Monday, April 21, 2014

HearSay From The Headlines: Transportation
Sitting in your car at lunch? Tune in Monday on HearSay for some transportation talk. We're taking a look with you at the latest headlines on this hot button issue in Hampton Roads.

Send in your questions or comments by e-mail in advance to hearsay@whrv.org, post them on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis, or send us a Tweet at www.twitter.com/HearSayWHRV. You can also call in live with your questions during the broadcast at 757-440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240.

Scheduled Guests:
Dave Forster - Transportation Reporter, The Virginian-Pilot
hamptonroads.com

Dwight Farmer - Executive Director, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
hrpdc.org

Aubrey Lane - Secretary of Transportation, The Commonwealth of Virginia


Tuesday, April 22, 2014

A New Standard for Testing?
Whether it’s the SAT’s or SOL, students are getting their fair share of standardized testing. Today on HearSay, we’ll consider the effectiveness of those tests and discuss how that testing has shaped Virginia schools.

Scheduled Guests:
Dr. Lisa Corbin - Executive Director Curriculum and Instruction/Teaching and Learning -Norfolk Public Schools

Oktay Baysal - Virginia Board of Education Member, Dean of the College of Engineering & Technology, Old Dominion University
pen.k12.va.us

Monty Neill - Executive Director, The National Center for Fair and Open Testing
fairtest.org

Del. Rob Krupicka - Represents Virginia's 45th District in the Virginia House of Delegates
krupicka.com


Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Vape If You've Got 'Em
E-cigarettes have become a hot ticket item for those trying to cut back on the real thing, but do these tobacco alternatives pose a health risk? We’ll unpack the science behind e-cigarettes and consider their growing popularity with smokers and non-smokers alike.

Scheduled Guests:
Dr. Joshua Sill - Pulmonary Specialist, EVMS
evmshealthservices.org

Alverine Mack - Nurse, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Sentara Health & Preventive Services
sentarainfo.com

Thomas Eissenberg - Professor of Psychology and Co-director, Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, VCU
psychology.vcu.edu

Del. Dave Ablo - Represents the 42nd District in the Virginia House of Delegates
davealbo.com


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Your Personal Pet Stories
Each monthly visit with our favorite veterinarian Dr. Phyllis Neumann is proof again and again how much our listeners love their pets. Apart from joining us this week with your pet health questions, we'd like to hear your stories of a pet that changed your life.  Maybe it's the furry friend curled up in your lap right now or a pet you said farewell to years ago but still think about from time to time.  Join us with those stories and your pet health questions at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240.

Scheduled Guests:
Dr. Phyllis Neumann - Todds Lane Veterinary Hospital, Hampton
toddslanevet.com

*Please note, topics and guests are subject to change.