Press & Media
Media
Press features, interviews, podcast appearances, trade articles, video series, and media resources connected to Kelly Orchard's work as an author, licensed psychotherapist, second-generation broadcaster, speaker, and leadership strategist.
Overview
Kelly in the Media
Kelly Orchard's media work sits at the intersection of broadcasting, mental health, leadership, resilience, storytelling, and lived experience.
She has appeared in television interviews, podcast conversations, radio programs, industry publications, and media features connected to her work as a heart failure survivor, author, licensed psychotherapist, broadcaster, and leadership strategist.
Her media presence is grounded in the same values that shape her books, speaking, and programs: clarity, emotional honesty, practical tools, story, resilience, and conversations that help people feel less alone in what they are carrying.
Kelly is available for podcast interviews, television and radio appearances, print and digital features, author conversations, book club discussions, and media events connected to her books, programs, and areas of expertise.
Kelly Orchard — KTLA 5 Live Interview, 2014
Television
KTLA 5 — Live Interview
Heart Failure Survivor — 2014
Kelly's KTLA interview began as one of those unexpected moments when two parts of her life collided.
At the time, she was serving on a Temecula American Heart Association Heart Walk planning committee. The day before the event, she received a call that KTLA wanted to interview heart survivors live from the walk.
Around that same season, Kelly was also doing FCC compliance work, and KTLA was one of her clients. When she called the assistant news director, they both laughed at the overlap.
In the interview, Kelly shared part of her heart journey and the story behind Heart Lessons, the book that grew from her experience with heart failure, recovery, grief, faith, and learning to listen when life forces you to slow down.
Press & Interviews
Featured Press & Interviews
A few conversations, features, and industry pieces that reflect the throughline of Kelly's work: radio, resilience, mental health, leadership, storytelling, and why the human side of broadcasting still matters.
Radio, Mental Health & Leadership
Books, Storytelling & Broadcasting
Broadcasting Roots & Industry Voice
Contributor
Published Work & Broadcast Trade Articles
Kelly has contributed to broadcast trade publications and industry conversations for more than thirty years.
Her writing reflects the perspective of someone who grew up inside radio, worked across the industry, and later brought psychology, leadership, resilience, and human behavior into the conversation.
Radio Ink
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Radio & Broadcasting
Radio Is Not Dead
Radio Is Not Dead is Kelly Orchard's travel-based video and podcast series documenting the people, stations, and communities that keep radio alive.
As Kelly travels full-time in her 5th wheel RV with her golden retriever, Kismet, she visits radio stations, talks with broadcasters, and captures the human stories behind the industry: the local voices, station histories, community service, leadership challenges, creative energy, and resilience that rarely make the headlines.
The series is part road story, part industry reflection, and part reminder that radio has always been about more than transmitters, ratings, and format clocks.
It is about people.
What to Expect
What Media Can Expect
— Grounded
— Clear
— Story-driven
— Emotionally intelligent
— Practical
— Reflective
— Human
— Useful
— Engaging
— Occasionally funny when the moment earns it
— Never performative or hype-driven
Kelly does not perform inspiration at people. She brings language, perspective, story, and tools that help audiences think more clearly about what they are carrying and what they want to do next.
She is comfortable in long-form conversations, short interviews, panel discussions, and live formats. She prepares. She listens. She stays on topic while remaining flexible when the conversation goes somewhere unexpected and worth following.
Resources
Media Materials Available by Request
For interviews, podcast appearances, articles, event promotion, or press inquiries, Kelly can provide media materials as needed.
Available materials may include:
— Short bio
— Extended bio
— Approved photos
— Book cover images
— Speaking topic summaries
— Interview questions
— Social media links
— Relevant book, podcast, video, and article links
Books
Books Connected to Media Conversations
Each of Kelly's books opens a different door into her work and offers a natural entry point for media conversations.
Flipping the Format on the Fear of Failure
A practical guide to understanding fear, building resilience, and leading through uncertainty. Built around the W.K.R.P. Framework. Ideal for conversations about leadership, broadcasting, mental fitness, and fear of failure.
Dead Air: The Day the Music Died
A novel set inside a radio station on the day the music format changes. A story about identity, loss, loyalty, and what happens when the thing you built your life around suddenly disappears. Ideal for conversations about broadcasting, change, and creative identity.
Heart Lessons
A free book about resilience, surrender, grief, healing, faith, and the lessons life teaches when we are forced to slow down and listen. The emotional foundation of Kelly's work. Ideal for conversations about health, survival, reinvention, and the human side of change.
For Hosts & Producers
Sample Interview Questions
These questions are offered as a starting point. Every conversation can be shaped to fit the focus of your show, publication, or event.
You grew up inside radio — your family built and operated stations. How did that shape who you became?
You are a licensed psychotherapist and a radio veteran. How do those two worlds connect in your work?
What does "flipping the format on fear" actually mean — and why does it matter for broadcasters and leaders?
You had a heart failure experience that changed everything. What did that teach you about resilience?
What is Heart Lessons, and why do you give it away for free?
Tell us about Licensed2BBadass. What is it, and who is it for?
What is the B.A.D.A.S.S. framework, and how did it come together?
You say radio is not dead. Make the case.
What is The Courtyard, and why did you build it?
What do you want people to feel when they finish reading one of your books?
What does it mean to be a Certified Badass?
What is the one thing you wish more leaders understood about fear?
What is the W.K.R.P. Framework, and why did you name it that?
What does "Kismet Adventures" mean to you?
What is the most important lesson your heart failure taught you?
Additional questions, topic-specific question sets, and background materials are available upon request. Use the contact form to start the conversation.
Get in Touch
Invite Kelly
If your podcast, show, publication, event, or platform could use a grounded, story-driven conversation about fear, resilience, leadership, broadcasting, mental fitness, creativity, or the human side of change, start here.
Kelly is available for podcast interviews, television and radio appearances, print and digital features, author conversations, book club discussions, panel discussions, and media events.
Closing Note
The best media conversations do more than fill time.
They give people language.
They help audiences recognize something they have been carrying.
They offer a little space to think differently.
And sometimes, they become the first honest step toward change.