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Raising a Child Actor – It’s all In or All Out... It’s a Family Affair!  Meet the Asztalos Family - Amy, Gyula and Owen Asztalos.  In part one of this two part series - Jo talks to this

‘Stand Down’ at City Park Is Just The Beginning of a Bigger Movement To Help Our Veterans There are scores of Homeless Veterans in Berks County and the Armed Forces Brotherhood is doing

1 in 5 College Women are Sexually Assaulted, Safe Berks is working to Change that Statistic On Local Campuses. It is a strong desire to help others and make a difference that led Carmen White to

A life on the road - The Asztalos Family - Part 2! Amy, Gyula and Owen Asztalos talk about what it means to decide if you are all in or all out when your child wants to be an actor. Do you have a

Storied Women | Meet Ann Dybalski Do you have hope?  How valuable is hope to your success?  Listen as Ann Dybalski reminds us that no matter how things may appear, we must always have hope for a

Storied Women | Meet Lucretia Coleman She's an artist, speaker, coach and author. And in her spare time, she volunteers and sits on the Board of Directors of YWCA Tri-County.  Lucretia Coleman

What's the Story? with Jo Painter | Meet Lisa Fecera Gifford Styrofoam takes 4,000 years to decompose and cannot be recycled. Lisa Fecera Gifford didn’t like that. Lisa wholesales soup to

Sport and Fitness with Zeke | Meet Mike Spidale Mike Spidale, the general manager and co-owner of Rip It, a batting cage and baseball training facility located on Macarthur Avenue near Reading

Talking Sport and Fitness with Zeke | Meet Erick Hardwick Erick Hardwick, owner/general manager/personal trainer at Valhalla Health and Fitness Club, tells Zeke that their personal trainers each

Talking Sport and Fitness with Zeke | Meet Cheryl Heckman Cheryl Heckman, owner and operator of the Manor Golf Club in Spring Township, shares with Zeke how she has focused on making golf a more

Leadership Berks Assists Safe Berks | Meet Jennifer Ebersole and Craig Dodge Leadership Berks, a leadership development program at Alvernia University, chose Safe Berks as a recipient of a service

Education is a key component and part of the mission of the Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest. Education is a key component and part of the mission of the Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest. Raeann Rowlin is a

The Safe House at Safe Berks | Meet Letty Vazquez Pena The Safe House at Safe Berks provides emergency shelter for up to 50 adults and children fleeing danger due to domestic violence or sexual

Schnitzel Fest, Keith Haring Symbolic Gestures, winter guided dog hike, salsa singers, Jeff Dunham, The Empowerment Project by the Junior League of Reading, Paw Patrol and so much more. Find

Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest Backstage Pass featuring Erich Cawalla and Will Rapp Erich Cawalla and Will Rapp discuss how music charted the course of their lives and careers.  They discuss their

Leadership Berks Assists Safe Berks | Meet Jennifer Ebersole and Craig Dodge Leadership Berks, a leadership development program at Alvernia University, chose Safe Berks as a recipient of a service

Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest Backstage Pass featuring Michael Tozzi Meet the ‘VOICE’ of Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest – Michael Tozzi! He shares his jazz journey and talks about how it morphed

The Wizard of Oz is in town as well the WWE for all of you wrestling fans. Uptown Band is at Goodnites, there are Pocket Making and Sock Monkey workshops this weekend and the big news is that

Safe Berks Celebration of Peace | Meet Vicki Ebner The Safe Berks 12th annual Celebration of Peace on Dec. 11, 2017, was a great success. More than 400 people attended, which set a new record! Safe

David Farrar, General Manager of Santander Arena, joins us as our Guest Podcast Jockey! David talks about all of the amazing shows that are happening right here in downtown Reading. We also

WCR Center for the Arts is a new jazz destination this year. Josh Taylor and Cammie Harris share the story Lots of ‘Firsts’ in this Backstage Pass for the Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest. Cammie

Ground Hog Day at the Pagoda, Broken Chair Brewery, Snowblast Winter Art Festival, World Famous Gilberto Santa Rosa, Kids Crafts at Home Depot, Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society Ice Harvesting,