Tag: Rickey Smiley Show

  • Interview with Rocky “Rock-T” Turner

    Interview with Rocky “Rock-T” Turner

    By: Where It Begins

    Q. Tell everyone who you are and what you do?

    A. Rocky “Rock-T” Turner from The Nationally Syndicated “Rickey Smiley Morning Show”. Founder & Creator of STOMP WARS, The largest youth STEP movement in the country, Founder of The ROCKTEEN Youth Foundation, Author, Producer, Investor, Former Pro Baseball Player.

    Q. How would you define your purpose?

    A. I feel like my PURPOSE is to serve as a SPARK PLUG in the lives of others. God has blessed me with the gift of pouring positive energy into people and I implement this gift into everything I do.

    Q. What has been one of your greatest accomplishments you’ve had in your career?

    A. Creating STOMP WARS, we have been blessed to help over 10,000 students graduate High School over the past 15 years through our Stomp Wars STEP Movement StopWars.com

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  • Interview with Mike Bend

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    Interview with Mike Bend

    By: Where It Begins

    Quote: “I owe a lot of my career to Rickey Smiley that was the first live television sitcom that I was a part of, and I got a taste of what TV Cinema is really is”

    Q. Tell everyone who Mike Bend is?

    A. Mike Bend is a cancer, a fun-loving guy and believes in showing people the wonderful time.

    Q. What or who inspired you to do comedy?

    A. My grandmother inspired me to do comedy. She’s been funny all my life.

    Q. What is one of your biggest accomplishments?

    A. My biggest accomplishments were people paying me 15,000 to perform my show that I wrote in the back of my room on a piece of paper and saw it come to life and people pay me $15,000 for that.

    Q. I see you was a guest appearance on the Rickey Smiley TV show. How was that experience?

    A. I owe a lot of my career to Rickey Smiley. That was the first live television sitcom that I was a part of, and I got a taste of what TV Cinema is really is? 

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