Week of May 7 - May 11, 2012

Here's the rundown for this week's guests

Monday 5/7

Hr. 1

Reaction to the Governor’s new education blue ribbon panel, from Billy Easton, executive director of Alliance for Quality Edication, joining us on the line from Albany

Hr. 2

Dr. Nancy Rappaport, author of works including The Behavior Code, discusses what can and should be done when children’s behavior becomes problematic; she joins us on the line from Boston

Tuesday 5/8

Hr. 1

What is the “Occupy” movement doing now that May Day marked renewed demonstrations across the country? We talk with Occupy Rochester assembly members Brian Lenvo and Ryan Acuff

Hr. 2

A preview of the Eyes on the Future summit, with featured speaker Tom Kelley on the line and Greater Rochester Enterprise head Mark Peterson in studio

Wednesday 5/9

Hr. 1

We talk with Susan Lerner, executive director of the nonpartisan reform lobby Common Cause New York

Hr. 2

Is the renewal of downtown Rochester still moving forward? We talk with Rochester Downtown Development Corporation President Heidi Zimmer-Meyer

Thursday 5/10

Hr. 1

Upstate New York is becoming a significant center of independent film. We meet producer Brendan Nagle and co-star Jim Toepper of the forthcoming film The Essentials, a production of RIT students and alumni

Hr. 2

Crime in Rochester—is it now truly in decline? We’ll ask a man who’s studied serious crime in Rochester in depth, RIT criminologist John Klofas

Friday 5/11

Hr. 1

Scott Fearing, program director of the Gay Alliance, reflects on the significance of President Obama’s change of position on same sex marriage

Hr. 2 (The Education Friday Hour)

School of the Arts is named by US News as one of America’s best high schools…we talk with Principal Brenda Pacheco  and members of her team

All programs originate live in our studios unless otherwise indicated. Schedules are subject to change in response to breaking news. Pre-recorded programming may be replaced with live content on short notice.