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The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb starts conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

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21:29

Harrisburg Book Festival returns in October

The Spark ·

2024/09/17

The 12th Annual Harrisburg Book Festival will take place at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore from Oct 9-13. The book fest promotes reading and community. Alex Brubaker is the Program Director of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore and Executive Director of the Harrisburg Book Festival. Midtown Scholar is an independent bookstore, something Brubaker is proud to be a part of. “We’re in charge of our own community events. We get to decide what gets put on those shelves, and we have more intimate interaction

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21:49

More about proposed Automated Vehicles and Driverless...

The Spark ·

2024/09/17

Over the summer PennDOT opened to the public a comment period on the Highly Automated Vehicles (HAVs) guidelines. The HAV advisory Committee was created in 2018 to advise and consult the Secretary of Transportation on each aspect of highly automated vehicles. Derrick Herrmann, Chief of Transformational Technology at PennDOT, and Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University joined The Spark, to share more about research about the HAV and driverless

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22:07

Appalachian Trail Museum announces 2024 Hall of Fame...

The Spark ·

2024/09/16

The Appalachian Trail Museum has announced its 2024 Class of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame. The induction will take place September 21 at 1 p.m. at the Army Heritage Education Center in Carlisle. The Appalachian Trail museum tells the stories of the founding, construction, maintenance, preservation of the trail since it’s been created. The 2024 Hall of Fame class honorees include: Edward B. Ballard Arno Cammerer Raymond Hunt Ronald S. Rosen To register to the induction, send an email to

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42:28

The Spark Weekly 9.15.2024: Friday Night Football...

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2024/09/15

Coming up on this week's edition of The Spark Weekly. Host Asia Tabb Speaks with LNP reporters and WHTM ABC27 Sports Director Allie Berube about coverage of local Friday night football games, and the importance of shining a light on local sports teams. Also on the program: On this day 23 years ago, the worst terrorist attack on American soil unfolded. Two highjacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, One hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the

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21:39

Journalist Roundtable: Local Sports Coverage

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2024/09/14

This week's Journalist Roundtable featured LNP Mike Gross and Jason Guarente and ABC 27 Sports Director Allie Berube. They all sat down with Asia Tabb to talk about their local football coverage. Berube, Guarente, and Gross all shared with Asia the importance of covering local sports, and how it builds community. Listen to the podcast to hear the conversation.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:39

2023 Pennsylvania Youth Survey Results

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2024/09/13

The Pennsylvania Department of Crime and Delinquency has released it’s 2023 survey results. The survey, also known as PAYS, has been administered in the state since 1989. It gathers information on student behaviors, attitudes, knowledge concerning alcohol, tobacco, drug use, and violence for students between the 6th and 12th grades. According to Mike Pennington, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission of Crime and Delinquency, there have been some positive findings in the results. “So, 68%

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21:45

Amtrak maintenance project will be completed by November

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2024/09/13

Amtrak’s Keystone Service takes passengers between Harrisburg and New York, with stops including Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Trenton, NJ. The project to replace the track between Harrisburg and Lancaster began in March. Ray Lang is the Amtrak Vice President of State Supported Services says it’s an important project to upgrade and modernize the Keystone line. “It's $122 million capital project. So, it's big and it's replacing the ties, the ballast and the rail, and it's at its own pace. And we're

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21:43

Cumberland County working to prevent the spread of...

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2024/09/12

The Cumberland County Vector Control Office is working to prevent the spread of the West Nile Virus. Marcus Synder, Public Health Specialist with the Cumberland County Vector says his team is proactive in combating the spread of the virus. “We set data collection traps weekly throughout the county to collect and test mosquito populations for West Nile virus. Whatever we collect, we send to the state of Pennsylvania to the Department of Protection of Environmental Protection, and they test it. They

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21:03

Dan Tomaso's Weekly Weather Report

The Spark ·

2024/09/12

Dan Tomaso shares with Asia upcoming weather forecasts and what we can expect this week and this winter.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:03

The Heroism of Flight 93 passengers on 9/11

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2024/09/11

On this day 23 years ago, the worst terrorist attack on American soil unfolded. Two highjacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, One hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the fourth United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Somerset County Pennsylvania. The field is now the site of Flight 93 National Memorial. At 9:28 a.m. on September 11, 2001, Flight 93 was heading from Newark, New Jersey to San Francisco. Four men in firs stormed the

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20:55

World Premiere of documentary telling the story of...

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2024/09/11

The Franklin County Visitors Bureau held a world premiere of “Fedelta. Solider. Prisoner” at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Chambersburg. It is a documentary of the Italian Prisoners of War that were kept at the Letterkenny Army Depot during World War II. The documentary was created by Stephen Mancini. “Steve Mancini Productions did a fantastic job shining a spotlight on such a special piece of World War two history. And to have the families bring to life the impact that the experience of being

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21:29

First female president of Pennsylvania AFL-CIO shares...

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2024/09/10

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is one of the largest labor unions in the state with about 51 affiliates, and 700,000 members. Angela Ferritto is the President of the organization and says there’s unions from almost every sector involved. “We have public sector unions, private sector unions, manufacturing unions. We have building trades unions. We have nursing unions. We have unions that represent workers from airports to hospitals to teachers to clerical workers in the state offices to the construction

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20:53

Advancing Conversation Corridors in Pennsylvania

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2024/09/09

House Resolution 87 passed with bipartisan support in Spring 2023. It would implement the use of wildlife corridors to keep people and animals safe from collisions. According to Sally Ann Sims, Co-founder and member of the Pennsylvania Habitat Connectivity, the legislation would help to support the state’s wildlife. “So, all wildlife and we're including mammals that you see the, the rabbits, the raccoons, the deer, the bobcat, and also aquatic animals like, fish and mussels and the hellbender that's

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The Spark Weekly 9.8.2024: Votebeat PA and Braver...

The Spark ·

2024/09/08

Coming up on this week's edition of The Spark Weekly: Asia Tabb Speaks with Dave Wagner, the Red PA State Coordinator and Gabbi Timmins, The National Coordinator for the American Hope Project. She also speaks with PA reporter Carter Walker and Editor and Chief Chad Lorenz of Votebeat about their reporting on election and voting related issues.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:57

Braver Angels and the American Hope Campaign

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2024/09/07

Host Asia Tabb speaks with Dave Wagner, the Red PA State Coordinator of Braver Angels, and Gabbi Timmins, who is the national coordinator for the American Hope Campaign. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Journalist Roundtable: Votebeat

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2024/09/06

Our weekly journalist roundtable segment featured Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania Reporter, and Chad Lorenz, Votebeat Editor-in-Chief. Votebeat operates in five states, with reporters on the ground producing coverage of election administration. Both joined The Spark to update us on their election coverage.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:56

Duncannon Fire Company No. 1 receives grant through...

The Spark ·

2024/09/06

The Duncannon Fire Company No. 1 has earned a $15,000 Safety First grant from Norfolk Southern. Byron Worner, Fire Chief of the Duncannon Fire Company, has been volunteering for over 40 years. The funds will be used to purchase new gear so the fire team will have essential protective gear needed when responding to emergencies. Maintaining a volunteer fire company is not easy. “The whole the whole thing, from bottom to top, from funding coming into your base. Your administrative staff here are all

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Penn State Dickinson Law professor weighs in on U.S....

The Spark ·

2024/09/05

This past June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a president is immune from criminal prosecution for official acts conducted while in office. Former President Donald Trump is facing several charges for his actions in connection to the January 6 attack at the capitol. Emily Spottswood, Professor from Penn State Dickinson School of Law says the news came as a partial surprise. “I wasn't shocked that the court recognized some degree of immunity. You know, there's a lot of parallels for that in other

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6th Annual Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show takes...

The Spark ·

2024/09/05

12-year-old Lancaster resident Lucus Kreider is on a mission to better the community he lives in. Lucus along with his mother, Sophia Kreider, created Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show and Silent Auction. “So, at a young age, I was involved with people who are experiencing homelessness and people who are less fortunate than we are. So that just kind of inspired me, to try to do whatever I can to help people who are less fortunate than us. So, I was really into art at the time and made an art show,

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Dan Tomaso's Weekly Weather Report: What We Can...

The Spark ·

2024/09/04

ABC27's Dan Tomaso spoke with Asia Tabb for our weekly weather report about what we can expect this fall and winter, and why we are experiencing lower temperatures this week.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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