About John St. Augustine
John St. Augustine is Executive Producer of My Wake Up Call Motivational Messages. He has been called "The Voice of America" by veteran broadcaster Bill Kurtis and "the most influential voice on radio" by best-selling author Cheryl Richardson.
He is the creator and narrator of My Powerthoughts Wake Up Call messages. These engaging messages are a spin-off from his nationally syndicated radio show, Power!Talk Radio. This award winning show brings together various diverse perspectives that empower listeners with a renewed sense of life's possibilities. Power!Talk Radio has won the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Best Talk Radio award for 1999-2000-2001. Since his first airdate in August of 1997, St. Augustine has broadcast over 10,500 shows.
In 2007 The Visionary Project (UK) compiled an international list of 500 people that have been deemed "visionaries" in human achievement. The list includes names such as President Jimmy Carter, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, and... John St. Augustine for using his voice on radio for positive change.
While St. Augustine is proud of his many media awards and accolades, he cites his 2002 kidney donation to his daughter Amanda has his greatest achievement. "It's not often you have the opportunity to give your child life twice."
In June of 2006 St. Augustine put his microphone on hold to help launch the "Oprah & Friends" XM Satellite Radio network as the Senior Producer of "The Dr. Oz Show" and has used his formidable radio experience to mentor other channel hosts. Over 750,000 people a day hear his daily nationally syndicated radio vignette "Powerthoughts!" John is the best-selling author of "Living An Uncommon Life" (2006) and "Every Moment Matters" (2009.)