Every day on 103.3, 105.9, and 1530 TalkErie.com's Joel Natalie Show, we tackle the biggest issues that the Erie, PA region faces. Stay informed and involved as we advance the narrative of Erie.
Retired Naval Officer Brian Lasher joins us for his informed perspective on the war in Iran.
Dr. Derek DiMatteo and Dr. Chris Magno of the Civic Impact Project joined us, discussing the impact of the loss of federal funds on Erie non-profits.
On our St. Patrick's Day episode, former Congressman Phil English, co-chair Government Relations at Arent Fox was with us to talk Washington and the global geopolitical reality.
On Monday's episode, we were talking with Jeremy Bloeser, Executive Director of the Erie County Land Bank, to learn about how the Land Bank is working toward turning vacancy into vibrancy.
Erie film director and producer John C. Lyons, joins us to talk about Sunday's Academy Awards.
On Thursday, Kim Thomas, Executive Director of Infinite Erie discussed their recently released action-oriented housing plan to address Erie's chronic housing shortage. The Erie Housing Accelerator Plan, includes a Housing Needs Analysis that shows the City of Erie is facing a significant affordable housing crisis and outlines a pathway to develop 250 new units of affordable, workforce, and supportive housing in the next five years in Erie's core neighborhoods.
The Erie Philharmonic is one of Erie's gems, significantly contributing to our quality of life. On Wednesday, Executive Director Bobby Pape joined us to discuss the upcoming 2026-27 Symphonic and Pops Series, along with the remainder of the current season, and upcoming special events.
On Tuesday, we talked manufacturing with the Northwest Industrial Resource Center. Sara Hanks, President and CEO OF the NWIRC, joined us to talk about their upcoming event: Driving Impact for Manufacturers Conference at Bayfront Convention Center on March 25th.
U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined us in studio after a day of meetings with Erie elected officials and other community members. Joel's conversation with the Congressman ranged from sand replenishment and the proposed naval shipyard, to workforce, and affordability.
Did you know that there was an amusement park and hotel resort in Lawrence Park at the turn of the 20th century? We found out all about the The Stories of Grove House Park and Four Mile Creek Park with author Christine Lorraine Morgan and President of the Lawrence Park Historical Society Anna Mae Van Dyne,
On Thursday, we followed up with the Presque Isle Neighborhood Network to find out about their Forever Curious Festival, coming up on March 16th at TREC. Seth Trott, PINN President, and Jennifer Farrar, President & CEO of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center were our guests.
Dr. Fernando Melaragno, endocrinology expert with LECOM Institute For Successful Aging, is back to the microphone to talk about National Nutrition Month.
Gary Lee, Chief Administrative Officer of Diverse Erie, as we discuss the annual report from Erie County's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission.
Katie Kretz, Exec. Dir. at the Multicultural Resource Center, comes to discuss the ICE rider at the Erie County Prison.
On Friday, we were happy to welcome Mark Smith, host of the podcast “PennsylMania.” In his series, Episode 5 focuses on the Erie Triangle. Why does the map of Pennsylvania have that little right triangle of land in its northwest corner? Mark did a deep dive on our geography, as well as Erie's place in history.
Daria S. Devlin makes her first appearance on our show as the Mayor of the City of Erie on Thursday, hitting on a broad range of topics mostly from the Mayor's Transition Team report and initiatives.
Dr. Ron Cole, President of Allegheny College talking about the university and its connection to economic growth.
On Tuesday, John Hilbert, Sr., owner and CEO of PHB, Inc. joined us to talk about manufacturing in the Erie region, and the threats impacting the business.
Grant Filbeck, a leader who was in opposition to the Millcreek Government change, offers his perspectives.
On Friday, we discussed the Winter Olympics and our every-four-year obsession with the sport of curling. Chris Rosato of the French Creek Curling Club explained the sport and their upcoming introductory curling classes.
Gina Klofft of the American Heart Association joins us for Heart Month.
Erie County Executive Christina Vogel joins us for our February meeting about county business.
On Thursday, we had a chat with PA DCNR's Matt Greene, Regional Manager of the Presque Isle State Park Complex to discuss the ongoing forming of the park's Master Plan, along with great camping suggestions throughout the Commonwealth.
On Wednesday we got an update on the transition to a new form of government for Millcreek Township. Our guest was Art Oligeri, who was the Vice President of the Millcreek Study Commission.
On Tuesday, The Joel Natalie Show aired our annual Tax Show with John Baker of Kingdom Tax Services. There are many changes this year because of the Big Beautiful Bill, and so we had a wide-ranging conversation about making sure you don't pay too much.
On Monday, Dr. Meghan Kinter of a Well Rooted Life joined us. Dr. Kinter is a trainer and leadership consultant that can help us communicate well, especially as we are in the middle of a great generational shift in our workforce, as baby boomers retire and millennials and Z'ers take over, and all that experience and wisdom is transferred.
On Friday, Erie City Mission President and CEO Brian Johansson joined us to talk about Knockout Homelessness, now no longer a single event. After 17 successful years as a celebrity boxing fundraiser, Knockout Homelessness has evolved into an annual fundraising campaign. The entire month of February is now dedicated to raising funds specifically for the Erie City Mission's Samaritan Care Shelter through the new Bizzarro Family Match Fund.
On Thursday, we had President Jon Anderson of the Pennsylvania Western University join us to discuss the moves the university is making to revise its academic array of offerings for undergraduate and graduate students.
On Wednesday we were joined by Dr. Matthew Platz, Executive Director of the Corry Higher Education Council. We discussed the latest developments in boost tech-based workforce development in their rural region, including the upcoming Corry Area Technical and Cyber Hub.
On Tuesday, Ryan Hoover, Director of Events and Promotions at the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, talked about taking the tens of millions of dollars of investment in Erie's central core and creating a sense of place, where people can live, work and play. We talked about the latest news in the EDDC apartments, restaurants, gathering places, and new construction at the Flagship City Commons.
On Monday we welcomed Mercy Center for Women Executive Director Jennie Hagerty back to The Joel Natalie Show. We discussed the lates developments in providing housing and help to vulnerable women and families, including the start of construction on the former Sacred Heart School, which will soon be home to MACC West—19 new apartments modeled after the Mercy Anchor Community Center.
On our Friday episode, we welcomed Erie News Now and Lilly Broadcasting Corporate News Director Scott MacDowell to our State St. studio. Joel and Scott talked about Scott's local news journey and the technology revolution impacting local reporting.
This week, the Mayor Daria Devlin's Transition Team released their fifty page report on what should be the priorities of the new city administration based on their research and outreach. Our guests were Chief of Staff Lori Radder Spicer, and Erin Carey, Executive Director of Groundwork Erie and member of the Transition Team.
Leaders from the Erie Community Foundation visited our studio Wednesday to share about the major impacts philanthropic investments their donors make have across the Erie region. Our guests were President Karen Biloweth, and Vice Presidents Erin Fessler and Pat Herr.
Joe Johnson, owner of Johnson Gearing joins us one month after a fire in his building wiped out his and three other businesses in the facility, and his road to rebuilding.
On Monday, we met the new President and CEO of United Way of Erie County, Mike Jaruszewicz, and his vision to continue the work of crushing poverty through the data-based Community Schools model, and what's ahead for 2026.
On a fun Friday broadcast, we got a couple of perspectives from travel experts for a getaway this winter or spring. First, we heard from Lisa Cappabianca of Cappabianca Travel Agency, then Ann Denny of Miller Travel joined us.
Dr. Walter Iwanenko Jr., President of Gannon University shares an update of university news, including the CLEER center at Blasco Library, First Ascent at iHACK, and the merger with Ursilene College.
New Erie County Executive Christina Vogel joins us for her January 2026 inaugural meeting here on The Joel Natalie Show.
In studio is Deonte Cooley and Craig Woodard, Sr. discuss their podcast and the latest news in the Marchello Woodard case.
Marcus Atkinson, Interim Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center joins us.
On Thursday, friends from the Hagen History Center came to discuss their upcoming day-long event centered around the Battle of the Bulge, in Dec. 1944 - Jan. 1945, where soldiers from the Erie region engaged in battle against Nazi Germany. Our guests were Adam Macrino, Mark Squeglia & Roman Straub.
Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook joins to discuss the cause of death statistics for 2025, along with an explanation of the investigation report issued on the deceased Marchello Woodard.
We had two prominent CEO's in our studio Monday, with Jeremy Peterson, CEO of the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority, and Dr. Ben Wilson, CEO of the Greater Erie Community Action Committee, talking about transportation and EMTA's new Transit Development Plan, and the overall lived experience for underresourced individuals in our region.
On a fun Friday, we had a joyful conversation with one of Erie's First Families in the performing arts, Fr. Shawn and Almi Clerkin, as we reviewed the year in the arts. We remembered the brilliance of John Burton, who passed away over the holidays, and looked forward to a new year of performances in theater, music, and dance.
On Thursday, David González, the CEO of St Martin Center in Erie, to discuss their agency's efforts to provide for basic needs and help for people to achieve homeownership.
On a Wednesday health focus, we talked about getting fit in the new year.
Joel Natalie Show regular guest and commerical real estate expert Chuck Peters, Managing Partner at Altair Real Estate returned Tuesday to discuss the "lay of the land" in the Erie commercial market over the past year and what to look for in 2026.
Last week, the Erie Regional Airport Authority had two big announcements regarding new service from Erie International Airport. On Thursday, they announced that American Airlines was starting daily service to Chicago O'Hare airport beginning May 22nd. Then on Friday, it was released that United Airlines was returning to ERI with three daily flights to O'Hare beginning on June 1st. Executive Director Derek Martin gave us the full story on Monday's show.
On a breaking news Friday, we heard from Michael Woodard, part of the Justice for Chello movement, who reacted to the arrest of the state parole officer allegedly part of the officer-involved shooting of Marcello Woodard in July 2025 in Erie.
The CEO of Erie Events, Gus Pine, joined us to update listeners about their efforts to activate Erie's entertainment and hospitality venues. He also shared the latest developments in Erie Events taking over the Erie Zoo property from the City of Erie. Editors Note: Erie City Council passed the first reading of a resolution to complete the transfer of 96 acres including the Erie Zoo to Erie Events. The second reading is forthcoming.
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