Lehigh Valley Discourse

Lehigh Valley Discourse, with host Alan Jennings, originally broadcast on and used with the permission of the copyright owner WDIY, Lehigh Valley Community Public Radio.

Budget Priorities: March xx, 2012
Steve Samuelson, PA State Representative

Governor Corbett's Budget Proposal: February 9, 2012
Ross Marcus, Director of Human Services, Northampton County
Kevin Deely, Teacher, Easton Area School District

Urban Revitalization: February 2, 2012
Ed Pawlowski, Mayor, City of Allentown

Big Surprises in County Elections: January 5, 2012
Mike Dowd, former Northampton County Councilman
Bean Browning, former Lehigh County Commissioner

Special Guest: December 1, 2011
Doug Reichley, PA State Representative

State Legislative Year: November 10, 2011
Joe Brennan, PA State Representative
Bob Freeman, PA State Representative

The Economy and Its Malaise: October 13, 2011
Peter Gray, Regional President, KNBT
Kamran Afshar, economist and owner of Kamran Afshar Associates

The News Media and Change: September 29, 2011
Martin Till, Publisher, The Express-Times
Brad Rinehart, Assistant General Manager for News and Programming, WFMZ-TV

Social Entrepreneurism: September 8, 2011
Jeff Parks, CEO, ArtsQuest
Kerry Wrobel, President, Lehigh Valley Industrial Park

CHIP Program: August 11, 2011
Sandra Figueroa, CHIP Participant
James Worrell, Universal Healthcare
Steve Samuelson, PA House of Representatives

Allentown School District: July 7, 2011
Deana Zosky, Chief Turnaround Officer, Allentown School District
Lee Butz, Chairman, Alvin H. Butz Co.
Tess Bernhard, Class of 2010 Valedictorian, William Allen High School

Latino Culture, Politics, Food and Everything Else: June 9, 2011
Nereida Villanueva, Human Resources Manager, Cintas
Jose Antonio Ortiz, local television producer
Cynthia Atamian, Chair, Latino Leadership Alliance

How Economic Development Gets Done: May 12, 2011
Alicia Karner, Economic Development Administrator, Northampton County
Cindy Feinberg, Director of Community and Economic Development, Lehigh County
Sara Hailstone, Director of Community and Economic Development, City of Allentown

An Austere State Budget: April 14, 2011
Representative Doug Reichley, Western and Southern Lehigh County
Representative Steve Samuelson, Bethlehem and surrounding municipalities

Ron and Alan Battle: April 7, 2011
Ron Angle, Northampton County Council
Bernie O'Hare, Blogger

Marcellus Shale: March 3, 2011
Representative Bob Freeman
Don Miles, Chairman, Lehigh Valley Group of the Sierra Club

Racism: February 10, 2011
Phyllis Alexander, Coordinator, Allentown Weed & Seed
Olga Negron, Executive Director, Hispanic Center

Calamity of Forclosures: February 3, 2011
Judge Edward Reibman, Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas
Court Master Richard Kovacs, Northampton County
Deb Hartman, Housing Counselor, CACLV

Three City Mayors: January 13, 2011
Ed Pawlowski, Mayor, City of Allentown
John Callahan, Mayor, City of Bethlehem
Sal Panto, Mayor, City of Easton

Endless Challenge to Shelter the Homeless and Meet the Housing Needs of Lower-Income Working People: December 9, 2010
Rev. Susan Pizor Yoder, Pastor, The Barn Presbyterian Church
Marsha Eichelberger, Director, Sixth Street Shelter
Karen Whitehill, Senior Vice President, KNBT

Election 1: August 12, 2010
Introduction to the Series
Guests: Doug Reichley, Rick Dougherty, Chris Borick

Election 2: September 2, 2010
Guests: Charles Dertinger (Candidate for State Representative), John Callahan (Candidate for US Congress)

Election 3: September 9, 2010
Guests: Doug Reichley (R - Candidate for PA House), Patrick Slattery (D - Candidate for PA House)

Election 4 : October 7, 2010
Guests: Mike Horton (D - Candidate for PA House), Justin Simmons (R - Candidate for PA House)

Election 5 : October 14, 2010
Guest: Charlie Dent (R - 15th Congressional District Representative)

Election 6 : November 11, 2010
Guests: Chris Borick, Rich Grucela, Karen Beyer