<p>Dr. Afshan Naheed Hashmi was born in India and educated both in India and the USA. She now lives in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Hashmi is a best selling author, award-winning entrepreneur and speaker; she’s involved in books movies, make-up and beauty products reviews. She is a TV show Host, a successful regulatory, business development and scientific professional with more than a decade of experience.</p>

89 CURMUDGEON ON THE LOOSE - RICHARD BONTE

Monday 11:30 am + Wed 5:30 pm

“Curmudgeonly Yours” is a show on ‘comparative modern Western life. The title comes from Richard Bonte’s humorous book of the same name, “Curmudgeonly Yours.” In his sometimes-multilingual show, host and author Richard Bonte interviews guests from different countries to get their take on ideas and problems facing the Western world.



Host Richard Bonte is a Bradenton resident and a native-born New Yorker. He has lived much of his life in Canada, California and Western Europe. He has worn many hats in his life including playwright, bi-coastal actor, teacher, writer, linguist and phonetician. He has advanced degrees from Berkeley, UCLA and the Sorbonne. Richard has written ten novels (including ‘Curmudgeonly Yours’ (2017), been given the FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) 2018 Silver Award for Humor), several plays and screenplays. He is right now co-writing a new novel set in 1930’s Los Angeles.