Roxanne Watson Innovates With New Radio Show: Michael's Gifts

NANUET, NY — Rockland resident and Heart Transplant Recipient, Roxanne Watson, has been teaching and advocating from a patient's view since she received her heart in 2010. Watson’s life-threatening heart problems were discovered when she was 52. She spent two years on the transplant waiting list and was hospitalized for 104 days straight before a match was found. Watson has traveled the world, appeared on Oprah and other shows and visited nearly every community event in Rockland drumming up support for LiveOnNY. She has signed up over 11,000 people to New York’s organ and tissue transplant registry.

Now in her ninth year with a new heart, Roxanne is expanding her outreach. Her own local radio show will be live broadcast on WRCR 1700AM NY.

Here's a Q&A with Roxanne Watson:

Question: What's the show about?
Answer: The show called Michael's Gifts was inspired by the gifts of life given by Michael Bovill US Coastguard E3 Fireman who on July 15 became a hero 5 times over donating all viable organs to others.

Q: When and where is it on?
A: The show will be live broadcast on WRCR 1700AM NY every Wednesday morning 9:15 to 10am. livestreaming on WRCR.com. A link will be available Wednesday afternoon for those who can't listen live.

Q: Why did you start Radio show?

A: I decided to do this show at the urging of others who rightfully suggested that I needed to reach a broader audience n a regular basis.due to my large social media following. The station sales manager asked me one day how many people are in your social network and i counted up all the public and private support groups members i reach everyday and it was over 100,000. I felt motivated at that point to reach out to them as I am trying to not run all over the world like I have been.

Q: Who is the audience you're talking to?

A: I say I can let the audience come to me. This is not meant to slow the personal travel but to enhance the audience interaction and then reach out to those who need me physically. I actually plan to start being compensated for my speeches as volunteering has left me poor LOL. So I will be available to travel even more. The audience for our show is not only the transplant community but the larger patient centered community.

Q: Do you have an upcoming guest line-up? What is it?

A: It seems that most shows are centered around professional advisers and advice. Our show is for patients to share their stories their experiences without judgement.

Q: What can people look forward to when they tune in over the next three months?

A:We emphasize the fact that we are not medical folks we are just the patients in the bed as we call it.. IT'S THE PATIENTS VOICE FROM THE PATIENTS MOUTHS. We invite our audience to call in (845) 429-1700.