Show Archive – May 31st, 2012

12 audio clips available

Topics and guests include:

  • We covered and broadcasted the City Year “Friendraiser” event live from Beech Street Elementary School! Tune in for words from Mayor Gatsas, Beech Street School Principal Elinor Murphy, Superintendent Tom Brennan, Corps Members Alex Allen, Pawn Nitichan, and Samantha Avila. Followed by a powerful speech by the event’s Keynote Speaker John Kacavas, United States Attorney for the District of NH

 

  • Rich interviewed Corps Member Ricardo Esquivias, Alderman Joyce Craig, Michael L’Ecuyer of Bellwether Community Credit Union, Mayor Ted Gatsas, Gray Chynoweth of Dyn (Dynamic Network Services), Former Manchester Mayor (1972-1975) Sylvio L. Dupuis, Former School Board Member Mike DeBlasi, and Alderman At Large Dan O’Neil.

 

Show Archive – May 31st, 2012

12 audio clips available

Topics and guests included:

  • We covered and broadcasted the City Year “Friendraiser” event live from Beech Street Elementary School! Tune in for words from Mayor Gatsas, Beech Street School Principal Elinor Murphy, Superintendent Tom Brennan, Corps Members Alex Allen, Pawn Nitichan, and Samantha Avila. Followed by a powerful speech by the event’s Keynote Speaker John Kacavas, United States Attorney for the District of NH
  • Rich interviewed Corps Member Ricardo Esquivias, Alderman Joyce Craig, Michael L’Ecuyer of Bellwether Community Credit Union, Mayor Ted Gatsas, Gray Chynoweth of Dyn (Dynamic Network Services), Former Manchester Mayor (1972-1975) Sylvio L. Dupuis, Former School Board Member Mike DeBlasi, and Alderman At Large Dan O’Neil.

Hour Number One

Rich and DJ Dave set up live from the City Year “Friendraiser” at Beech Street School to bring you primary source coverage! Plus, Eddie in Manchester calls in with a question about City Year’s funding. Tune in for Rich’s response. After our break for news and sports, Rich addresses some of our listener comments that we’ve received over Facebook, and Vilma Rodrigues-Silva of City Year sits down and discusses the event. 

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Hour Number Two

The second hour is jam-packed with interviews as we continue our Friendraiser pre-show. Guests include Corps Member Ricardo Esquivias, Alderman Joyce Craig, Michael L’Ecuyer of Bellwether Community Credit Union, Mayor Ted Gatsas, Gray Chynoweth of Dyn (Dynamic Network Services), Former Manchester Mayor (1972-1975) Sylvio L. Dupuis, Former School Board Member Mike DeBlasi, and Alderman At Large Dan O’Neil.

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Hour Number Three/Complete City Year Event

We broadcast the City Year Friendraiser live! The program starts with a speech by Mayor Gatsas, then brief words from Beech Street School Principal Elinor “Ellie” Murphy, Superintendent Tom Brennan, and City Year Corps Members Alex Allen, Pawn Nitichan, and Samantha Avila. All this followed by the event’s Keynote Speaker, John Kacavas, United States Attorney for the District of NH.

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Vilma Rodrigues-Silva, Project Leader/Senior Corps Member of City Year

Vilma tells Rich and DJ Dave about the boots that have been placed on their table, and then discusses her role in City Year.

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Ricardo Esquivias, Corps Member of City Year

Ricardo is on the front lines with the students, so tune in for his perspective!

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Alderman Joyce Craig

Joyce Craig sits down with us to discuss her involvement with City Year.

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Michael L’Ecuyer of Bellwether Community Credit Union

Michael L’Ecuyer of BCCU, and also a Board-member of City Year, gives us some background information on the Friendraiser.

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Mayor Ted Gatsas and Gray Chynoweth of Dyn (Dynamic Network Services)

Mayor Gatsas and Gray Chynoweth give us their take on what City Year is doing to help the community.

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Superintendent Tom Brennan

Superintendent Tom Brennan sits down with Rich to discuss City Year, and Rich even throws in a question at the end about the city budget!

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Sylvio L. Dupuis, Former Manchester Mayor (1972-1975)

Mr. Dupuis gives us some history of City Year, and then explains how education does not only exist from eight to three in the afternoon, but it needs to be a continuum. Inspiring words from the former Mayor.

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Mike DeBlasi and Alderman At Large Dan O’Neil

Former School Board member Mike DeBlasi and Alderman Dan O’Neil sit down with Rich to give us their take on City Year.

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Keynote Speaker of Event, United States Attorney for the District of NH John Kacavas

John Kacavas gives a powerful Keynote speech about the connection between education and crime, and then discusses the great things that City Year is doing for children and students in our community.

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