Show Segments

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Unrest in the Middle East

Former U.S. Ambassador Mark Hambley will join Jim Madigan to give his perspective on the current happenings in the Middle East. Hambley has served for over 30 years in the U.S. diplomatic service stationed in North Africa and Middle East. Additional Info: Mark Hambley...

Eating Right with Color

March is “National Nutrition Month” and registered dietitian Nancy Anderson will join Carrie Saldo to discuss and display healthy diet suggestions including “colorful” food choices to decrease common diseases. Additional Info: National Nutrition Month Watch this...

The State We’re In: James Welch

State Senator James Welch (D) West Springfield, serves on the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, and we’ll get his take on the regulation and safety of nuclear plants here in the wake of the situation in Japan. We’ll also get an update on the state...

Author Kevin O’Hara

Kevin O’Hara, author of two books including, “A Lucky Irish Lad,” grew up in an Irish Catholic family of ten in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. O’Hara will join host Carrie Saldo to discuss his immigration as a child to this country, and memories from the Pittsfield...

Red Hot Chilli Pipers

Today we’re celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with Red Hot Chilli Pipers in studio. Guitarist Ben Holloway, Bagpiper Stuart Cassells, and Gordon “Dougie” McCance will join host Carrie Saldo – to talk about the luck of the Irish in 2007 when they won BBC’s “When Will I...

Japan’s Nuclear Crisis and Tsunami Aftermath

Prof. Monroe Rabin from the physics department at University of Massachusetts Amherst will join host Carrie Saldo to talk about the aftermath of the natural disasters, and the nuclear crisis that hit Japan last week. Additional Info: Nuclear Power at Wikipedia...

Old Burnside Brewing Company

Located in East Hartford, CT, the Old Burnside Brewing Company is a family business made up of 3rd and 4th generations of McClellan’s. It was founded in 2000 and its ice house is the last remaining ice block house in the state of Connecticut. Additional Info: The Olde...

Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Preview

The 60th anniversary of St. Patrick’s Parade in Holyoke is coming up on Sunday, March 20th. President of Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Committee Kathy Lynch and Grand Marshal of 2011 Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Gerry Healy will join Jim Madigan in studio to talk about...

Rolls-Royce Springfield Special Edition

In honor of Springfield’s 375th anniversary, Guy McLain, Director of the Wood Museum of Springfield History continues his showcase of some of the memorable moments in the city’s history with a look at the Rolls Royce Motor Company’s manufacturing history in...

Health Care Costs

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation – after surveying the situation facing just the fifty most-populous communities in the state says the on-going cost of health care for public employees & retirees will severely impact if not bankrupt those communities in the...

Community Music School

Community Music School of Springfield is organizing Musical Journeys; a six week series of daytime courses designed for lifelong learners. Music Director and conductor of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Kevin Rhodes and Executive Director of the Community Music...

The State We’re In: Rep. Stephen Kulik (D)

Stephen Kulik (D) is House Vice Chair of the Joint Ways and means Committee – which oversees the budget. Kulik will join Jim Madigan in studio on Friday, March 11th to discuss the state fiscal situation and a bill he is sponsoring to help local governments deal with...