Sandy Dhuyvetter
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| Birth name | Sandra Jo Dhuyvetter |
| Born | August 10, 1960 Upland, California, United States |
| Medium | Radio, the Web, Print |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Genres | Tourism, Travel |
| Notable works and roles | Host of TravelTalkRADIO |
Sandy Dhuyvetter (born Sandra Jo Dhuyvetter on August 10, 1960 in Upland, California) is an American radio personality, author and travel industry media specialist.
She is best known as the creator, executive producer and host of the San Diego-based TravelTalkRADIO, a live talk radio program that airs every Sunday and focuses on tourism and the travel industry worldwide. The program is heard via conventional radio and online in more than 157 countries.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Radio
Dhuyvetter started her radio program in August of 2001 as an online program. In December of 2001, TravelTalkRADIO added conventional radio stations to its distribution. The show combines "regional, national and international travel topics, up-to-date travel news and interviews with travel experts," according to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.[1]
In December of 2001, Dhuyvetter debuted on television on KNBC in Los Angeles during the midday news programming. She continued her work on NBC for 18 months and then moved to local CNN, where Dhuyvetter continued to bring the good news of travel to TV viewers. She called her TravelTalkRADIO program one of the first Internet radio shows.[2]
In 2006, TravelTalkRADIO was awarded with the Tanzania Tourist Board's Media Award at the 31st African Travel Association's (ATA) International Congress in Ghana.[3] In 2007, Chinese radio station Voice of Jinling Radio honored Dhuyvetter for her work in co-producing a program dedicated to Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The program was jointly produced in China and called "Sandy and Dr. Sun Yat-sen". It was awarded first prize for the 2006 Final Radio Report Contest at Jiangsu Radio Station.
Today, TravelTalkRADIO can be heard on conventional radio in the United States, China and the United Kingdom, via satellite in the Western Hemisphere, South America, North America and the Pacific Rim, and online worldwide.[4]
TravelTalkMEDIA, an affiliate of TravelTalkRADIO, encompasses the radio, television and web presence of the company, which is based in Encinitas, California.
[edit] Web
Dhuyvetter, who has a degree in illustration and design from Arizona State University, became involved in web design and computer graphics in the early 1980s. In 1985 she launched the Electronic Pen, creating computer graphics for corporate clients. With the advent of the Internet, Dhuyvetter's company began developing corporate websites, and eventually merged with another online business to form CommerceWave.[5]
[edit] Writing
Dhuyvetter is the illustrator of the children's book Wiggle-Butts and Up-Faces, which is recommended by the National Swim School Association.[6]
[edit] Accomplishments
Dhuyvetter serves on the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee[7] and as a member of the board of advisors for Christelijke Hogeschool Noord (CHN) University's Department of Media and Entertainment Management.[8] CHN University is headquartered in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
