KKNW and VoiceAmerica Today Announced that Celebrated Talk Show Host Dr. Pat Baccili Will Interview Congressman Jim McDermott Live on Mondays February 9th Crust Busting" Program

McDermott, the only psychiatrist and one of only a handful of doctors in the Congress, will talk about the need for America to reach out to soldiers returning from the war in Iraq. The 7th District Washington Democrat began a career in public service after his experience in treating veterans returning from the Vietnam War. McDermott was recently honored with the 2004 Dr. Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award by the University of Washington Medical School and Health Sciences Center.

SEATTLE, WA (PRWEB) February 5, 2004 -- KKNW and VoiceAmerica today announced that Celebrated Talk Show Host Dr. Pat Baccili will interview Congressman Jim McDermott live on Mondays February 9th Crust Busting" program. McDermott, the only psychiatrist and one of only a handful of doctors in the Congress, will talk about the need for America to reach out to soldiers returning from the war in Iraq. The 7th District Washington Democrat began a career in public service after his experience in treating veterans returning from the Vietnam War. McDermott was recently honored with the 2004 Dr. Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award by the University of Washington Medical School and Health Sciences Center.

Also joining Dr. Pat Baccili on Mondays show is Dr. Stephen Hunt, Medical Director of the Deployment Health Clinic at VA - Puget Sound. Dr. Hunt deals directly with the issue of combat troops coming home.

In addition to discussing issues affecting our soldiers, McDermott is expected to talk about health care in America, the economy and unemployment, as well as issues raised by the host and listening audience.

McDermott has introduced health care legislation in the Congress, and he is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, the first stop on Capitol Hill for testimony from Treasurer Secretary John Snow after the President sent Congress a proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

Please tune in on Monday morning, February 9th at 11:00 AM Pacific/2:00 PM Eastern Time for this inspiring and energizing radio show on KKNW AM 1150, Crust Busting Your Way to an Awesome Life", hosted by Dr. Pat Baccili. Listen live in the Seattle area or Logon to www.crustbusting.com and listen live to the show that is changing peoples lives. You can call in during the broadcast toll-free at 1-888-298-5569 to speak to Dr. Pat and her guests or send your email to live@crustbusting.com.

The broadcast can also be heard on the VoiceAmerica network by visiting at Voice America Network (http://www.voiceamerica.com) on February 12th at 8:00 AM Pacific/11:00 AM Eastern Time.

For further information, contact Dr. Pat Baccili at patbaccili@crustbusting.com or Tacy Trump, Exec Producer, VoiceAmerica at tacy.trump@voiceamerica.com.

Break through the crust and live life full out!

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