Stan Dale (1929 in

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– June 8, 2007) was a

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, writer, teacher, and founder of the Human Awareness Institute in 1968. He was the author of books in the area of relationships and sexuality, including ''Fantasies Can Set You Free'' (

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, 1980) and ''My Child My Self: How to Raise the Child You Always Wanted to Be''. Dale was trained as a Transactional Analyst. He hosted the first ever psychological-based call-in talk radio show, in Chicago, and hosted radio shows on

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radio stations KGO,

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and K101. He held degrees in psychology and sociology from

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the Illinois Institute of Applied Psychology, and a degree in sexuality from The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, where he was adjunct professor of behavioral studies in human sexuality. Dale was on the faculties of Loyola University,

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in Chicago, and

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. He was a visiting professor at Shandong and Beijing Universities. Early in his radio career, Dale also did voice work for radio, voicing characters on numerous shows, including briefly the voice of

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obituary, SF Chronicle, June 2007
American talk radio hosts American sex educators Loyola University Chicago faculty Sonoma State University faculty Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality alumni Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality faculty The Shadow American male radio actors Radio personalities from California Transactional analysis American self-help writers Writers from New York (state) Male actors from New York (state) American male voice actors 1929 births 2007 deaths {{Newage-stub