Snipped from another site! ________________________ First Web-Interactive Family History Talk Show To Debut Saturday, March 6 History-making Net event to feature celebrity Internet Genealogist Cyndi Howells Genealogy enthusiasts, newcomers and press are invited to become a part of history by participating in the first ever web-interactive genealogy call-in talk show, which will debut internationally at http://www.talkspot.com on Saturday, March 6th. The first ever "Generations: Find Your Roots" Webcast will occur online from 4-6 p.m. Pacific time (7-9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time). Cyndi Howells, creator of the highly acclaimed Web site, "Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet," will kick-off the show as the first guest. Genealogy fans can share in the conversation with Cyndi and show host Elon Gasper while viewing family charts, pictures and video captures to illustrate certain points of discussion. The audio portion will be received over the computer speakers while participants follow along visually through interactive chat and pictures broadcast onto their monitor via the Net. Audience members will be able to ask questions of Cyndi and Elon, as well as share their own personal experiences to help others who are also researching their family heritage. TalkSpot is the first project launched by Worldstream, an innovative new Internet broadcast company that integrates the elements of radio talk shows with the interactive chat and multimedia features of the Internet to create a dynamic new medium. Audience members log-in to the TalkSpot web site and become an integral part of the discussion by participating in online chats with the show host, featured guests and each other. The Generations: Find Your Roots Show will be broadcast online every Saturday evening and will feature different guests, new tips on family research, news and stories shared from listeners. Each week the Webcast will explore new surnames, regions and various topics of heritage exploration. Meet the Host The show's host, Elon Gasper, is an avid genealogy researcher and senior designer of the Generations family heritage software line from http://www.sierrahome.com/ Sierra Home. He has traced his family roots back to the 13th century, with links uncovered in his family to Salem witches, Mayflower passengers, Scottish nobility, and both Union & Confederate soldiers. Elon is following in the footsteps of his great- great-aunt, a noted genealogist and Fellow of the Institute of American Genealogy. Premier Guest Cyndi Howells is one of the foremost Internet genealogists, author of Netting Your Ancestors and creator of the award winning site http://www.cyndislist.com. Cyndi's List provides 41,100 genealogy web links, classified in more than 100 different categories. How To Participate: On Saturday, March 6 interested participants can connect via the Internet to http://www.talkspot.com. Select the Generations show on the Life & Explorations Channel and choose a log-in name. Then just listen, watch, interact and have fun! For more information, please contact: Kelly Stanmore at (425) 649-9800 x3898, [email protected] or Elon Gasper at (425) 649-9800 x3002, [email protected] I suspect this will be a very interesting "talk show." The technology is rather new, of course. There have been traditional radio shows broadcast in the past with audio feeds on the Internet. However, this new talk show from Sierra Home will include interactive feedback from people on the net while the show is live. ========================================================== Have a great one!!