We welcome the amazing Cindy Calder to the show! Cindy moved to Greece with her parents and two brothers in 1965. Her father was a US diplomat and Greek specialist stationed in Athens and Thessaloniki during various postings from 1963-1980. She attended elementary and high school at the American Community School in Athens.
We welcome the inspirational Dr. John Pappas to the show! John graduated cum laude from Boston University and then Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where he was chosen to participate in the Teacher Training Honors Program. John serves as a trustee of the Alpha Omega Council and is a member of the New England Hellenic Medical and Dental Society (NEHMDS) and has received the NEHMDS scholarship for academic excellence three times. In addition to the NEHMDS, John is also an active member of the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society, the American Academy of Facial Esthetics and Spear Education. Since 2002, Dr. Pappas has served as the Director of the Metropolis of Boston Youth Dance Group and works as a dentist at his 2 Masterpiece Dentistry offices at Copley and Burlington. Join us to learn about the amazing and vibrant Greek dance culture in Boston!
We welcome the amazing Panos Liaropoulos to the show! Panos is a Greek composer and pianist. He was born in Athens, Greece and since 1997 he has resided in Boston, MA. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Composition from Boston University where he studied with Theodore Antoniou and Lukas Foss. He pursued his graduate studies on a Fulbright Grant and he was the recipient of the 2001 Boston University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theory and Composition. He is also the recipient of the 2018-2019 prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. Join us on this journey!
We welcome the amazing Nancy Agris Savage to the show! Nancy is the former owner/editor of the Hellenic Chronicle that was originally founded by her father, Peter Agris. She is a communications professional with experience across a wide spectrum of fields, including journalism, public policy, speechwriting, political advocacy, editing, essay preparation, and college counseling. Three decades plus of writing skills have been honed in the fast-paced world of Capitol Hill, serving as editor-in-chief of one of the nation's largest ethnic weekly newspapers and as founder and executive director of a 30-year-old endowed scholarship foundation providing grants totaling more than $800,000 to aspiring journalists and communications media representatives. Join us!
Mario Frangoulis is a Classical Crossover artist and tenor known the world over for his powerhouse vocals and charismatic live performances. Billboard calls him ''Daring and inspring!'', while CNN.com says “His world is distilled to pure sound, all voice.”
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke to an esteemed audience on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 in Astoria, New York. Here are some highlights from the event.
We welcome the amazing Nick Tsiotos to the show! Nick Tsiotos is the Sports Editor of Greek Americans in Sports and a Boston Public School teacher with a dedication to excellence in education. Passionate about sports and his Hellenic culture, Nick has also worked as a journalist for The Hellenic Chronicle, as Sports Editor for The Hellenic Voice, and contributed to The AHEPA Magazine.
Every year, the Boston Athletic Association receives four gold wreaths, cut from olive trees of the city of Marathon, as a symbolic gift from the people of Greece. The olive wreath tradition represents all the indispensable ideals for which the citizens-soldiers fought in Marathon over 2,500 years ago: freedom, individual dignity, and the power of democracy, all of which remain relevant today.
We sat down with Paul Tsitsopoulos, the president of the Alpha Omega Council. The Alpha Omega Council is an organization dedicated to promote Hellenism. Their mission statement is as follows:
We sat down with the amazing Kalomira to catch up and chat about her awesome new single, "Rolling" amongst other things going on in her life. Join us in hanging out with Kalomira!
Irini Merkouri & Sarbel with opening act Vanessa Adamopoulou performed live in Boston at Club Venu on June 4, 2005. Check out some clips from their performance!
Check out some awesome clips from the Giorgos Alkaios Greek concert live at Foxwoods Resort & Casino along with Stelios Dionysiou from way back on November 13, 2005.