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Our city is full of individuals, both unsung and known, who are making a difference each and every day through their work. Join Roberta McCulloch-Dews as she takes listeners beyond the work taking place, and taking a look at the beginnings and pathways t

WTBR 89.7FM - Pittsfield Community Radio


    • Mar 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 39 EPISODES


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    Backstory...Let's Hear It - March 31, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 60:31


    On this episode Roberta welcomes Gary Wilk into the WTBR studios

    Backstory: Let's Hear It - March 17, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 57:24


    On today's episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews welcomes Jenny Herzog, founder of Chaos Theory, to the program

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - March 3, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 58:53


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews spends the hour with Gina Coleman.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - February 3, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 61:07


    On today's episode Roberta speaks with Chantell McFarland who reflects on her childhood growing up in Chicago, opens up about the multiple domestic and sexual assaults she experienced, and how she learned to trust and love again.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - January 20, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 60:48


    On this episode Roberta is pleased to welcome special guest Grammy nominated musician Matt Cusson to her show.

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    Backstory...Let's Hear It - January 6, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 58:30


    On this episode Roberta McCulloch-Dews speaks with Bryan House, the Vice-President of Youth Development at 18 Degrees.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - December 9, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 59:11


    On this episode Roberta talks with Darren Derby of the Pittsfield Police Department

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - November 25, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 58:27


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews spends the hour talking with Tonya Frazier, the Lead Community Navigator at Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - November 11, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 59:53


    On this episode, Roberta spends the hour talking with Joe Gunn from Barrington Stage.

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    Backstory...Let's Hear It - October 28, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 58:40


    On this episode Roberta spends the hour talking with Vannessa Slaughter

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - October 14, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 58:50


    On today's episode Roberta speaks with Lucie Castaldo who is the Executive Director of Berkshire Arts Center

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - September 30, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 55:47


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews spends the hour talking with Andy Cambi, Pittsfield's Director of Public Health.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - September 16, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 60:22


    Today Roberta speaks with Patricia Molina, a local realtor.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - September 2, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 58:10


    On this episode Roberta spends the hour talking to author Elizabeth Heller.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - July 22, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 58:38


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews welcomes in artist Jesse Tobin McCauley.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - July 8, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 57:26


    On this episode Roberta welcomes Mary McGinnis, founder of Artswalk Pittsfield, among other things in life.

    Backstory - June 24, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 58:06


    On this episode Roberta spends the hour catching up with Alex Reczkowski, the director of the Berkshire Athenaeum.

    Backstory - June 10, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 58:01


    On this episode Roberta talks with Kate Lauzon

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - June 3, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 28:22


    On this special episode Roberta goes into the vault to showcase the previously unaired pilot episode featuring guest Mayor Linda Tyer.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - May 20, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 58:11


    Spend a hour with host Roberta McCulloch-Dews as she talks with Shavelle Boire of Spirited Shears.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - May 6, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 59:21


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews talks to Tony Jackson via Zoom.

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    Backstory...Let's Hear It - April 22, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 58:27


    On today's episode Roberta talks with local resident Harmony Edwards-Persip.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - April 8, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 58:22


    On today's episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews is joined by her colleague at City Hall, Catherine Van Bramer, the Executive Assistant to Mayor Linda Tyer.

    Backstory...Let's Hear it - March 25, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 58:24


    On today's episode Roberta talks with Alisa Costa, the founder and CEO of Engaged Communities Consulting.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - March 11, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 59:00


    On this episode Roberta spends the hour talking with Sharron Frazier-McClain, Community Engagement and EDI Coordinator for Barrington Stage Company

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    Backstory...Let's Hear It - February 25, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 54:32


    On this episode Roberta talks with local singer and activist Laura Cabrera.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - February 11, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 57:01


    On this episode Roberta spends the hour talking with Pittsfield Police Chief Michael Wynn

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - January 28, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 59:51


    On this episode Roberta speaks with Dennis Powell, President of NAACP Berkshires.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - January 14, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 60:39


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews speaks to Marcus Coleman, a financial advisor at Raymond James.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - December 31, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 59:16


    On this episode Roberta spends the hour speaking with Megan Whilden of Berkshire OLLI.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - December 17, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 59:59


    On this episode Roberta is joined by her guests Vinnie Barbarotta, Highway Superindent for the City of Pittsfield and Cheryl Mirer, Executive Director of Downtown Pittsfield Inc.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It - December 3, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 58:42


    On this episode Roberta speaks with Carolyn Valli, the CEO of Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity.

    Backstory - November 19, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 57:50


    On this episode Roberta talks to her guest Shirley Edgerton for the full hour

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - November 5, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 60:58


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    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - October 22, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 59:23


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews talks with Brett Westbrook, Executive Director of Berkshire County Head Start and Pittsfield Firefighter Abigail Lemanski.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - October 8, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 59:55


    On today’s episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews welcomes guests Ricardo Morales, Pittsfield’s Commissioner of Public Services & Utilities, and Alan Rubin, OLLI Instructor.

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - September 24,2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 60:14


    On this episode the guests are Rosa Tabango, Public Health Nurse with the City of Pittsfield and Dashine Moore, Organizer of the ‘Beat The Streets’ basketball tournament in Pittsfield

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - September 10, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 68:41


    On this episode guests are Rev. Nakeida Bethel-Smith and Brian Andrews

    Backstory...Let's Hear It! - August 27, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 61:55


    On this episode host Roberta McCulloch-Dews is joined by guests Marie Richardson, longtime case worker for the Pittsfield Public Schools and Lavante Wiggins, Interim Dean of Students at Pittsfield High School

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