In the Media
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Television
October 15, 2019: WBTV News: Family Entertainment over the Holidays
June 18, 2019: WBTV News: Music Festivals in the Blue Ridge Mountains
March 18, 2019: WBTV News: Appalachian Ramps Festivals
January 8, 2019: WBTV News: Barbados for your Winter Getaway
November 2, 2018: WBTV News: Great Blue Ridge Drives for Leaf Season
October 5, 2018: WBTV News: Motorcycling in Italy
August 10, 2018: WBTV News: Summer’s End in Southwestern Virginia
June 15, 2018: WBTV News: Beat the Summer Heat in the Great Lakes
May 18, 2018: WBTV News: Memorial Day Festivals in the Carolinas
April 17, 2018: WBTV News: Kentucky Horse Country
March 29, 2018: WJZY (Fox 46): Discover Your Traveler Type
March 26, 2018: WBTV (Bounce TV) Plan a Vacation Using Your Traveler Type
February 12, 2018: WBTV News What’s Your Traveler Type?
January 4, 2018: WBTV News Packing Bulky Winter Clothing
November 30, 2017: WJZY (Fox 46) Holiday Road Trips
November 13, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV): Don’t miss these holiday festivals and light displays NC and SC
October 12, 2017: WJZY (Fox 46) NC Leaf Season and Fall Festivals
October 3, 3017: WBTV (Bounce TV) NC Leaf Season and Fall Festivals
August 10, 2017: WJZY (Fox46) Traveling to Western North Carolina for the Solar Eclipse
August 8, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV) Watch the Solar Eclipse in Transylvania County, NC
May 19, 2017: WJZY (Fox 46) Mobile Apps for Planning a Vacation
May 16, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV) Two Tank Trips: Memorial Day Weekend Festivals
April 18, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV) Coal Heritage Tourism Sites
March 22, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV) Four Apps for Planning Roadside Stops
February 21, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV) Heritage Music Trails in North Carolina and Virginia
February 9, 2017: WJZY (Fox 46) Black History Month in South Carolina
January 24, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV) Two Tank Trips: Georgetown County, SC
December 19, 2017: WBTV (Bounce TV) Safety and Comfort Tips for Holiday Road Trips
December 1, 2016: WJZY (Fox 46)
November 15, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) Holiday Lights in the Carolinas
October 18, 2016: WJZY (Fox 46): Peak Leaf Season in NC Mountains
October 11, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) Leaf Season in North Carolina
October 4, 2016: WBTV (Morning Break) Where to go for NC Leaf Season
September 15, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Shoulder Season Travel”
August 25, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Labor Day Destinations in Asheville, NC”
August 2, 2016: WJZY (Fox 46) “There’s more to Watkins Glen than racin'”
July 28, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “There’s more to enjoy in Watkins Glen, NY than racin'”
June 21, 2016: NBC Charlotte (Charlotte Today) “Enjoy Camping with Your Family this Summer“
June 18, 2016: WBTV (CBS Charlotte) “Get the Most Out of Your Camping Trip”
June 16, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Great Outdoors Month”
May 19, 2016: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “SC Cornbread Festival Preview”
May 16, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) two segments:
May 2, 2016: Charlotte Today (NBC Charlotte) “Car Games for Kids”
April 15, 2016: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Bon Appetit! Bon Appalachia!”
April 12, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello”
April 9, 2016: WBTV (CBS Charlotte) “Solo Travel and the Appalachian Bon Appetit Project”
March 12, 2016: WBTV (CBS Charlotte): Spring Staycation Ideas
March 11, 2016: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Quick Spring Break Destinations in NC”
March 7, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Spring Break: Four-Day Itinerary Full of Family Fun”
February 9, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “National Parks for Spring Break: Death Valley, Everglades and Congaree”
January 19. 2016: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Three National Parks Close to Charlotte“
January 11, 2016: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Birmingham for MLK Day”
December 29, 2015: Charlotte Today (NBC Charlotte) “Be Healthy, Wealthy and Wise while Traveling in 2016”
December 18, 2015: WCCB Wilson’s World “Getting Ready for that Holiday Road Trip”
December 5, 2015: WBTV (CBS Charlotte) “How to Pack for a Your Next Holiday Road Trip“
December 2, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Keeping the Kids Entertained on Long Road Trips“
November 12, 2015: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Tamela Rich’s Research Findings: The Five Universal Fears”
October 28, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) The Road Less Traveled, Dealing with Fear and Anxiety” 
October 24, 2015: WBTV (CBS Charlotte) “Plan Your Holiday Road Trips Now”
October 13, 2015: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Face Your Fears Day”
October 12, 2015: Charlotte Today (NBC Charlotte) “Best Destinations to See Fall Foliage“
September 14, 2015: WBTV (Bounce TV): “West Virginia Exhibition Coal Mine”
September 10, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Learn to Ride a Motorcycle”
August 31, 2015: Charlotte Today (NBC Charlotte) “Labor Day Celebrations along the Blue Ridge Parkway”
August 18, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Labor Day Getaways”
July 31, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Camping for Beginners in Cherokee, NC“
July 18, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Michigan’s Upper Peninsula”
July 6, 2015: WBTV (Bounce TV):“Mammoth Cave National Park”
June 18, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Wild, Wonderful West Virginia“
June 8, 2015: WBTV (Bounce TV) “Historical Road Trip: Monticello (Virginia) to Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) via Skyline Drive…“
May 28, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “How to Involve Kids in Planning a Road Trip”
May 15, 2015: Charlotte Today (NBC Charlotte) “Eating Healthy on Vacation”
May 11, 2015: WBTV (Bounce TV): “History of Memorial Day and NC Observances” 
May 7, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Huntington Beach State Park and Brookgreen Gardens (SC)“
April 29, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Planning a Vacation on the Blue Ridge Parkway”
April 23, 2015: WBTV (CBS Charlotte) “How to Plan a Great Vacation”
April 22, 2015: WCCB Charlotte Rising with Wilson’s World
April 1, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Charlotte Staycations for Spring Break”
March 25, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “The Overhead Challenge and how to Pack Light”
March 21, 2015: WBTV (CBS Charlotte) “Road Trip Tips for Solo Travelers and Families”
March 18, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Historical Sites for Spring Break: Monticello”
March 11, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46) “Road Trip: Charlotte to Chattanooga”
March 9, 2015: WBTV (CBS Charlotte) “Solo Travel Tips”
March 4, 2015: TWC News “In Depth” with Rob Boisvert
March 3, 2015: Good Day Charlotte (Fox 46): Tips for Traveling Solo
November 25, 2014: WCCB News Rising “Packing Less for the Holidays, Part TWO”
November 24, 2014: WCCB News Rising “Packing Less for the Holidays, Part ONE”
October 29, 2014 NBC Charlotte “Larry’s Look”
September 8, 2014 WFVZ “Travel Blogger Tours Northeast”
June 20, 2014 NBC Charlotte News “Larry’s Look”
June 18, 2014: NBC Charlotte “Charlotte Today”
May 30, 2014 “Alabama Tonight”
May 30, 2014 “Talk of Alabama”
July, 2013 KTVQ News “Montana This Morning”
July, 2013 KULR8 News
August 10, 2011 WBTV News
July 4, 2011 KGO (San Francisco)
June 21, 2011 KDFW (Dallas-Ft Worth)
June 17, 2011 WBTV News
June 19, 2011 News Channel 14
August 25, 2010 Charlotte Today Special: Women Motorcyclists Charlotte, NC
August 9, 2010 WCNC news interview Charlotte, NC
July 14, 2010 KTVZ coverage of BMW Rally Bend, Oregon
June 27, 2010 WCHS-TV video Cancer Benefit Ride Ashland, KY
June 26, 2010 Coastal News 14 : Cross Country Ride to Support Breast Cancer Charlotte, NC
Radio
March 10, 2015 Francene Marie on WSOC The New 103.7
October 20, 2014 Bonnie D. Graham show
May 9, 2014 Sharkie’s Pep Talk: HealthyLife.net
April 22, 2014 Maggie Linton Show, Sirius XM Radio
December 8, 2011 WBT Radio with Keith Larson where we talk about my travels and Live Full Throttle
August 10, 2011 Sidestands Up Radio
June 14, 2011 News-Talk 1110 WBT Keith Larson w Tamela Rich
January 13, 2011 Sidestands-Up-Tamela-Rich
October 19, 2010 WFAE- Charlotte Talks (NPR affiliate) Charlotte, NC
August 19, 2010 Iron Horse Radio WIXE Monroe, NC
August 11, 2010 WBT Radio with Keith Larson Charlotte, NC
Newspapers and Magazines
October 12, 2015: Carolina Business Connections “Are You an Office Fearmonger?”
November 30, 2014 USAToday “Pack these tips for a better holiday trip”
September 6, 2014 Brattleboro Reformer (VT) “Cross-country motorcycle trek leads writer through Brattleboro”
June 16 2014 Center for a New American Dream “Living the Dream: Mindful Minimalist Tamela Rich”
June 14, 2014 Bed Bath & Beyond Blog “How to pack a week’s worth of stuff in a carry-on bag”
May 23, 2014 U.S. News & World Report “Fun and Affordable Family Vacation Ideas for Summer”
July 9, 2013 The Billings Gazette “Award-Winning Author to Speak at Yellowstone Relay for Life”
June, 2012 BMW Owners News-06-12 “The Extra Mile” profile and interview with Tamela
May 2012 The Charlotte Observer “Charlotte woman questions breast cancer ‘pink-washing'”
August 4, 2011 South Charlotte Weekly
June 23, 2011 South Charlotte Weekly
June 16, 2011 South Charlotte Weekly
August 13, 2010 South Charlotte Weekly Charlotte, NC
August 9, 2010 The Charlotte Observer: A dream, a cause and a ride across the country, Charlotte, NC
June 24, 2010 Charlotte Observer: 40 days on the road for breast cancer research
May 24, 2010 Charlotte Observer: She’ll be blogging down the highway