Book Author Sarah Skinner-Kilborne

Sarah Skinner Kilborne has recently written a book about her family’s life and business in the silk industry in Holyoke, MA The book entitled AN AMERICAN PHOENIX: The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, A Man Who Turned Disaster into Destiny, will be published...

The State We’re In: Politics 2012

With this week’s Massachusetts U.S. Senate and Vice Presidential Debates,  and the second Presidential Debate coming next week,  we’ll discuss the state and national “political temperature” in a session with political consultant Tony Cignoli and former State...

Climatologist Michael Rawlins

Climatologist & UMass Professor Michael Rawlins discusses reports that first 8 months of 2012 were the hottest on record. Is this due to global warming or just a natural weather cycle?   Professor Rawlins...

Springfield Falcons

Bruce Landon of the Springfield Falcons discusses his teams upcoming AHL season and the possible impact of current labor troubles in the National Hockey League. Springfield...

Life with Monte: James Kitchen

The James Kitchen Public Art Initiative currently consists of two exhibits in downtown Springfield with plans for new commissioned works which will incorporate recycled metals from Springfield neighborhoods and industry to depict Springfield’s history.  We visit...

Simon Stevenson

Simon Stevenson visits the UMass Research & Education farm in South Deerfield to talk with Ruth Hazzarda and Amanda Brown about UMass’s Student Farming Enterprise. The year-long course covers crop planning in the spring semester, growing crops in summer semester,...

University of Massachusetts President

On January 13, 2011, Robert L. Caret was elected President of the five-campus, 68,000 -student University of Massachusetts system. President Caret sits down with Jim Madigan to discuss his plans for the UMass System, ranked as the 19th best university in the world in...

The State We’re In: Governor’s Council

Democrat Michael Albano and Republican Mike Franco, candidates for the 8th District Governor’s Council seat covering all four counties of the region, discuss their views on judicial appointments and their own qualifications to serve on the Governor’s...