Ed pilots the Sportsline solo again, talking Bell's franchise Tag, Roanoke.com's Aaron McFarling, Liberty Flames Athletic Director Ian McCaw, and Commonwealth Games Baseball Coordinator Wally Beagle.

Ed pilots the Sportsline solo again, talking Bell's franchise Tag, Roanoke.com's Aaron McFarling, Liberty Flames Athletic Director Ian McCaw, and Commonwealth Games Baseball Coordinator Wally Beagle.

Paul Whitten and Eugene Wingfield with the Lynchburg Police Foundation joined the program to bring awareness to their campaign to put NARACAN (or Naloxone) in the hands of police officers. Naloxone can help in situations that involve an opioid emergency. For more information visit www.LynchburgPoliceFoundation.org

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the University of Virginia, Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, joins the program to discuss his research into the Alpha-gal allergy that seemingly causes an allergic reaction to red meat. He also discusses the possible links of this allergy to an increased rick of heart disease

Intern and former competitor with the Virginia Commonwealth Games, Noah Lauridsen, talks competing in track & field: discus & shot put in the games, how he obtained his internship and the responsibilities included, as well as the upcoming events for the Virginia Commonwealth Games at Liberty University

WDBJ7 Anchor and Assignment Manager Tim Saunders joins the program for "Week in Review": Human ashes found at a Goodwill in Lynchburg, a man arrested in Carroll County confesses to Florida murder, and the Build-A-Bear "Pay Your Age" sale craze in Roanoke

This week's "Rising Star" is presented by Gentry Locke Attorneys. Brycen Stratton is a rising senior at Rustburg High School who is involved in Campbell County 4-H and Bits & Pieces 4-H Horse Club. He is also an actor who played the role of Beast in a local production of "Beauty and the Beast". He joins the program to discuss his love for horses, what hunt seat equitation entails, and working with seniors to teach them about technology. 4-H Advisor Robbie Morrison also joins in the discussion to talk about Brycen's accomplishments like becoming a 4-H All Star

Sarah Givens Marano with Givens Books Little Dickens joins the program for "Summer, Lynchburg Style!" to tell us about big sellers at the book store this summer. Non-Fiction titles mentioned include "Educated" by Tara Westover, "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann, "The Stranger in the Woods" by Michael Finkel, and "What Made Maddy Run" by Kate Fagan. Some highly recommended fictional children's books include "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds, and the "Who Was? What Was?" series. Lastly, thrillers such as "Sometimes I Lie" by Alice Feeney in Adult Fiction are recommended

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With Ed out, Rich talks to Aaron McFarling about his gambling addiction, to Dave Walls about Steven Strasburg playing in Lynchburg, and to Diane Williams from the Commonwealth Games.