Show Segments

All on-air show segments.

Internet Hacker Danger

UMass Professor Emery Berger discusses recent reports of internet hacking that could leave thousands of Americans with “infected” internet connections and lead to internet disconnection this July. How can you know if your computer is...

The Notch Bunker

In 1957, the Strategic Air Command constructed a protective bunker to support the Combat Operational mission of the  Eighth Air Force Headquarters. Embedded in the Holyoke Mountain Range, this three-story hardened facility was capable of housing 350 personnel for a...

Emerald Ash Borer Beetle

UMass Extension entomologist Professor Robert Childs discusses the danger presented by the Emerald Ash Borer beetle, which is working its way eastward and threatening the large stock of ash trees in western Massachusetts – especially in Berkshire County. What...

The State We’re In: Jim Welch

State Senator Jim Welch (D) – West Springfield and the Hampden District will discuss the recently adopted 2013 House Budget and state finances, the  “Valor Act” to assist Massachusetts veterans and their families, and a bill he’s sponsoring to aid families of murder...

Geometric Origami

Western New England University Math Prof. Thomas Hull will display some of his award-winning origami creations and discuss how geometry, calculus, graph theory and combinatorics are all involved in what he makes. Western New England University’s Thomas Hull Honored at...

Westen Mass Knights Sled Hockey Team

Meet the Western Mass Knights, the adult sled hockey team based at Westfield’s Amelia Park Ice Arena.  For the last two years, the Knights have competed in the New England Sled Hockey Team and taken on challengers in charity games.  Producer Ray Laferriere and...

Skin Cancer Awareness

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and skin cancer survivor Meghan Rothschild discusses her own experience as well as what we all can and should do to protect ourselves from skin cancers. Skin Care Awareness...

Service and Sacrifice

In ten years, the American Legion/VFW food pantry in Lanesboro, Massachusetts has grown from serving 20 people to 270. More recently, they have distributed 12,000 pounds of food, and about 85 percent of those visiting the pantry are Veterans. We visited the Pantry...

Fish and Game Commissioner

Mary Griffin, Massachusetts Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game, will discuss the work her agency does to protect and enhance wildlife and the outdoors in the Commonwealth. Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Department of Fish and...

UMass Climatologist

UMass Climatologist Michael Rawlins discusses the recent unusual weather, with a warmer than normal winter and spring, and what it all may mean. Michael Rawlin at...

Presidents in the Berkshires

Washington may never have slept in the Berkshires, but a host of other Presidents have stopped by for a visit! Journalist and Folklorist Joe Durwin recounts several tales of the many historical Presidential visits the Berkshires have hosted over the...