Meet the Director

Meet the Director

What does it take to be a director at WGBY? Production Department veteran Marc Rhinehart shares his point of view as November’s featured staff member. BTS: What does a director do? Marc: A director is in charge of a production once it begins to be taped or broadcast...

Coming Up Friday, November 15, 2013

The State We’re In: State Representative John Scibak State Representative John Scibak (D) –South Hadley/2nd Hampshire District, discusses recently passed Welfare Reform legislation, the Transportation Bond issue, and continuing efforts to reconcile...

E-Cigarettes

Over 4 million Americans are using e-cigarettes to either kick the smoking habit or for recreational usage but most don’t know the potential health risks associated with them. Sara Moriarty from Gandara Center is Program Director of Hampden County’s Tobacco Free...

Springfield Public Forum Speaker Isabel Wilkerson

Connecting Point’s Jim Madigan talks with Springfield Public Forum speaker Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” examining how the Great Migration of African-Americans away from the south dramatically changed the face of America’s...

Learn to Cope

Learn to Cope is a support group for parents and family members dealing with loved ones addicted to heroin, Oxycontin and other drugs. Carolee McGrath interviews Joanne Peterson, the Founder & Executive Director of the...

Coming Up Thursday, November 14, 2013

E-Cigarettes Over 4 million Americans are using e-cigarettes to either kick the smoking habit or for recreational usage but most don’t know the potential health risks associated with them. Sara Moriarty from Gandara Center is Program Director of Hampden County’s...

World War II Pilot Bill Purple

Bill Purple of Petersham, MA was recently honored by the French Legion of Honor for his service in World War Two. Purple, who is 89, was a B-17 pilot during the War. Recognizing Bill’s acts of valor, France named him a chevalier or knight of the French Legion of...

Purple Hearts Reunited

Captain Zachariah Fike spends a considerable amount of his own time to track down lost or stolen medals and return them to the veteran who earned them or to their families. He founded the non-profit organization, Purple Hearts Reunited, and travels all over the...

JFK

Professor Thomas Carty, chair of the Social Sciences department at Springfield College, talks about JFK’s connection to the Springfield area and how he got an honorary law degree from Springfield College when he gave his commencement speech prior to his election...