Special Edition

Brian Hughes speaks with Mary Liz Donato, Head of the Lackawanna County Dept. of Planning & Gus Fahey from Valley in Motion about Safe Streets Lackawanna, an initiative to reduce fatal and severe injury crashes by 50% by 2045. An encore of Brian’s interview with Erica Reid from DHS and the Blue Campaign Center on Countering Human Trafficking. WILK’s Sue Henry speaks with PA Attorney General Dave Sunday about the growth of scammers targeting senior citizens. Brian speaks with author Jan Cress Dondi, author of the book, “The Navigator’s Letter”, about the true mission by her father Bob Cress and Uncle John White to destroy a German oil refinery in Romania in August 1943.

Froggy 101’s Doc & Chewy speak with Pa State Trooper Anthony Petroski about Camp Cadet for young people considering a career in law enforcement. Brian Hughes speaks with Anthony Ciaccia on the impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers on prescription drug prices. WILK’s Sue Henry reflects on the 67th anniversary of the Knox Mine Disaster in Luzerne County, and how it impacted coal mining in Northeast Pa. Brian speaks with children’s author Mr. J, on his series of Patrick Picklebottom books, and a future teamup with Dick Wolf, of Law and Order fame. Brian speaks with Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett about her new book on dealing with toxic bosses. An encore of Brian’s interview with first responder & veteran Julia Filchak about the inaugural Battle of the Badges Benefit Hockey Game, pitting First Responders from Scranton versus their Wilkes Barre counterparts on Sat. Feb 14th at Mohegan Arena.

Brian Hughes speaks with State Trooper Anthony Petrosky, Liz Fabri from PENNDOT and Rebecca Ryback from the Northeast Highway Safety Program about Winter Driving Safety. Brian speaks with David Parmelee from Little Theatre of Wilkes Barre about their upcoming presentation of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest” January 30th thru Feb 8th at the Misericordia University Lemmond Theatre in Dallas. Brian speaks with Michael McAndrew, organizer for the inaugural Jessup Groundhog Day event on Sun Feb 1st at 8am at Station Park in Jessup. Brian speaks with Heather Schriner from Special Olympics Pa. about their annual Polar Plunge fundraiser on Sat. Jan 31st at Montage Mountain. Brian speaks with Julia Filchak about the inaugural Battle of the Badges Benefit Hockey Game, pitting First Responders from Scranton versus their Wilkes Barre counterparts on Sat. Feb 14th at Mohegan Arena. And Nancy & Jason from the WILK Morning News discuss data centers with Bob Durkin from the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce in the latest edition of the Local Business Community Update.

Brian Hughes speaks with John Rosengrant, Executive Director of the NEPA Youth Shelter about their afterschool services for teens and young adults and how you can help out. WILK’s Sue Henry speaks with attorney Cathy O’Donnell about the Blankets & Brother Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday Jan 19th at the Kingston Jewish Community Center. Brian speaks with John Duesler from the Pilot Mind Drone Academy about the future of the drone industry and how you can take part in it. Nancy & Jason from the WILK Morning News speak with Tori Marsh, Senior Director of Research at GoodRx on how they can track Flu, RSV & Covid cases by prescription fills at pharmacies. And Brian speaks with Shelby Doyle, Senior VP of Policy for the National School Choice Awareness Foundation about National School Choice Week.

Nancy & Jason from the WILK Morning News speak with Prof. Chris Edleson from the University of Mass. Amherst about President Trump’s recent actions in Venezuela. Brian Hughes speaks with Erica Reid, From the Blue Campaign Center for Countering Human Trafficking. Nancy and Jason speak with Dr. Andrea Giamalva, Chief Medical Officer at Experity about the rise in respiratory illness and the latest flu statistics. And Brian speaks with author Maxim Furek about his 2001 “Somebody Else’s Dream”, about NEPA’s top rock band, The Buoys, and the new interest in the book and band in Slovenia.

WILK’s Sue Henry speaks with Polka musicians John Stevens and Jimmy Sturr about the loss of the legendary John "Stanky" Stankovic, who died on Christmas Day at the age of 89. An encore of Brian Hughes’ interview with David Yonki from the LuLac Political Letter about the Top Local Stories of 2025. And an encore of Brian’s interview with Dr. Andrea Kline-Tilford about the need for children to get the flu shot.

Brian Hughes speaks with David Yonki from the LuLac Political Letter about the Top Local Stories of 2025. An encore of Brian’s interview with Daniel Packer, author of the new book “Scranton’s Bygone Department Stores” chronicling the history of Scranton Dry Goods, later Oppenheims, and The Globe Store, and the memories of those stores that have lived on for generations. And an encore of Brian’s interview with Liz Fabri from PENNDOT & Rebecca Ryback from the Northeast Highway Safety Program about Winter & Holiday weekend safety on the roads.

Brian Hughes speaks with Mike Castellano from the United Way and Sara McDonald from the Lackawanna Area Agency on Aging about the Age Friendly Lackawanna County Team and other programs and services the agencies are collaborating on to benefit senior citizens. An encore of Brian’s interview with Margaret Poe from Transunion on how to be more credit savvy with your purchases. Brian speaks with attorney Cathy O’Donnell about the the 3rd annual Blankets & Broth event, coming up on Monday January 19th at the Kingston JCC as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. An encore of Brian’s interview with singer and songwriter and Jessup native Robert Allen Mycko about his song, “Christmas Lights on Church Street”, dedicated to his hometown and named the official Christmas song of Jessup.

Brian Hughes speaks with Anne Shoup, Senior Adviser for Strategic Planning and Projects at Protect Our Care, regarding the potential lapse of American Care Act premium tax credits and its impact on Pennsylvanians. Brian speaks with singer and songwriter and Jessup native Robert Allen Mycko about his song, “Christmas Lights on Church Street”, dedicated to his hometown and named the official Christmas song of Jessup, and we’ll get to hear the song. WILK’s Sue Henry discusses the impact of the national state of the economy on local businesses. And encores of Brian’s interviews with Daniel Packer, author of the new book “Scranton’s Bygone Department Stores” chronicling the history of Scranton Dry Goods, later Oppenheims, and The Globe Store, and the memories of those stores that have lived on for generations

Brian speaks with John Cardoni from the Scranton Cultural Center about the building’s history, its partnership with Broadway Theatre of Scranton, and their upcoming lineup of shows. Brian Hughes speaks with Daniel Packer, author of the new book “Scranton’s Bygone Department Stores” chronicling the history of Scranton Dry Goods, later Oppenheims, and The Globe Store, and the memories of those stores that have lived on for generations. An encore of WILK’s Sue Henry interview with Marko Marsinko from the Scranton Jazz Festival about their Christmas Spectacular show, coming up on Sunday Dec. 7th at Scranton Prep High School, and an encore of Brian’s interview with Col. Ted Silvester about the history of the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign, and how you can help them out.