On this Sunday’s Edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 at
5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin invites Dr. Anthony Gasper,
Superintendent of New Britain Schools to discuss “a day in the life” of a
Superintendent.
Dr. Gasper has 26 years of experience
in public education throughout the
state of Connecticut and knows just
how to prioritize the most important
aspects of education to best benefit the
9,700 students in his district.
As Dr. Gasper is approaching the end
of his first full year at New Britain
Schools, he shares his goal to be a beacon for public urban education in
the state regardless of how long it takes. He understands that in order to
truly transform New Britain he will need to take a look at the city’s public
education from an operational and educational point of view to continue
making the necessary changes to improve New Britain public schools

On this Sunday’s edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 at
5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin invites Dr. Kari Sassu, Director of the
Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning at Southern Connecticut
State University to join the show and discuss Traffic Stop Practice for
Individuals with Autism.
For everyone, a traffic stop can create some anxiety. For an individual with
autism, it may have an even greater impact. Dr. Sassu explains the
initiative of The Blue Envelope Program, a tool created by the Department
of Motor Vehicles and the
Connecticut Police Chiefs
Association. The Center of
Excellence on Autism Spectrum
Disorders at SCSU, in collaboration
with the Southern Police, created a
training program that bridges the
autistic community and law
enforcement in Connecticut. Dr.
Sassu explains just how impactful this program can be for autistic drivers
and their families peace of mind.
On Saturday, March 18th at Tunxis College in Farmington, autistic drivers
will get an opportunity to experience a simulated traffic stop to practice
their communication with Police as well as help alleviate anxiety in similar
situations. This event will be hosted by Farmington, West Hartford, Avon
and Simsbury Police Departments, as well as the Southern Connecticut
State University Police Department.
For more information on this event and all the Center of Excellence on
Autism Spectrum Disorders has to offer, visit
www.southernct.edu/asd-center

On this Sunday’s edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 at
5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin invites President and CEO of Porter
and Chester Institute and YTI Career Institute, Jim Bologa, to sit down in
studio and speak about the shortage of healthcare and skilled trades
workers in and across the country.
There are many available jobs and
now is a great time for graduating
high schoolers and those looking to
make a career change to consider a
career in healthcare and the skilled
trades.
From industries such as Automotive,
Computer Technology, Healthcare,
HVACR, Plumbing, Electric, and
Welding, trade schools provide viable
career education in just a portion of the time it would take to receive a 4
year degree and at a fraction of the cost.
Hear first-hand, how you can be part of the solution to a nation-wide
shortage.
For more information on what Porter and Chester Institute and YTI Career
Institute have to offer, visit www.porterchester.edu or www.yti.edu

On this Sunday’s Edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk-1080, at 5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin invites Joe Dooley, Director of Public Safety & Security Solutions at Mutualink, to join the program in studio. 
Mutualink, a Connecticut based company, is the leading provider of a best-in-class multimedia interoperability platform that enables public safety agencies and enterprise security to share voice, video and data for improved cross-agency communications. 
Mutualink can enhance public safety across a number sectors including but not limited to Hospitals and Public Health as well as Schools and Universities. 
Mutualink is on your side and committed to preparing for an unpredictable world. For more information on Mutualink, visit www.mutualink.net

On this Sunday’s edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 at
5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin and co-host Lisa Nkonoki invite
Publishing Powerhouse, Barbara Jones to join the show.
Barbara has worked with people from all walks of life
who are now successful and award winning authors from
her stint as a writer, editor of magazines to books and
writing coach and now as a newly minted literary agent.
Her must attend classes at Yale and NYU have kept her
on the pulse of what's next to come.
As Ann and Lisa reminisce on some life events, Barbara
provides some insight on how they can implement those
stories into a book of their own. If you have ever thought
about writing a book of your own, be sure to tune into this
week’s episode so you can learn from one of the best in the business.

On this Sunday’s New Year’s Edition of News You Can Use on
WTIC NewsTalk-1080, at 5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin
and co-host Lisa Nkonoki wrap
up the holidays by giving some
insight on how their holiday
celebrations went as well as
putting into perspective the
many things that matter this
time of year.
As we head into the New Year, we should look to constantly
be improving ourselves and living the best lives possible; not
just at the start of each year, but all the time.
Tune in to this edition of News You Can Use and start the
New Year right! We hope you have a happy and healthy New
Year and we will see you in 2023!

On this Sunday’s edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk-1080, at
5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin, and co-host Lisa Nkonoki invite special
guest, Lawrence Bartley, publisher of The Marshall Project Inside as well as
Founder and Director of News Inside, The Marshall Project’s Award-Winning
Print Publication distributed specifically to incarcerated audiences.
The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news
organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense
of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice
system.
Lawrence joins the show to share not just his own
story from serving time as a teen to his rebuilding his
life and making a difference in others life through his
multimedia projects and how well written stories and
credible information about and for incarcerated
individuals can be transformational on so many levels.
This publication is not about Lawrence and his story, it is about shining a
light on our criminal justice system to uncover what needs to be changed for
the betterment of the millions of people whose lives have been ensnared in
the criminal justice system.
For more information on The Marshall Project, visit
www.themarshallproject.org

On this Sunday’s edition of News You
Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk-1080, at
5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin
invites Joseph Young, President of
Joseph Young Entertainment and
Co-Founder and President of Hartford’s
Got Talent! Young has also been a
guest on the show in the past, however
this time he came to discuss the
Semi-finals of ‘Hartfords Got Talent’,
where co-host Lisa Nkonoki will be
participating as a guest judge. Ann and
Joe discuss how so many talented
individuals came from all over
Connecticut to participate in the event.

The event is happening at ‘The Theatre of The Performing Arts’,
December 17, 2022, at 359 Washington Street, Hartford, CT. For more
information about the event go to ‘Hartfordsgottalent.org’

On this Sunday’s edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 at
5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin and co-host Lisa Nkonoki invite Tony
March, business man, philanthropist, and Author of Paying It Backward to
join the show.
Tony shares his story from a young age, where he grew up in Daytona
Beach, “below the poverty line” and struggled with
issues of racism, abuse and depression.
Tony explains that his education is what saved him
from those daunting times. His hard work and
dedication to learning allowed Tony the
opportunity to attend Howard University and
change his life for the better.
Upon graduating, Tony started off buying his first
car dealership in Hartford, Connecticut and he
never looked back. Tony has gone on to a life of
success which gave him the opportunity to fulfill
his personal pledge of philanthropy.
Tony recently spent his 38th straight year spending Thanksgiving preparing
meals for those less fortunate at one of fifteen different shelters supported
by the Pay it Backward Foundation.

On this Sunday’s edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk-1080,
at 5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin, and co-host Lisa Nkonoki have a
heated discussion about college applications and how the process has
changed drastically over the years.
Lisa is currently helping one of her granddaughters through the process
and explains some of the many options, including Early Action and Early
Decision, that students have when deciding what institution they want
to attend for the next four years.
In a survey put together by
Intelligent.com, “34% of white college
students lied about their race to
improve chances of admission”. It is
important to note that 75% of those
students went on to be accepted by
those universities they applied to.
Now, why is it acceptable in today’s
society to lie about your race in the college application process and
while there are many other students, such as Lisa’s granddaughter, who
are applying legitimately, without lying, to go to their desired college?
Tune in this Sunday to hear both Ann and Lisa’s thoughts on this study
as well as some possible fireworks!!