A Conversation about Diabetes / The Music Behind The Simpsons




Prime Time Radio - AARP show

Summary: Part A: Tony Award-winning actor, Ben Vereen, joins forces with “Taking Control of Your Diabetes,” the leading education organization, to call on Americans to S.T.A.N.D. and “Start Taking Action Now for Diabetes”. By using the power of social marketing and many speaking programs across the country, Mr. Vereen is starting a movement among patients and their friends to take astand and work to take control of their blood sugar levels. Part B: Alf Clausen has composed music for The Simpsons since the second season in 1990, and has been nominated for 23 Emmy Awards for his work on the animated series, winning twice.  His music has appeared in dozens of other television shows and countless movies, including Moonlighting and Half Baked. He has released three compilation albums of his Simpsons compositions: Songs in the Key of Springfield, Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons and The Simpsons: Testify. He talks about his work on the long-running sitcom, and his long career in Hollywood