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Thursday, March 23, 2023
Host Penna Dexter leads us through this great show. In the first hour, she will talk with Elaine Donnelly about Wokeness in the Military. In the second hour, she welcomes Anthony DeStefano. Anthony brings us his newest book, Greenlee is Growing, released in February. And then she speaks with Parents Television and Media Council Vice President Melissa Henson. Call us at 800-351-1212 or post a question on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pointofviewradio.
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Host Penna Dexter leads us through this great show. In the first hour, she will talk with Elaine Donnelly about Wokeness in the Military. In the second hour, she welcomes Anthony DeStefano. Anthony brings us his newest book, Greenlee is Growing, released in February. And then she speaks with Parents Television and Media Council Vice President Melissa Henson. Call us at 800-351-1212 or post a question on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pointofviewradio.

HOST

Penna Dexter

Penna Dexter

Co-Host — Point of View

Point of View Co-Host, Penna Dexter frequently sits in as guest host for Kerby Anderson. Her weekly commentaries air on the Bott Radio Network. Penna’s heart is in educating and encouraging Christian...

GUESTS

Elaine Donnelly

Elaine Donnelly

President — Center for Military Readiness

Elaine Donnelly is president of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan public policy organization that specializes in military/social issues. Founded in 1993, CMR advocates hig...

Elaine Donnelly is president of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan public policy organization that specializes in military/social issues. Founded in 1993, CMR advocates high, single standards in all forms of military training and sound priorities in the making of military/social policies. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger appointed Mrs. Donnelly to be a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) for a three-year term (1984–1986). In 1992, Pres. George H. W. Bush appointed her to the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces. She is the author of a chapter titled “Defending the Culture of the Military,” which was published by the Air Force University Press in the book Attitudes Are Not Free – Thinking Deeply About Diversity in the U.S. Armed Forces, released in May 2010 and now in its third printing. In May 2007 the Duke University Journal of Gender Law & Policy published her comprehensive, peer-reviewed article titled “Constructing the Co-Ed Military.” Mrs. Donnelly has published articles on military personnel issues in many newspapers and magazines nationwide, including the Washington Post, USA Today, the Boston Globe, Congressional Quarterly Researcher, U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Times, the Naval Institute’s Proceedings, and Human Events, and has appeared on most network and cable network discussion programs. She is a contributor to National Review OPnline, the Breitbart website Big Peace, and CNSNews.com.

Anthony DeStefano

Anthony DeStefano

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Anthony DeStefano is the best-selling author of five Christian books for adults: A Travel Guide to Heaven, Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To, Angels All Around Us, I Just Can’t Take it Anymore (a pho...

Anthony DeStefano is the best-selling author of five Christian books for adults: A Travel Guide to Heaven, Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To, Angels All Around Us, I Just Can’t Take it Anymore (a photo-gift book), and A Travel Guide to Life- Transforming Yourself from Head to Soul. Anthony has also written several bestselling children’s books, including: This Little Prayer of Mine, Little Star, The Donkey No One Could Ride, A Travel Guide to Heaven for Kids, and The Sheep that No One Could Find. Anthony is the host of the television series, A Travel Guide to Life, broadcast on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). He has received many awards and honors from religious communities throughout the world. In 2002, he was given an honorary Doctorate from the Joint Academic Commission of the National Clergy Council and the Methodist Episcopal Church for "the advancement of Christian beliefs in modern culture." The commission is made up of outstanding Evangelical, Orthodox and Protestant theologians and educators. Anthony is a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the oldest Order in the Catholic Church. He is an avid pilot, a successful businessman, and a longtime pro-life activist, having worked with Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, for over twenty years.

Melissa Henson

Melissa Henson

Director of Grassroots Education and Advocacy — Parents Television Council

As Director of Grassroots Education and Advocacy for the Parents Television Council (PTC), Melissa Henson directs a national network of PTC volunteers and trains local grassroots chapter leaders acros...

As Director of Grassroots Education and Advocacy for the Parents Television Council (PTC), Melissa Henson directs a national network of PTC volunteers and trains local grassroots chapter leaders across the country. Ms. Henson also directs the organization’s Advertiser Accountability Campaign, which encourages companies to sponsor family-friendly entertainment. Ms. Henson is a noted expert on entertainment industry trends and the how the impact of entertainment affects children and the American popular culture at large. She previously supervised the research and program content analysis operations of the PT and produced a number of groundbreaking PTC studies that document the levels of graphic sex, violence and profanity on television. Some of those reports include: The Ratings Sham I & II, Dying to Entertain, Faith in a Box, The Sour Family Hour, The Blue Tube, and TV Bloodbath. She began her career with the PTC in 1997 as an entertainment analyst, documenting instances of inappropriate content on television. Ms. Henson has appeared on a variety of television shows including Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor, Your World with Neil Cavuto, The Big Story, CNN Headline News’ ShowBiz Tonight, CNBC’s On the Money, MSNBC’s Scarborough Country, and CBN’s Newswatch. She is a frequent guest on radio talk shows across the country and has been quoted extensively in news sources such as Entertainment Weekly, Time, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, New York Daily News, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Variety, Associated Press, Reuters, and Bloomberg. Ms. Henson is a graduate of the University of Virginia where she received a BA in Government. She resides in Falls Church, Va., with her husband and their son.

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