Regionally Speaking with Chris Nolte

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Addressing the most important local issues facing the Northwest Indiana Region during a daily hour of stimulating conversation with local news-makers.

Chris Nolte


    • Jul 21, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 377 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Regionally Speaking with Chris Nolte

    Regionally Speaking: July 21, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 53:00


    Pierogi Fest is July 28-30, 2023The SAFECHR NWI Awareness event is July 26, 2023Veterans are encourage to file for toxic-exposure related claimsNew book author encourages leaders to be "queer-minded"

    Regionally Speaking: July 14, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 48:57


    The EPA recently hosting a public hearing on coal ash clean up. The PNC Financial Group shares the June jobs report. Gun culture and policy.

    Regionally Speaking, July 7, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 52:51


    Transformational leadership in a diverse 21st Century culture. The PACT Act application deadlines. 'Brain drain' in Indiana.

    Regionally Speaking, June 23, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 49:02


    Book authors Alex Mar and Joshua Page detail their latest books. The 2023 Kids Count Data book reveals child well-being in Indiana. June 23, 2023 is International Widows Day.

    Regionally Speaking, June 16, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 33:26


    Lakeshore Public Media host Dotson features topics on the 2023 legislative session as well as tips for investing in a down market.

    Regionally Speaking, June 9, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 48:36


    Juneteenth celebrations in the Region hosted by Indiana University Northwest Office of Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs. Aquinas Catholic Community School ribbon cutting ceremony to celebration $3 million expansion.

    Regionally Speaking, June 2, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 47:08


    Methodist Hospitals will celebrate 100 years of healthcare service in the Region. June recognizes Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month as well as Pride Month.

    Regionally Speaking, May 12, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 48:34


    A recap of the2023 Indiana legislative session with lawmakers from Northwest Indiana.

    Regionally Speaking, May 5, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 53:27


    The Prevent Child Abuse Lake County is a nonprofit organization formed to raise awareness about child abuse in Northwest Indiana. Tuesday, May 2, 2023 was Primary Election Day in the Hoosier State, We bring back conversations with some of the victors of the election from Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

    Regionally Speaking, April 21, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 48:52


    April is Financial Literacy Month. We hear from financial experts from PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. as well as local financial advisor Greg Hammer.

    Regionally Speaking, March 31, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 48:52


    Seventy Times Seven A True Story of Murder and Mercy" about the 1980's homicide of Ruth Pelke in Gary, Indiana.The 2023 Kids Count Data Book reports the kids are not alright.

    Regionally Speaking: March 24, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 30:22


    We are facing an education crisis in America. The NWI Food Council will host film screenings to raise awareness about food insecurity in the Region.

    Regionally Speaking: March 17, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 45:24


    Two authors join Regionally Speaking to discuss their latest books.

    Regionally Speaking, February 24, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 50:05


    Planned Parenthood Great Northwest recently launched vasectomy services in the Region. Economic development opportunities around stations along the NICTD Westlake commuter rail corridor and the South Shore Line double-track project bring promise to transform neighborhoods. Recognizing the the achievements of African Americans in honor of Black History Month, Chuck Hughes joins Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson to talk about the life and legacy of former Gary Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher.

    Regionally Speaking, February 17, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 47:19


    Lakeshore Public Media's new president and CEO Chuck Roberts.Indiana's role in the Underground Railroad.

    Regionally Speaking, February 10, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 47:03


    Hollywood actor Bill Johnson returns to the Region to host an annual film festival that bears his name. Means Manor was once dubbed "the showplace of Gary".

    Regionally Speaking, January 27, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 50:20


    The first few days of the 2023 Indiana General Assembly, the PACT Act and getting your 2023 finances back on track!

    Regionally Speaking, January 20, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 53:16


    Gun rights as well as gun control advocates are keeping an eye on the 2023 Indiana Legislative session.

    Regionally Speaking, January 13, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 51:00


    he Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority along with partner agencies across the state are seeking volunteers to conduct the one night Point-in-Time count of the homeless population on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. ndiana University Northwest Assistant Professor of Economics Micah Pollak, Ph.D. is the author of the new blog The Region Economist.

    Regionally Speaking, January 6, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 49:15


    A recent poll in Highland finds that support for national health insurance is universal, cross-partisan and higher than in national polls.

    Regionally Speaking, December 16, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 53:25


    What's behind Indiana's 'brain drain'? And what is top of mind for youth advocates for the 2023 Indiana Legislative Session?

    Regionally Speaking, December 9, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 44:13


    Dubbed "The showplace of Gary" a Means Manor community activist is dedicated to preserving the honor of a historic brick home before it's too late.

    Regionally Speaking, December 2, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 49:26


    Our grandfather's used to tell us to "Man Up!" but does that really work?

    Regionally Speaking, November 18, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 50:47


    November is National Family Caregivers Month, National Hospice and Palliative Care Month as well as National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Hear from the experts on how to care for yourselves as well as your loved ones.

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    Regionally Speaking, November 4, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 51:09


    A preview of the 2022 Midterm Election in Indiana.

    Regionally Speaking, October 28, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 44:22


    The 2022 midterm election is around the corner but what do voters need to know? Also, inspiring the next generation of skilled laborers with a fun and imaginative book.

    Regionally Speaking, October 21, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 44:29


    Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson speaks with three-time breast cancer survivor Dr. Peggy Winston-Prichett about her health journey.

    Regionally Speaking, October 13, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 51:45


    The Whitney Reynold's Show will premiere Season 4 of the nationally syndicated show on Lakeshore PBS Monday, October 17, 2022. Also, what will redistricting look like for the City of Valparaiso?

    Regionally Speaking, October 11, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 43:58


    National Coming Out Day is a day to honor LGBTQ+ and aimed to raise awareness of both the LGBTQ community and civil rights movement as well as to advocate for a person's mental health and identity.

    Regionally Speaking, October 7, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 48:48


    Indiana University Northwest recently hosted the Chancellor's Commission for Community Engagement in the John W. Anderson Library Conference Center. The theme for the meeting was Identifying Barriers to Economic Redevelopment: University-Community Collaboration.”

    Regionally Speaking, October 6, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 46:42


    The 12th Annual Gary International Black Film Festival kicks this weekend and the Gary Transportation Corp has an announcement for it's ridership.

    Regionally Speaking, October 5, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 51:01


    Home heating costs are expect to rise...but there are resources available to help manage costs.

    Regionally Speaking, Monday, October 3, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 49:40


    The Indiana Dunes National Park will receive $16 M for much needed park repairs, two local nonprofit organizations will receive funding to host humanities projects and the 12th Annual Gary International Black Film Festival kicks off this week.

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    Regionally Speaking, September 27, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 48:19


    Interest rates continue to climb, the 2022 Kids Count Data Book and the "Trump Effect" on the 2022 Midterm election.

    Regionally Speaking, September 22, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 46:33


    Two local organizations received grants from Indiana Humanities to provide public humanities programs in northwest Indiana.

    Regionally Speaking, September 20, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 53:06


    The democracy at stake ahead of the 2022 midterm elections?

    Regionally Speaking, September 19, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 53:42


    Why are energy costs so high in the US and even higher in the UK? Valparaiso University Associate Professor of Accounting Dr. Anton Lewis explains why. And employees that left their jobs at the height of the Great Resignation are now having regret.

    Regionally Speaking, September 14, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 33:05


    Will the Region's manufacturing employment make a comeback? The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a new life insurance program and a youth advocate shares tips on how we can all unite to promote suicide prevention. .

    Regionally Speaking, September 12, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 50:34


    Suicide can affect anyone no matter your age, race, your tax bracket or even the neighborhood you reside. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and we hear at Lakeshore Public Radio wanted to spend the hour speaking with clinicians as well as community members that have been affected by suicide. It's a time to educate, discuss, as well as a reminder to check in with loved ones.

    Regionally Speaking, September 6, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 36:42


    Is shopping at the mall a thing of the past? And what about factory jobs? Will there be an increase in the number of jobs available even during this time of rising inflation?

    Regionally Speaking, August 31, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 43:51


    The ACLU of Indiana and Planned Parenthood have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Indiana's near-total ban on abortions. Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson speaks with Indiana Dunes National Park Volunteer Manager Jim Whitenack about a national recognition for one of the park's volunteers.

    Regionally Speaking, September 1, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 49:41


    The Indiana Dunes National Park received $16 million for deferred maintenance projects through the Great American Outdoors Act. And environmental advocacy groups filed suit against the EPA to close close a regulatory loophole that left about half of the coal ash waste in the U.S. exempt from federal health protections. Representatives from NIPSCO and JustTransition NWI are on Regionally Speaking to discuss coal ash removal at the Michigan City Generating Station.

    Regionally Speaking, August 30, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 44:48


    What is the housing forecast for the remainder of 2022? We hear from GNIAR about home sales in the Region. The Department of Veterans Affairs is encouraging veterans to apply for a VA home loan.

    Regionally Speaking, August 23, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 49:16


    Indiana passed a near-total abortion ban earlier this month. Supporters of abortion rights said the measure was too restrictive while anti-abortion groups said it didn't go far enough. We' hear from advocates from both sides of the debate.

    Regionally Speaking, August 22, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 52:00


    A concern about everything from COVID to curriculum is fueling an exodus from public education.

    Regionally Speaking, August 17, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 52:39


    Soaring interests rates are leading to higher housing costs. The MAAC Foundation will recognize first responders with a special event and Indiana hit peak manufacturing production earlier than you think.

    Regionally Speaking, August 16, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 43:16


    The Bail Project discusses the charitable bail system and how it serves community members that would otherwise remain behind bars awaiting their trial. But up first northwest Indiana financial advisor Greg Hammer joins us to talk about resignation regret. All of that and more on this edition of Regionally Speaking…

    Regionally Speaking, August 15, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 54:08


    One year after the fall of Kabul, many refugees around the country including in Indiana still have needs for basic essentials.

    Regioanally Speaking, August 10, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 55:04


    The MAAC Foundation is hosting a First Responders Appreciation Day event, small business owners are lobbying for support on Capitol Hill and Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky will not close clinics in Indiana following the newly signed abortion law.

    Regionally Speaking, August 9, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 30:07


    As children prepare to return to school Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson and Tom Maloney spoke with youth advocates as well as health care industry leaders about helping children navigate the school year.

    Regionally Speaking, August 2, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 51:05


    For many students, the end of summer is near but with a national teacher shortage will districts have to increase classroom sizes? Dr. Paige McNulty with the Gary Community School Corp. and GlenEva Dunham, the president of AFT Indiana joined Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson and Tom Maloney to discuss the state of K-12 education.

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