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Radio Smart Talk is a daily, live, interactive program featuring conversations with newsmakers and experts in a variety of fields and exploring a wide range of issues and ideas, including the economy, politics, health care, education, culture, and the environment. Radio Smart Talk airs live every week day at 9 a.m. on WITF’s 89.5 and 93.3.
Hosted by: Scott LaMar
TV Smart Talk: From politics to economy, from health care to the environment, WITF's TV Smart Talk covers the issues and ideas that matter to you. It's never been easier to discover and share the news and information of your world and ours.
Hosted by: Nell McCormack Abom
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:36
LGBT rights in Pennsylvania
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
Radio Smart Talk for Thursday, May 17: A presidential campaign focusing mostly on economic issues wandered off course last week when President Barack Obama announced that he supports same-sex marriage. Immediately, his Republican opponent Mitt Romney responded that he opposed sex-same unions and reiterated his opinion that marriage is acceptable only between a man and a woman. Since the president's…
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:35
PA Counterdrug Joint Task Force wages war on drugs
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
Radio Smart Talk for Wednesday, May 16: The Pennsylvania National Guard Northeast Counterdrug Training Center and the Pennsylvania Counterdrug Joint Task Force's mission is "to provide cost-effective training in law enforcement and drug-prevention. It provides all necessary facilities, instruction and support to enhance the capabilities of our law enforcement and homeland security students." Headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon…
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Monday, 14 May 2012 22:22
The Rising number of Food Allergies
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
Radio Smart Talk for Tuesday, May 15: I have a friend who traveled to Bolivia a few years ago to help build a church in a rural area. My friend and his traveling companions ate a restaurant in a small town. He mentioned to the server that he is allergic to peanuts. A short time after the server assured my…
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Friday, 11 May 2012 14:45
Ethical dilemmas; new witf project announcement
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
Radio Smart Talk for Monday, May 14: The National Football League came down hard on several New Orleans Saints players and coaches who admitted they offered rewards of thousands of dollars to defensive players who hurt opposing players so much that they had to be removed from games. Head coach Sean Payton and linebacker Jonathan Vilma were suspended without pay…
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:23
Questions about employee benefits? Corbett comments on ESPN story
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
Radio Smart Talk for Friday, May 11: Times have changed. It used to be that salary was the major factor when a prospective employee considered his or her compensation package. Today, healthcare insurance and retirement benefits are in some cases just as important. There are numerous choices employees have when it comes to benefits too but choices can result in…
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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 13:26
Bringing back Main Street
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
Radio Smart Talk for Thursday, May 10: Anyone born before 1970 can remember what Main Street in small towns or Market Street in cities used to look like. If you were born since then, try to picture it. The downtown streets were always busy. The sidewalks would be crowded with pedestrians throughout the daytime and into the evening. Mom and…
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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 13:41
How to Stop a Bully - TV Smart Talk
Written by Nell McCormack Abom, Host Smart Talk TV
How could kids be so cruel and adults so clueless? Those are just a few of the questions viewers are left pondering after viewing the documentary film "Bully." It's a powerful telling of the horrendous verbal, physical and psychological abuse inflicted upon vulnerable schoolchildren by their peers every day in some American schools. Call 1-800-729-7532 tonight at 8 to join…
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 12:35
What are your favorite small towns and cities?
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
We'd like to hear what towns or cities are your favorites to visit in Pennsylvania and why? What characteristics do successful downtowns have? Restaurants, entertainment, walkability, historic charm, architecture or are there others? Let us know in the comments section below and please send photographs.
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 13:28
Newly-elected Penn State Board of Trustee Anthony Lubrano; adoptees' right to biological parents' medical history
Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk
Radio Smart Talk for Wednesday, May 9: One of the most anticipated events after the six tumultuous months since former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting and molesting young boys was the university's Board of Trustees election. The results were finalized last week and three new board members were elected, including our guest on…
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