Youngstown 2010: Neighborhoods to air on Western Reserve Public Media

KENT, Ohio — Sept. 11, 2008 — The city of Youngstown’s efforts to revitalize its neighborhoods are featured in the 15th installment of Western Reserve Public Media’s Youngstown 2010 series. Youngstown 2010: Neighborhoods will air on Monday, Sept. 15 at 10:30 p.m.

The program, hosted by news reporter Cynthia Barnes, is a half-hour conversation with local leaders about changes that are both under way and forthcoming in the neighborhoods of Idora, the Garden District and Hope Six. The project is a component of the larger Youngstown 2010 citywide plan that provides a foundation for the city’s future.

Providing insight into the project’s progress are these civic and business leaders:

The Western Reserve Public Media Youngstown 2010 series is funded by the Tony Lariccia family of Youngstown. The next episode in the series, Youngstown 2010: Education, discusses how educators are working in partnership with city leaders to elevate young minds. The hour-long program will air on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 10 p.m.

Past installments of the Youngstown 2010 series are available as free video on demand online at WesternReservePublicMedia.org/ytow2010.htm. For more about the Youngstown 2010 plan, visit the project’s Web site at http://youngstown2010.com.

About Western Reserve Public Media
Western Reserve Public Media (formerly PBS 45 & 49) is owned and operated by Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc., a private, nonprofit corporation and consortium of Kent State University, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University. A trusted community resource, Western Reserve Public Media uses the power of commercial-free television and related services to enrich the lives of people through high-quality programming and educational services that teach, illuminate and inspire. The only broadcast television service that reaches all of northeast Ohio, Western Reserve Public Media is available to 1.8 million households and 4.4 million people in the Cleveland and Youngstown designated market areas. In an average week, over 500,000 households tune in. Through funding from eTech Ohio, the organization provides K-12 educational technology training and instructional television programming to 21,500 educators and 256,700 students in eight Ohio counties. For more information about Western Reserve Public Media, visit www.WesternReservePublicMedia.org or call 1-800-554-4549.