Kids Count Radio Shows — 2007
Current Radio Shows
Greenfield Drive of Your Life Project
Kim Kile, Counselor
Mary Brunkhart, Teacher
Shelby Myers, Student
Air Date: 12/29/07
Child Hunger in Indiana
Peter Dunn, Board Chair of America’s Second Harvest: The Nation’s Foodbank
Air Date: 12/22/07
Marie Osmond
Marie Osmond
Air Date: 12/15/07
YMCA of Michiana Urban Youth Services
Dawn Jones, Director
Atlantis Walker, Mentor
Robert Cozy, After School Coordinator
Air Date: 12/9/07
Wholesome Literature
JoAnn Dawson, Author
Melissa Davis, EVPL Youth Program Director
Air Date: 12/1/07
Success Through Education/Talent Search
Debbie Birch
Leigh Fuller
Students: Holly, Dan, Kristin and Alycia
Air Date: 11/24/07
Noah’s Ark Youth Investment Award
Gary Roberson, CFO
Kim Eisenback, Parent
Air Date: 11/17/07
Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol
Brian D’Onofrio, IU Assistant Professor
Jeane Bock, Dunebrook Prevent Child Abuse LaPorte Co.
Air Date: 11/10/07
Starfish Initiative Youth Investment Award
Joyce Johnson, Luv Taylor, Deidre Henderson
Starfish Initiative YIA
Air Date: 11/03/07
MRSA and Staph in Schools
Dr. Glenn Krueger, Supt. Kankakee Valley
Heather Hague, Purdue Researcher/Health Educator
Air Date: 10/27/07
La Plaza Youth Investment Award
Miriam Acevedo Davis, Executive Director of LaPlaza
Air Date: 10/20/07
Pinnacle School Youth Investment Award
Denise Lessow, Director of Pinnacle School
Tom Valkyrie, parent
Air Date: 10/13/07
Rural Poverty and Early Education
Gretchen Butera, IU Education Professor
Debbie Beeler, Hoosier Uplands Head Start
Air Date: 10/6/07
Fall Health Issues
Julie Wilmot, Boone County Health Educator
Dr. Scott Phillips, Allergist
Air Date: 9/29/07
ICJI Point of Youth Program
Mike Cunegin, ICJI Executive Director
Whitney Ames, Point of Youth Student
Air Date: 9/22/07
Fort Wayne Community Schools Study Connection
Sharon Callender, FWCS Study Connection
Tina Double, Aysha Derrick, Randy Rusk
Air Date: 9/15/07
Indiana's S.A.T. and A.C.T. Scores
Suellen Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tamiko Jordan, Center for Leadership Development
Air Date: 9/8/07
Ivy Tech's New President
Tim Snyder, President, Ivy Tech Community College
Air Date: 9/1/07
Child Welfare and Property Taxes
Sharon Pierce
Representative Bill Crawford
Senator Luke Kenley
Air Date: 8/25/07
Screen Time and Obesity- Delaware County
Dr. David Walsh, National Institute for Media and the Family
Cathy Whaley, Well AWARE Program at Delaware County
Air Date: 8/18/07
SCHIP and State Health Programs
Katie Humphries, St. Vincent Health
Mitch Roob, Secretary FSSA
Air Date: 8/11/07
Sun Protection for Kids
Kristan Markey, EWG
Dr. Pat Treadwell, Pediatric Dermatologist
Air Date: 8/04/07
Parents' Advice Guidebook/College Separation
Joanne King, Author
Laura Helms, Assistant Dean, Ball State University
Air Date: 7/28/07
Shape Up Somerville/Operation Wellness
Dr. Christine Economos, Tufts University
Mayor Joe Curtatone, Somerville, MA
Dr. Carol Friesen, Ball State University
Air Date: 7/21/07
Internet Predators and Safety Tips
Chad Harmes, Iowa State University
Det. Mike Widner Hamilton County Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
Air Date: 7/13/07
Youth Depression: IYI Suicide Audio Conference
Jerry Wilde, ED. Psych IU East
Colleen Carpenter, Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition
Air Date: 7/7/07
H.S. Athletics Training and Concussion
Bobby Cox, IHSAA, Mike Hunker, Cathedral Trainer,
Dr. Todd Arnold, Methodist Sports Medicine
Air Date: 6/30/07
Sleep Disorders in Youth
Dr. Ron Chervin, UM Sleep Disorders Lab
Dr. Deborah Given, Riley Children's Sleep Disorder Center
Air Date: 6/23/07
Fighting Teen Tobacco Use
Aaron Jones, IPRC
Robin Poindexter, Excise Police
Sheila Evans, Bloomington Hospital
Air Date: 6/16/07
Parents and Alcohol Use
Mike Cunegin, ICJI,
Father Alexis Miller, Montgomery County AHEAD
Air Date: 6/9/07
Weight Gain During School Breaks
Brain Powell, IU
Rebeca Randall, Common Sense Media
Air Date: 6/3/07
Kids Abusing Prescription Drugs
Ruth Gassman—Director, Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Peter Monn—Adolescent Counselor at Fairbanks Hospital
Molly Mackey—Afternoons ROCK Coordinator, YMCA of Evansville
Air Date: 5/26/07
IYI Suicide Issue Alert
Colleen Carpenter and Audrey Fleck
Air Date: 5/19/07
2007 Indiana Legislative Session Recap
Indiana Senator David Ford and Representative Charlie Brown
Air Date: 5/12/07
"Diabetes: Concern For Kids"
Scott MacGregor and Dr. Henry Rodriguez
Air Date: 5/04/07
"Turn Off TV Week — All the Worlds a Stage"
Erin Walsh and Katherine Burke
Air Date: 4/28/07
"Positive Pushing and Protecting Kids from Pop Culture"
Dr. Jim Taylor
Air Date: 4/21/07
"Insuring the Uninsured"
Indiana Representative Charlie Brown, Senator Luke Kenley, Katie Humphries, and Judy Jacobs
Air Date: 4/14/07
"Day Care - Can it Create Behavior Problems?"
Dr. Peg Burchinal and Marsha Thompson
Air Date: 4/02/07
"Video Games and Your Child's Behavior"
Indiana Senator David Ford and Sean Bersell
Air Date: 3/30/07
"A New Look at Childhood Obesity"
Dr. Gilbert Liu and Dr. Emily Walvoord
Air Date: 3/24/07
"Children of Promise Mentoring Program"
Sheri McCormick and Peggy Sellers
Air Date: 3/17/07
"Beating Boredom in High School"
Ethan Yazzie-Mintz and Bill Jensen
Air Date: 3/11/07
"No: Why Kids - of All Ages- Need to Hear It"
David Walsh, Ph.D.
Air Date: 3/03/07