Show Segments

All on-air show segments.

October Mountain, Part 1

Alec Gillman of the DCR and folklorist Joe Durwin explain the colorful history of the Berkshires’ October Mountain, and its transformation from a private estate and nature preserve into the largest state forest in Massachusetts. October Mountain State...

Mass Farm to School Project

Emily French, Massachusetts Farm to School Project’s western Massachusetts Farm to Cafeteria Director, and Chicopee Public Schools Director of Nutrition Services Joanne Lennon  talk about “Farm to School” organizations’ efforts since 2004 to...

Dorm Violence

Kim Gandy, President & CEO  of the National Network to End Domestic Violence and former President of NOW joins us to discuss domestic violence, including the recent reports of rape at UMass & Amherst College. While there are so many good causes, rarely will...

College? Yes! Recap

Latino Youth Media Institute member Zydalis Zayas will join Carrie in studio to talk about her experience participating in the recent College? Yes! program kick-off. Springfield Parent...

WMECo President Peter Clarke

WMECo President & COO Peter Clarke talks about storm preparations one year after the Halloween weekend storm that knocked out power for up to a week in much of Western and Central Massachusetts. Would WMECO be better prepared to restore service faster if such a...

Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

Reading proficiency by third grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success. Yet every year, 68% of America’s children miss this crucial milestone. Grade Level...

The State We’re In: Richard Neal

  Congressman Richard Neal (D), Springfield/MA 2nd District, comments on the Presidential campaign as well as the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race and the coming post-election Congressional session to deal with the looming “fiscal cliff” for Federal spending cuts....

Social Networking Policy

Michael Clark, Chair of the Longmeadow School Committee, and Marie Doyle, Longmeadow Superintendent of Schools, discuss the Social Networking Policy that’s proposed for Longmeadow schools. Longmeadow School...

College? Yes!

College? YES! is a city-wide effort to inspire and support higher education aspirations for Springfield student to attend and graduate from a college or university. College? YES! at Springfield Parent...

Life with Monte: Honey Bees

Warm Colors Apiary in South Deerfield is owned and operated by Bonita and Dan Conlon. They raise honeybees to produce the finest regional honey from the fields and forests of Western Massachusetts. In addition to making specialty honeys, they also make pure beeswax...

Haitian Guitarist & Singer BélO

Haitian guitarist and singer BélO was in Guadeloupe when a massive earthquake hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.  BélO immediately performed a series of concerts to raise funds to rebuild his country. Throughout his career, BélO has been devoted to the cause of the less...