Public Affairs

West Springfield Mayoral Debate

Tonight’s entire show is dedicated to the West Springfield Mayoral candidates, Town Councilor and attorney Gerard Matthews and Gregory Neffinger, an architect and small business owner. They will debate key issues in their race moderated by Jim...

Tornado Follow Up

Guests: Gerald Hayes, VP Westfield State University, Nick Fyntrilakis, Asst. VP of Community Responsibility: Mass Mutual Financial Group. Hayes and Fyntrilakis are on loan from their employers to head up DevelopSpringfield, the nonprofit set up to lead the rebuilding...

History of Friendly’s

In the wake of the recent announcement of bankrupcy by Friendly Ice Cream Corp., Guy McLlain, Director of the Wood Museum of Springfield History takes a look at the 75 year history of one of the most well know ice cream and hamburger...

In the News

Guest: Richie Davis, Greenfield Recorder reporter This monthly segment will bring regional newspaper editors, reporters, and photographers to discuss what’s going on behind the news. Richie discusses his 35 year career with the Greenfield Recorder and his...

The State We’re In: Casinos

We’ll get the latest on the legislation to allow Casino gambling in Massachusetts with scheduled guests State Senator Stan Rosenberg (D)-Amherst and the Hampshire-Franklin Senate District and State Rep. Joseph Wagner (D) – Chicopee-8thHampden District and House Chair...

Memorializing Grief & Tragedy

Prof. Karen Remmler, Mount Holyoke College and Director of the Five Colleges Women’s Studies Center discusses the 9/11 terror attacks – as well as other genocides and atrocities – and how we choose to memorialize such tragedies....

Regional Leaders

Guests: David Woods, Steering Committee Chair, Leadership Pioneer Valley and Lora Wondolowski, Program Director, Leadership Pioneer Valley. Leadership Pioneer Valley was formed in 2010 to fill a critical need for a leadership program that builds a network of emerging...

Conversations with Northampton Mayoral Candidates

Instead of a traditional debate, WGBY brings you two programs presenting a casual but in-depth discussion with each of the two candidates for Mayor of Northampton. Program 1 (Michael Bardsley) will air Thu 9/22 at 7:30pm. Program 2 (David Narkewicz) will air Fri, 9/23...