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Regionally Speaking, January 20, 2023

Today: Governor Eric Holcomb gave his annual State of the State address to legislators on Tuesday, Jan 10. During the address he highlighted three top priorities including Making unprecedented investments in the classroom from pre-k through college and adult learning. That is in an effort to combat brain drain so we’re bringing back our conversation with former state legislator Chris Chyung. He recently joined us to share his thoughts on what’s behind millennials leaving the Region. But up first, following the viral video of a central Indiana toddler seen playing in his apartment complex with an unsecured gun we speak with Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence  Jerry King .

Dee Dotson is the host and producer of our radio show/podcast, Regionally Speaking. Dee is responsible for connecting with the northwest Indiana community to share their stories with the Lakeshore Public Media listening audience.
As Vice President of Radio Operations, Tom is responsible for overseeing Lakeshore Public Radio. He oversees the radio station’s programming, as well as news. He was instrumental in bringing several different genres of music to Lakeshore Public Radio.