1. HOST JACKIE TANTILLO- "I Don't Want To Go To School Today" With Guest Emmy Award Winning Travel Expert Erik Hastings. Looking Back At S2E6 33:43

 Erik has always loved music, performing, dance and laughter. He didn’t like school. Erik’s mother, Gerri, was very clear from the beginning  on how exactly he was to get through high school. As an english teacher, she knew the benefits of a great education and wasn’t about to let him slip through her fingers. Nor was she going to take any part in his decision to not get out of bed, which meant, she wasn’t going to be responsible for him not graduating. She was very specific when she said she wouldn’t be attending any parent teacher conferences or discussions when Erik had issues at school. It was his responsibility. If he had to repeat a grade, “he’d have no one to blame but himself.”

That said, Erik and his mother were extremely close. She was a devoted  and committed mother.  She found the joy and humor if life. Having a role model like his mom has helped him raising his two daughters.  Erik says one important lesson he learned from his mom is  “she was present. She was not ‘unavailable’ when she was physically present.” With all the distractions that we have in life now, this one memory of his mother really helps him with his girls. They are his priority when they’re together.

Looking back, Erik recalls how his parents fostered self reliance and individuality. His mother taught english at night to help others who wanted to empower themselves.   She often worked with bartenders, cashiers and workers who hoped to get a business degree and  change their lives.

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Jackie Tantillo loves being on both sides of the microphone –as Voice Over Artist and Producer/Engineer and in front of the camera as an On Camera Talent. She has been featured in National and International On Camera and Voice Over Commercials and Industrials. Over the years, she has mentored students with an interest in production and broadcasting and has volunteered with elementary school aged children in theatre production. Jackie is able to draw from her many years as a spokesperson and radio talent to bring warmth and insight to her many endeavors, including representative for organizations such as D.A.R.E., March of Dimes, Muscular Dystrophy and Easter Seals. A mom and the youngest of seven siblings, Italian American born in Rota Spain, Jackie or ‘Juani’ as her family and friends call her, comes from a very close knit family. Her knowledge of conversational French, Italian and Spanish has broadened the scope of her work. She lives in New Jersey and loves spending time with her family in the outdoors and traveling.