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First Aired October 22, 2022 It has been years since Battle Creek attorney John Macfarlane started leading the charge to restore a more natural waterway along the city’s downtown flow of the Kalamazoo River. Currently, the river flows on a concrete channel built around 1960. Now, the effort to naturalize the area is picking up …
First Aired October 15, 2022 The United Ways of South Central Michigan – the newly merged entity from the UWs of Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, Lansing and Jackson – have kicked off their annual fall campaign. This is the first for the group as a merged organization. President Chris Sargent talks with Richard about the merger, the …
First Aired October 8, 2022 Former WBCK morning host Dave Eddy (1960-2008) helps listeners remember the valuable effects of local programming and its ability to connect with listeners. We also reminisce a little about Dave’s years as the “Morning Mayor”. ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community …
First Aired October 8, 2022 In the debut episode of Battle Creek’s “Community Matters” program, Lakeview Ford’s Vince Pavone discusses why he is opening his own wallet to support community-related radio and podcast interviews. ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on …
A national model is the basis for a program at Summit Pointe, the behavioral health authority in Calhoun County, Michigan. The Therapeutic Home Program pairs local volunteers with youth who have strayed from productive paths – and who need help resetting their lives as a result of behavioral or other issues. Eric Worley, Therapeutic Home …
In the ninth in a series of episodes with Summit Pointe, Veteran Navigator Michele Pascoe discusses how she connects veterans to the services they need. As the behavioral health authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, Summit Pointe reaches out into the local community to go where vets are – and help see to it they get the support needed. Click …
