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Mondays at 7pm

Monday, May 29, 2023

Finding Your Roots Through Research 

Annette Burke
Lyttle Heritage Detective
https://heritagedetective.com/

Ari Wilkins
BlackGenesis.com

Monday, May 22, 2023

Your Health: Stop the Bleed Training

Thomas Scalea, MD
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Sharon Henry, MD
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc
https://www.umms.org/ummc/health-services/shock-trauma

Monday, May 15, 2023

Maryland Lottery 50th Anniversary Celebration

John Martin
Director, Maryland Lottery & Gaming
http://www.mdlottery.com/

Honoring & Remembering, Trends In Funerals

Jack Mitchell 
Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home
https://www.mwfuneralhome.com/

Monday, May 8, 2023

New Police Chief

Police Chief Robert McCullough
Baltimore County
https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/

Offshore Wind Development

Jeff Grybowski
CEO, US WIND
https://uswindinc.com/

Monday, May 1, 2023

Bears In The Burbs

Jonathan Trudeau
Black Bear Project Leader, Department of Natural Resources
https://dnr.maryland.gov/

Maryland Cycling Classic

Bob Sicard
Sport & Entertainment Corporation of Maryland
https://www.marylandcyclingclassic.us/

Chris Aronhalt
Owner/President, Medalistsports
https://www.marylandcyclingclassic.us/

Your Health Segments

Monday, April 24, 2023

Future of the Baltimore Orioles

John Angelos 
Chairman & CEO, Baltimore Orioles
https://www.mlb.com/orioles

Your Health - Lung Transplant Program

Robert Reed, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/

Monday, April 17, 2023

Chesapeake Bay Week

Allison Colden
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Senior Fisheries Scientist
https://www.cbf.org/
mpt.org/bayweek/

Your Health - Disparities in Maternal Mortality Rates

Doee Kitessa, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Monday, April 10, 2023

Maryland 2023 Legislative Session 

Governor Wes Moore
(D) Maryland
https://governor.maryland.gov/Pages/home.aspx

Monday, April 3, 2023

Buying & Selling A House: The Spring Real Estate Market

Yolanda Muckle
President, Maryland Realtors
https://www.mdrealtor.org/

Richard Green
Presidential Bank Mortgage
https://www.presidentialbankmortgage.com/

Chris Hill
President-elect, Maryland Realtors
https://www.mdrealtor.org/ 

Monday, March 27, 2023

Banking Crisis: Are Your Deposits Safe?

Mary Ann Scully
Dean, Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business and Management
https://www.loyola.edu/

Your Health: Challenges of Managing Diabetes

Rana Malek, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Monday, March 20, 2023

Your Health: Colorectal Cancer on the Rise Among Younger Adults

Andrea Bafford, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Housing Needs In The Maryland Region

Gregg Mitchell 
Habitat For Humanity Of The Chesapeake
https://www.habitatchesapeake.org/

Women's History Month

Jennifer Herrera
Vice President, National Women's History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/

Monday, March 13, 2023

Finding Your Roots Through Research 

Annette Burke
Lyttle Heritage Detective
https://heritagedetective.com/

Ari Wilkins
BlackGenesis.com

Monday, March 6, 2023

Maryland Lottery 50th Anniversary Celebration

John Martin
Director, Maryland Lottery & Gaming
http://www.mdlottery.com/

Honoring & Remembering, Trends In Funerals

Jack Mitchell 
Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home
https://www.mwfuneralhome.com/

Monday, February 27, 2023

Governor Moore & Family Adopt Tucker The New First Dog

Nichole Miller
Director, Shelter Pet Care and Program Quality, Maryland SPCA
https://www.mdspca.org/

Your Health

Abid Fakhri, MD
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/bwmc

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Tech House Summit

Brett Schreiber
VP, Life Sciences & Technology, Fulton Bank

Troy LeMaile-Stovall
CEO, TEDCO

Diana Doukas 
META

Aaron Dante
No Pix After Dark

https://theciaa.com/

Monday, February 20, 2023

Maryland's Opioid Epidemic Fight

Emily Keller
Special Secretary of Opioid Response
https://health.maryland.gov/

Your Health: Congenital Heart Disease

Lisa Forbess, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
www.medschool.umaryland.edu

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Dionne Waldron McNeal
Community Outreach Officer, Fulton Bank & Chair, CIAA Volunteer Committee
https://www.fultonbank.com/
https://theciaa.com/

Monday, February 13, 2023

Free Tax Help For Low To Middle Income Marylanders

Rob Bader
Director of Tax Operations, Cash Campaign of Maryland
https://cashmd.org/

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Raukell Robinson
Director, Education Day & Career Expo
https://theciaa.com/

Monday, February 6, 2023

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Janet Currie
CIAA Fundraising Chair & President, Bank of America Greater Maryland
https://theciaa.com/

Your Health: New Study Aims To Create The Biggest, Genetic/Medical Database In Maryland 

myhealthymaryland.org
Alan Shuldiner, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/

Devon Nwaba, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/

Squeegee Collaborative Plan 

Faith Leach
Baltimore Deputy Mayor of Equity, Health and Human Services
https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/

Monday, January 30, 2023

Your Health - Recent Rise in COVID-19 Cases & How To Stay Protected

Niharika Khanna, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Leader of the Legislative Black Caucus on the Police Killing in Memphis

Del. Jheanelle Wilkins
(D) Montgomery County
https://marylandblackcaucus.org/

Monday, January 23, 2023

50th anniversary of the Maryland Poison Center 

Bruce Anderson
Executive Director, Maryland Poison Center

Angel Bivens
Assistant Director, Maryland Poison Center
https://www.mdpoison.com/

Service Year Option Proposal

John Bridgeland
Vice Chairman, Service Year Alliance

Monday, January 16, 2023

Your Health Saving A Life: The Importance of CPR and AEDs

Jeremy Pollock, MD
Cardiologist, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/

The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(D) Maryland

Ben Jealous
Former NAACP President

New Lt. Governor

Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller
(D) Maryland

Monday, January 9, 2023

Your Health: New Study Aims To Create The Biggest, Genetic/Medical Database In Maryland 

myhealthymaryland.org
Alan Shuldiner, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/

Devon Nwaba, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/

Squeegee Collaborative Plan 

Faith Leach
Baltimore Deputy Mayor of Equity, Health and Human Services
https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/

Monday, January 2, 2023

New Wave Of Over The Counter Hearing Aids

Melissa Segev
Board Member, Maryland Academy of Audiology
https://www.maaudiology.org/

Alicia Spoor
Legislative Chair, Maryland Academy of Audiology
https://www.maaudiology.org/

Monday, December 26, 2022

Out of this World

Klaus Pontoppidan, Ph.D.
Project Scientist, James Webb Space Telescope
https://webb.nasa.gov/

Harriet Tubman

Nicole London
Co-Director/Co-Producer, Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom & Becoming Frederick Douglass
https://tubmandouglassfilms.org/

Monday, December 19, 2022

12 Scams of Christmas

Angie Barnett
President/CEO, BBB of Greater Maryland
https://www.bbb.org/local-bbb/bbb-of-greater-maryland

Your Health: When to Seek Care in an Emergency Department vs. Urgent Care or Primary Care

Scott Burger, DO
Chief Medical Officer, University of Maryland Urgent Care
https://www.umms.org/

Jonathan Wendell, MD
Emergency Department Physician, UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/

Monday, December 12, 2022

New Healthy Eating Tips

Mary Beth Albright
Author, "Eat & Flourish, How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being"

Open Enrollment

Michele Eberle
Executive Director, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
https://www.marylandhealthplans.org/

Monday, December 5, 2022

Remote Working

Elliot Lasson Ph.D.
Licensed Organizational Psychologist

Barriers To Breast Cancer Screening

Shana Ntiri, MD, MPH
UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
https://www.umms.org/umgccc

Monday, November 28, 2022

New Wave Of Over The Counter Hearing Aids

Melissa Segev
Board Member, Maryland Academy of Audiology
https://www.maaudiology.org/

Alicia Spoor
Legislative Chair, Maryland Academy of Audiology
https://www.maaudiology.org/

Monday, November 21, 2022

Shopping For Best Grocery Store Deals

Christina Tkacik
thebaltimorebanner.com

Respiratory Viruses

Greg Schrank, MD, MPH
University of Maryland Medical Center
https://www.umms.org/ummc

Monday, November 14, 2022

A Pediatrician’s Advice to Protect Kids this Respiratory Virus Season

Steven Czinn, MD
Director, University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, Chair of Pediatrics Department, University of Maryland School of Medicine
https://www.umms.org/childrens

Maryland Politics

Mileah Kromer, Ph.D
Author, "Blue-State Republican: How Larry Hogan Won Where Republicans Lose and Lessons for a Future GOP"

Monday, November 7, 2022

Election Eve

Nikki Charlson
Deputy Administrator, State Board Of Elections
https://elections.maryland.gov/