Stories of Courage Battling Opioids

• Fred Vigeant
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  Fred Vigeant is WITF's Director of Programming and Promotions for TV and Radio. Fred manages the schedules for our radio and television platforms. He also analyzes audience research and manages the public affairs program Smart Talk. Previously, Fred was at WRVO in Oswego, NY for 12 years serving in various roles including Program Director and before that Operations Manager. Fred graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego with a B.A. in Mass Communications and Broadcasting.

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The opioid epidemic continues to affect families across Pennsylvania.

Battling Opioids: A Project of Pennsylvania Public Media is a collaborative, multi-media, effort undertaken by all seven Pennsylvania Public Media stations: WITF, WPSU, WHYY, WLVT, WQED, WQLN and WVIA. Every station is utilizing our multi-media platforms – TV, radio, online, social, digital, and community outreach events together in this effort to direct people in Pennsylvania to state and local opioid resources by connecting them to solutions at a personal level.

Our hope is that through our collaborative, statewide efforts, our citizens will see stories of hope and survival, and have access and information on where to get help. We are using our shared resources for one common good—to save lives.

Join us September 26 for Battling Opioids, a project of Pennsylvania Public Media Part 3, a one-hour program featuring personal stories of courage and hope in the face of opioid addiction interspread with an informative studio panel discussion. The topic of this third entry in the series deals with the future of treatment in the ongoing battle against opioid addiction. Join us for Battling Opioids, a project of Pennsylvania Public Media Part 3 Thursday September 26 at 8pm on WITF TV.

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This story is part of Transforming Health’s Battling Opioids coverage which is a project of Pennsylvania Public Media. It is supported statewide by Geisinger and supported locally by Capital BlueCross and WellSpan Health.

This story is part of Transforming Health’s Battling Opioids coverage which is a project of Pennsylvania Public Media. It is supported statewide by Geisinger and supported locally by Capital BlueCross and WellSpan Health.

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