Astrology Help for Home and Holidays: WGN Radio Show Just Posted

CHICAGO - Dec. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- Hear it on the WGN Radio website: http://wgnradio.com/2013/12/07/designing-with-the-stars-12-07-13/

Hear it as a podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-dude-frank-fontana/id733144420

Helping callers: design ideas + coping with holiday stress

The show, “More Designing With the Stars: Astrology and Holiday Decorating,” attracted even more callers than in the week prior. As Fontana acknowledged during the show, the December holiday season can be challenging for many, so he made the decision to expand the December 7 program beyond holiday decorating to include a much bigger definition of home and offer astrological help to callers in need of some good cheer.

“This show is not just about home improvement,” Fontana explained. “It’s about everything ‘home.’ It’s about the lives and families that exist inside the homes and what’s happening for them.”

“Last week, we had a tremendous show,” he added. “When we opened up the phone lines to talk with our astrologer about designing with the stars, an interesting thing occurred. People wanted to hear a little bit about designing for the holidays using the right colors and style for their astrological sign, but then people just started asking general questions about their lives. And it made me think, maybe there’s more going on here. So today, by popular demand, we are bringing Anne Nordhaus-Bike back. She’s going to help soothe some souls out there.”

Some callers shared stories of loss, while others told of major changes that may be bringing stress but have potential for new happiness. The show also brought out some humor and plenty of good news, including new opportunities for one caller ready to begin looking for new love.

Hear the show on WGN or on iTunes

WGN Radio recorded the program and has posted it on the station’s website. Hear the entire program at http://wgnradio.com/2013/12/07/12-07-13-whole-show/. To hear the astrological segment go to http://wgnradio.com/2013/12/07/designing-with-the-stars-1...

The program also is available as a podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-dude-frank-fon...

Frank Fontana: Author, Emmy-Nominated TV & Radio Host

Frank Fontana is known nationally as "America's D.I.Y Designer," a high style, low cost decorating guru who "tells it like it is" and is not afraid to get his hands dirty. He appears regularly as a design expert for NBC's "Today" show and is the host of one of HGTV's longest running and top rated design shows, "Design on a Dime." Many also may recognize Fontana as the real life "Italian Stallion" of the design world and winner of ABC Television Network's D.I.Y reality competition, "The Great Domestic Showdown." Shortly thereafter Frank went on to become the host of his first HGTV show, "Takeover My Makeover."

In between filming his TV programs, Frank finds time to host two highly popular radio programs, "The Design Dude with Frank Fontana" on WGN Radio 720 in Chicago and the number one, most listened to DIY radio show on the internet (with over 8 million downloads), "The Down & Dirty with Frank Fontana."

Fontana is also a regular contributor to NBC's "Open House" and WGN National News and is a Home & Style contributor to Oprah.com. His new top selling book, Frank Fontana's Dirty Little Secrets of Design, is available in bookstores nationwide and on Amazon.com. He lives and works in downtown Chicago, where he hosts a variety of DIY radio & TV shows and runs his company, Frank Fontana Home Solutions Inc. For more information please visit his website at www.frankfontana.net.

Anne Nordhaus-Bike: Award-Winning Astrology Writer & Artist

Noted Chicago astrologer and artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike is an expert on communicating how astrology and art can help anyone easily improve his or her surroundings and live in tune with nature and the seasons. The author of the art and astrology book Follow the Sun: A Simple Way to Use Astrology for Living in Harmony, she is an award-winning artist and web designer and a multiple award-winning writer on astrology and art.

Nordhaus-Bike is president of ANB Communications, a Chicago, IL-based art and communications company offering writing, astrology, art, mystical music videos, and short films “to help you live in harmony,” Nordhaus-Bike said. Visit her self-designed, award-winning website, http://www.anbcommunications.com, to enjoy colorful art, inspirational writing and videos, and uplifting astrology.

The author of the award-winning Living in Harmony astrology column for the Gazette newspaper in Chicago (www.gazettechicago.com), Nordhaus-Bike's book, Follow the Sun: A Simple Way to Use Astrology for Living in Harmony, was published in 2011 to offer a timeless, annual guide to using astrology for living in harmony with yourself, others, and nature. Follow the Sun reviews each astrological sign, shares simple yet powerful ideas for making the most of that sign’s energies and opportunities, and shows how a public figure born under that Sun sign expressed its energies. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23NmwfL3GYc&feature=plcp.



Nordhaus-Bike also is the editor-in-chief of the award-winning online astrology and art newsletter, Living In Harmony. She is a frequent public speaker and radio guest, covering topics such as using spirituality to live in harmony and employing astrology for time management, personal growth, and better home decor. Through her spiritual fusion consultations, she provides uplifting information and guidance to help clients harmonize and balance life on the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual levels.

An accomplished musician and theatrical performer, in the past few years Nordhaus-Bike has focused her work in the performing arts on spiritual and mystical subjects and themes inspired by nature. Most recently, she has begun arranging and composing music and combining it with spoken word, photography, and visual art. Her work has been recognized with seven Apex awards from Communications Concepts Inc., a Washington, DC-area communication and journalism think tank, and one award from the Illinois Woman’s Press Association. In 1997, she was added to the “Wall of Fame” of the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY.

Nordhaus-Bike is an alumna of the University of Chicago and lives in the Clearing/Garfield Ridge community of Chicago. For more information, call (312) 622-6029 or e-mail media@anbcommunications.com or info@anbcommunications.com.