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Stanley Welch.
Today’s broadcasts on WNHH radio cover Church Street South, AP classes, Freedom of Information law, and civil rights history.
Tom Hennick, public information officer of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission, joins hosts Eugene Driscoll and Ethan Fry on “Valley Navel Gazing” to talk about what information the public is privy to, and under what circumstances. The two also catch listeners up with Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti, whose recent decision to give Ansonia City Comptroller William Nimons the boot has been hotly debated.
On his eponymous show, host Tom Ficklin speaks with longtime New Haven activist and political behind-the-scense man Stanley Welch, Sr., about the March on Washington, his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement, and what’s unfolding today.
It’s Mayor Monday on “Dateline New Haven”! Host Paul Bass and Mayor Toni Harp discuss her visit to Washington about Church Street South, the opiod crisis, and her “AP for all” call. . To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out WNHH’s new podcast “Dateline New Haven” on Soundcloud or iTunes, where it will be downloaded directly to your phone or smart device.
On “This Day In New Haven History,” hosts Allan Appel and Jason Bischoff-Wurstle mark the Ides of March and St. Patrick’s Day by time-traveling to our past, when the First Church on East Grand was struck by lightning three times. Back in 1876, the third strike was caused by a two-quart can of kerosene had been left at the base of the spire, and ignited. To listen to the episode, click on or download the audio above, or check out WNHH radio’s new “Elm City Lowdown” podcast, where the episode will download directly to your phone.
