Fridays at 7pm
Friday, January 22, 2021
Remembering Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller
Brian Frosh
Maryland Attorney General
Rushern Baker
Former Prince George’s County Executive
Joe Bryce
Former Chief of Staff, Mike Miller
Sen. Nancy King
(D) Montgomery County
Friday, January 15, 2021
Annapolis Face-Off
Del. Vanessa Atterbeary
(D) Howard County
Del. Jason Buckel
(R) Allegany County
Friday, January 8, 2021
Capitol Attacked
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
(D) Maryland
Rep. Anthony Brown
(D) Maryland
Sen. Ben Cardin
(D) Maryland
Rep. David Trone
(D) Maryland
2021 Legislative Preview
Sen. Bill Ferguson
(D) Senate President
Del. Adrienne Jones
(D) Speaker Of The House
Del. Kathy Szeliga
(R) Baltimore & Harford Counties
Sen. Michael Hough
Carroll & Frederick Counties
Friday, January 1, 2021
More Justice In Maryland's Juvenile Justice Program
Freeman Hrabowski, Ph.D.
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Sam Abed
Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
The Science Of Political Advertising
Geoffrey Fowler
Technology Columnist, The Washington Post
Friday, December 25, 2020
Coronavirus Health Disparities
Dr. Sherita Hill Golden
Chief Diversity Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Opioid Crisis During Covid-19
Steve Schuh
Executive Director, Opioid Operational Command Center
State Park Visitor Spike
Nita Settina
Park Service Superintendent
Friday, December 18, 2020
Johns Hopkins Revelations
Martha Jones
Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor & Professor of History, The Johns Hopkins University
Unusual School Year
Joshua Muhumuza
Student Member, Board of Education of Baltimore County
Devanshi Mistry
Student Representative, Board of Education of Carroll County
Kevin Bokoum
Student Member, Washington County Board of Education
Historic HBCU Contributions
Dr. David Wilson
President, Morgan State University
https://www.morgan.edu/
Dr. Heidi Anderson
President, UMES
https://www.umes.edu/home/
Dr. Aminta Breaux
President, Bowie State University
https://www.bowiestate.edu/
Friday, December 11, 2020
DC Metro Service Cuts And Layoffs
Paul Wiedefeld
General Manager & CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Hospitals At Almost Full Capacity Due To COVID-19
Leslie Simmons
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, LifeBridge Health
Friday, December 4, 2020
New Covid Hot Spots In Maryland
Jennifer Corder, M.D.
Medical Deputy Health Officer, Allegany and Garrett County Health Departments
https://garretthealth.org/
https://health.maryland.gov/allegany
MPT HBCU Week Initiative
Celebrating Maryland's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Anthony Jenkins, Ph.D.
President, Coppin State University
https://www.coppin.edu/
Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford
(R) Maryland
Sen. Melony Griffith
(D) Prince Georges Co.
Sen Joanne Benson
(D) Prince Georges Co.
Del. Jay Walker
(D) Prince Georges Co.
Former Del. Darren Swain
(D) Prince Georges Co.
Friday, November 27, 2020
Over-incarceration of Youth of Color
Freeman Hrabowski, Ph.D.
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Sam Abed
Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
The Science Of Political Advertising
How much do the campaigns and parties know about each voter?
Geoffrey Fowler
Technology Columnist, The Washington Post
Friday, November 20, 2020
Surge In COVID Cases
Thomas Scalea, MD
Physician-in-Chief, Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland Medical System
Newsmaker
Danielle Gaines
Maryland Matters
Friday, November 13, 2020
Political Roundtable
Sen. Michael Hough
(R) Carroll & Frederick Counties
Sen. Melony Griffith
(D) Prince George's County
The Science Of Political Advertising
How much do the campaigns and parties know about each voter?
Geoffrey Fowler
Technology Columnist, The Washington Post
Friday, November 6, 2020
Newsmaker
Rep. John Sarbanes
(D) Maryland
Election Results & What's To Come
Todd Eberly, Ph.D.
Professor, Political Science, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Larry Gibson
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Friday, October 30, 2020
NewsMaker
Nikki Charlson
Deputy Administrator, MD State Board of Elections
https://elections.maryland.gov/
Coronavirus Latest Hospitalization Numbers
Bob Atlas
President & CEO, Maryland Hospital Association
https://www.mhaonline.org/
Friday, October 23, 2020
Warning Against Potential Voter Intimidation
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is reminding voters that they have a right to vote without harassment or intimidation.
Brian Frosh
Maryland Attorney General
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/
NewsMaker
Kurt Seetoo
Immunization Program Manager, Maryland Department of Health
https://health.maryland.gov/
Friday, October 16, 2020
Over-incarceration of Youth of Color
Freeman Hrabowski, Ph.D.
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Sam Abed
Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
City Partially Reopening Schools
Sonja Santelises, Ed.D.
CEO, Baltimore School System
Friday, October 9, 2020
Maryland’s first female Black Republican state legislator sworn in
Del. Brenda Thiam
(R) Washington County
http://marylandhousegop.com/
Battle Over Police Reform
Johnny Olszewski
Baltimore County Executive
https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/
More People Visiting Maryland State Parks
Nita Settina
Park Service Superintendent
https://dnr.maryland.gov/
Friday, October 2, 2020
Political Roundtable
Bryan Sears
The Daily Record
https://thedailyrecord.com/
Pamela Wood
The Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/
NewsMaker
Andrew Pekosz, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://www.jhsph.edu/
Friday, September 25, 2020
Supreme Court Confirmation Battle
Remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a look at the confirmation battle for her seat on our nation's highest court.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(D) Maryland
Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
Sen. Will Smith
(D) Montgomery County
Sen. Robert Cassilly
(R) Harford County
Opioid Fatalities Up Since Coronavirus Pandemic
A crisis within a crisis: How the COVID-19 pandemic is indirectly driving overdose deaths up.
Steve Schuh
Executive Director, Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center
Friday, September 18, 2020
Coppin State New Leadership
Anthony Jenkins, Ph.D.
Coppin State University President
Disconnected Student & COVID-19
Sen. Bill Ferguson
(D) Senate President
Friday, September 11, 2020
State Gaming Revenues During Covid
Gordon Medenica
Director, Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/50lotf.html
Digital Divide For Students
Meghan McCorkell
Enoch Pratt Free Library
https://www.prattlibrary.org/
Political Roundtable
Sen. James Rosapepe
(D) Prince George's & Anne Arundel Counties
Sen. Stephen Hershey
(R) Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Friday, September 4, 2020
A New Perspective On The Life of Freddie Gray
Wes Moore
Author, Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City & CEO, Robin Hood Foundation
Futuristic Take On Pandemic
Helping leaders and organizations preparing for complex futures, including ones where a pandemic strikes.
Amy Webb
Founder, Future Today Institute
Friday, August 28, 2020
Maryland Schools Set For Distance Learning
Monifa McKnight, Ed.D.
Montgomery County Public Schools
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
Political Roundtable
Sen. Cheryl Kagan
(D) Montgomery County
Sen. Ed Reilly
(R) Anne Arundel County
Friday, August 21, 2020
NewsMaker
Del. Adrienne Jones
(D) Speaker Of The House
Back After Bout With Coronavirus
Gregory Branch, MD
Director, Health and Human Services, Baltimore County
https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/hhs/
Friday, August 14, 2020
Plans For Upcoming General Election
Maryland Board of Elections approves a plan for the General Election.
David Garreis
Maryland Association of Election Officials
https://maeo.net/
COVID-19 Measures in Maryland Courts
Rich Gibson
State’s Attorney for Howard County
Allen Wolf
Montgomery County District Public Defender
Friday, August 7, 2020
A New Perspective On The Life of Freddie Gray
Wes Moore
Author, Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City & CEO, Robin Hood Foundation
Futuristic Take On Pandemic
Helping leaders and organizations preparing for complex futures, including ones where a pandemic strikes.
Amy Webb
Founder, Future Today Institute
Friday, July 31
Averting Mass Evictions
Sen. Shelly Hettleman
(D) Baltimore County
Sen. Chris West
(R) Baltimore County
Purple Line
Katherine Shaver
Transportation Reporter, The Washington Post
Friday, July 24, 2020
COVID-19 Rebound
Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Political Roundtable
Del. Julian Ivey
(D) Prince George's County
Del. Jason Buckel
(R) Allegany County
Friday, July 17, 2020
Reopening Schools
Reopening schools and the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Cheryl Bost
President, Maryland State Education Association
Michelle Grossman
President, Westland MS PTSA
Race and Policing
Rev. Derrick DeWitt
First Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Pastor Larry Walker
Celebration Church
Downtown Baltimore Partnership
A history-making change in leadership at a Baltimore business advocacy group.
MPT News
Downtown Baltimore Partnership
A history-making change in leadership at a Baltimore business advocacy group.
Friday, July 10, 2020
Political Roundtable
Sen. Justin Ready
(R) Carroll County
Del. Charles Sydnor
(D) Baltimore County, Baltimore City
NewsMaker
Robert Chiles, PhD.
Senior Lecturer, Department of History, University of Maryland
Friday, July 3, 2020
What You Need To Know About Voting
Kim Wehle
University of Baltimore Law Professor
Job Hunting During The Pandemic
Janet Glover-Kerkvliet
Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group
Angela Heath
Virtual Gig Summit
Friday, June 26, 2020
Talbot County Statue Controversy
Corey Pack
President, Talbot County Council
Police Reform Legislation
Rep. Anthony Brown
(D) Maryland
Friday, June 19, 2020
Interview With Future Mayor
Brandon Scott, the winner of the Baltimore democratic primary, talks about his hopes and vision as future mayor of Charm City.
Brandon Scott
Baltimore City Council President
Juneteenth
Kelly Navies
National Museum of African American History and Culture
https://nmaahc.si.edu/
Friday, June 12, 2020
Baltimore Uprising
A look at how the Baltimore protests unfolded so far, the "defund the police" movement and where we go from here.
Erricka Bridgeford
Baltimore Ceasefire
Political Roundtable
A discussion about the latest Baltimore politics, elections and voting.
John Bullock
Baltimore City Councilman
John Dedie
Political Science Professor, CCBC
Friday, June 5, 2020
Election Results Turbulences & Police Violence Crisis
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford
(R) Maryland
Reopening State Universities
Jay Perman, MD
Chancellor, University System of Maryland
Friday, May 29, 2020
Reopening Maryland
Del. Jazz Lewis
(D) Prince George's County
Del. Neil Parrott
(R) Washington County
Reopening Community Colleges
Some community college students could be on campus this summer.
Sandra Kurtinitis
President, CCBC
Baltimore Mayoral Race
Bernard C. "Jack" Young
(D) Candidate for Baltimore Mayor
Friday, May 22, 2020
Coronavirus Testing Now Available Without Doctor's Order
Nilesh Kalyanaraman
Anne Arundel County Health Officer
Explaining Absentee Voting
Nikki Charlson
Deputy Administrator, Maryland Board Of Elections
Baltimore Mayoral Race
Sheila Dixon
(D) Candidate for Baltimore Mayor
Friday, May 15, 2020
Political Roundtable
Sen. Mary Beth Carozza
(R) Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties
Sen. Jill Carter
(D) Baltimore City
Baltimore Mayoral Race
Brandon Scott
Candidate for Baltimore Mayor
Friday, May 8, 2020
Political Roundtable
Luke Broadwater
The Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/
Erin Cox
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Baltimore Mayoral Race
Thiru Vignarajah
Candidate for Baltimore Mayor
Friday, May 1, 2020
Mfume Wins Special Election
Kweisi Mfume
MD Congressman-Elect 7th District
Covid-19 Impact on Nursing Homes
Ed Singer
Carroll County Health Officer
https://cchd.maryland.gov/
Baltimore Mayoral Race
Mary Miller
Candidate for Baltimore Mayor
Friday, April 24, 2020
Maryland's Road To Recovery
Peter Franchot
Comptroller of Maryland
Racial Disparities In Coronavirus Cases
Oliver Brooks, MD
President, National Medical Association
Baltimore Mayoral Race
T.J. Smith
Candidate for Baltimore Mayor
Friday, April 17, 2020
State Schools Closed Through Mid-May
Monica Goldson, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Prince George’s County Public Schools
Racial Disparities In Coronavirus Cases
Letitia Dzirasa, MD
Baltimore City Health Commissioner
Friday, April 10, 2020
Avoiding Coronavirus-Related Scams
Brian Frosh
Maryland Attorney General
Curbing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
Joseph DeMattos
President & CEO, Health Facilities Association of Maryland
Friday, April 3, 2020
Local Hospitals During Pandemic
How local hospitals are faring during these times of crisis.
Bob Atlas
President & CEO, Maryland Hospital Association (MHA)
At-Home Learning Initiative
The region's three public television stations partner to support families and students during the COVID-19 emergency.
Betsy Peisach
Vice President, MPT Education
https://www.facebook.com/MarylandPublicTelevision/videos/200918284541265/
Friday, March 27, 2020
How Congress & Maryland Are Helping In The Coronavirus Fight
Sen. Ben Cardin
(D) Maryland
https://www.cardin.senate.gov/
Michele Eberle
Executive Director, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
Friday, March 20, 2020
The Maryland 2020 Legislative Session Wraps Up Early Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Sen. Bill Ferguson
(D) Senate President
Del. Adrienne Jones
(D) House Speaker
Sen. J.B. Jennings
(R) Senate Minority Leader
Friday, March 13, 2020
Political Roundtable
Bryan Sears
The Daily Record
thedailyrecord.com
Friday, March 6, 2020
Annapolis FaceOff
Del. Eric Luedtke
(D) Montgomery County
Del. Jason Buckel
(R) Allegany County
Political Roundtable
Bryan Renbaum
marylandreporter.com
Friday, February 28, 2020
Annapolis FaceOff
Del. Luke Clippinger
(D) Baltimore City
Del. Lauren Arikan
(R) Baltimore & Harford Counties
Political Roundtable
Steve Lash
The Daily Record
https://thedailyrecord.com/
Friday, February 21, 2020
Annapolis FaceOff
Sen. Justin Ready
(R) Carroll County
Del. David Moon
(D) Montgomery County
Political Roundtable
Ovetta Wiggins
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Friday, February 14, 2020
Political Roundtable
Luke Broadwater
The Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/
Statues of Change
MarylandPublicTV
Statues of Change
Douglass Tubman Statues
Friday, February 7, 2020
NewsMaker
Robert McCord
Maryland Secretary of Planning
https://2020census.gov/
Political Roundtable
Josh Kurtz
https://www.marylandmatters.org/
Friday, January 31, 2020
Annapolis FaceOff
Sen. Mary Washington
(D) Baltimore
Sen. Andrew Serafini
(R) Washington County
Political Roundtable
Brian Witte
Associated Press
Friday, January 24, 2020
Annapolis FaceOff
Sen. Will Smith
(D) Montgomery County
Del. Kathy Szeliga
(R) Baltimore & Harford Counties
Political Roundtable
Bruce DePuyt
Senior Reporter
MarylandMatters.org
Friday, January 17, 2020
NewsMaker
Peter Franchot
Maryland Comptroller
https://www.marylandtaxes.gov/
Political Roundtable
Dominique Maria Bonessi
Maryland Reporter, WAMU 88.5
https://wamu.org/
Friday, January 10, 2020
Annapolis FaceOff
Del. Nic Kipke
(R) House Minority Leader
Del. Sandy Rosenberg
(D) Baltimore City
Political Roundtable
Pamela Wood
The Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/
Friday, January 3, 2020
Previewing Maryland's 2020 Legislative Session
Del. Adrienne Jones
(D) Speaker of the House
Sen. Bill Ferguson
(D) Senate President Nominee
Friday, December 27, 2019
NewsMaker
Robert Caret
Chancellor, University System of Maryland
https://www.usmd.edu/
Around Maryland
In this week's Around Maryland, we visit Clifton Mansion, the summer home and only surviving residence of Johns Hopkins. MPT's Charles Robinson with the latest on the restoration project there.
College Roadtrip
Maryland's largest university by enrollment and degrees granted is changing it's name.
Javier Miyares
President, University of Maryland Global Campus
https://www.umgc.edu/index.cfm
Friday, December 20, 2019
The Fight Over A Third Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Steuart Pittman
Anne Arundel County Executive
Del. Trent Kittleman
(R) Carroll & Howard Counties
Around Maryland
MPT's Charles Robinson talks to the artist behind the giant mural featuring Harriet Tubman in Cambridge.
Friday, December 13, 2019
NewsMaker
Is there a way to improve voter turnout?
Eric Cortellessa
Digital Editor, Washington Monthly
https://washingtonmonthly.com/
Salute To Veterans
In this Salute To Veterans, we visit Frederick County, Maryland where the art work of some talented and creative veterans is on display at the Delaplaine Arts Center.
Cannabis Edibles
Maryland lawmakers looking at allowing the sale of cannabis edibles.
William Tilburg
Acting Executive Director, Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission
https://mmcc.maryland.gov/Pages/home.aspx
Friday, December 6, 2019
NewsMaker
Robert Caret
Chancellor, University System of Maryland
https://www.usmd.edu/
Around Maryland
In this week's Around Maryland, we visit Clifton Mansion, the summer home and only surviving residence of Johns Hopkins. MPT's Charles Robinson with the latest on the restoration project there.
College Roadtrip
Maryland's largest university by enrollment and degrees granted is changing it's name.
Javier Miyares
President, University of Maryland Global Campus
https://www.umgc.edu/index.cfm
Friday, November 29, 2019
An Uncommon Perspective On Guns
Cassandra Crifasi, PhD
Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
https://www.jhsph.edu/
NewsMakers
Is your local volunteer Fire Department lacking volunteers?
Stephen Wantz
President, Carroll County Commissioners
John McDowell
President, Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's Association
Friday, November 22, 2019
Political Roundtable
Don Mohler
Former Baltimore County Executive
Nicolee Ambrose
National Committeewoman, Maryland GOP
Salute To Veterans
In this Salute To Veterans we head to Calvert Hall College High School where alumni have ensured students get a daily reminder of the commitment and sacrifices that have been made by students past and present. MPT's Nancy Yamada reports from Towson, Maryland.
Friday, November 15, 2019
Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America
A look at the rise of the former Maryland Governor and Baltimore County Executive, Spiro Agnew, and his legacy in national politics.
Charles Holden, Ph.D.
Department of History, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Political Roundtable
Impeachment Developments
Chris Edelson
Assistant Professor of Government, American University
William Blake, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, UMBC
Baltimore Spotlight
NOVA: The Violence Paradox
Looking for solutions to crime in Baltimore.
Aaron Fennell
Safe Streets Park Heights Site Director
Derek Mitchell
Safe Streets Park Heights Supervisor
Friday, November 8, 2019
Kirwan Commission Finalizes Report
Barry Glassman
Harford County Executive and President of the Maryland Association of Counties
Cheryl Bost
President, Maryland State Education Association
NewsMaker
Dr. David Wilson
President, Morgan State University
https://www.morgan.edu/
Around Maryland
This week we take you to the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland. As MPT's Nancy Yamada reports, it has several interesting collections including one that highlights the iconic, Smokey Bear.
Friday, November 1, 2019
Political Roundtable
Melissa Deckman, Ph.D.
Chair, Political Science Dept., Washington College
Todd Eberly, Ph.D.
Professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland
NewsMaker
Johnny Holliday
Voice of Maryland Terrapins
Previewing Maryland's 2020 Legislative Session
Del. Adrienne Jones
(D) Speaker of the House
Sen. Bill Ferguson
(D) Senate President Nominee