Sports Concussions -- Next Hampton Roads Topics

Sunday, July 1st @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle  

This Sunday on Hampton Roads Topics I speak with Dr. Joel Brenner of Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, a leading authority on concussions in youth sports.  Dr. Brenner talks about how concussions are vastly under reported and are too often ignored by patients and their families.  Dr. Brenner authored the sports concussion guidelines now utilized by Chesapeake Public Schools.

On the web:
www.chkd.org/Services/SportsMedicine/Concussions.aspx

HR Topics -- The Longest Day

Gino Columbara of the Alzheimer's Association of Southeastern Virginia talks about The Longest Day, a fundraiser for Alzheimer's.  David Goldberg discusses his Longest Day project, an all-day team tennis marathon.

Hear this and other podcasts on the podcast page.
On the web:
www.alz.org/seva

HR Topics -- Commonwealth Challenge Youth Academy

My interview with Admissions Director Jeremy Phillips of the Commonwealth Challenge Youth Academy is now available in the podcast.  The academy is run by the Virginia National Guard to help students at-risk of dropping out.  I also talk with cadets Andrew D'Amato and Latisha Burgess, who are very open about the mistakes they made in school and how the program helped get them on the right path.

Hear this and other podcasts on the podcast page.

UPDATE -- Portsmouth Humane Society Furball Gala Rescheduled for August 4th

Just got the word that the 2nd Annual Portsmouth Humane Society Fur Ball Gala, which had been scheduled for late January, has now been officially rescheduled for Saturday, August 4th, at a new venue, the Norfolk Waterside Sheraton Hotel.

Back in mid-January, Portsmouth Humane Society Director Christie Chipps Peters came on the show to talk about the gala.  She described it as a formal affair open to pet owners and their "well mannered" dogs.

For information or to purchase tickets, visit www.portsmouthhumanesociety.org

Commonwealth Challenge Youth Academy

Sunday, June 3rd @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle 


This Sunday's interview will focus on the Commonwealth Challenge Youth Academy, a division of the Virginia National Guard that provides education and support for students at-risk of dropping out of school. My guests are academy admissions direction Jeremy Phillips and two cadets, Andrew D'Amato and Latisha Burgess. The two students talk openly about their past troubles in school and they share how the academy program has changed their outlook.

Learn more about the Commonwealth Challenge Youth Academy at www.ngycp.org/site/state/va