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Linda Swain is an American TV personality. Linda Swain is the creator, host, writer and producer of "Moms on the Move". Airing in syndication in 2009 in 80% of the United States on major commercial network stations after a 5 year run on NBC10 in Philadelphia.

Moms on the Move
"Moms on the Move" is an entertaining and informative program that features regular moms and celebrities who take positive action in their life experiences and can offer new ideas and options to viewers who want greater success in raising children, dealing with health issues, nurturing relationships, growing businesses and even living a purposeful life. Taped in front of a LIVE studio audience, the show is lively, fun and interactive, featuring a house band led by Broadway musical director, Bill Jolly, and finishing with an energizing audience sing-a-long to the “Moms on the Move” theme song composed and performed by Linda. Awards

Linda received a 2005 Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Feature and the 2006 Emmy Award for Best Show Host by the National Assiociation of Television Artists of the Mid Atlantic Region. She has also received two, 2006 National Telly Awards for The Moms on the Move Half Hour Show and two Emmy nominations for 2007 as "Best Host" and for "Best Health Features."

Linda has been honored by the March of Dimes as the “2005 Citizen of the Year” presented by Governor Rendell for her work in television. She has also been recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s Best Women in Business by former Governor Tom Ridge. Along with her husband she has been awarded Greater Philadelphia’s Small Business Persons of the Year, Wharton School of Business Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies for 3 consecutive years and numerous other business and civic honors including the "Visionary Awards" in 2007 by Visions for Equality and in 2008 for Center for Advancement in Cancer Education (CACE) presented by First Lady, Midge Rendell.

Personal Life
Linda has 6 children and a daughter-in-law as of July 2005. Formerly, Linda Prehatny, Linda is an alumnae of Fordham University. She and her husband, Ian, built their own successful travel business, Swain Tours to be the largest of its kind in the travel industry.  She is also an accomplished musician playing both piano and guitar and has penned an Anthem for the city of Philadelphia entitled, “The Philadelphia Song” which is used to promote tourism. Linda is executive producer of the exciting IMAX signature movie “Home of Freedom” based on “The Philadelphia Song,” shown daily at The Franklin Institute  of Philadelphia.

Philanthropy
She is an active board member of Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education, an organization that mentors over 10,000 “at risk” children in the Philadelphia Region and also Mommy’s Light Organization serving children whose mothers are deceased or have a life threatening illness. After 15 years of being a mom and meeting other moms around the world for Swain Tours, Linda saw a great need for mothers to be recognized for their achievements and have an outlet to empower other people with their stories. She believed she could be effective serving a larger community through television. Her goal is to affect a global audience by empowering local moms.