Encinitas, CA � January 2003 � The bubbly, enthusiastic voice listeners hear singing the praises of travel on the Sunday morning Travel Talk Radio show belongs to Olivenhain resident Sandy Dhuyvetter.

Dhuyvetter is both creator and host of the show that debuted in December 2001 on KFMB (760-AM). The show, which topped its original 7 to 9 a.m. time slot in a recent Arbitron ratings report, combines regional, national and international travel topics, up-to-date travel news and interviews with travel experts.

Dhuyvetter has become such an expert that Channel 4, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles, tapped her to do a weekly television show from its Burbank studios.

�It�s great,� Dhuyvetter said. �I take the train and my laptop and work on the way up and the way back.�

What she works on as she rides the rails is her Travel Talk Radio Internet show, which she debuted in August 2001.

�It was one of the first Internet radio shows,� Dhuyvetter said.

She encourages her radio listeners to log onto traveltalkradio.com while the show is on the air so they can ask questions via e-mail.

If Dhuyvetter had been asked a decade ago if she had her sights set on becoming a radio and television personality, she would have said �absolutely not!�

�I�ve always enjoyed working behind the scenes,� said Dhuyvetter, who holds a degree in illustration and graphic design from Arizona State University.

She became a pioneer in digital design and computer graphics in the early 1980s, and in 1994 she began working in the Web community.

�I�ve developed online marketing strategies and e-commerce-enabled Web sites for more than 200 companies and organizations,� Dhuyvetter said. �I�ve built a lot of travel sites.�

Her connections with the travel industry, love of travel and communication and Web expertise all converged when Dhuyvetter launched the Travel Talk Radio Internet program, which can be accessed in 150 countries. Her live radio show airs in Las Vegas and Fresno, and she offers travel tips on CNN�s local headline news.

Although she admits her goal is to be syndicated throughout the world and to �be the CNN of travel,� fame is not Dhuyvetter�s mission.

�My programs are created and based on the belief that travel is a catalyst for creating communication, peace and commerce among the countries and communities of the world,� Dhuyvetter said.

�The �Travelers Commitment to Peace� is our creed,� she said. �It reminds travelers to journey with an open mind and gentle heart, to accept diversity with grace and gratitude, to revere and protect the natural environment and to offer a hand in friendship to everyone they meet.�

When Dhuyvetter isn�t working on Travel Talk Radio, she enjoys playing Celtic-style accordion �with any band that will let me sit in.�

Although she admits being ambitious, she said, �my family is No. 1.�

She shares her Olivenhain home with a teen-age son and daughter, her husband, Patrick Peartree, and two dogs. Her children are involved in exchange student programs and are already seasoned travelers.

�They�ve learned a lot from travel,� Dhuyvetter said.

Original article (linked here) by, By Pat Stein.

About Travel Talk Radio
The weekly Travel Talk Radio shows are presented in an interview/seminar format and include guests from around the world. With Internet access and Windows Media Player, a global audience hears Travel Talk Radio. A toll free number, (800) 760-5362 and email messaging are available during the broadcasts for easy communication with the live show. The audience is encouraged to browse the Web sites that are linked to the weekly shows and participate in the discussions.

The show airs live each Sunday from 7 � 9am Pacific. Archives can be heard within 24 hours of the live program. Travel Talk Radio is accessed by logging onto www.traveltalkradio.com.

The Travel Talk Mission
Travel Talk Radio's mission is to facilitate communications between tour operators, wholesales, travel agents and consumers. Both Travel Talk Radio Online and Travel Talk Radio AM radio programs were created and based on the belief that travel is a catalyst for creating communication, peace, and commerce among the countries and communities of the world. Our approach has been to accommodate the travel professional and savvy traveler by interviewing Travel Industry leaders and reviewing the latest in travel products and services. Travel Talk Radio is committed to creating an easy-to-use, reliable and ever-growing directory of audio interviews and news clippings. Each audio clip includes links to quality content that supports the travel agent community and promotes travel to a travel savvy audience.

Contact:
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tisha@traveltalkradio.com
Travel Talk Radio
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