My Hometown

Kathy Wagner, Human Resources Manager for Enterprise Holdings on Long Island, discusses how Enterprise is positively impacting Long Island through community outreach initiatives.

Levittown resident Frank Lazzaro talks with Bill Horan and NCC student Zac Turkel about his experience in working as a freelance floral decorator foe the White House during the Ford, Carter, & Regan administrations.

Bill Horan and Joe Reiter talk with NCC Student Wylie Kuhn about homeschooling, its benefits, why he was homeschooled, and how he views education. He will discuss how his life was different in a tangible way because he was homeschooled.

Jill Madenberg, co-author of Love the Journey to College: Guidance from an Admissions Consultant and Her Daughter and principal at Madenberg College Consulting in Lake Success, NY, is our guest. In the book, Jill draws on her nearly 25 years of college counseling experience while her daughter, Amanda Madenberg—a student who just recently went off to college—adds tips and personal stories. Love the Journey to College provides valuable tips for families about topics such as how to choose high school classes and activities, create a realistic college list, and get the most out of a campus visit, while maintaining a positive and healthy attitude. This mother-daughter team demystify the college process for families. Students and parents learn how to make educated decisions throughout the college process—and how to do it with a smile.

Bill Horan and Zac Turkel talk to Jerry Mintz, Director of the Alternative Education Resource Organization in Roslyn. Jerry will talk about AERO it's mission on education, how they help people start new alternatives, what is learner centered and democratic education, why is learner centered education important today, and what kind of alternatives are out there and on Long Island.

Bill Horan and Zac Turkel talk with Flor Centeno, Nassau Community College sophomore and 2017 winner of The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration Young Ambassador Scholarship; Andrea Nordquist, donor mother, Young Ambassador Scholarship Chair and Eye-Bank Board Member and Amanda Vesey-Askey, Hospital and Community Liaison at The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration. This program will focus on creating awareness about eye, organ and tissue donation.

Bill Horan and Zac Turkel talk with Carl DeHaney, Commissioner of Town of Hempstead, Sanitary District 2, about Sanitation and the importance of Public Service.

Host Bill Horan and NCC Student Joe Reiter talk with State Senator John Brooks, representing District 8 on Long Island. Senator Brooks, a lifelong Long Islander and former Seaford Fire Department Chief, will talk about his District and the experience he brings to his role as a NY State Senator.

Bill Horan and Joe Reiter talk with Dr. Barbara Plasker, the founder and president of It’s Never Too Late to Bloom. As a Certified Professional Coach, her clients learn to break through the barriers that are holding them back in order to create the life and results they want. She’s triumphed over many challenges in her life including addiction, cancer, and caring for her husband, who had Alzheimer’s disease. She’s been called The Hope Coach.

Bill Horan and Jacob Valk talk to Alan Freedman, Director of the Jewish Sports Heritage Association. The Association was established with a twofold purpose: to help educate the public about the role Jewish men and women have played in sports, and to show Jewish youth there isn't anything they cannot achieve.

A sneak preview of this was heard on the 9/29/17 edition of Beyond the Game.