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June 18 19  Maria Wilson, Executive Director of Waverly Community House talking about their designation as a National Park Service site.  June is Dairy Month.  Dairyman Dave Smith  PA Dairymen’s Association Executive Director talks about the importance of dairy across the state.  Dawn Webster, Advanced Practice Clinician Director, with Med Express has summer outdoor...

June 11 12  The 50th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes is June 23rd. The Times Leader Newspaper and WBRE/WYOU TV joint reporting efforts will launch June 12, with a series of daily stories by each outlet in the week leading up to the 50th anniversary.  Andrew Wyatt, VP and General Manager of WBRE/WYOU and Times Leader Media Group Publisher Kerry Miscavage have details. Alan Stout joins us w...

June 4 5  Get on your bikes and ride! California may have Route 66 but here in Pennsylvania we have Route 6. Candace Hillyard  Executive Director PA Route 6 Alliance  US Route 6 Tourist Association - Pennsylvania Division takes us on a ride from NEPA to Erie and it's not only for bikes but motorcycles, cars and walkers too!  You don't have to walk that far to appreciate all the...

May 28 29  Mike Taluto with PennDOT and Eric Dottle,Lackawanna County Highway Safety Program Coordinator have Memorial Day travel safety tips,  Kevin Harger-Blizzard, Volunteer with the Street Art Society and Lisa Murphy, Street Art Society board member,  Color Fun Run Walk at Riverfest. The Lackawanna Heritage Fair is coming. Armand Olivetti and Dom Perini have details. Bob Spallet...

May 21 22 Saturday May 21st is Armed Forces Day. We salute the men and women serving in all branches of the US Military.  Could the Marines be right for you?  Sgt. Andrew Smith, USMC, Marketing and Communications Chief, Recruiting Station Harrisburg answers the questions he's asked by potential recruits.  U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, DAV National Voluntary Services Director John Klein...

May 14 15 May is Stroke Awareness Month.  Dr. Clinton Wright, director, division of clinical research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders tells us what you need to know. Dawn Webster Advanced Practice Clinician Director, with Med Express helps us navigate allergy season. Jessica Serrenti and Jenny Schoener are with the Scranton Public Library. They have details of the upcoming Swing...

May 7 8    Brenda Sacco, Director of Economic Development Lackawanna County has your invitation to the Lackawanna Give Back Festival.  U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, DAV National Voluntary Services Director John Kleindienst with how to volunteer to help veterans. Kathy Stokes, Director of Fraud Prevention Programs, AARP Fraud Watch Network has details of a gift card scam you may not hav...

April 30 May 1 Katrina Gentner is the founder of Our Brothers Keepers Foundation. The group has events planned to help erase the stigma of those recovering from addiction.  Amie Yanac of Hazleton is doing important work as a Gift of Life Ambassador and a Hazleton Area High School teacher. AARP Pennsylvania’s State Director Bill Johnston-Walsh with information on the upcoming primary ele...

April 23 24 April is “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month”  Van Pichler, with the United States Department of Agriculture tell us how to identify hungry pests and explains the far reaching impact their destruction can cause.  Dawn Webster Advanced Practice Clinician Director, with Med Express says it's time to clean out your medicine cabinet. Saturday April 30 is...

April 16 17 Rob Williams Executive Director of St Francis of Assisi Kitchen in Scranton with Audacy's Nancy and Jason on the Kitchen's fundraising efforts.  Earth Day is almost here. Greg Griffin Chairman of the  Luzerne County Blight Committee is working to pick up litter. Volunteer are needed at Camp Archbald. Emily Loder, Marketing and Communications Chair, Supporters of Camp Archbald...

April 9 10  In celebration of April's World Autism Awareness Month, the Graham Academy is bringing autism awareness to the community through their Second Annual Light It Up Blue campaign.  Carol McGrane, Program Director and Jim Prisk, Director of Operation at The Graham Academy in Kingston has details.  Daniel LaMagna, Affiliate Chair NEPA, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network with det...

April 2 3    April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. Amy Kelly National Director of Family Engagement at Devereux.  She is also a mom of a child with Autism.  PA Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty with details on the Autism in the Courts Taskforce recently created in the state. Good nutrition tips from Dawn Webster Advanced Practice Clinician Director, with Med Expre...

March 26 27  The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Scranton District Parole Office has an innovative program to better serve re-entrants in the Lackawanna County area. It's called STRIVE or State Transition Reentry Incentive Validating Endeavors. Here to tell us about STRIVE are  Mary Brotzman Community Re-entry Parole Agent in the Scranton District office and Penny Sines Parole Man...

March 19 20  Greg Griffin Chairman of the Luzerne County Blight Committee has information on how you can help clean up litter this spring.  The National League of Cities Congressional City Conference was last week in Washington DC. Among those attending the Derek Slaughter, Mayor of Williamsport. He's looking forward to bringing back new ideas to Williamsport.  Brain awareness week...

March 12 13  March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Samir Shah President of the American College of Gastroenterology tells us early-onset colorectal cancer, diagnosed in patients under the age of 50 years, has been increasing and advice on what you can do. Dawn Webster, Advanced Practice Clinician Director, with Med Express and since this is the weekend of spring ahead, Dayl...

March 5 6  PA Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty with details on the Autism in the Courts Taskforce recently created in the state. Justice Dougherty has the details on how our local court systems are involved and how your experience plays a vital part to identify gaps in the system.   Brock Schultheis, Director of Admissions and Recruiting for the Keystone State Challenge Academy. It'...

February 26 27   Master Trooper Deanna Piekanski  Public Information Officer with PA State Police, Troop P Wilkes Barre has the details on Troop P's upcoming Camp Cadet. She is joined by  Rebecca Rybak Coordinator of the Northeast Highway Safety Program with reminders we all need to be safe drivers. Master Trooper David Peters Pennsylvania State Police Troop N is also here to let us...

February 19 20    Jess Serrenti Chairperson of the Scranton Public Library mini golf fundraiser. Cathy Rist Strauch with Actors Circle in Scranton has your invitation to a night of comedy with "My 3 Angels".   Corinne Dinoski Director of the Bureau of Alcohol Education and Shawn Kelly, Press Secretary,   PA Liquor Control Board with details on alcohol education grants available...

February 12 and 13    Joining  us from Devereux Pocono are, Dr. Michelle Wonders, Clinical Director and John Gething, Admissions Director. They will bring us up to date with their Foster Care program and the steps they are taking when it comes to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Foster Care program. Mark Sebert, Chief Tax Officer with Jackson Hewitt has all you need to know be...

February 5 6  The Gift of Life Donor Program, which includes NEPA, set a new record in 2021: it coordinated 705 organ donors, leading to 1,732 life-saving transplants. That was the most in the country.  New CEO Richard Hasz joins us with the program information and will will also meet Patti Miletta shares her experience received a heart transplant.    If you have some time and...

January 29 30  Master Trooper David Peters has details on the Pennsylvania State Police Troop N Camp Cadet and Law and Leadership Academy.  Dawn Webster Advanced Practice Clinician Director, with Med Express talks about isolation and our senior population. Celebrating 100 years of local theatre, The Little Theatre of Wilkes Barre has a gala season of performances planned. General Manager...

January 22 23  Marisa Burke has recently published her book titled "Just Keeping Scores".  She joined Audacy's Sue Henry to talk about the memoir which chronicles the respect she achieved during her broadcast journalism career at WNEP-TV, the idyllic life, raising her daughters, with the man she loved and then the betrayal and public humiliation.  She hopes her story will help other...

January 15 16 Matthew Facktor, M.D., thoracic surgeon and director of the lung cancer screening program at Geisinger talks about lung cancer and the lung cancer screening program.   The PA Council for the Arts is  Strengthening community through the arts. Audacy's Nikki Stone gets the details on the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program from Nora Johnson. Dawn Webster Advanced Practi...

January 8 9  Jimel Calliste, President of Wilkes Barre Branch NAACP and Melissa Rivers 3rd Vice President 2306 NAACP Branch with details on the upcoming program to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , Bob Wolensky,  Wyoming Valley native, who is an adjunct Professor at King's College in Wilkes Barre  and a Professor Emeritus  at Steven's Point Wisconsin and Mike Korb, a senior mi...

January 1 2  The PA Farm Show is back for 2022. Full PA Farm Show Runs Saturday, January 8 – Saturday, January 15 and the Food Court Opens Noon on Friday, January 7.   Gale Ferranto Committee Member of the Mushroom Farmers of PA.  David Smith  PA Dairymen’s Association Executive Director   Celebrating 100 years of local theatre, The Little Theatre of Wilkes Bar...