1370 Connection



 

No matter what your interests -- art, politics, religion, health -- 1370 Connection covers it with two hours of talk and information weekdays. Producer and host Bob Smith discusses issues with guests and opens up the phone lines for listeners to respond with questions or comments.

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Host: Bob Smith

 

Airs: M-F 12 noon-2pm, repeats 9-11pm, Simulcasts Wed. 1 pm on City 12 cable.

Streamed live on AM 1370: wxxi.org/listen

Monthly Podcast Topics:
Arts Friday
Healthy Friday
Featured Audio

Book List for 1370 Connection Arts Friday, July 6, 2007 from Brenda Tremblay


Highlights:

Week of 6/29/09 (first release)

Monday 6/29
Hr. 1
The unfinished business of reform in Albany; analysis from Larry Norden of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, author of the crucial report that delcared our state legislature America's most dysfunctional
Hr. 2
Meet David Isay, the man behind the Story Corps oral history project that's coming to
Rochester

Tuesday 6/30
Hr. 1
Managing your money; advice from MCC professor and personal finance expert Joe Marchese
Hr. 2
Peter Rosen, producer of this week's American Masters special on public TV

Wednesday 7/1
Hr. 1
A look at the new Leadership Academy project that will train future leaders of Rochester's public schools, with Superintendent Jean Claude Brizard
Hr. 2 (simulcast on City12 each Wednesday)
Business weighs in on health care reform; Rochester Business Alliance president Sandy Parker and former US Chamber of Commerce board chair Paul Speranza

Thursday 7/2
Hr. 1
We convene the College of Collectible Knowledge
Hr. 2
Howard Wial of the Brookings Institution joins us on line from Washington to discuss the report that shows Rochester's metro economy stronger than most across America

Friday 7/3
NO SHOW--pre-empted for 4th of July holiday weekend special programming (we'll return live on Monday, July 6th)

Week of 7/6/09 (first release)

Monday 7/6
Hr. 1
Auto care expert Lauren Fix joins us on line from Buffalo and discusses not only what may fix your car, but what kinds of developments in technology and features could save the American car industry
Hr. 2
One of the most outspoken critics of America's policy in Latin America, Rev. Roy Bourgeois (tape)

Tuesday 7/7
Hr. 1
The history of health care reform; the U of R's Ted Brown
Hr. 2
Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute on the line from his Hudson Valley headquarters; why he thinks we're not out of the economic woods yet

Wednesday 7/8
Hr. 1
Cornell University sociologist Robin Blakely joins us from her office on the Ithaca campus with a report on what New Yorkers are really most worried about, in dollars and cents terms
Hr. 2 (simulcast on City12 each Wednesday)
Former New York GOP chair and Supreme Court judge Richard Rosenbaum, with perspective on today's politics and tomorrow's problems in New York State

Thursday 7/9
Hr. 1
Let's eat...the dining scene in Rochester with Adam Wilcox and Michael Warren Thomas
Hr. 2
Political analyst and pollster Lee Miringoff of the Marist Institute for Opinion Research on the line from the Marist campus, with the latest on the winners and losers in New York's ongoing political battles

Friday 7/10; Arts Friday (Bob Smith hosts this month's edition)
Hr. 1
New Yorker columnist and humorist Ian Frasier, winner of this year's Art of Fact award from SUNY Brockport's writing program (tape)
Hr. 2
Veteran jazz man turned psychiatrist Dr. Steven Botek, author of Song on My Lips, shares his first hand recollections of the greats of the 1940s and 1950s (tape)

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Schedules may be subject to change without advance notice to respond to
breaking news. Taped programs may be replaced with live segments on
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About 1370 Connection:

Bob Smith's guests include newsmakers as well as a regular rotating panel of experts who offer practical advice on business management, home and auto repair, and other topics. No matter what your interests -- art, politics, religion, health -- 1370 Connection covers it with two hours of talk and information.

Monday through Thursday the show is structured around topics, guests and listener call-ins to 585 263-WXXI (9994).

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