Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of the daily Smart Talk news and public affairs program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program Smart Talk.
LaMar was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
The American Society of Civil Engineers honored LaMar with their national Excellence in Journalism award in 2020. LaMar was the only recipient of the award nationally. He has won more than a dozen Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcast Awards since 2000 and has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
LaMar and Smart Talk have been recognized throughout the Central Pennsylvania community including ADVOZ Lancaster’s first “Dignity in Dialogue Award”, the South-Central Assembly’s “Regional Citizen Award” and was named a “Humanitarian Hero” by The Humane Society of the United States/Pennsylvania.
A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.
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Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”
Airdate: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The nation is polarized politically right now. Democratic President Joe Biden’s approval ratings in polls have been sinking for months. So have the approval numbers for Congress. Even in a politically divided country, Republicans, Democrats and Independents can agree on at least thing — they don’t like the job that Congress is doing and haven’t for some time.
The political divide keeps members of Congress from working together or even compromising.
But others point to a Congress that is entrenched and individual members who prioritize their re-elections over all else.
Their answer is to limit the amount of time a member can stay in Congress — term limits.
Former Republican State Senator John Eichelberger is co-Chair of U.S. Term Limits and joins us on Tuesday’s Smart Talk.
