NEW YORK, (Sept. 9, 2014) - Food and beverage industry veterans Melanie Youngand David Ransom will cohost The Connected Table® Live, an international radio show airing Wednesdays at 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST on W4CY Radio, http://www.W4CY.com. The show will be available on demand atwww.iHeartRadio.com, and everywhere the iHeartRadio app is available, under the Shows & Personalities section. The first show will air Oct. 1, 2014.

 "The Connected Table® Live is an interview-driven format show featuring guests who work in food, beverage and hospitality, including chefs and restaurateurs, wine and spirits professionals, farmers, food scientists, educators, authors and journalists. Our work in the industry has brought us in touch with a wide range of fascinating and dedicated people and we want to showcase them and share their stories," said Young.

 "Our respective and complementary backgrounds in food, wine, spirits and hospitality will add lively commentary to The Connected Table® Live. We are both passionate travelers, cooks and restaurant-goers who enjoy supporting all aspects of the industry. We like to refer to ourselves as 'an insatiably curious culinary couple,' " said Ransom.  

Young and Ransom, who are married, have each spent more than 25 years working in the food and beverage industry, both separately and together. Young ran an eponymous PR and events agency, M. Young Communications, for 20 years, where she helped create, launch and manage The James Beard Foundation Awards, New York Restaurant Week, and numerous charitable and culinary programs. During her career, she has worked with international wine regions and businesses and served as president of Les Dames d'Escoffier New York (LDNY), an organization of leading women in food, fine beverage and hospitality. In addition to LDNY, Young is a member of New York Women's Culinary Alliance and New York Women in Communications. Young is also an award-winning author of two books, "Getting Things Off My Chest" and "Fearless Fabulous You! Lessons on Living Life on Your Terms" (Nov. 2014), both published by Cedar Fort. A women's health activist and blogger, she will be hosting "Fearless Fabulous You!" on W4WN - The Women-4-Women Network dedicated to empowering women. The show airs Mondays at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST, starting Sept. 29.

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The couple recently moved from Manhattan to New York's Hudson Valley, where Young has happily taken up home cooking (after storing her shoes in her unused NYC apartment oven for many years). Follow @connectedtable @mightymelanie @ransomwrites

Both W4CY Radio and W4WN are among the top ranked internet radio stations in the world presented by Talk 4 Media and Talk 4 Radio with listeners in all 50 states and in all 197 countries. http://www.W4CY.com. http://www.W4WN.com. Guest booking inquiries: info@theconnectedtable.com