New Year Resolutions

Many of us set new years resolutions and we thought we would demystify some of the issues that come up when people pledge to get healthy. We’ll talk with Carrie Taylor, a registered dietitian at Big Y Foods as well as Pete Samberg, a personal trainer....

Three Kings Day

Ivette Cruz, Exec, Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in  Springfield and Elizabeth Cardona will discuss the meaning and importance of the Feast of the Three Kings in Puerto Rican...

Economist Polina Vlasenko

Economist Polina Vlasenko, PhD, Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, will discuss her recent “Viewpoint” column for the Springfield Republican on slow growth in the US economy and recent web posting on the unemployment rate....

Springfield YMCA

Our guest is Kirk Smith, Pres & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield. Smith has extensive background in the YMCA organization, beginning as a volunteer in Cincinnati and serving most recently as a regional director of five YMCAs in central Florida, Hanmer said....

Casino Opponents

Kathleen Norbut of  “United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts” will discuss latest developments now that casino and slot-machine gambling has been legalized in the state....

Suicide Prevention

Mary Pat McMahon, founder, and Paul Lewis, Chair of the Board of the Western Mass. Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are our guests....

Amherst Cinema

“See Hear and Feel Film” teaches 3rd graders the importance of visual literacy.  We visit the Amherst Cinema where they saw 1100 children from through out the Pioneer Valley visit recently....

Clean Air Act

Carol Oldham of the National Wildlife Federation, Mark Jester, Pres. of the Berkshire County League of Sportsmen and Drew Grande of the Sierra Club discuss their concerns over possible changes in the Clean Air Act. www.nwf.org www.bclosc.org...

Teen Pregnancy

Guests:  Patricia Quinn,  Exec. Dir. Mass. Alliance on Teen Pregnancy and Kris Hazzard, Pres./CEO Berkshire United Way. The Mass Alliance on teen pregnancy is the only organization in Massachusetts dedicated to ensuring that state policies and local programs...

Springfield History Book

Wayne Phaneuf, Executive Editor of the Republican discusses the book published by The Republican and the Wood Museum of Springfield History, “Springfield 375 Years: A Photo Retrospective of Greater...

The State We’re In: Politics in Review

We’ll look at key political events of 2011 and the coming 2012 Presidential and Congressional elections – especially the pivotal race for the US Senate in Massachusetts with guests political consultant Tony Cignoli, Prof. Jerold Duquette from Central Connecticut State...