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Steve Katsos is the host of The Steve Katsos Show, a television show based out of Arlington, Ma

Arlington, Massachusetts

Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles northwest of Boston. The population was 42,844 at the 2010 census.-History:...

for creative people to share their art, comedy, and music with the world.

The television show was started as volunteers helping struggling artists and now airs in over 13 million homes weekly in the US and Europe

Europe

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, aired on several stations worldwide such as WBIN-TV, in the U.K. and Ireland on My Channel, My TV, AcMI, and streams live online weekly on Tuesdays at 7PM, Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time

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Guests of the Steve Katsos show have ranged from budding local musicians, artists and comedians

Comedians

Comedians are a type of entertainer who tell jokes.Comedians can also refer to:* Comedians , a 1954 film* Comedians , a 1975 play by Trevor Griffiths* The Comedians, a 1940 concert suite by Dmitry Kabalevsky...

to established celebrities and personalities such as Candy O'Terry

Candy O'Terry

Candy O'Terry, also known as Candy O, is an American radio personality, singer/songwriter, television and film actress and spokesperson. A broadcaster since 1991, she is the creator and co-host of WMJX, Magic 106.7/Boston's Exceptional Women radio show, and the recipient of over 33 awards for...

, Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joseph Hauoli L. Wong is a former American football offensive lineman of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft...

, Rick Dumont

Richard Dumont

Richard M. Dumont is a voice actor and director who has worked in both Canada and the United States. He voices Menator, the aging leader of the Olmecs in The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Grognard in Night Hood and Scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...

, Dave Zeltserman

Dave Zeltserman

Dave Zeltserman is an American novelist. He has published several hardboiled novels, including Small Crimes and Pariah. He won both the Shamus and Derringer awards for his novelette "Julius Katz" in 2010,.-Novels:* Fast Lane...

, Governor Michael Dukakis

Michael Dukakis

Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...

, and many others.

Steve Katsos regularly puts on benefit shows for charitable causes such as The Jimmy Fund

The Jimmy Fund

The Jimmy Fund raises vital funds to support adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1948 to raise funds for patient care and the fight against children’s cancer, the Jimmy Fund now supports the search for new cancer...

and Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is the world's largest autism advocacy organization that sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. It was founded in February 2005 by Bob Wright, vice chairman of General Electric, and by his wife Suzanne, a...

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Steve has been a regular topic in press, such as The Boston Herald, WGBH

WGBH

WGBH-TV, channel 2, is a non-commercial educational public television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WGBH-TV is a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service , and produces more than two-thirds of PBS's national prime time television programming...

, The Examiner

The Examiner

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, The Arlington Advocate etc. recognizing him for his entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...

with regard to his talk-show format and his advocacy

Advocacy

Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...

for local talent.

The show has earned national recognition, including winning the Hometown Video Award from the Alliance for Community Media

Alliance for Community Media

The Alliance for Community Media , previously known as the National Federation of Local Cable Programmers , is an advocacy and lobbying organization in the United States in support of Public, educational, and government access cable tv channels...

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