Our guests this week are father and daughter, Wayne Friedman of Louisville, KY and Reena Friedman Watts of Houston, TX. 

Wayne and his wife, Maureen, have been married for 45 years and are the proud parents of three daughters: Reena, Jessica and Stephanie, who between them have 13 children, Wayne and Maureen’s grandchildren.  A unique factoid is that Jessica and Stephanie live and work in Israel. 

Wayne ran a successful multi-generation family owned business for decades before retiring.  

Reena and her husband, Will, have been married for 17 years and are the proud parents of four children ages five to 16.  Reena previously worked for decades as a producer of the Jerry Springer Show, based in Chicago.

In addition to being a successful TV producer, Reena now hosts the Better Call Daddy Podcast. At the end of each episode, Wayne leans in and provides his insights and pearls of wisdom.  The podcasts are; creative, interesting and always enlightening.

We’ll hear from and about this father-daughter duo on this SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.

Show Links -
Reena – (310) 895-4032
Wayne – (502) 533-0697  
Reena - reenareena@gmail.com
Wayne - unclewaynefantasy@yahoo.com  
Reena – https://www.linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts/ 
Better Call Daddy Podcast – https://bettercalldaddy.com
BCD Episode #377 (6/14/24) featuring David Hirsch - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/377-pedaling-through-parenthood-special-fathers-network/id1525296416?i=1000659078645The Better Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/bettercalldaddypodcast/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bettercalldaddypodcast/

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