Alan Dershowitz, and Dr. Dean Ornish.
The show's host - Susan Sikora - is an EMMY Award winner and 8 time nominee. San Francisco Columnist Bill Mann dubbed her "best TV Schmoozer" in the Bay Area. Sikora hosted daily, live TV talk shows in several top 10 markets: New Jersey's "In Your Corner" and "Consumer Line" (PBS), and Boston's Morning, Live (CBS). A New Jersey native, she hosted nationally-syndicated programs at both NBC and ABC Network Radio. Sikora returned to the Bay Area to host KGO TV's daily, live, talk show "Good Morning Bay Area." She also hosted a call-in program for KGO Radio and was the consumer contributor on KPIX-TV's original Evening Magazine. Susan Sikora resides in Marin County with her husband Skip, and their two "catkids" Oliver and Scarlett.
To suggest guest ideas for the show please contact producer Riki Rafner at rrafner@cbs.com or call 415-765-8853.
Former guests include: Senator Barbara Boxer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Queen Noor, Caroline Kennedy, Walter Cronkite, Chris Matthews, Alan Alda, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Chamberlain, Maurice Hines, Nancy Wilson, Joy Behar, David Benoit, Rick Braun, Peter White, Pete Escovedo, Eartha Kitt, Judy Collins, Rev. Cecil Williams, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. John Gray, Dr. Cornell West, Michael Eric Dyson, Alan Dershowitz, and Dr. Dean Ornish. The show's host - Susan Sikora - is an EMMY Award winner and 8 time nominee. San Francisco Columnist Bill Mann dubbed her "best TV Schmoozer" in the Bay Area. Sikora hosted daily, live TV talk shows in several top 10 markets: New Jersey's "In Your Corner" and "Consumer Line" (PBS), and Boston's Morning, Live (CBS). A New Jersey native, she hosted nationally-syndicated programs at both NBC and ABC Network Radio. Sikora returned to the Bay Area to host KGO TV's daily, live, talk show "Good Morning Bay Area." She also hosted a call-in program for KGO Radio and was the consumer contributor on KPIX-TV's original Evening Magazine. Susan Sikora resides in Marin County with her husband Skip, and their two "catkids" Oliver and Scarlett.To suggest guest ideas for the show please contact producer Riki Rafner at or call 415-765-8853.
