About
Founded in 2012 with a hope of restoring reverence, care, compassion and concern for the elderly The Senior Zone was formed. Now in its 14th year, The Senior Zone has become a forum of connection and inspiring possibilities for older adults seeking tips and directions to senior programs, services, tools, resources, events, advice and cultural tidbits. The Senior Zone serves as an invaluable and versatile resource each Monday morning at 10:00am EST on WYCB, 1340AM. To stream show live go to www.MySpiritDC.com or download the WYCB app to your smart device.
The Senior Zone is devoted to older adults, their caregivers and the families who support and encourage them. The Senior Zone provides unbiased information via a variety of professional organizations and subject matter experts throughout the U.S & beyond.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
SHAWN PERRY
Shawn Perry is the Executive Producer and Host of The Senior Zone; a weekly radio program dedicated to serving the needs of the older adult community. Since 2012, Shawn has worked tirelessly to promote the well-being of older adults and champion their causes. He attributes his reverence for the older adults to his late grandmother, Rosa Perry, whom instilled a profound sense of empathy for the vulnerable, frail and elderly.
Shawn is a retired military officer; serving nearly 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, has a B.S. from the University of Maryland, and has lived in the Washington, DC area since 1985.
Podcasts
- 8/31/2026 – (1) Before You Change The Deed, (2) Understanding Reverse Mortgages.
- 8/24/2026 – (1) Purpose Beyond the Paycheck, (2) Patients at the Center: Improving Health, Trust and Longevity
- 8/17/2026 – (1) Dentures After 50. (2) Intimacy After 50.
- 8/10/2026 – (1) Dream Again: It’s Not Too Late, (2) Don’t Wait for Symptoms: Colorectal Cancer Screening and Early Detection.
- 8/3/2026 – (1) Listening First, Planning Better. (2) Pain. Perspective. Possibility.
- 7/27/2026 – (1) Service. Benefits. Empowerment. (2) Grief, Grace & Legacy.
- 7/20/2026 – (1) Oral Care is Health Care, (2) The Real Work of Caregiving.
- 7/13/2026 – (1) Maryland’s Aging Agenda: What Passed, What Matters, and What Seniors Need to Know, (2) DC Votes, Stronger Blocks & Protecting Social Security.
- 7/6/2026 – (1) Introducing DC’s Newest Queen, (2) Living Fully, Leaving Peacefully: A Conversation on Death Without Fear.
- 6/29/2026 – (1) Guardianship: Protection, Rights and Oversight, (2) The Alzheimer’s Blood Test Conversation: Hope, Caution, and Brain Health After 50.
- 6/22/2026 – (1) Longevity Ready Maryland: Building a State Where Aging Is Not an Afterthought (2) Maryland’s Help Desk for Aging Well.
- 6/15/2026 – (1) Real Life w/The Older Americans Act, (2) Retirement Without Regret.
- 6/8/2026 – (1) Aging Strong. Aging Loud. (2) Caregiving Without Losing Self.
- 6/1/2026 – (1) Brain Health Starts Now, (2) Aging at Home…With Dignity.
- 5/25/2026 – (1) Protect Your Home & Wallet, (2) Aging Strong. Aging Connected.
- 5/18/2026 – (1) Serving Those Who Served, (2) Cash Flow Over Chaos.
- 5/11/2026 – (1) Power, Purpose & Aging Strong, (2) The Power of Presence.
- 5/4/2026 – (1) Grow Through Life’s Seasons, (2) AARP DC’s Legacy of Service.
- 4/27/2026 – (1) Plan Today, Protected Tomorrow. (2) Smart Living, Stronger Savings: Housing Help That Meets You Where You Are
- 4/20/2026 – It’s Protect Week 2026 in Maryland; Protecting Older Marylanders from Fraud & Scams.
- 4/13/2026 – (1) Your Home. Your Rights. (2) “Don’t Leave It Unsaid”.
- 4/6/2026 – (1) Protecting What You’ve Earned, (2) Staying Safe in the Digital Age.
- 3/30/2026 – (1) Avoiding Housing Scams, (2) Choice, Dignity & The Final Say.
- 3/23/2026 – (1) Better Bladder, Better Living, (2) Serving Those Who Served.
- 3/16/2026 – (1) Protect Week 2026: Awareness Is Power. Action Is Protection, (2) How Scammers Think — And How We Outsmart Them.
- 3/9/2026 – (1) Protect Your Kidneys. Protect Your Future, (2) Momentum: How To Keep You Moving Once You’ve Started.
- 3/2/2026 – (1) Risks of Gambling in Later Life, (2) The Power of One Move.
- 2/23/2026 – (1) Your Voice. Your Dollars. Your Future: Making DC Work for Older Adults, (2) The Cost of Waiting: Why We Delay the Things That Matter.
- 2/16/2026 – (1) Love Leads Through Dementia, (2) I Started Using A Cane.
- 2/9/2026 – (1) Aging Needs Connection, (2) State of the 50+ Union.
- 2/2/2026 – (1) Matters of the Heart, (2) Giving Her Flowers, On The Air.
- 1/26/2026 – (1) Public Benefits: What’s New in 2026, (2) Change Is a Muscle — Strength Has No Age.
- 1/19/2026 – (1) AARP Maryland 2026 Priorities, (2) AARP DC: Advocacy in the District.
- 1/12/2026 – (1) Setting the Tone for Aging Well in 2026, (2) Your Money. Your Wishes. Your Legacy.
- 1/5/2026 – (1) Glaucoma: What You Must Know, (2) Seeing Possibility Clearly in 2026.
- 12/29/2025 – (1) Bills, Care, and Compassion, (2) Still Here. Still Thriving. Still Rising.
- 12/22/2025 -(1) Just Christmas. No commercials. No guests.
- 12/15/2025 – (1) Wisdom for a Life Well-Lived, (2) Back-to-Back Christmas Carols 2025.
- 12/8/2025 – (1) Winter Ready DC: Protecting Your Home, Your Comfort & Your Wallet, (2) Empowering Seniors Through AI.
- 12/1/2025 – (1) Smarter Coverage Choices, (2) Steps Toward Clarity: Brain Health & Alzheimer’s Prevention.
- 11/24/2025 – (1) LCE at 50: Justice, Dignity & the Power of Protection, (2) Clarity. Confidence. Coverage—Medicare Made Simple.
- 11/17/2025 – (1) Healthier Communities, Better Lives: CHC’s Mission in Action, (2) Feeding Strength: How Nutrition Fuels the Journey to Age Well.
- 11/10/2025 – (1) Alzheimer’s Awareness & Caregiving, (2) Caregiving Conversations: Planning, Preparing, and Preserving Peace.
- 11/3/2025 – (1) Medicaid 2026: What’s Changing, (2) Grace, Grit & Congeniality.
- 10/27/2025 – (1) Medicare: Open Enrollment 2025, (2) Restart A Heart: How To Save A Life.
- 10/20/2025 – (1) Stroke Awareness: Acting F.A.S.T. and Living Stronge, (2) Bridging the Gap: Connecting DC Residents to the Legal Help They Deserve.
- 10/13/2025 – (1) Maryland’s New Advocacy Voice, (2) Empowering the District’s 50+ Community: AARP DC’s Push for Progress, Protection, and Participation.
- 10/6/2025 – (1) Smart Money Moves: Protecting Your Nest Egg, (2) Safety First: Fire Prevention Week 2025.
- 9/29/2025 – (1) Knowing Your LTC Resident’s Rights, (2) Staying Put, Living Well: Aging in Place with Confidence.
- 9/22/2025 – (1) Laughter, Legacy & Living with Compassion, (2) OUR LEGACY Comedy Show.
- 9/15/2025 – (1) Unlocking Your Zone of Potential, (2) Securing the Safety Net: A Conversation on Social Security & Medicare.
- 9/8/2025 – (1) Reflections & Resets: Thriving Through the Fall Season, (2) The State of Seniors
