The Hits 97.3 Podcast

Segment 1: Guest, Dr. Jose Pons, President of Albizu University, talks about careers in Mental. Health. www.albizu.edu Segment 2: Guest, Susan Racher, Board President of NAMI Miami outlines the events for Unity Week, leading up to the 'Walk Your Way' 5k www.namimiami.org Segment 3: Annika Holder, Interim Director, Miami Dade CAHSD discusses the Low Income Energy Assistance Program www.miamidade.go...

1. Melissa P Dunn, City of Lauderhill Commissioner provides details about Return2Work Week seminars & Virtual Job Fair. http://www.return2work.us. 2. Mary Carlson, RN, CCRN, CNRN, Nurse Education Specialist at Broward Health talks about the rewards of a Nursing career. http://www.browardhealth.org 3. Dr. Jose Pons, President of Albizu University provides guidance for pandemic-related mental health...

Segment 1: Velma Lawrence, Founder, CEO of Embrace Girls Foundation, Inc. talks about their after school program for young girls that features homework help as well as life skills and etiquette. http://www.embracegirlpower.org Segment 2: Lauderhill Commissioner Melissa P. Dunn provides a preview of the week-long Return2Work event, May 9 - 14, featuring job skills seminars, an educational fair and...

Guest, Dr. Tamara Moodie of South Florida Autism Charter School talks about helping children with Autism reach their full potential, and helping the Parents to understand and participate in the process. http://www.sfacs.org

Segment 1: Guest, Kerry Ann Royes, CEO YWCA. Royes talks about the '21-Day Challenge' to increase awareness of Social Injustice, http://www.ywcasouthflorida.org. Segment 2: Guest, Alicia Curtis, Foster Care Recruitment Specialist. Curtis discusses the need for Foster Parents. http://www.citrusfcn.com

Segment 1: Macey Markowitz, Director of Women's Philanthropy at United Way of Broward County discusses 'Magnolia After Dark' a 'Women United' fundraiser on April 29th - a drive-in, socially-distanced Women's Empowerment event, featuring Olympic Gold-Medal Gymnast, Dominique Dawes. www.unitedwaybroward.org/women-united. Segment 2: Heather Geronemus, founder of the Walk Like MADD and MADD Dash 5k Fo...

Adena Wilson, Community Engagement & Volunteer Recruitment for the Guardian Ad Litem program explains how volunteers advocate for children in the Foster system. http://www.galbroward17.org - 954-831-6214 Child Abuse Prevention Hotline: 1-800-962-2873

Segment 1: Debbie Telsey, Founder of I Can Living and Learning Center discusses job training & opportunities for adults with disabilities. http:\\www.icanfl.org Segment 2 - Dr Mona Amin from Pediatric Associates talks about the Pandemic & Quarantine's effect on children, and how to help them cope. http://www.pediatricassociates.com

Segment 1: Karriem Edwards, Vice President of Development for Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County talks about Clubs re-opening with Covid safety guidelines, plus Jersey Mike's 'Day of Giving', March 31st, proceeds to BGCBC. http://www.bgcbc.org Segment 2: Karla Hernandez-Mats, President of United Teachers of Dade talks about the 'Mural for Humanity' painted on the UTD building, and Florida State...

Segment 1: Juliet Roulhac, Director of External Affairs for FPL, reassures us of the reliability and constant improvements to our local power grid; also support for those impacted by Covid 19. hitp://www.fpl.com/help Segment 2: Miami-Dade County's First Female Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, discusses her vision for Miami-Dade & programs to bring people together, including 'Thrive 305'. http://www.mi...

Segment 1: Guest, Jennifer Messemer, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department; Messemer provides tips to save water & lower bills; as well as information on rebate offers. http://www.miamidade.gov/water Segment 2: Guest, Mary Donworth, United Way of Miami-Dade. Donworth discusses the Pandemic Impact Survey that United Way is conducting. http://www.unitedwaymiami.org

Guest Dr. Gio Barraco, an infectious disease specialist with the Miami VA, discusses health care services for Veterans during the Pandemic, and how they can get Covid testing and Vaccines at the VA. www.miami.va.gov

Segment 1: Andrea Ivory, Founder / CEO of the Women's Breast & Heart Initiative provides guidance on lifestyle habits to prevent Heart Disease. http://www.flbreasthealth.com Segment 2: Emily Janas, Education and Prevention Manager at Women in Distress provides parents with warning signs to recognize if their teen is in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. http://www.womenindistress.org

Segment 1: Salena Coller, Librarian Senior, Broward County Public Library System talks about upcoming free Online Job Fair & Resume Workshops. http://broward.libnet.info/event/4782990 Segment 2: Amanda Kopelman, top cookie seller with Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida talks Girl Scout Cookies sales and the Contactless 'Give a Box, Get a Box' Cookies for the Military event is February 26th. https://...

Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle discusses Human Trafficking in South Florida and the SAO's collaboration local Police Departments to rescue victims and capture predators. Hotline: 305-FIX-STOP. https://humantrafficking.miamisao.com

Segment 1: Salena Coller, Librarian Senior, Broward County Public Library System. Upcoming virtual class about coping with stress during a job search. http://www.broward.org/library Segment 2: David Starnes, Chief Nursing Officer, Memorial Hospital Pembroke, discussing Monoclonal antibodies as a treatment for early diagnoses of Covid-19. http://www.mhs.net

Maggie Hansen, Chief Nurse Executive VP at Memorial Regional Hospital explains the differences between Covid-19 vaccines, the distribution process and what to expect when you get vaccinated. http://www.mhs.net

Guest: Dr. Cheryl Holder, Associate Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Community Initiatives, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Dr. Holder explains the process of vaccine research and how medical scientists were able to create vaccines for Covid-19 about 3x faster than the norm. https://medicine.fiu.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/people/clholder.html

Segment 1 - Women's Breast & Heart Initiative. Guest: Founder / CEO, Andrea Ivory. Ivory talks about WBHI's newest initiative, partnering with retailers to bring the Mobile Mammography Van to people where they work. http://www.flbreasthealth.com. Segment 2 - NAMI Miami (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Guests: Executive Director, Kathy Coppola; Board Member, Dr. Anna Shustack Shustack provide...

Segment 1: Family Resource Center of Florida Guest: Melissa Vera, Development Manager Vera provides an overview of the services that FRCFL provides for more than 600 children & families including individual and family counseling, foster care placement and adoption if reunification with the birth family is not an option. Cox Media Group is supporting FRCFL's Holiday Helper program. To sponsor a chi...

Guest: Dr. Jonathan Silberstein, Chief of Urologic Oncology, Memorial Health Systems Dr. Silberstein is a 'Movember' Ambassador, encouraging men not to shave during the month of November as a way to spread awareness about Men's Health, and in particular Prostate Cancer Awareness. Silberstein talks about testing for Prostate Cancer, the challenges in determining whether or not treatment is necessar...

Guests: Kathy Coppola, Executive Director, NAMI Miami (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Anita Herron, National Manager of Educational Programs, Homefront Program, NAMI The program focuses on mental health challenges Veterans face when transitioning to civilian life, and the impact of their experiences on family and friends. Coppola is the daughter of a World War II Veteran; Herron’s father is...

Guest: Jennifer Messemer, Media & Public Relations Officer, Miami-Dade WASD. Messemer alerts Miami-Dade residents that for two weeks, from November 8th thru November 21st, water pipes will be flushed, an annual process to keep the water from the Biscayne Aquifer as clean and pristine as possible. During this time, residents may notice a slight chlorine taste in their water, or some cloudiness. The...

Segment 1 - Guest: Laura Whitfield, USMC (Ret), Director of Mission United Miami. Whitfield talks about the adjustments Mission United has made in light of Covid-19, taking many of their group meetings online to accommodate social distancing and safety guidelines. She also provides information about resources available specifically for Veterans during the pandemic, including funding from Miami-Dad...

Segment 1 - Joshua's Heart Foundation Guest: Karen Grey, Volunteer Grey explains how Joshua’s Heart Foundation is a youth-run non-profit, founded by Joshua Williams when he was 4 ½ years old. The organization’s mission is to end hunger and poverty, while engaging young people in community efforts, and teaching them about kindness, teamwork and determination. Joshua’s Heart has a food pantry in Nor...