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Radnor Patch editor Sam Strike hosts Patch TV, a 30-minute program on Radnor Studio 21. In 2007 a cheating scandal at Radnor High School prompted the creation of an Honor Code at the school. Six years later, is cheating still a widespread problem at the school? And what impact does the Honor Code have on students? Teacher Carl Rosin and senior Boen Wang join host Sam Strike on an episode of Patch TV. Click on the video at right to watch the 30-minute program.
A Better Chance is a program that allows children from disadvantaged areas to attend a high school that may give them a better chance at success. The Radnor ABC house is on West Wayne Avenue in Wayne. The program has been in existence since 1972 in Radnor, but recently for a number of reasons financial and volunteer support has waned for the organization. Sam Strike sat down with Anna Davis, vice president of Radnor ABC, and Vanessa Ramlal and Eliezer Marte, current participants in the program, to talk about the program itself and what is needed from the community to keep it alive and …
Emma Fogt and Michael Reardon are guests on this week's Patch TV to talk about body image and healthy relationship issues in young people. Both are speakers for the Radnor-based national organization, Campus Outreach Services. Fogt is a champion of total body wellness. She has mastered the art of kick starting a healthy lifestyle for students, teachers, administrators, and parents. As a leader in her field, she has written for Today’s Dietitian, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Parents Today. Her expertise has been showcased on Fox News, ABC Action News, NBC Today, and The Fretz Kitchen. Reardon …
Dr. Danielle Gray of Restore Chiropractic in Wayne has made the list of 21 "power women" on the Main Line by Main Line Today Magazine. Her specialty, Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic Care, "focuses on removing nerve irritation to restore communication between the brain and the body," according to her Web site. Learn more about Gray, her practice and what led her to this profession by watching the 30-minute interview that Radnor Patch editor Sam Strike did on her TV show. Just click on the photo at right. According to the Main Line Today article, Gray said, “If you look at the cause of the…
This week on Patch TV Sam Strike talks to two guests on different topics. Brooke DeSipio, assistance director for The Women's Center at Lehigh University, talks about how to prevent sexual violence on college campuses. In the second part of the program, April Tatta, middle school pastor for Christ Church of the Valley in Royersford, talks about issues that middle school children are dealing with. Both are speakers for the Radnor-based national organization Campus Outreach Services. All of Patch TV's past shows can be found on its Youtube channel.
Patch TV is a weekly, 30-minute television program that covers local news and issues important to the Radnor and Main Line community. Sam Strike, editor of Radnor Patch, hosts the program, which airs on Radnor Studio channel 21 on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. But you can watch all the episodes on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel. Click on the photos at right to watch a program. Topics include: Love for Logan Schweiter, Losing a child, The College Admissions Process, Restore Chiropractic, CPC Designs, and Katie Koestner, who changed the nation's conversation about date rape. Do you have a topic or …
Are you prepared to help save a choking child or a heart attack victim? Villanova resident Katrina Gallia, an emergency training instructor, teaches first aid techniques, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) and what to do when someone is choking, through her company Main Line Emergency Training. Watch Gallia talk about how to save a life on Patch TV with Radnor Patch editor Sam Strike by clicking on the picture at right. All past Patch TV shows can be found on the Radnor Patch Youtube channel.
Eric Robertson and Josh Gunderson may be funny guys, but they spend a lot of their time speaking to kids about serious topics. Both are speakers for the Radnor-based national organization Campus Outreach Services. Robertson and Gunderson spoke with Sam Strike on her television show Patch TV. Watch the program by clicking on the picture to the right. All previous Patch TV episodes can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
13-year-old Logan Schweiter suffered considerable brain damage after he was carried through underground culverts in Wayne for 10 minutes on July 25, 2011. One year later, his parents Marty and Melissa Schweiter give an update to his condition in a 30-minute TV interview with Radnor Patch editor Sam Strike. Watch the TV show in full by clicking on the photo at right. Do you have "Love for Logan"? Send your best wishes by writing a comment below. All previous Patch TV episodes can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel. Related News: 'Love for Logan' Still Strong One Year Later Logan's …
Chris Sandy served eight-and-a-half years in prison after killing a couple while he was driving drunk. He is dedicating his life to talking to young people about making good choices. Sandy is a guest on this week's Patch TV with Sam Strike. In the first half of the show Strike interviews Lucas Repka, an attorney who represents school districts in Pennsylvania on civil rights and special education issues. Both are speakers with Campus Outreach Services, which is based in Radnor. All past episodes can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
Joanne Wszolek has been in law enforcement and security for two decades. She teaches confidence and self-defense skills. Nick Ratoli is Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and Secondary Education for Haverford School District. Both are speakers for Campus Outreach Services and were interviewed by Sam Strike about issues important to children. Click on the photo on the right to watch the video. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on Radnor Studio 21. All past programs can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
Stacy Andes and Detrick McGriff are both speakers for Campus Outreach Services and were interviewed by Sam Strike about issues important to children. Click on the photo on the right to watch the video. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on Radnor Studio 21. All past programs can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
Former professional basketball star Jimmie Baker's life was dramatically altered when he became addicted to drugs. Now, many years later, he uses his life to help young people learn the reprecussions of drug use. Baker and Pamela Crescenzo, who works in the Internet industry, are both speakers for Campus Outreach Services and were interviewed by Sam Strike about issues important to children. Click on the photo on the right to watch the video. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on Radnor Studio 21. All past programs can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
Dante Ricci and local clinical psychologist Julie Faude, both speakers for Campus Outreach Services, were interviewed by Sam Strike about issues important to children. Click on the photo on the right to watch the video. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on Radnor Studio 21. All past programs can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
Bob Weinberg, who helped his wife JoAnn battle blood cancer, and Paul Isenberg, found and CEO of Bringing Hope Home (formerly named Great Guys Group), were interviewed about coping with cancer by Sam Strike, host of Patch Presents with Sam Strike on Radnor Studio 21. JoAnn Weinberg died on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. This show originally aired in February, 2012. Bringing Hope Home is a 501(c)3 organization that is dedicated to emotionally and financially supporting local families battling cancer in the Greater Philadelphia area. All past shows can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
On this week's Patch Presents, Sam Strike interviews Dorothy Carlson, Head of Children's Services, Carrie Sturgill, Children's Librarian, and Molly Carroll, Young Adult Coordinator of the Radnor Memorial Library. The three talk about their summer reading programs and how you can encourage children to be successful readers. Did your kid love the Hunger Games? Then they might love these books. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on channel 21 (Comcast and Verizon) and rerun on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. All past shows can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
On this week's Patch Presents, Sam Strike interviews Lisa Richey, an etiquette expert who teaches adults and children the importance of polite behavior. Watch the 30 minute show by clicking on the photo. Read Richey's blog posts on How To Follow Up After A Job Interview and Memorial Day Manners. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on channel 21 (Comcast and Verizon) and on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. All past shows can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
On this week's Patch Presents, Sam Strike interviews Judy Weintraub, a local attorney who recently started SkillBites, a business that allows experts to publish online and print books. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on channel 21 (Comcast and Verizon) and rerun on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. All past shows can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
On this week's Patch Presents, Sam Strike interviews Dr. Therese Dolan, a Wayne resident and professor of Art History at Temple University's Tyler School of Art. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on channel 21 (Comcast and Verizon) and rerun on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. All past shows can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.
Mary Jane Hurley Brant, Joan Garbutt and Suzanne Schoenhut are the guests on this week's Patch Presents for our Mother's Day show. Sam Strike interviewed the women about surviving the loss of a child. Read all of the columns by Brant, a psychotherapist, on Radnor Patch here. Read "How to help a friend deal with bereavement" here. Patch Presents airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on channel 21 (Comcast and Verizon) and rerun on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. All past shows can be found on Radnor Patch's Youtube channel.