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On our Tuesday program after a long Easter weekend, we began by interviewing Erie native author and speaker Dr. Craig Von Buseck about his latest book, I Am Cyrus: Harry S. Truman and the Rebirth of Israel. Then we learned about the brand-new program launching in Erie called the Erie Center for Arts & Technology. The program is directed to at-risk high school student, as well as providing no-c...

For Good Friday, we presented a program that Joel and his producer Shani anticipated since the launch of the radio station: the Miracle Show. Pastor James and Pam DuMont came to tell the story of Pastor Jim's medical emergency which led to a six-day coma and how he miraculously came back to life. Then Shani's daughter Haven Bills joined us as the family told the story of Haven's recovery from...

Our continuing conversations about education included "bricks and mortar" charter schools on Thursday. With us from Erie Rise Leadership Academy was Mr. Homer Smith, PR Director. From Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School was Amy Harris, Director of Student Support. From Perseus House Charter School of Excellence was CEO, Dr. Nick Viglione. And from Montessori Regional Charter S...

Leaders from the Erie County Public Library joined the Joel Natalie Show to talk the offerings and capabilities of the Idea Lab. With us were Sheryl Thomas, Assistant Director of the Library, Jude Shingle, Emerging Technologies Librarian, and Chanel Cook, Outreach Manager.

The Joel Natalie Show recognized World Autism Month on Tuesday, We were joined by local experts Dr. Maureen Barber Carey of the Barber National Institute, and Tish Bartlett, Executive Director of the Autism Society of NWPA. Then the mother of an adult with autism, Karen Groshek shared her story.

We began the week Monday with a focus on veterans in advance of the Veterans Resource Expo on April 18th. With us was founder of the Veterans Miracle Center Erie, John Kowalczyk. Then Senator Dan Laughlin, a sponsor of the Expo came on to encourage attendance, while updating us on the latest developments in his legislative agenda. Finally, leaders of the Veteran's Administration Medical Center joi...

A week before Good Friday and Easter, we invited four local Christian leaders to get their perspectives on the Passion of Jesus Christ how the faithful can prepare for Holy Week at churches across the Erie region. Our guests included Rev. Colby Atkins of Elevate Church, Rev. Matt Judd of Glenwood United Methodist Church, Rev. Lamech Marsh of Girard Alliance Church, and Fr. Shane Mathew of Gannon U...

On our Thursday program, we invited coaches, consultants and public speakers Bill Cox and Andy Kerr to share about how they add value to corporate teams and individuals. They also talked about their upcoming One Step Forward half-day conference May 3rd at the Blasco Library-Hirt Auditorium.

We turned our attention Wednesday to southeastern Erie County and the community of Union City, to learn about the successes and struggles of life in a small rural community. Joining us were Matt Bennett, Union City Schools Superintendent, Abbe Biebel, Coordinator of Positive Youth Development, and  Lynora Rumm, Pastor of McLane Church-Union City.

On our Tuesday program, we visited with John Buchna, the Executive Director of the Erie Downtown Partnership, to get an overview of the latest efforts in downtown planning and revitalization. Then John Persinger, the CEO of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, returned to our studios for a fast-paced update on the national attention the EDDC is receiving, along with their investments in thei...

Rising leaders in the minority community were our guests on Monday on the Joel Natalie Show. Brothers Rev. Darryl Cook, lead pastor of Christ Community Church in Erie, and Corey Cook, Program Director of the Downtown YMCA Teen Center. Then Mayor Schember's Community Liason Michael Outlaw came to discuss efforts in diversifying the Erie Fire Department.

On our Thursday program, we took a break from the heavy issues of the day to embrace the spring season and offer tips and encouragement for a new attitude. To help us downsize and declutter, Marian Taylor, Owner of Simple Solutions for Living came on the show. Promoting physical wellness was health consultant and motivational speaker Debbie DeAngelo. Finally, Joel's brother Jeff Natalie returned w...

In advance of a regional Cyber Symposium coming up on April 24th, we tackled the complex world of cyber security, and how Erie businesses and organizations can protect themselves from threats and attacks. We started the topic with a discussion of personal online best practices with Brad Wiertel, COO of Velocity Network. Then our panel of university experts and presenters contributed to a lively di...

On Tuesday, we put our focus on the jobs in Erie County that have high demand as well as jobs with high-growth potential. But first, we got an update on the latest developments on the recent Wabtec/GE Transportation merger and their ongoing talks with their union membership from Jim Martin, reporter for the Erie Times News & GoErie.com. Then John Stahl, Human Resources manager at Lord Corporat...

 We began the month of April with a sequence of conversations about the various health initiatives slated this month. Melissa Lyon, the Public Health Director at the Erie County Dept. of Health came to speak about Public Health Week this week. Then members of the Center for Organ Recovery & Education came to talk about Donate Life month. Joining us was CORE spokesperson and heart recipien...

The voices of the Young Erie Professionals (YEP) are being heard across our region. On Friday, leaders from this group of 21-40 year olds joined the Joel Natalie Show for a conversation about their careers and perspectives on living, working, and playing in Erie. With us were Amanda Duncan YEP Program Director, Bill Lillis Jr., a Financial Adviser with Northwestern Mutual and YEP appointee to the...

On the Thursday edition of the show, we caught up with a few of our regular guests and took some time to have a deeper conversation about where our region is at. We began the program with an update on the Flagship Opportunity Zones by Brett Wiler, the FOZ Director of Capital Formation. Then Pete Natalie and Stephanie Lindenberger joined in a random conversation, including Pete's upcoming trip to I...

On Wednesday, we chatted about the good work the faith-based community impact group ServErie does throughout our region. With us were Marcus Atkinson, ServErie Executive Director, along with Heather May Caspar, Executive Director, Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network and Carolyn Tome, Marketing and Fund Development Coordinator, SafeNet Erie, whose agencies have partnered with and benefited f...

In recent years hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent preparing comprehensive plans for municipalities and even neighborhoods throughout Erie County. We invited the planning experts to unpack what's in those plans and some of the things in store for citizens where they live. Joel Natalie interviewed, Kathy Wyrosdick, the Planning Director of the City of Erie, John Morgan, a member of th...

On our Monday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, we discussed the unique and powerful collaboration of Erie's four local universities to provide services to startup and expanding businesses in the Northwest Pennsylvania Innovation Beehive Network. Our guests: from Edinboro University, Dr. Tony Peyronel, from Gannon University, Dr. Steven Mauro, from Mercyhurst University, Dr. Leanne Roberts and Bra...

Thursday marked two months before the Pennsylvania Municipal Primary. Democratic Committee Chairman Dr. Jim Wertz joined us in studio to go over the races.

On the Wednesday edition of the program, we got into the area of estate planning and estate administration, learning all about wills, power of attorney, advanced directives, beneficiaries, and probate. Our guests included Joel's brother Alan Natalie, Attorney at Law, and John Baker and Ben Reiter of Kingdom Financial Services.

His Honor the Mayor of the City of Erie Joe Schember returned to our microphones Tuesday for a broad one-hour conversation about the city topics that he has been working on, from LERTA tax abatement to potholes and Quality of Life ticketing. Then the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Municipal League Rick Schuettler spoke to the special issues that third-class cities and large townships face...

On the Monday show, we shined the spotlight on school safety and the fights and bad behavior occurring at Erie High School that is showing up on social media. A mother of an Erie High student, Kerry Tabb, called in to explain her perspective. Then we learned about what the Blue Coats are doing to reduce school violence and provide mentoring and intervention from director Daryl Craig or Brother D,...

We got a dose of advice and encouragement when it comes to personal fitness on Friday. Tammy Roche from the YMCA called in to talk about the Y's resources. Personal trainer Miguel Rodriguez gave tips where you can keep moving where you are. Finally, from the LECOM Health and Fitness Center, Dave Hopkins shared about their facilities and about maintaining good health.