Segment 1: Tim Murray, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Segment 2: Taeva Cohen, Intern at the HVK Children's Foundation

Segment 3: Brian Pelcsarski & Keith Reardon of the Commonwealth Consulting Group

Segment 4: Lauren Pray, VP of Marketing for High Purity Natural Products

This episode originally aired on Wednesday, June 17th, 2020.

Calls to 'Defund the Police' have come from across the country amid widespread protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis late last month.

The rubber meets the road with the first budget vote since the movement gained momentum happening tonight. With that all in mind we talked to City Manager Ed Augustus about what this all means and what looks like from his perspective.

Author, Speaker, and Political Historian Rich Rubino talks to us about what Joe Biden's VP pick could or should look like and traditionally what VPs have been in the past.

Check him out at polita-geek.com

Originally aired on Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

Court Appointed Special Advocates aka CASA of Worcester County is a not-for-profit organization committed to speaking for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the Worcester County Courts.

Learn more ad check them out at www.thecasaproject.org

District 5 City Councilor Matt Wally talks about his upcoming vote on the budget that includes a quarter million dollar increase for the WPD. Councilor Wally says he'll vote for the budget as it is presented, meaning no funding cut to the police department.

Worcester Chamber President & CEO Tim Murray talks about the PPP, Unemployment Scams, and New Chamber Events during our daily #ChamberRadioBlast.

Original Air Date: Monday, June 15th, 2020

Behind the Scenes at the Hanover Theatre with Lisa Condit of the Hanover & Jeanette Harmsen of the Theatre Cafe.

Originally aired on Friday, June 12th, 2020.

June 11th, 2020

Congressman Jim McGovern joined us this morning to talk about the current moment we're in and how he sees the protests, the debate around funding police, and what reforms he would like to see ad are in the works.

The Congressman joins us every Thursday morning at 8:15am to talk about everything from Worcester to Washington.

This interview originally aired on Thursday, June 11th, 2020.

Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus joined us this morning to talk about Worcester Police Department funding and the budget at large. We also hit on the increased use of illegal fireworks and what our COVID status looks like in the city as we continue phase 2 of reopening.

Originally aired on Thursday, June 11th, 2020.