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Mondays at 7pm

Monday, September 9, 2024

Your Health - COVID Surge Update & New Vaccines

Greg Schrank, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
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Book Beat

Kim Wehle
Law Professor, University of Baltimore
Author, "Pardon Power: How The Pardon System Works—And Why"
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Your Health Segments

Monday, August 26, 2024

Your Health - Keeping Youth Sports Safe

Scott Jerome, DO
University of Maryland Medical Center
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HBCU Week

Dr. David Wilson
President, Morgan State University
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Monday, August 19, 2024

Your Health: Let’s Get Serious About Sleep This School Year

Anayansi Lasso-Pirot, MD
University of Maryland Children’s Hospital
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Catholic Schools

Gregory Farno
Chancellor of Education, Archdiocese of Baltimore
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HBCU Week

Dr. Heidi Anderson
President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Monday, August 12, 2024

What's New At The Library?

Sonia Alcantara-Antoine
CEO, Baltimore County Public Library
https://www.bcpl.info/

Exploring Ranked Choice Voting

Rob Richie
Co-founder, FairVote
https://fairvote.org/

Monday, August 5, 2024

Sports Psychology

Dr. David McDuff
Sports Psychiatrist, MD Sports Performance
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History Of The Baltimore Orioles

John Eisenberg
The Bird Tapes, Orioles History Project 
https://birdtapes.substack.com/

Consumer Alert Segments

Monday, July 29, 2024

The Presidential Race

Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(D) Maryland

Exploring Ranked Choice Voting

Rob Richie
Co-founder, FairVote
https://fairvote.org/

Monday, July 22, 2024

Maryland Reaction To Biden Exit

Todd Eberly, Ph.D.
Professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland
https://www.smcm.edu/

What's New At The Library?

Sonia Alcantara-Antoine
CEO, Baltimore County Public Library
https://www.bcpl.info/

Monday, July 15, 2024

Your Health: Combating Misinformation About Sun Protection

Zaineb Makhzoumi, MD, MPH
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Maryland Politics

Chryl Laird, PhD.
Government and Politics Professor, University of Maryland 
https://gvpt.umd.edu/

Monday, July 8, 2024

Real Estate & Mortgage Trends

Elaine Koch
Sr. Real Estate Agent & Team Leader
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Bruce Allen
Sr. Mortgage Loan Officer
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Your Health - Summer Safety

Cheyenne Falat, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, University of Maryland Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Monday, July 1, 2024

New Concerns About Blue Crabs

Mike Wilberg
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
https://www.umces.edu/cbl

Police Community Relations

Brooklynn Hitchens
Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Maryland 
https://ccjs.umd.edu/

Greg Midgette
Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Maryland
https://ccjs.umd.edu/

Monday, June 24, 2024

Turf Farm

Mark Carroll, PhD.
Environmental Science and Policy Program, University of Maryland
https://ensp.umd.edu/

Your Health

Irina Burd, MD, PhD.
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Monday, June 17, 2024

Your Health - Knee & Hip Health

Sumon Nandi, MD
University of Maryland Medical System
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Celebrating Juneteenth

Dr. Dennis Doster
Prince George's County Juneteenth Festival Co-Chair

Monday, June 10, 2024

Your Health - Hypertension

Wallace Johnson, MD
University of Maryland Medical System
https://www.umms.org/

New 10 Year Plan For The Baltimore Region

Mark Anthony Thomas
CEO, Greater Baltimore Committee
https://gbc.org/

Monday, June 3, 2024

New Leadership For Maryland Parks

Angela Crenshaw
Director, Maryland Park Service
https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands

Overdose Crisis In Baltimore

Nick Thieme
thebaltimorebanner.com

Jessica Gallagher
thebaltimorebanner.com

Consumer Alert - AARP Protect Week

Karen Morgan
Member, Executive Council AARP Maryland
https://states.aarp.org/maryland/

Monday, May 27, 2024

Your Health: Living Donor Organ Transplant

Silke Niederhaus, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center

Felicia Stolusky
Kidney Donor
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Health of the Chesapeake Bay

Joel Dunn
President & CEO, Chesapeake Conservancy
https://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/

Monday, May 20, 2024

New Ballpark for Hagerstown Flying Boxcars

David Blenckstone
General Manager, Hagerstown Flying Boxcars
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John Barr
President, Washington County Commissioners
https://www.washco-md.net/county-commissioners/

Your Health - Stroke Prevention

Lindsay Goff
Nurse, UM Upper Chesapeake
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Monday, May 13, 2024

Turf Farm

Mark Carroll, PhD.
Environmental Science and Policy Program, University of Maryland
https://ensp.umd.edu/

Your Health

Irina Burd, MD, PhD.
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Monday, May 6, 2024

Future of Horse Racing In Maryland

Del. Sandy Rosenberg
(D) Baltimore City

Sen. Jim Rosapepe
(D) Anne Arundel & Prince George's Counties

New Maryland Pay Transparency Law

Benjamin Orr
Founder, MD Center on Economic Policy
https://www.mdeconomy.org/

Debbie Tang
Partner, Bridge Partners
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Monday, April 29, 2024

Your Health: Living Donor Organ Transplant

Silke Niederhaus, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center

Felicia Stolusky
Kidney Donor
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Health of the Chesapeake Bay

Joel Dunn
President & CEO, Chesapeake Conservancy
https://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/

Saturday, April 27, 2024 - Chesapeake Bay Week Special

Chesapeake Bay Week - Key Bridge Recovery Mission

Rachel Sangree, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering
https://engineering.jhu.edu/

Aaron Tomarchio
Executive Vice President, Tradepoint Atlantic
https://www.tradepointatlantic.com/

Monday, April 22, 2024

Your Health: US Not Among World's Happiest Countries

Jennifer Redding
UM Upper Chesapeake Health
www.umms.org/uch

Chesapeake Bay Week

Frank Sesno
Host, Chesapeake Bay Summit
https://www.mpt.org/bayweek/

Monday, April 15, 2024

Key Bridge Recovery Mission

Rachel Sangree, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering
https://engineering.jhu.edu/

Aaron Tomarchio
Executive Vice President, Tradepoint Atlantic
https://www.tradepointatlantic.com/

Monday, April 8, 2024

2024 Maryland Legislative Session

Gov. Wes Moore
(D) Maryland

Monday, April 1, 2024

Key Bridge Recovery Mission

Peter Bowe
Publisher, DredgeWire & retired CEO, Ellicott Dredge Enterprises
https://dredgewire.com/

Sal Mercogliano, Ph.D.
Campbell University
https://www.campbell.edu/

Monday, March 25, 2024

Your Health - Treating Colon & Rectal Cancer

Ivane Chua, MD
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/sjmc

Remembering Orioles Owner Peter Angelos

Peter Angelos
Direct Connection Appearance 10/26/01

WATCH NOW

Monday, March 18, 2024

Consumer Alert - Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Heather Tinsley-Fix
AARP Senior Advisor,  Employer Engagement
https://states.aarp.org/maryland/

Karen Morgan
Member, Executive Council AARP Maryland
https://states.aarp.org/maryland/

Improving Maryland State Test Scores

Carey Wright, Ed.D
Interim State Superintendent of Schools.
https://marylandpublicschools.org/

WATCH NOW

Monday, March 11, 2024

Making History

Dena Freeman-Patton (Watch the interview)
VP & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
https://www.morgan.edu/
 

What N-I-L Means For Your Favorite College Team

Jesse Dougherty
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/

WATCH NOW

Monday, March 4, 2024

Health Alert - Sleep Disorders

Emerson Wickwire, Ph.D.
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Reaction to Supreme Court Insurrection Ruling 

Mark Graber
University of Maryland Carey School of Law
https://www.law.umaryland.edu/

WATCH NOW

Monday, February 26, 2024

Lead Pipes & Your Drinking Water

Richard Luna
Interim Director, Department of Public Works
https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/

Your Health - Cancer Awareness

Shana O. Ntiri, MD, MPH
UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
https://www.umms.org/

Monday, February 19, 2024

New Maryland Poll

Patrick Gonzales
Gonzales Research & Media Services
http://www.gonzalesresearch.com/

Consumer Alert - Driving Safety

Rose Hobson
Instructor, AARP Drivers Safety Program
https://states.aarp.org/maryland/

Nina Uzick
Instructor, AARP Drivers Safety Program
https://states.aarp.org/maryland/

Monday, February 12, 2024

Your Health - Heart Health Awareness

Shannon Winakur, MD
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/sjmc

2024 Black Engineer of the Year STEM Conference

Stephanie Hill
Executive VP, Lockheed Martin
beya.org

Monday, February 5, 2024

Reaction To The Sale Of The Baltimore Orioles

Jim Hunter
Host, MPT Sports Desk

Marty Conway
Georgetown University

Consumer Alert

Tammy Bresnahan
AARP Maryland
https://states.aarp.org/maryland/

2024 Black Engineer of the Year STEM Conference

Linda Gooden
Chair, USM Board of Regents
beya.org

Monday, January 29, 2024

Your Health - January COVID Surge Ending?

Greg Schrank, MD, MPH
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/

New Baltimore Sun Owners

Armstrong Williams
Co-Owner, Baltimore Sun

2024 Black Engineer of the Year STEM Conference

Dr. Tyrone Taborn
Founder, Black Engineer of the Year Awards
beya.org

Monday, January 22, 2024

Reduction in Baltimore Murders

Richard Worley
Baltimore Police Commissioner

Your Health: Making Lifestyle & Weight Loss Resolutions Stick

Claudia Dal Molin, DO
University of Maryland Medical System
https://www.umms.org/

Monday, January 15, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Del. Jheanelle Wilkins
(D) Montgomery County

Inside Baltimore

Caryn York
President & CEO, Baltimore Corps
https://baltimorecorps.org/

Monday, January 8, 2024

Trump Legal Troubles

Kim Wehle
University of Baltimore Law Professor
https://law.ubalt.edu/

Future of Baltimore

Mayor Brandon Scott
(D) Baltimore
https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/

Monday, January 1, 2024

Utility Shopping Tips

David Lapp
Maryland People's Counsel
https://opc.maryland.gov/

Consumer Alert - Avoiding Holiday Scams

Karen Morgan
Member, Executive Council AARP Maryland
https://states.aarp.org/maryland/