New York University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, part of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (www.scps.nyu.edu), will salute radio talk show host Joey Reynolds on November 27, 2006 as part of the Sizzle Series program.

Joey Reynolds just celebrated 10 years as the host of the popular and highly rated overnight show on WOR radio, the only live show out of New York City, which provides a platform and showcase for new and veteran performers, artists, and authors, and presides over “the Royal Order of the Night People.” Joey rose to national fame as a Top 40-radio personality and is considered by many radio experts to be the person who invented shock talk radio and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in radio, television and music. He is the author of “Let a Smile be Your Umbrella but Don’t Get a Mouthful of Rain.” A student and master of the human condition and never at a loss for an interesting opinion or insight, Joey will share stories about his unique career.

NYU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Sizzle Series was founded by NYU President Emeritus L. Jay Oliva and Mr. Dean Williamson, the director of non-degree programs at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, to provide innovative and educational programs targeted to mature and retired adults. The program is in its second season, and has included such guests as actor Andre DeShields, Broadway producer Steve Baruch, Documentary Director/ Producer, Michael Kantor, Joe Franklin, and Dick Cavett. The program is hosted and produced by entertainment journalist and historian Eddy Friedfeld, who also teaches a course at NYU-SCPS called The History of Comedy in America.

For OLLI members, the program is free of charge. For non-members, there is a $10 registration fee. This program will be held on Monday, November 27 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Cantor Film Center, New York University, 36 East 8th Street (off University Place). To register for this or other programs at the OLLI, please call: 212-998-7171 or download the member activity registration form (www.scps.nyu.edu/docs/general/LLIregform.pdf).


About The NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (www.scps.nyu.edu) is among the 14 colleges and schools that comprise New York University, one of the largest private universities in the United States. Founded in 1934, NYU-SCPS each year educates some 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students and enrolls over 44,000 in its non-credit programs. A national leader in adult and professionally-oriented education, NYU-SCPS programs include non-credit courses that span more than 125 fields, 14 industry-focused master’s degree programs, and nine bachelors and six associates degree programs specially designed for working adults.

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