A Townsquare Media of the Hudson Valley's radio program received the "Outstanding Public Affairs Program" Award at the NYSBA's 57th Excellence in Broadcasting Awards.

This week’s guest is Carolina Schneider, MS, RD, registered dietitian. We talk about the Farm Bill's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - formally known as Food Stamps. Together, we go into the stigma around SNAP and crucial nutritional gaps that need attention in order to enhance the nutritional offerings for all Americans. Most importantly, we discuss how us voters can influence Congress to provide these necessities in the Farm Bill and beyond.

This week’s guest is Kristi Greco, Senior Development Manager at the Hudson Valley chapter of the American Cancer Society. Kristi cannot stress enough the importance of screenings in order to save lives. We discuss importance of September and October in the ACS Calendar along with upcoming events such as their Plane Pull, Men Wear Pink Program, and Making Strides at Woodbury Commons.

This week’s guest on In Touch is is Jeff Feldman from Feldman, Kleidman, Collins & Sappe LLP. Together, we have a powerful conversation regarding the importance of our first responders in a post-pandemic world, and the dark precedent that COVID has left on the fields of healthcare, insurance, law, and more.

This week’s guests are Jennifer Young and Heather Pinieri from the Be a Friend Project. September is Suicide Prevention Month. We discuss their bullying prevention programs, their recent Spirit of Matthew Award recognition, and the inspirational musical, “It’s Easy” that started the whole program.

Melaine Rottkamp, President and CEO of Dutchess Tourism returns to In Touch to fill us in on all the great festivals and activities happening this fall in Dutchess County! Not just that, but we also discuss their upcoming 2023 Awards of Distinction, along with their latest award recognition for the 2023 Tourism Excellence Awards from New York State Tourism Industry Association.

This week’s guests are the founder of Modrocker Productions, Daniel Leslie and folk singer/songwriter Chris Smither from the Meadowlark Music Festival. The Meadowlark Festival is a new festival taking place at Stone Ridge Orchard & Farmers Market on September 8th-10th, showing off a wide array of American, Indie Rock Experimental artists.

This week, we speak with Dan Stahl, President of the Stahl Family Scholarship. We discuss how the scholarship is aimed to help schools and small businesses grow through the Dream Shop Scholarship. We also speak with Nora Callahan from Pine Bush High School, and Anita Kiewra from HRH Made, representatives of two Hudson Valley scholarship recipients.

Donna Thomas talks about how the loss of her son James inspired her to be an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention in the Hudson Valley. We also discuss James's Warr;ors upcoming Golf Outing being held at Casperkill Golf Course on Monday, August 14th.

Author Niki Hawlani talks about her book, "Peyton's Magical Hearing Aid," which is inspired by her daughter, and how it raises awareness towards the hearing-impaired community.