Public Affairs

Brooks Fitch Interview

Guests Dora Robinson, President of the United Way of the Pioneer Valley and Frank Robinson, Executive Director of Partners for a Healthier Community discuss their work and their life together. Watch this...

Andrea Nuciforo, Register of Deeds

Guest: Andrea Nuciforo, former Mass. State senator from the Berkshire District and now Register of Deeds for the Berkshire County Middle District. Nuciforo will discuss the impact of slow home sales on the Registries of Deeds across the Commonwealth – as well as his...

The State We’re In: Steve Kulik

Our guest this week State Representative Steve Kulik, Democrat of Worthington and the First Franklin District and House Vice Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means. We’ll look at the on-going work on the FY 2012 state budget and his central role in the controversial...

Brooks Fitch

John R. Mullin is a Professor of Regional Planning, Director of the Center for Economic Development and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts. Additional Info: www.umass.edu/larp/faculty/jmullin Watch this Segment...

Death of Osama bin Laden

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

Corporate Politics Finance Law

Sam Smith from Williamstown and Mark Cohen from Great Barrington are involved with a grass roots effort to limit the amount of influence corporations have on political campaigns. Watch this...

Phoebe Prince reaction

With the recent resolution of criminal charges against the six former South Hadley High School students, District Attorney David Sullivan will discuss how his office handled the Phoebe Prince case and discuss some of the details that went into the resolution....

The State We’re In: Politics

Our guests this week are political consultant Tony Cignoli, and Political Science Professors Mike Hannahan from the University of Massachusetts and Jerold Duquette from Central Connecticut State University. We’ll talk about the coming presidential race, the 2012...

Antonette Pepe

School Committee member Antonette E. Pepe announced her candidacy for mayor challenging Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, who is seeking a third term, and Springfield City Council President Jose F. Tosado. Additional Info: Antonette E. Pepe announces candidacy Watch this...

Brooks Fitch

Brooks Fitch talks with Robert Schwarz, Executive Vice President of Peter Pan Bus Lines. Schwarz talks about his local charitable work – especially fighting homelessness as well as what it was like to work with and learn from the late, legendary Peter Pan Bus Lines...

State We’re In: Richard Neal

Congressman Richard Neal (D) – Springfield and Massachusetts’ Second Congressional District, will join Jim Madigan to talk about the secret US military mission that took the life of Osama bin Laden and how it impacts the war on terror. Neal will also discuss the...

Freedom Rider: Zilong Wang

Hampshire College student Zilong Wang is one of 40 students nationwide chosen for the 2011 Freedom Ride 50th Anniversary bus trip that will be travelling through the  South from May 6 – 16. Wang talks about his excitement for being part of this journey that changed...