Live Streaming Events

Various current events topics are discussed.

Commissioner Keith Pillsbury (W1) is joined by Brian Schultz, Jim Kelly, Superintendent Jeanne Collins and several students from the 'Navigator Team' to discuss Education Technology in the District.  For more information visit the District web site:  www.bsdvt.org

 Host Mike McNamara, Field Officer for Housing an Urban Development. Guests Barbara Fields, Regional Administrator, Housing and Urban Development and Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition.

Steve Norman, Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, (aflcr.org) hosts Michele Powers, Plattsburgh North Country Chamber of Commerce, Megan Smith, VT Commissioner of Tourism and Marketing, and Melinda Moulton, Main Street Landing Company, discussing the need for more local employees with French language skills. Burlington City Councilor Norm Blais (chief sponsor of 2011 City Council resolution) calls in with his personal story and the cultural-historical reasons to promote French in our region.                                

Hosted by Bruce Wilson, Executive Director of Service Rendered (a program of United College Club), and Sara Torres, Director. University of Vermont Sorority Kappa Alpha Theta members share thier interactions with United College Club.

Monthly call in show hosted by Preservation Burlington. Board Member Ron Wannamaker and Board President Matt Viens speak about the February 8, 2012 Annual Awards and History Night including: Awards presented to property owners who have done outstanding work in preserving and/or restoring the historic integrity of their buildings during 2011; Tom Simon, local historian, author, and PB Board member, leading a discussion and photographic presentation on his new book, The Wonder Team in the White City: UVM at the Intercollegiate Base Ball Tournament of 1893.

Joe Reinert, Assistant to the Mayor hosts Deryk Roach, Gabe Diaz and Dan Cahill from the Burlington Parks and Recreation Department, on the various events and offerings of the department this winter.

Channel 17 volunteer Dan and Joe Staples talk about various topics.

Pam Favreau of Vermont Tenants, speaks with Ita Meno, Code Enforcement Inspector with Burlington's Department of Code Enforcement.  Focussing on housing programs of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity.   Fair Housing Project (FHP): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, referrals, education and outreach, enforcement, and information regarding Housing Discrimination issues.  Mobile Home Project (MHP): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, tenant organizing, referrals, counseling, and information for Manufactured Home Owners who are renting lots - especially those in Mobile Home Parks.  Vermont Tenants (VTI): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, organizing, advice, tenant counseling, training, and information regarding Residential Tenancy.

Do you have a communications plan? If so, do you use it? Is there more you can do to increase your visibility and make a difference? Welcome 2012 with a boost for your marketing and outreach work with this 2012 first Media Maven: Freshen Up Your Communications Plan 2012. Join your nonprofit and activist colleagues for an engaging learning and networking opportunity and don’t get left behind this year! Michael Levine, owner of Flywheel Communications in Montpelier, will talk about the value of a good communications strategy and why it’s important to revisit your plan periodically.

Hosted by Melinda Moulton with guest Geoffrey Gevalt, Founder and Executive Director of the Young Writers Project.

Host Bonnie Scott talks on the issues of the day with a Libertarian perspective.

Regular host  Rob Roper  provides a conservative perspective on local and state affairs. Rob speaks with Republican House Leader, Don Turner (R-Milton) on the upcoming session.

Democratic City Councilors share their views and take your calls. For more info on Burlington Democrats, click here.