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Former HTVer Karl Dawson lives and teaches in Wuhan, China. But due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, he is back in the U.S., quarantined, unsure when he will return to the city of 11 million. He talks to Sophia Vaughn about how the virus has disrupted every part of life in Wuhan, and he also recalls some highlights of his Hall of Fame career on HTV. Then Anna Daniel learns about the "zero waste" lifestyle from a teenager in Illinois who explains that it takes time, and discipline, but it is worth the effort.

Our Sophia Vaughn and her guest Jenn Jarvis are both huge Star Wars fans, but they agree to disagree about the latest film. Their discussion digs deep into J.J. Abrams' epic movie. Then our "First 30" segment is William Wehmer's visit with Deana Butcher, one of the top speech and debate teachers in the nation when she taught at Hillcrest at the same time "HTV Magazine" was starting up 30 years ago. She explains how so many HHS kids benefited from their experience in both programs.

For this Bay 11 "Extra," we have an interview with a college coach, Caira Dortch, who shares insight and advice for high school girls hoping to play at the college level. Dortch was a volleyball star at Hillcrest, then Arkansas University, before becoming head coach at Southwest Baptist University. She is interviewed by Broadcast I student Chloe Sutherland.

Hear how a street choir for members of the homeless community in Springfield is hitting the all the right notes. Anna Daniel reports. Then check out our look back at 2019 as Sophia Vaughn recalls some of the show's memorable segments.

The journey Brandy Harris has taken to get where she is today is inspiring. She was a poor kid who moved around so much she had few friends, but then, high school happened, and she was on her way. Hear how she become CEO of one of most important youth organizations in our city in her visit with reporter William Wehmer. Then our "First 30" guest from HTV's past is Jan Sobbe, part of our program's formative years, who now teaches video at Staley High School near Kansas City.

Three shots rang out in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The nation and the world was rocked by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Reporter Sophia Vaughn visits with four people who recall where they were, and what they were doing, and how they were impacted, when the U.S. president was gunned down 56 years ago.

Then in our "First 30" segment, William Wehmer talks to Kaley Prier Abalos about her years on HTV, and the special program she produced that just might be the best show we have ever done.

Two trans teens visit with reporters Anna Daniel and Sophia Vaughn about their complicated lives, and how they "translate" them for their peers. Then Ben Bumgarner from the 1999-2000 staff of HTV visits with Anna for our regular "First 30" segment, as we celebrate our 30th year of broadcasting at Hillcrest. Ben is now a motion picture editor in Los Angeles, currently working on the CBS series "God Friended Me."

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Teenage vaping has become a national concern. It has risen to alarming rates in recent months. Bay 11 reporter Anna Daniel talks to two teens--one who quit using e-cigarettes, one who still does--and a local expert who explains some of the harmful effects vaping can have on young people.

Then in our "First 30" segment, Sophia Vaughn has an entertaining visit with Megan Matrone White, an HTV Hall of Famer from the class of 2002. She discusses the dramatic world events that took place during her high school years, and why she is now often called "The Mudhouse Girl" by video teachers and students across the nation.

In December of 1965, a handful of students in Iowa wore black arm bands to school to mourn those lost in the early stages of the Vietnam War. They were suspended by administration, and that led to a First Amendment case that made its way to the Supreme Court, and a 1969 decision that supported student expression. John Tinker was one of those Iowa students, and he visits with reporter Sophia Vaughn about the case named after him and his sister, Mary Beth, and how that decision lives on five decades later.

Teenagers love late nights, but are definitely not crazy about early morning school bells. Anna Daniel digs into the sleep issue in our first story as she visits a local sleep clinic to see how they help people who are sleep-deprived.

Then our new segment, "The First 30," focuses on past HTVers as we celebrate our 30th year of broadcasting at Hillcrest High School. Up first, Carolyn Eastman, an award-winning staff member from the class of 2003 who has stayed "in the business" since leaving HHS.

Credits: Some music created by Gunnar Brooks. Reporters: Anna Daniel, Scott Zubillaga, with Sophia Vaughn.

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