The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson

First podcast of the New Year and today we handle the biggest news of this New Year: the passing of Betty White. H. Alan Scott joins us to remember her legacy and Scott reminisces about the occasion she hosted Saturday Night Live. We have a new voice for the roundtable, Dave Woodard has come to CHML and Scott rolls out the red carpet. We are also keeping up with the COVID news from new restrictions to the old question of “when will this become endemic?”

Guests:

H. Alan Scott, host, Out on the Lanai (a Golden Girls rewatch podcast).

Matthew Miller, Associate Professor in the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University.

Manny Figuerido, Director of Education at the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board.

Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Ryerson University

Bruce Kidd, Professor Emeritus, Sport and Public Policy, University of Toronto.

Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music.

Carmi Levy, Tech Analyst

Lisa Polewski, reporter & anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Dave Woodard, reporter & anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

William Webber, Technical Producer with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Host - Scott Thompson
Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors - Lisa Polewski, Dave Woodard
Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

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Downtown Hamilton BIA Update. With the holiday season being over, what does the BIA have in store for the community?

Guest: Kerri Jarvi, Downtown Hamilton BIA

What are some things that'll help economic development in Hamilton in 2022? We take a look back at the year with PR and Pop Culture Expert, Elissa Freeman! We take look at some of the biggest stories from 2021. The Christmas Tree of Hope was lit in Gore Park and 900 CHML was back on the scene this year. How is the Children’s Fund doing, how can people contribute all year round? Tim Powers returns to the show for one more time in 2021, to give us his take on the political stories in the midst of the pandemic this year. The energy industry, like everything else, had a lot of ups and downs in 2021. What stands out, and what should we look forward too – or be warned about – in 2022? Dr. Elizabeth Richardson has given us a lot of her time over the past year, to keep us up-to-date on COVID-19 in Hamilton and she returns for one more 2021 visit as we go into two of the biggest holidays of the year. The Mayor of the City of Hamilton, Fred Eisenberger, joins Scott for an end-of-year conversation about Hamilton in 2021… and maybe Formula 1 racing too. While the COVID-19 safety precautions are probably at the top of everyone's minds, there are many more things worth remembering as we make our way into 2022. This year saw the start of Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson. To close out 2021, we are bringing back an old favourite segment of ours that has not yet seen its time on the show: it is time for a message of hope, with Reverend Jim Carriere!

Guests:

Norm Schleehahn, Director of Economic Development for the City of Hamilton

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator, Shameless Idealist

Olivia Mackay, President of the Children's Fund

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data and brilliant human being

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable​Energy, Former Liberal MP

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton’s Medical Officer of Health

Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton

Chief Frank Bergen, Chief of Police, City of Hamilton

Rev. Jim Carriere

Lisa Polewski, reporter & anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

William P. Erskine, producer with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchor - Lisa Polewski
Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

How are Ontario’s labs and lab workers being affect by the surge in COVID-19 tests that need processing? What can we do for ourselves and one another to healthily cope with the pandemic, and what can we expect from people? Doug Ford may be getting a lot of heat from a lot people across the political spectrum but a new Leger poll says that Ford might be doing alright for himself. The federal government revealed its expanded pandemic aid offerings yesterday. What does the Canadian Federation of Independent Business think? A new Ipsos poll shows that Canadians think Justin Trudeau has not been good for goodness sake and belongs on Santa’s naughty list, along with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. And how did other leaders fair? We take at least one last look at COVID-19 here in 2021, and how Canada’s approach to countering the Omicron wave compares to that of the United States of America’s, as numbers rise.

Guests:

Michelle Hoad, CEO of the Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Association of Ontario

Randi E. McCabe, Ph.D., C.Psych. Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences | McMaster University | Clinical Director, Mood, Anxiety, and Seniors Mental Health Services | St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

Andrew Enns, Executive VP of Leger

Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling

Dr. Alon Vaisman, Infectious Disease Specialist with the University Health Network

Scott Radley, Drake’s biggest fan, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator

Diana Weeks, anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

William P. Erskine, producer with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchor - Diana Weeks
Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Small Business Spotlight has focused on retail, artists, craft brewers, theatres, initiatives and charities over the past year. Today we turn the Small Business Spotlight on… The Salvation Army, its kettle campaign, what people can still do to help out in the last few days before Christmas and News Year's Eve, and what should be kept in mind as we head into 2022.

Guest: Glenn van Gulik, Divisional Secretary for Public Relations, The Salvation Army Ontario Division