This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 19th, 2023.

Later in the program, we revisit a report from WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright titled “The Cost to Bleed: How the ‘Tampon Tax’ is Worsening Period Poverty.” More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund.

But first, this announcement:

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Feature Report:

In today’s feature report, we revisit a report from WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright titled “The Cost to Bleed: How the ‘Tampon Tax’ is Worsening Period Poverty.” Then, Lambright will be live in the studio to talk about her experience interning in WFHB’s News Department over the summer. We turn to Lambright for more.

Up next, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. We turn now to that segment on the WFHB Local News.

Credits:

You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,

Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats - Community Access Television Services.

Our feature was produced by Ashley Voss.

Lil Bub’s Lil Show is produced by Christine Brackenhoff and Stacy Bridavsky.

Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.

Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.