A Conversation with Paul Petersen

Child star, pop singer, writer, spokesman and child rights activist Paul Petersen has many talents. A good chunk of America watched Paul grow up on “The Donna Reed Show” from age 12 to 20 (1958-1966) every Thursday night playing Jeff Stone. Before the Donna Reed Show, he performed in national commercials, gradually moving to more important roles and by 1957 he co-starred in the much-loved “Houseboat” with Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. After the eight years on The Donna Reed Show he worked on a string of movies and television but each year the work grew less and less. There is little room in Hollywood for “former kid stars.” He made the move back to Connecticut and began a new adventure. Simon & Schuster gave him a chance to prove himself as a writer, and after 16 published books, he considers himself an author…when he's not being an advocate for working children everywhere they labor. A Minor Consideration- his not-for-profit organization actually began as a book, but the needs of the kids he grew up with and admired soon showed him that it was more important to actually DO something about the problems rather than just collect and record the stories. A partial list of the accomplishments of AMC can be found on the website, www.minorcon.org. Paul is currently the AFTRA Chair of the Young Performers Committee and a credentialed Delegate at the United Nations for the World Safety Organization. Amazingly, Paul Petersen is the guest caller on June 3, 2010 at noon Est. He will be talking with co-hosts Dori DeCarlo, Debbie Barth and Linda Alexander. The link to the website and chat room is http://www.blogtalkradio.com/threewisegirls and the call in number is 347.994.3835. Join us and be part of the conversation.