WPKN, Valerie Richardson

WPKN Community Report to the Listeners Podcast

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Valerie Richardson's podcast of music and conversations.

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WPKN, Valerie Richardson

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WPKN Community Hour – Spotlight on Immigrant Safety & Latin Heritage Month — September 2025 17.09.2025 57:46

WPKN Community Hour – Spotlight on Immigrant Safety & Latin Heritage Month Aired Monday, September 15, 2025 This week on the WPKN Community Hour, host Valerie Richardson spoke with Pierre d’Haiti and a group of students and faculty from Housatonic Community College about the work of the Oasis International Center and two upcoming community workshops on Immigrants and Safety , taking place on S...

WPKN Community Report to Listeners 22.01.2025 1:00:00

Valerie Richardson hosts the January Community Report to Listeners. Joining Valerie are Maggie Salem Mitchell, Executive Director of IRIS (the Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services), who discusses the challenges refugees and immigrants are facing with the incoming Trump administration; Rita Dering, a local artist who discusses her family's Irish immigrant background and her artwork for the upc...

Maggie Mitchell Salem — IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services) 22.01.2025 20:18

Valerie Richardson, WPKN’s General Manager, speaks with Maggie Mitchell Salem, the Executive Director of IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services), about the anticipated challenges refugees and immigrants will face under the new Trump administration. face. Maggie shares thoughts about the important role of immigrants in our country's history, IRIS's critical work in providing support and...

Sean Fox, President of the Norwalk Film Festival, John Ianuzzi, WPKN News Director on 2025's Expanded News, Tabitha Sookdeo, Executive Director of Connecticut Students for a Dream 17.12.2024 51:56

WPKN Leadership presents an hour of community-based, grassroots interviews in this December 2024 edition. Featuring Sean Fox, President of the Norwalk Film Festival (January 10-12), John Ianuzzi, WPKN News Director on 2025's Expanded News, and Tabitha Sookdeo, Executive Director of Connecticut Students for a Dream. Tabitha Sookdeo, Executive Director of Connecticut Students for a Dream (C4D), prov...

Rai Bruton, Administrative Director of Best Video Film & Cultural Center; Gemeem Davis & Callie Heilmann Co-Directors of Bridgeport Generation Now; WPKN's Richard Hill & Scott Harris on WPKN Election Coverage 23.10.2024 47:46

Colorful Bridgeport with Lauren Coakley Vincent, President + CEO of Colorful Bridgeport/DSSD, and Alicia Cobb of Art Simplicated 17.09.2024 25:39

Lauren Coakley Vincent, President + CEO of Colorful Bridgeport/DSSD, and Alicia Cobb of Art Simplicated discuss Bridgeport's PARKing Day, happening Friday 9/20 from 3-6pm, as well as the general offerings and mission of Colorful Bridgeport. https://infobridgeport.com/

Lori Jones, Director of Programming and Operations of the Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts 17.09.2024 22:50

Lori Jones discusses the Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts 2024-2025 season. https://quickcenter.fairfield.edu/