Focus on the Community
Focus On The Community is a community affairs program hosted by Dave Crooks.
If you have a community topic that would appeal to WAMB listeners and would like to be considered for an interview, call (812) 420-2518.
Below are some of our past shows.
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Brian Driskill with the Terre Haute Street Department....
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with the 12 Points Revitalization Initiative....
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On this Focus on the Community we speak with Nick Telezyn with the Terre Haute Noon Optimist Club to discuss their upcoming Clothe A...
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Focus on the Community: Clothe A Child Auctio...
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2023 CLAY COUNTY VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
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On this Focus on the Community we speak with Wabash Valley Road Runners to discuss the organization as a whole, upcoming races and events,...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Bob Lawson with the Vigo County Voter Registration Office....
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Focus on the Community: Vigo County Voter Reg...
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On this Focus on the Community, we are joined by members of the Grow Up in West Central Indiana Committee....
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Jim Meece on the upcoming Parke County Covered Bridge Festival....
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Richard Payonk of the Sullivan Co. Long Term Recovery Coalition...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Clay County Prosecutor Emily Clark & Clay County CASA Director Sara Tellechea...
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Focus on the Community: Clay Co. CASA and Cla...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Sullivan Mayor, Clint Lamb...
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Focus on the Community: Mayor Clint Lamb
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On this Focus on the Community, our guest is Josh Alsip of Brazil Main Street talking about the upcoming Route 40 Festival....
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Focus on the Community: Route 40 Festival
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Parke County Commissioner Jim Meece...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Sarah Tellechea with CASA...
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Focus on the Community: CASA
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with the new Superintendent for the Vigo County School Corporation, Dr. Chris Himsel...
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Focus on the Community: Vigo County School Su...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with new Clay County School Superintendent, Dr. Tim Rayle...
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Focus on the Community: Clay County School Su...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Donna Hardesty, Program Director of Parke/Vermillion Adult Education....
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Ryan Penrod, Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of the Wabash Valley....
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Focus on the Community: YMCA of the Wabash Va...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Vigo County Commissioner Chris Switzer...
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Jenny Hamilton, Vigo County Fairgrounds and Events Manager...
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Focus on the Community: Vigo County Fair
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Parke Co. Fair Board President Michele Mitchell...
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Focus on the Community: Parke County Fair
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Chris Rodgers, President of The Brazil Rotary Club....
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Focus on the Community: Brazil Rotary Club
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Jeff Fritz, retiring Clay County Schools Superintendent...
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Focus on the Community: Retiring Superintende...
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On this episode of Focus on the Community, our guest is Brazil Mayor Brian Wyndam...
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Focus on the Community: Mayor Brian Wyndam
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Terre Haute Mayor, Duke Bennett...
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Focus on the Community: Mayor Duke Bennett
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Heather Strohm, Business Development Manager for Sony DADC in Terre Haute....
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Focus on the Community: Sony DADC
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Matt Huber, Director of the Brazil Concert Band...
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Focus on the Community: Brazil Concert Band
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On this Focus on the Community we speak with Indiana State Police PIO Sgt. Ames....
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Focus on the Community: ISP PIO Sgt. Ames
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Ryan Keller of Thrive West Central....
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Focus on the Community: Thrive West Central
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On this Focus on the Community we speak with Elizabeth Scamihorn with Trees Inc....
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Focus on the Community: Trees Inc.
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On this Focus on the Community we speak with Steve Schmidt with the Parke County Trails Alliance....
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Focus on the Community: Parke Trails Alliance
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On this Focus on the Community, the guest is Elizabeth Scamihorn of the Vigo County Public Library...
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Focus on the Community: Vigo County Public Li...
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On this Focus on the Community, listen to the March 18th Cracker Barrel session featuring State Senator Jon Ford and State Representative Bob Heaton....
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On this episode of Focus on the Community, we speak with Natalie Korniak, Education Director with the Purdue Extension Service. She talks about plans...
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Focus on the Community: 4-H Youth Development
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On this episode of Focus on the Community we speak with Jim Coffenberry, Senior Economic Advisor with Thrive West Central...
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Focus on the Community: Senior Economic Advis...
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On this episode of Focus on the Community, we speak with Vigo County Commissioner Chris Switzer....
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On this installment of Focus on the Community, we chat with Parke County Commissioner, Jim Meece....
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On this episode of Focus on the Community, we speak with Marty Heffner, Clay County Commissioner....
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On this Focus on the Community, we speak with Mayor of Terre Haute, Duke Bennett....
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Focus on the Community: Mayor Duke Bennett
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On this week’s Focus on the Community, we speak with Janet McCellan, the Planning & Zoning Administrator for the city of Brazil...
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Focus on the Community: Brazil Planning Zoni...
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