Talk Of Connecticut

TARA WILLERUP, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE SIMSBURY FREE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, spoke to Brad about the 8th Annual MLK Celebration taking place on Monday, January 21st, his experience in Simsbury and the time he spent here in Connecticut and give an update on the MLK Memorial Project.

MAYOR OF NEW BRITAIN, ERIN STEWART, spoke to Brad and Paul about Kids that are causing trouble and a community that’s had enough of it New Britain Residents Want Action on Teen Crime Problem. People in New Britain believe something needs to be done about teens breaking into cars or stealing them.

JASON JAKUBOWSKI, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FOODSHARE, and Brad Davis remember Gloria McAdam, the long time president of Foodshare who recently passed away

Friend of the program, Curtis Robinson, spoke to Brad and Paul about what he is doing for TSA workers that’s affected by the Government Shutdown.

LORI HOPKINS-CAVANAGH, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR RADIO TALK SHOW HOST ON 94.9 will talk about: Travel costs more in tolls than flying. Why the Middle Class and working poor will be denied their constitutional rights to travel and be denied access to family, friends, education and work opportunities. She discussed this with Brad and Paul

JOE SCULLY, PRESIDENT OF MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF CT, will talk about: Truckers say they already pay fair share for Connecticut Roads. He talked to Brad and Paul about it

PHIL KERPEN, PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN COMMITMENT, American Commitment engages in critical public policy fights over the size and intrusiveness of government through direct advocacy, strategic policy analysis, and grassroots mobilization. Working with key partners, American Commitment delivers timely, effective public policy research to the broader free-market movement, Phil will talk about: Why foreign price controls force Americans to pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world, and why we need to break these price controls in trade negotiations. He spoke to Brad and Paul

Michelle Seagull joined Brad Davis to talk about weight loss

Former senator Len Suzio joined Brad and Paul to talk about lowering the gas tax

Guilaine Menefee joins Brad to discuss an upcoming event on February 6th hosted by the Black Business Alliance, detailing resume writing and how best to pitch your business.  For more information, check out www.bbusinessalliance.org

BARRY HOROWITZ of Horowitz and Associates P.C., have the experience that matters and spoke to Brad about Living Trust and where you can attend one of his free Living Trusts Seminars.

Doctor J. Craig Allen, Hartford Healthcare addiction medicine doctor will talk about South Windsor joins towns in looking to change minimum age of tobacco purchases and states that More and more Connecticut towns are looking into making it illegal for teens to buy cigarettes and other nicotine products. Hartford Healthcare addiction medicine Doctor J. Craig Allen believes it's a positive trend. “One of the things raising the smoking age is it takes the cigarettes and it takes the nicotine products out of the hands of high school seniors,” said Allen. Hartford leaders recently raised the minimum age to buy nicotine products from 18 to 21\. Now communities like Bloomfield, Wallingford, and East Hartford are exploring similar moves. He spoke to Brad and Paul about this

ALEX TEMKIN, TOURNAMENT CHAIR, NEW ENGLAND VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION, spoke to Brad and Paul about The First to the Finish New England Winterfest Volleyball Tournament, which is the largest volleyball tournament in New England. It is designed to showcase girl’s and boy’s volleyball players – ages 12 to 18 – to college coaches and recruiters from throughout the Northeast.

JENNIFER STEADMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE AURORA FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN GREATER HARTFORD, will talk about how the foundation invests $110,000 annually in programs that help women and girls complete college with the idea that this is the economic game changer for them. Aurora also encourages women and girls to engage in philanthropic efforts that benefit their communities. She spoke to Brad and Paul about it

Senator George Logan joined Brad and Paul to talk about Ned Lamont's inauguration as well as him playing guitar.

Karen Jarmoc, Chief Executive Officer Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence will talk about: Why services are needed for victims and how there's always somewhere to turn. Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Chief Executive Officer Karen Jarmoc sheds light on the people they help every day, or literally every hour. She gave Brad and Paul an update

Jamie Luckhardt, BS, Health Educator Naugatuck Valley Health District: January is National Radon Action Month and the Naugatuck Valley Health District (NVHD) is urging residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. She discussed this with Brad and Paul

Former Time Magazine Senior Reporter and current professor of Political Science at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey -- ALAN SANDERS will offer his expert analysis of the president's scheduled speech on immigration to Brad and Paul

LORI HOPKINS-CAVANAGH, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR RADIO TALK SHOW HOST ON 94.9: How organizations like ‘Welcoming America’ and the Connecticut Department of Education are working to destroy National identity and push globalism? She talked to Brad and Paul about it

President Trump is ramping up his efforts to make a public case for his border wall as the partial government shutdown is now in its third week, delivering a prime-time address Tuesday night and a visit to the border Thursday.  Audrea Taylor joined Brad and Paul to talk about it.