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Art “Chat Daddy” Sims joins noted Author and HIV/AIDS advocate/activist, Ida Byther-Smith as a celebrity co-host of “Raw Talk” on Sundays 3-4pm CST 106.3 FM Chicago or http://www.soul1063radio.com. Listener’s line is (773)928-9230.
Art “Chat Daddy” Sims will have “Real Talk” with listeners every Sunday. He will also feature noted authors, and celebrity guests. “I am looking forward to us bringing topics and issues that need to be addressed within our community.” says Sims
Ida W. Byther-Smith, Founder and Executive Director, Jo-Ray House Inc. Jo-Ray House, Inc. is a non-profit 501 c(3) whose mission is to fight social and economic prejudices and injustices by providing a safe place for underserved individuals to heal, while empowering them to reclaim their lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.-
At age 41, she tested positive for HIV, and her life completely changed. Ida found out she was positive after getting tested for HIV as part of a standard procedure for interest in a different medical career position. The only possible way she thought she could have gotten HIV was from a patient sneezing on her because she had never been unfaithful to her husband or gotten infected before marriage.
Eventually, her and her husband had separated. She could only be in denial for so long, before a conversation with her husband's secret lover. "The doctor told you that you are HIV-positive. I know because I told your husband I was positive when we got involved, and he told me it didn't matter." Her husband denied everything. She has done numerous TV interviews and has also written or appeared in articles in Ebony Magazine, POZ Magazine, The Tribune, Sun Times, and Chicago Defender. She speaks as an advocate for those living with HIV with the compassion that only comes through personal experience.
Intimate relationships have proven to be both a very disturbing and rewarding experience for anyone who dares to venture off into one. For 13 years, Art Sims, affectionately known as Chat Daddy, has been the go-to person for all those brave hearts in and out of relationships.
With a keen wit matched with an eloquent, street tone, Chat Daddy produces a weekly relationship column in the Chicago Defender where people seek advice on their relationship woes. Recently, he has been selected as a featured relationship expert on NBC5.com’s newest section, Better Sex and Relationships. In addition to his columns, Chat Daddy has hosted literally thousands of The Original Real Deal Chats across the nation. The Original Real Deal is an open forum that welcomes people of all races and sexual expressions to meet and discuss burning relationship topics such as infidelity, commitment, celibacy or bisexuality. Chat Daddy has expanded his market to a new paradigm by starting Chat Daddy Cares, a non-for-profit aimed to assist today’s youth with the common yet serious problems and issues they face while educating them on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Noted for his natural expertise and his sharp sensitivity to a healthy relationship, the relationship guru has been featured in a number of publications such as Chicago Magazine, Being Single, Rolling Out and Ebony Magazine. He has also been sought after to appear as an expert on various news and radio shows. In a time where men and women are lost and confused, Chat Daddy is the authority on intimate relationships.
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