Jake Anderson The Deadliest Catch

What happens when the deadliest catch is yourself? From the I Heart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with Jake Anderson from The Deadliest Catch Jake Anderson is well-known as one of the longtime stars of Discovery Channel’s Emmy Award-winning reality show “Deadliest Catch,” which chronicles crab fishermen battling the cruel Bering Sea in Alaska. But away from the cameras, Anderson was battling another deadly adversary: substance abuse. This month, he released his autobiography, “Relapse.” It covers his struggles with alcoholism and drug abuse as an aspiring skateboarder and commercial fisherman. Anderson said some of the issues started in 1999 when he suffered a serious injury that threatened his dream of becoming a professional skateboarder. “I kind of gave up on everything,” he said. Before then, he had occasionally used marijuana and drank alcohol. But he began to take pills and even used methamphetamine. When he decided to try and get back into skateboarding, he started taking the stimulant Adderall. Anderson said at the time he thought the drugs were helping him become a better skater when really they were standing in his way. His addiction came with a stigma. He lost contact with friends who wanted nothing to do with a drug addict. “They don’t want to touch you, they don’t want to talk to you, they point the fingers at you,” Anderson said. He ended up on the streets of Anacortes, homeless and wandering with his skateboard for two years. He was alone and ashamed of what he’d become. “There was nowhere to go,” Anderson said. “I can’t express the humiliation one feels at 4 or 5 in the morning, and all you can do is watch yourself walk up and down the streets.” There’s a moment he remembers, sitting on his skateboard on the Tommy Thompson Trail, an area where he’d often hide, with no money and the rain falling on him. “I’ll never forget that,” Anderson said. “I’d given up on life.” At 24, he moved to Kodiak, Alaska, to start his fishing career and began to change his thinking. He focused on being positive and told himself he could do anything. After relapsing back into drug use, he joined a support group and started working towards sobriety. He strictly followed the program and was able to crawl out of addiction. Now he is more than four years sober, married, living in Seattle and working on the Northwestern, a crabbing boat featured on “Deadliest Catch.” And shortly being released last month, his book has become a bestseller. And while he was selfish as an addict, Anderson said he’s started to change. He now takes time to give back to his community rather than take. “It’s my fave thing about being on television,” Anderson said. Anderson said the most important change he made to get clean was to change his thinking. He started believing in himself. Believing he could overcome addiction. Believing he could accomplish whatever he could put his mind to. His sobriety helped him through some of the darkest moments in his life. In recent years, Anderson has faced several losses, including his sister and several close friends. His father, retired Anacortes High School counselor Keith Anderson, disappeared in January 2010, and his remains were found 2 1/2 years later in a remote area near Darrington. Jake Anderson said he has been able to handle the blows thanks to being clean. “I don’t have every emotion in my body running off negativity,” Anderson said. “Since I was sober I had the power of choice.” Anderson said he’s pained to see the growth of drug and alcohol abuse among the youths of Anacortes and in Skagit County. He hopes that someone will hear his story and believe that they don’t have to live in addiction. “They don’t have to be that way; they can still be an do anything they want to do,” Anderson said. “If I’ve done what I’ve done and made it where I am, they can do far better.” ABOUT JAKE ANDERSON A fourth generation fisherman, Jake Anderson grew up in the rich fishing environment of Anacortes, Washington. At age seventeen, Jake began salmon fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska, and by the age of twenty-five he was crab fishing in the heart of the Bering Sea. Soon after, Jake became a deckhand on the F/V Northwestern and joined the popular television series Deadliest Catch. As an integral part of the show, Jake is known for his hardworking nature that has allowed him to evolve from greenhorn to licensed captain. Aside from fishing, Jake has a harrowing story that has yet to be told. As an avid skateboarder, Jake aspired to become a professional until he was sidelined by injury, addiction, and homelessness. After relentlessly battling back, he was then confronted with the untimely losses of his sister, father, and mentor, Phil Harris. But with depth and maturity, Jake persevered. In his debut book, Relapse, Jake serves as an inspiration as he candidly shares his private journey to overcome tragedy.

Clinton Kelly

How can you be talking to Clinton Kelly and not want to talk about Matt Harris from 1079 The LINK? Clinton Kelly is best known for co-hosting ABC’s daytime hit The Chew and TLC's longest-running primetime reality show, What Not to Wear. The Chew, beginning its 4th season in September 2014, is a food-centric lifestyle show, for which Clinton serves as moderator. In addition to leading cooking and interview segments, Clinton hosts regular branded segments like the very popular, “Clinton's Craft Corner.” Airing every weekday, The Chew reaches up to 4 million viewers each week. Clinton starred in more than 300 episodes of What Not to Wear over the course of 10 years, offering honest style advice with a sense of humor. More than 1 million people watched the popular makeover program every week. A contributing editor for Woman’s Day magazine, Kelly pens a monthly column, “Clinton Solves It,” answering questions from the magazine’s nearly 20 million readers on a range of topics including food, entertaining, fashion and décor. He is also the author of Freakin’ Fabulous, Freakin’ Fabulous on a Budget and Oh, No She Didn’t. Kelly’s latest venture adds housewares designer to his list of accomplishments; his new tabletop line, Effortless Table, debuted August 5, 2014 on macys.com. Clinton has enjoyed a partnership with Macy’s since 2005, appearing in high-profile national television commercials, consulting on private-label ready-to-wear brands, conducting 100+ style seminars across the United States and launching interactive social media campaigns. Other partnerships have included QVC, The Mango Board, Sargento cheese, Dole salads, The Pampered Chef and Papyrus. Before entering the world of television, Kelly was a New York-based magazine editor and freelance writer. He received a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's in Communications from Boston College. Born in Panama City, Panama, he was raised in Port Jefferson Station, Long Island, and currently resides in Manhattan and Connecticut. CLINTON’S MOST RECENT PROJECTS A little background on Clinton's most recent projects: His new modern and affordable dinnerware line, Effortless Table, is exclusive to macys.com. You can view the whole collection here: http://www1.macys.com/shop/search?keyword=effortless+table&x=-828&y=-78 He's also become the face of Macy's new wedding & gift registry campaign, and starts shooting season 4 of ABC's daytime hit, The Chew, in September. He also launches the paperback version of Freakin Fabulous on a Budget

Film Critic Leonard Maltin

From the flat screen to the computer screen. When it comes to movies you need a guide. The 2015 Movie Guide is out. From the I Heart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with film critic Leonard Maltin All things must come to an end! Recognized as one of the country’s leading authorities on movies and moviemaking, and one of our most respected film historians, Leonard Maltin is back with the last edition of his popular movie guide, hailed by the New York Post as “indispensable”, and as “the single most important reference book in every home” by Esquire. LEONARD MALTIN’S 2015 MOVIE GUIDE (Plume; On sale September 2, 2014) is fully updated with over 16,000 reviews, including over 300 new entries—and remains the most complete and reliable movie resource guide there is. From movies that rate a “BOMB” to four-star classics, LEONARD MALTIN’S 2015 MOVIE GUIDE is both a guide to what to watch and a fascinating journey through cinematic history, all in a convenient paperback form.

Jimmy JJ Walker

Jimmy JJ Walker opens up and talks about Joan Rivers with me in the I Heart Radio Studio. He calls her Joanie. He wouldn't have made it to television without her. This is one Unplugged and Totally Uncut show that opens your eyes and heart to the paths comedians take to make their way into every reason why we laugh so much. Jimmy JJ Walker has been a part of my life since the 1970's. Him walking into my I Heart Radio Studio was like being connected with a long lost relative.

Love Mastered From Craig Shoemaker

Craig Shoemaker like you have never never never heard him. I wouldn't do the interview at the club. I wouldn't do the interview in the I Heart Radio Studio. This interview is so real that it had to be on the street. Uptown Charlotte at 11pm. I wanted to capture the man behind the jokes. I got him.

Juliette Lewis Kelly and Cal

From television to the big screen. From every emotional roller coaster to the forefront of a small movie that could win a big trophy. From the I Heart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with actress Juliette Lewis Opening September 5, 2014 in Theaters & on VOD Winner SXSW 2014 GameChanger Award Starring: Juliette Lewis, Jonny Weston, Josh Hopkins, Margaret Colin & Cybill Shepherd Punk-rocker turned suburban mom, Kelly (Juliette Lewis), is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn’t yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal (Jonny Weston) is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he's been dealt. When the two strike up an unlikely friendship, it's the perfect spark needed to thrust them both back to life. Directed by Jen McGowan Written by Amy Lowe Starbin Produced by Adi Ezroni & Mandy Tagger Brockey

Todd Moss The Golden Hour

Todd Moss, who was the chief U.S. diplomat for West Africa (overseeing 16 countries) under President George W. Bush, draws on his deep knowledge and his real-life experience confronting an actual coup in Africa when, in August 2008, he was dispatched by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Mauritania to negotiate with General Aziz just days after he overthrew a democratically-elected president. Now, Moss incorporates his extensive foreign policy experience into his new book, THE GOLDEN HOUR. It’s a political theory where there are vital hundred hours following a political coup d’état when there is still a chance that diplomacy, backchannels or military action might reverse a deadly chain of events. Already garnering remarkable praise, Todd Moss has both the perfect background and the natural storytelling skills to pull readers in from the first page, taking them deep inside the clandestine world of 21st century American national security, and the layers of mostly anonymous Washington staffers who actually operate the levers of national power.