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Until you truly understand who you are, you will never
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MICHAEL BENNER is best known throughout
Southern California for his popular talk radio programs. Since
1977, he has hosted news and talk shows on KABC-AM,
KLOS-FM, KLSX-FM, KCBS-FM (Arrow 93.1),
KRLA-AM,. and KPFK-FM. His KPFK talk
show was the only radio program featured in the L.A. Weekly's
"Best of 2000" issue.
In
1987 Michael left broadcasting as a full-time profession to
begin his own business, Personal Development Strategies.
Residing now in Hawaii, Michael provides consulting and coaching
by phone and webinar to individuals, couples, and business
teams.
As presented
by Michael, Personal
Development Strategies are custom-designed training
sessions in stress and anger management, conflict resolution
and sensitivity, motivation, goal-setting, problem-solving,
accelerated learning, leadership, teamwork and character-building
modules. Michael also teaches free
on-line classes (webinars) in the ancient philosophies
of the world. This Ageless
Wisdom, having stood the test of time, provides
an enlightened framework for a more inclusive and harmonious
understanding of all religion and spiritual longing.
Michael
hosts public seminars such as: Integrated Living; Creativity,
Confidence and Courage; The Power of Self-Respect;
Integrity - Adventures in Personal Truth; Through the Looking
Glass; and Breakthrough to a New You. He has served
as the Sports Psychology Consultant for the U.S.C. Women's
Tennis team and Burbank Burroughs High School Baseball Team.
Besides
graduating from Michigan State University with a B.A. degree
in Television and Radio Management and Journalism, Michael
has been awardd a lifetime certification as an Instructor
of Communication Arts by the California Community Colleges
Board of Governors. He's served on both the Los Angeles County
Board of Education's Radio Broadcast Advisory Committee and
the Pasadena City College Broadcast Advisory Committee.
Michael
served a full six-year term as a member of the Board of Directors
for the Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter of the American
Red Cross. He's also a past member of the Board of Directors
of the Glendale Family YMCA, and past Chairman of the Glendale
Chamber of Commerce Disaster Preparedness Committee. He is
a federally licensed amateur radio operator, N6IJR, the founding
City Radio Officer (CRO) for the Glendale Emergency Amateur
Radio Service (GEARS), and a Public Information Officer (PIO)
for the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL - the National Association
for Amateur Radio).
Michael
has received formal accolades and awards from the United Nations
Association, the California State Senate, the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors, the American Red Cross, the Live
and Learn Foundation, the National Leukemia Broadcast Council,
the Glendale Family YMCA, and the Glendale Jaycees. His biography
can be found in Marquis Who's Who in the West, 27th edition.
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