Diane LaBelle,
the executive director of the Goggleworks Center for the Arts,
gives a preview of the Second Sunday Open House on May 11.
WEEU’s Paul
Roberts gets an update on the condition of the Gruber Wagon
Works from Barry Kauffman, the executive director of the Society
for the Preservation of the Gruber Wagon Works.
David
Chauner, the president of the Pro Cycling Tour, tells you
everything you need to know about the upcoming Commerce Bank
Reading Classic on June 5.
WEEU
Sports Director Mitch Gerhart catches up with professional
cyclist Tyler Wren, a member of the Colavita-Sutter Home
team.
WEEU
“Feedback” host Mike Faust goes one-on-one with Berks County
Commissioner Mark Scott. They cover several issues including
the economy, property taxes, and the Pennsylvania Primary
Election during another edition of “Ask the Commissioner.
WEEU General
Manager Dave Klein makes an exciting announcement regarding our
coverage of the Commerce Bank Reading Classic Pro Cycling Race
on June 5.
May is
“Older Americans Month”. LuAnn Oatman and Pam Blumer from
Berks Encore talk about the organization formerly known as
the Berks County Senior Citizens Council. The organization
is celebrating 40 years of service to the community!
WEEU
Sports Director Mitch Gerhart interviews Reading Phillies
shortstop Jason Donald, one of the top prospects in the
Phillies minor league system.
WEEU
“Feedback” Host Mike Faust welcomes Reading Mayor Tom McMahon
back to his show. Among other topics, Mayor McMahon discusses
his recent meeting with Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack
Obama.
Tom Fidler,
the deputy secretary of the State Department of Environmental
Protection, made a visit to Reading last week. He covers a
number of environmental issues.
This is
the final weekend of the 2008 Cherry Blossom Festival.
Margie Degler, co-chair of the event, gives us a preview of
what is happening on Sunday.
WEEU Sports
Director Mitch Gerhart catches up with Reading Phillies
Infielder Brad Harmon who was recently called up the
Philadelphia Philllies.
Wyomissing
native Taylor Swift recently won two Major Awards at the Country
Music Television Awards in Nashville. You will hear reaction
from Swift, a part of her performance Monday night, and a hit
song she played live on WEEU’s “Charlie & Company” one year ago.
The 2nd
annual Cherry Blossom Festival continues this weekend. Don
Moll, a member of the festival’s organization committee, and
Crystal Seitz, the director of the Greater Reading Convention &
Visitors Bureau, preview some of the events on Sunday April 20.
April is
Child Abuse Prevention Month. Berks County Sheriff
Eric Weaknecht tells us about the Child I-D Me Program.
In Sports,
former World Number 1 Tennis Player Monica Seles talks
one-on-one with WEEU “Feedback” Host Mike Faust.
Plus, WEEU’s
Paul Roberts takes a look at the upcoming NFL Draft with Dan
Shonka, the General Manager of OURLADS Scouting Services.
This week was National County Government Week with the theme
“Protecting Our Children.” WEEU’s Mike Faust interviewed.
George Kovarie, the Director of the Berks County Children and
Youth Program, and Michael Kemp, the President of the County’s
Foster Parents Association.
Kerri Houston, a senior analyst with the Alliance for American
Manufacturing, was a guest on the Jo Painter show. They
discussed how U.S. trade policies with China are resulting in
thousands of lost jobs here in Pennsylvania.
WEEU Sports Director Mitch Gerhart talks one-on-one with Reading
Phillies Outfielder Greg Golson, one of the top prospects in the
Phillies organization.
Diane LaBelle, the Executive Director of the Goggleworks Center
for the Arts, previews the “Second Sunday” Open House on April
13th.
A recap of
Presidential Candidate Barack Obama’s visit to Reading including
reaction from Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Reading Mayor
Tom McMahon, and city residents.
Jon Scott, the President of the
Berks Economic Partnership, talks about the Penn Corridor
Project.
Cindy Kauffman, Reading’s Special
Events Coordinator, and Dieter Wolter from Temple Greenhouse
preview the Pagoda’s 100TH anniversary event on Saturday April
12th atop Mt. Penn.
WEEU Sports
Director Mitch Gerhart interviews Adrian Grieve, the Executive
Director of the Berks County Chapter of the American Red Cross,
about the upcoming “Legends of Tennis” event featuring Monica
Seles.
Reading Phillies General Manager
Scott Hunsicker tells us about some of the prospects that will
be playing at First Energy Stadium this season
Listen to a
recap of former President Bill Clinton’s speech at Albright
College.
WEEU’s Mike
Faust recently caught up with Reading Police Chief William Heim
on another edition of “Ask the Chief”.
Mike Anderson,
the Public Relations and Marketing Director at the Reading
Public Museum, previews the “Bagels & Bach” program this Sunday
morning featuring The Bridge Quartet.
WEEU Sports
Director Mitch Gerhart interviews Fleetwood Athletic Director
Matt Diehl about the school’s new stadium project. Mitch also
talks with Reading Phillies General Manager Scott Hunsicker who
tells us what’s new this season at First Energy Stadium.
Plus the top
news, business, and agricultural stories in Reading and Berks
County.
Well-known WEEU personality Jack
Holcomb talks about winning the prestigious Earl Poole Award
from the Pennsylvania Society of Ornithology.
WEEU’s Dave Klline catches up
with accomplished saxophonist Bill Evans. Bill will be
performing in Reading on April 2 as part of the VF Outlet Berks
Jazz Fest.
Reading Phillies and Lehigh
Valley Iron Pigs President Chuck Domino, the most recent
inductee into the Berks County Business Hall of Fame, discusses
the Reading Phillies success both on and off the field.
Paul Roberts speaks 1-on-1 with
former All-State basketball player Alex Franklin. The Central
Catholic grad is now a starting Forward for the Siena Saints who
qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
Plus, the top news, business,
and agricultural stories in Reading and Berks County.
Reading Mayor Tom McMahon joins WEEU
“Feedback” host Mike Faust for another edition of “Ask the
Mayor.”
Reading Symphony Orchestra Music
Director Andrew Constantine previews Saturday night’s concert at
the Sovereign Performing Arts Center.
Catch Part 2 of Charlie Adams’
interview with Reading Express Owner Ted Lavender and Head
Coach/General Manager Bernie Nowotarski.
WEEU’s Paul Roberts talks with
Central Catholic Boys Basketball Coach Snip Esterly and the
Cardinals’ standout Point Guard Cameron Furman. Paul also tracks
down Wilson Girls Basketball Coach Doug Myer.
Plus, the top news, business, and
agricultural stories in Reading and Berks County.
WEEU's Jo Painter interviews Captain Jeffrey Brizek, an
Antietam grad serving our military in Iraq
Sports Director Mitch Gerhart talks one-on-one with
Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino
WEEU's Paul Roberts catches up with three local
basketball coaches who recently won district championships:
Richard Reyes from Reading High, Doug Myer from Wilson, and Jeff
Cardinal from Central Catholic
Cathy Stephen, the director of the Miller Center for the
Arts, previews some events coming to the Reading Area Community
College
Al Walentis,
multimedia projects coordinator and blogger for the Reading
Eagle, weighs in on the 80th Academy Awards show.
Plus a recap of the top news stories this week in
Reading and Berks County, as well as business and agricultural
features with Charlie Adams
Enjoy the WEEU Week-In-Review
Podcast. The podcast
is a weekly round-up of Berks County news, information, sports and
special events featuring interviews with local people.
Join Al Walentis and Mike Zielinski for an incisive double-take on
the stories people are talking about!
May
8, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the 2008 White House
veepstakes, a superdelegate whop wants to sell his vote for $20
million, another cop killing in Philly, and what to do about soaring
gas prices.
(14:07)
May
2, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the Kentucky Derby, a
crime-filled week in Berks, and the image of Jesus on a sonogram.
(14:41)
April 24, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss why John McCain is
like an Internet stock circa 1999, a book about marijuana for
parents and kids, Ford rocks Wall Street, and fast-food madness. (15:55)
April 18, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the
Pennsylvania primary, a kit to bust your cheating spouse, and
a post-mortem on the Masters. (13:09)
April 11, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the bloody motorist
streaking on the bypass, New York Post headlines for the ages, the
NYC cop who robbed a bank in Berks, the arrest in the murder of a
Lyons factory worker, and who's going to win the Masters. (16:21)
April 4, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss why people thought
Obama's visit downtown was an April Fool's prank, unanswered
questions in the King assassination, and how a model reacted after
suffering injuries from a malfunctioning bra. (16:05)
March 28, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the Berks Jazz
Fest, media malfeasance in the shooting of Tupac Shakur, presidential
politics hits Berks, and a geezer vying to be the next Bond villain. (15:51)
March 20, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the legacy of
Attorney Emmanuel Dimitriou, the New York governor's mistress'
husband, the perils of liver transplants and the Redner murder
investigation. (13:33)
March 11, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the Eliot Spitzer
sex scandal and the sewage plant in Reading. (11:11)
February 28, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the riot outside
Reading High, threats disrupting classes at Governor Mifflin, pit
bulls getting a reprieve from neutering in Reading, the homeless
getting free voice-mail in San Francisco, and the prospects of an
Obama-Bloomberg ticket. (15:25)
February 21, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the McCain
hanky-panky charges, Obama collecting fanfare for blowing his
nose, Castro dancing at the Oscars, pie-in-the-sky plans for
Reading's riverfront, and the worst religious novelties ever made. (16:53)
February
12, 2008: Al and guest Dana discuss pimping in the
media, Amsterdam's red-light district going dark, New York's
proposed tax on crack sales, some ghastly discoveries by homeowners,
and how not to check if someone's really a quadriplegic. (9:35)
February 4, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the Giants giant
upset and the looming Super Tuesday primaries. (12:21)
January 31, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss terror gripping
the U.S. meat supply, the Super Bowl halftime show that was a
genuine blast, Rick Santorum being pushed to foil McCain, and
how Reading is a Pennsylvania paradise for asthma sufferers. (15:20)
January 24, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss conspiracy
theories in the death of Health Ledger, a gross-out contest
between Cameron Diaz and Eva Mendes, the Blue Man Group shoving a
video camera down a fan's throat, and the sports star who's been
fingered as the biggest carbon polluter on the planet. (12:14)
January 17, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the plight of a
quarter-ton New York cop, gridlock in the GOP and Britney Spears
getting naked in public again. (14:31)
January
10, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss the knife attack at
Antietam Middle-Senior High School and the pollsters blowing the New
Hampshire primary. (17:03)
January 4, 2008: Al and Zeke discuss pit bulls in
Reading and the presidential horse race. (15:56)
December
20, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss Britney Spears' kid
sister's pregnancy, Larry Flynt suggesting Rudy Giuliani may be gay,
rehabilitating the Pagoda, the Berks power blackout and how to be a
department store Santa. (14:14)
December
12, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss Penn State students
behaving badly, postal workers and holiday gifts, food burglars, and
jackasses on Everest. (12:49)
December 4, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss becoming a
minister over the Internet, the Reading Hospital expansion, puppy
love at the Animal Rescue League, and whether naming a baseball
mascot Pork Chop is an insult to Puerto Ricans. (14:30)
November 26, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss
the Eagles' (almost) super Sunday, waterboarding Jenna Bush,
Rudy Giuliani voting for George McGovern out of reflex, sabotaging
beauty pageant contestants, and the movie of the year. (12:52)
November 20, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss Susan Hayward's
wardrobe malfunction in "With a Song in My Heart," Berks County's
sewage woes, crime stats in Reading, the debate over Pennsylvania
gun laws and predictions for "Sportsman of the Year." (11:36)
November
13, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss Boy George's latest bust,
praying for rain in Georgia, the perils of getting a Thai tattoo,
wining and dining Saddam Hussein, and the death of Kanye West's
mother. (10:25)
November 7, 2007: Al and Zeke's Code Red post-mortem on
the 2007 election -- Gajewski loses, McMahon rolls, Baldwin trounced. (16:52)
October
29, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss how to jump-start the
"Saw" franchise, the arrests in the beating death of a Kutztown
student, the Red Sox and Yankees rivalry, Arnold Schwarzenegger and
pot, and how Apple broke a third-grader's heart. (13:35)
October
22, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss the World Series,
new developments in the Personal Financial Management mortgage
crisis and Joe Eppihimer's chances for mayor. (12:09)
October
15, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss how to jump-start the
Reading downtown, hot issues in the fall campaign and the Larry
Craig defense in the Vatican. (16:04)
October 8, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss the theft of
Britney Spears' homemade sex videos, the invasion of the stink bugs,
why Mother Nature must read the Reading Eagle, and how
Hitler spoiled Halloween. (11:38)
October 1, 2007: Al and Zeke discuss tax-reform ideas,
Philly's big sports weekend, and finding a name for
ReadingEagle.com's generic pit bull. (14:00)
September
24, 2007:Al and Zeke discuss the latest pit bull mauling,
Rudy Giuliani's cell-phone etiquette, the Exeter mortgage fiasco and
a moment of silence for Marcel Marceau.
(11:44)
September 18, 2007:Al and Zeke talk about O.J. Simpson's
comeback in criminal court, the Eagles' messy loss, why you don't
want to get in a fight with a man with no arms, Bush's attorney
general pick, and whether doctors should wear neckties in hospitals.
(11:44)
September 10, 2007:Al and Zeke chat up
Britney Spears' trainwreck of a performance at the MTV video awards,
the Democratic presidential candidates Spanish-language debate, the
Eagles loss at Green Bay, the skunk problem in Berks, and the
prospect of turning seawater into fuel. (10:25)
Join Bobby
Bubbenmoyer from the
Shoemakersville School of Broadcasting, (the S.O.B.),
WEEU Radio’s & The Mountain Folk Show’s “East Side Dave” and
WEEU Radio’s and Exeter House Publishing’s Charles J. Adams III
for the monthly meeting of The Grundsow Lodge #2, a one-hour or
so show where the hosts chew the fat about this and that and
present some stuff that you’re very unlikely to hear anywhere
else. Don’t tell anyone you’re listening to the “lodge”
because, as the hosts say, “it’s a secret,” but you can learn
the secret greeting by listening! Folksy and sometimes on the
edge of good taste, The Grundsow Lodge #2 is the place where the
hosts are “all for one and one ferhuddled!” Somehow the show
manages to be entertaining; honest!
Just click on
the Grundsow Lodge #2 option, then you can listen to the monthly
show as a stream on your computer, or you can click on it and
download it into your computer or hand-held pod device in order
to “enjoy” it anywhere and anytime you want. And of course,
it’s all free and “chust for fun” from your friends at Reading
Eagle Internet Services and WEEU Radio.
Join East Side Dave for a weekly
one-hour trip up the trail to "the mountain" to enjoy an assortment
of bluegrass, Celtic, old-time, outdoor-themed and acoustic
Appalachian & Alpine mountain music. Seasonal outdoor
activities are discussed as is the rich heritage of folk music here
in the USA and around the world. If you enjoy the lifestyle
and culture of the mountains, you'll enjoy The Mountain Folk Show!
Internationally exhibited
and published multimedia artist and writer Tullio Francesco DeSantis
provides arts, reviews, and commentary as well as important
national and international art and culture news. Updated biweekly, ARTologyPOD is your current culture connection!
Berks
Jazz Fest Cool Casts, with Diane Dayton
The Cool Jazz Cafe new Cool Casts
spotlight jazz and smooth jazz artists with up close and personal
interviews hosted by Diane Dayton. This series of Cool Casts
highlights artists scheduled to appear at the 18th annual VF Outlet
Berks Jazz Fest in Reading, Pa. March 28 - April 6, 2008. These
entertaining one-on-one interviews give insight to the person behind
the music.
Dana Hoffman has a lot on her mind, with a
full-time job, three kids and little tolerance for the rampant
idiocy in society. Some days she'll rant, other days she'll offer
more light-hearted observations on the human condition. It all
depends on how well she fared on that morning's commute. (updated
1/9)
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Phone: 610-376-7335 Fax: 610-376-7756
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