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24: 309:. This brought her show to a much wider audience on talk stations around the country. That year, it was reported that she was earning more than $ 100,000 a year, more than other radio psychologists. She was also considered more credible than some radio advice-givers because not only was she a licensed clinical psychologist but she was also a member of the 514: 287:. Grant was so well-received that in 1975, she got her own call-in advice show on KABC radio. Almost immediately, she gained a sizeable following and received critical acclaim for her ability to handle the advice-giving genre, while being both informative and entertaining. Said 293:
media critic James Brown, "Grant... is a soothing, reinforcing sounding board for people with problems." In fact, in a world of increasingly angry and confrontational talk hosts, Grant came to be known as "the Doctor who tells it like it is, but in a nice way."
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In 1988 she remarried, to business executive John McCulloch Bell, CEO and chairman of the board of Bell Packaging Corporation. She also wrote a best-selling book called
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Fleming, Louis B. "Tuning in to Talk Show Therapists." Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1982, pp. B1, B3, B24.
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Brown, James. "Relating To People in a Caring Way." Los Angeles Times, November 27, 1977, p. P124.
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Peterson, Karla. "Advising the 80s Woman." San Diego Union-Tribune, March 30, 1988, p. E1.
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Prior to getting into broadcasting, Grant maintained a private practice, counseling former
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Brown, James. "Talk of the Town." Los Angeles Times, December 4, 1979, pp. H1, H8.
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after 14 years of marriage. Grant's radio success occurred mainly in
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Beginning in 1982, Grant and several other KABC personalities, were
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