Holocaust survivor Judy Meisel was a guest on WRTA's The 11th Hour with Doug Herendeen. She not only survived the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, but later went on to participate in the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960's, meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March on Washington where he delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech. Today, Mrs. Meisel is a proud grandmother who travels to schools and universities speaking about the Holocaust, civil rights, and now the genocide in Darfur. Her life's story was told in the documentary "Tak For Alt".  In April 2009 Mrs. Meisel spoke to numerous Blair County school students and the general public at Penn State Altoona and St. Francis University in Loretto in talks sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Altoona.  The audio below is from the on-air 11th Hour, plus several additional minutes recorded after the live broadcast.

Part One:

The Hollidaysburg Area School District hosted Internet safety expert 
Chuck Favata  March 12th at the Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School, 
speaking about Cyberbullying.  If you're a parent or grandparent 
and were not able to attend, here's an overview of what you should know from 
Doug Herendeen's discussion with him on WRTA This Morning

Lucie Arnaz came to Altoona March 7th to perform a one-woman show for the annual A Night for the Mishler fundraiser.  She was a guest on WRTA's The 11th Hour with Doug Herendeen discussing not only her life in show business, but also several connections to Altoona.

Son Joe Luckinbill, Lucie Arnaz, daughter Katie Luckinbill, and
Lucie's husband actor Laurence Luckinbill

Uproar over drug court money funding an abortion in Blair County. 
District Attorney Richard Consiglio spoke first and exclusively 
with WRTA News about the incident. He says although the money 
has been rescinded, what happened in the first place was intolerable. 
The extended conversation with WRTA's Chris Forshey:

Dave Barger spoke with Governor Ed Rendell January 29th on WRTA's Two-Way Radio. 

The state budget was one of the topics discussed, but Dave also got a surprising response

from the Governor when he asked him about fully funding positions such as

Blair County's (and other counties) District Attorneys' salaries as he had promised.

Frank Warren, the founder of the website Post Secret.com spoke at
 Penn State Altoona Janaury 15th.


Doug Herendeen talked with Mr. Warren on WRTA This Morning.  
Here's the entire conversation, plus bonus material not aired.  
So, what is Post Secret.com?
www.hopeline.com/ 

 (Parental Guidence Suggested): postsecret.blogspot.com/

 A link to HopeLine, the suicide prevention hotline and website
 Mr. Warren has funded with $500,000 raised by the sale of Post Secret books 
and reader donations since 2004:

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Dr. Elmo of “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” fame was interviewed by Penn State Altoona Musicologist and record collector Jerry Zolten and Doug Herendeen on Doug’s talk show The 11th Hour.
 Dr. Elmo www.drelmo.com    Jerry Zolten

Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller spoke with WRTA's Doug Herendeen before their December 2008 Christmas concert at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona.

Blair County World War II Veteran Victor Raia left school early to serve his country. In November 2008, Bishop Guilfoyle High School decided to honor him with the diploma they felt he’d long-ago earned. 
Mr. Raia spoke with WRTA’s Dave Barger on Two-Way Radio 11/19/08 


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